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Development vs Environment: The Situation in Meghalaya

by- Isheeta Sharma * On June 22, the Public Works Department (PWD) cut down ancient Pine trees on the 7th Mile Upper Shillong stretch of the National Highway. These trees have been in existence since the colonial period. However, many… Continue Reading →

India: Where Women Call The Shots

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  By Kamayani Bali-Mahabal   Mumbai –Imagine a wedding, when the groom follows the bride to her home to start a new life together. Imagine a room filled with laughter and joy when a baby girl is born. Imagine a… Continue Reading →

#India- Open letter to all MPs from North East India #Vaw #Womenrights

OPEN LETTER TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM NORTHEAST INDIAN STATES TO BRING IMMEDIATE JUSTICE FOR REIGPHAMY AWUNSHI & OTHER VICTIMS FROM THE NORTHEAST INDIA… To: Inner and Outer constituency MP of Manipur. CC: Home Minister; MPs of Arunachal… Continue Reading →

#Meghalaya Gangrape – A cry in the dark #Vaw

Esha Roy : Sun Apr 07 2013,  IE The victim’s closest friend Rabolin, who was with her when she was attacked She was gangraped by 16 boys, nine of them juveniles. She was beaten, cut up and her genitals mutilated. She… Continue Reading →

#Meghalayagangrape- 16 men raped an 18 year old , Yet No Outrage in the Hills #Vaw #India

Gangraped by 16 Men. Yet No Outrage in the Hills Women are not safe from sexual predators even in Meghalaya’s matrilineal society. And it’s not a poll issue either, says Ratnadip Choudhury Ratnadip ChoudhuryMore by the author > January 31, 2013,… Continue Reading →

Mining in rat holes, and a Meghalayan policy

Photo: Shailendra Pandey Tehelka Blog, Nov 12, 2012 It is said that Meghalaya has a history of no less the 80 years of unregulated and unscientific mining of natural resources, mostly coal and limestone. Due to customary tribal laws and… Continue Reading →

#India-Maharashtra food scam: Private companies eat up Rs 1,000cr meant for poor

Nitin Sethi, TNN | Nov 3, 2012, 01.12AM IST In Maharashtra, private firms floated fronts as ‘mahila mandals‘ and now control rations worth Rs 1,000 crore, the report said. It also specified violations in Karnataka, UP and Meghalaya. NEW DELHI: Private companies… Continue Reading →

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