Category Human Rights
by JENNIFER LIANGChirang district, Assam In Assam, Bodos and Adivasis have lived in neighbouring villages for decades, with the Bodo villages being closer to the Bhutan border. The Adivasis are mostly wage labourers and have to cross the Bodo villages to… Continue Reading →
Saahas’ learnings from conducting campaigns on e-waste disposal offer a glimpse into what nonprofits should consider when using radio as an awareness building medium. by DEEPIKA CHHETRI, DIVYA TIWARI, PANNI VERMA Although the use of electronic devices has increased globally, the life cycles… Continue Reading →
Unable to adapt to effects of climate change such as forest fires and scarce rainfalls, smallholder farmers in the Himalayan state risk losing their livelihoods. by SWATI THAPA Neema Devi sits with her sister-in-law, Prema Devi, threshing wheat by hand in… Continue Reading →
Sobhika Vasanthan Uma Devi Khatri’s life story unfolds like a plot in Hindi cinema, and is a tale woven with threads of inspiration and tragedy. Despite lending her melodious voice to 45 songs and gracing the screens of nearly 180… Continue Reading →
The incident took place in Dhanbad’s Tetulmari area on Monday. Where parents of the deceased girl and locals on Tuesday held a protest against the school management A school girl died by suicide reportedly after being harassed and beaten up… Continue Reading →
Agencies , July 12, 2023 Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and outgoing BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing charges of sexual harassment, is “liable to be prosecuted and punished for offences” of stalking and molestation, Delhi… Continue Reading →
Posted On July 11, 2023 In the Motinagar police station area of Sagar, four accused have been identified in the case of beating a young man naked after taking him hostage. After identification, the police started nabbing the accused. While… Continue Reading →
Posted On June 29, 2023 The vehicle used by the attackers of Dalit leader and Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad have been recovered from a village here, police said on Thursday.A bullet grazed Aazads abdomen when unidentified assailants opened… Continue Reading →
SANSKRITA BHARADWAJ 28 Jun 2023 12 min read For a poem she posted on Facebook in 2022, Assam teen Barshashree Buragohain was arrested and jailed for two months under India’s draconian anti-terror law, widely used against protestors or dissidents, with… Continue Reading →
JUNE 25, NWMI 25 June 2023 marks the 48th anniversary of the declaration of the State of Emergency in India in 1975. That tyrannical period in the nation’s history ended on 21 March 1977. In 2015, on the occasion of… Continue Reading →