“Children of the River” at German Film Festival
A 29 minute documentary film on the highly endangered river dolphins of the Brahmaputra was selected for the Indian Film festival held at Stuttgart, Germany from July16-20, 2008.
Health campaign gets big push: three new vessels for three districts
SB Swaminathan, Tunsukia The C-NES-NRHM partnership’s health campaign through our boat clinics in the Brahmaputra Valley got a surge of energy in the past weeks with three new boats being pressed into service in Tinsukia, Morigaon and Dhubri districts. The SB Swaminathan and SB Rustam, which have been funded from donations by the prominent editor…
Livelihood crisis for Chakma, Hajong refugees
45 years after their settlement in Arunachal Pradesh, these refugees are still fighting for citizenship and livelihood rights. There is sustained local opposition to their settlement, reports Ratna Bharali Talukdar.
State of denial
The story of the Chakma and Hajong refugees is replete with endless conflicts and harsh struggles for existence. By RATNA BHARALI TALUKDAR in Diyun and Miao.
Virtual citizens, real problems
The Centre needs more pragmatic policies to deal with the influx of Bangladeshi migrants into the north-eastern states, writes Sanjoy Hazarika.
Snippets from the Boat clinics
The Dhemaji Boat Clinic, “SB Shahnaz” has a more popular name now- the “Doctor’s Boat” given to it by none other than the children of the saporis (river islands). They run along with the boat from the river bank, waving their hands in great anticipation as the boat passes by their area. This is a…
‘Look East Policy must be built on base of strong infrastructure’: Workshops in Dibrugarh
For the Centre’s much-talked about Look East Policy (LEP) to take off, rapid, time bound and visible progress in infrastructure in the North-east is crucial, according to participants at two workshops on the LEP and Infrastructure Gaps in North East India held here.
Boat Clinics in flood-hit areas
Guwahati Sept 3: As monsoon floods and marooned villages flash on our TV screens and the front pages of the media, the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, (C-NES) has been quietly providing health services to communities on the river islands of the Brahmaputra in Assam, reaching thousands who do not have access…
Papri Sri Raman wins third UNHCR-C-NES Media fellowship
Ms. Papri Sri Raman, Special Correspondent for IANS, posted in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, has been awarded the third Media Fellowship on Refugee Issues.
Media Partnership Program
To mark the International Year of Sanitation (IYS) and as a run up to SACOSAN III the Water and Sanitation Program – South Asia (WSP-SA) is pleased to announce the “Media Partnership Program” for regional media professionals (in print, electronic, audio and audiovisual media) who have been writing/producing/documenting water, sanitation, hygiene and health related stories…