Society / Northeast

KARIMGANJ, Dec 1: They are Indian citizens who remain cut off from India for twelve hours a day. It may sound surprising but this is the plight of the people of eight villages of Karimganj district bordering Bangladesh as their villages are located outside the border fencing. This correspondent recently witnessed the plight of these people during a visit to the Indo-Bangla border areas and it is unfortunate that till date the Government has not taken any concrete step to reduce the sufferings of these people. Eight villages of Karimganj district remained outside the border fencing, which was...

GUWAHATI, July 4 ? The Department of Women & Child Development (DWCD) released an amount of Rs 158.71 crores for NE States and Sikkim in 2001-2002. During the year, significant initiatives were taken up for the region. These include: A special proposal for construction of Anganwadi Centre in NE States, under the Integrated Child Development Service Scheme of the Department was processed for Rs 60 crore to make good the shortfall in constructed Anganwadi Centres, and Rs 30 crore released in 2001-2002, stated a release. The Department approved expenditure of Rs 1.33 crore for opening of three...

GUWAHATI, July 3 ? During the recent visit of Mr Denzil B Atkinson, MP (nominated Anglo-Indian) to Imphal, Shillong and Guwahati, local Anglo-Indian called on him and discussed the needs of the community in the North East a press release said. At the instance of Mr Atkinson, the Anglo-Indian Association, North East was launched recently Rev Thomas Menanparambil, Archbishop of Guwahati and other religious leaders expressed their happiness on the formation of the association. Mr Allen Brookes, of Guwahati was nominated the pro-tem president. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Atkinson spoke at length...

GUWAHATI, May 27 ? The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission, accredited three universities of the north-eastern region on May 15. These are Dibrugarh University, Tripura University and Arunachal University, a PIB release today said. Dibrugarh and Arunachal universities have been graded ?B? under the new grading pattern and Tripura University has been conferred with a C+ grading. With this, NAAC has so far completed the assessment and accreditation of 261 institutions.

GUWAHATI, May 17 ? The cancer patients of Assam as well as the other States of the North East India are facing problems as two important machines of the B Barooah Cancer Institute have stopped functioning. The machines ? Linear Accelerator and Cobalt machine used for radiation on cancer cells, have been inoperative causing severe hardships for the patients in the region. It is learnt that the Linear Accelerator has been closed down by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for its failure to satisfy certain mandatory guidelines while the Cobalt machine has been out of order for the last one...

GUWAHATI, May 17 ? Education Ministers of North Eastern States today resolved to submit a joint memorandum to the Union Human Resources Development Ministry next week demanding adequate and extended financial assistance for education sector in the region. Following hours-long discussion here today, the Education Ministers of the region were in agreement that the Central government should continue to sponsor Operation Black Board (OBB), Hindi teachers and Sarba Siksha Abhiyan in the region besides modifying the Mid-day Meal schemes suiting the conditions of the region. The Education Ministers...

GUWAHATI, May 9 ? The North Eastern Handicrafts & Handlooms Development Corporation (NEH & HDC), generated a sale of more than Rs 6 crore 20 lakh as against the target of Rs 6 crore through handicrafts and handloom during the year 2001-2002, stated a PIB release. The Corporation conducted 54 exhibitions and several North East Crafts? fairs and participated in the Industrial Trade Fairs along with the retail sales of handloom of corporation in Shillong, Guwahati, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi. The Corporation is also implementing UNDP Cane & Bamboo Design Development Project covering 17...

NEW DELHI, April 29? A sudden change in policy of Staff Selection Commission in recruitment of clerks that has left candidates from the North-eastern and southern States high and dry, provoked a hue and cry in the Lok Sabha today as members cutting across the political lines demanded cancellation of the selection process. The issue that united the House against the Commission?s revised policy was raised by Vaiko of the MDMK party during the Zero Hour. Terming the selection process as a discrimination against candidates from the southern end the north-eastern states, he alleged that as against...

GUWAHATI, April 1? The Government has set up a National Commission for Youth, headed by Balbir Punj, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). The Commission had its first meeting here recently where the members reiterated their commitment to the terms of reference of the commission which has been set up to enable the Government to overcome the problems confronting the youth and among other things bring fresh perspectives to the issues involved.

This would be achieved by reorienting and reorganizing the ongoing youth programmes to increase their effectiveness, outreach and take fresh initiatives...

GUWAHATI, March 26 ? Welfare of Plains Tribes & Backward Classes (WPT& BC) Minister Bharat Narah today ruled out possibility of bringing all the tribal councils in the State under the purview of the Sixth Schedule in the line of the proposed Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). In reply to a question of Congress MLA Rajib Lochan Pegu, the Minister informed the House that the villages to be included in Mising Autonomous Council (MAC) were yet to be identified. He said that the government will start discussing the issue of identifying Mising villages to be included in the autonomous council. In...