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.
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.
The Centre needs more pragmatic policies to deal with the influx of Bangladeshi migrants into the north-eastern states, writes Sanjoy Hazarika.
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…
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…
Dear Friend: RIS is organizing a Regional Conference on Deepening South Asian Economic Integration in collaboration with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 24 July 2008 at the FICCI Conference Hall. The objective of the Conference is to have a discussion on the…
The dolphins came right up to me as I entered the water. They began to swim around me, kiss me and let me touch them. As I whistled gleefully, one came near me and splashed water all over me. It gently rose out of the water, rested his head on my shoulder and touched his…
Pasted below is the schedule of public hearings planned for the document on the NE Vision 2020 prepared by the Natinoal Institute for Public Finance and Policy in New Delhi. Place: Itanagar Person conducting the hearing: Dr(Mrs) I K Barthakur, Member NEC Phone: 0364-2522641 / 09436160713 Date: 07 Nov NEC Nodal Oficer: Dr.Binay Singh, Adviser(Agri/Hort)…
Global Integrity, an international non-profit organization dedicated to tracking governance and corruption trends around the world, is seeking interested journalists, researchers, social scientists, and other experts with a background in governance and corruption issues to prepare its 2007 Global Integrity Report. The Global Integrity Report is a compilation of in-depth country assessments prepared by local…
The International Institute for Information Technology (I2IT) at Pune, Maharashtra, is offering two scholarships for the Masters Program in the field of Advanced Information Technology for the session beginning January 2005 to deserving students of the North East. The offer by the Finolex Group of industries will cover the full tuition fees of the students…