THE resignation of the Nagaland Chief Minister DR Zeliang is a fallout of the anti-reservation violence in the state. The government, in the wake of rioting, arson and large-scale intimidation of women candidates by male-dominated "civil society groups" and traditional institutions, had walked away from upholding its position as a government of all the people…
Fresh doctors from Barcelona Clara Gené Skrabec and Mariona Condom have come to volunteer with the Boat Clinics for 2 weeks. They visited the Boat Clinic Units of Kamrup, Morigaon ,Jorhat and Dibrugarh. Follow these Spanish doctors on their amazing journey across Assam from one Boat Clinic to the other https://freshdoctorsinindia.wordpress.com/
Today ( Feb 20th) Prof Sanjoy Hazarika is moderating a discussion -- Contesting Tradition (s): Nagaland, Rights, Women' at the IIC basement annexe at 6:30 pm. The panelists are Monalisa Changkija, Editor, Nagaland Page, Patricia Mukhim, Editor, Shillong Times, Kishalay Bhattacharjee, journalist and head Reachout Foundation, James Pochury of Action Aid and Rosemary Dzuvichu, Naga…
Six-year-old Altaf and his companions were sitting adjacent to the river bank since morning, with their eyes locked on the distance. With just a glimpse of a vessel, they stand up and begin bouncing and yelling in bliss. On the vessel, one of the crew members approaches the bow and checks the water level with…
Thanks to a philanthropist, remote villages in the Brahmaputra river islands in Assam will soon be lit up with solar street lights. The donor, Smti Almitra Patel, based at Bengaluru is a member of the Supreme Court committee for Solid waste management for Class 1 cities, Technical expert, Swachh Bharat Mission, Government of India, Clean…
Bidyabati Das, ANM, Sonitpur Boat Clinic has been selected as the best ANM of the district. She was felicitated by Sonitpur Deputy Commissioner Manoj Kumar Deka on the Republic Day January 26, 2017. This is the second consecutive award and recognition to Boat Clinic services in Sonitpur district. Das has been awarded with a Certificate…
A new book which graphically maps the health choices and challenges before women in the isolated island communities on the Brahmaputra river in Assam was released on Friday. Authored by Chandana Bora and Dr CR Hira the book titled 'Women and Reproductive Health' looks at the health concerns facing by women in the char/ sapori…
C-NES Newsletter (For the Quarter October – December 2016) Editorial A poorer world: Trump comes and two friends go As the year winds down, just as we are getting used to the idea of Donald Trump becoming the helmsman of the most powerful nation on earth, comes a startling joint statement by three top Harvard…
The National Family Health Survey-4, 2015-16 has revealed very deplorable state of Assam’s Universal Immunisation Programme and poor indices of Infant Mortality Rate and Under Five Mortality Rate. The data show that the state is lagging far behind the desired goals in respect of mother and child health. Read more..