Ms. Patricia Mukhim, Trustee of C-NES and editor of The Shillong Times, has been appointed a member of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB). Ms. Mukhim is an award winning journalist and was earlier honoured with the Padma Shri and has been one of the region's most vocal advocates for dialogue, peace processes and women's rights. We congratulate her on…
The Centre for North East Studies & Policy Research (C-NES) in Partnership with National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Government of Assam, formally launched five new Boat Clinics in Kamrup, Goalpara, Bongaigaon, Barpeta and Dhubri districts of Assam in October 2010. Ashok Rao, Programme Manager C-NES reports on recent visit to a health camp conducted by…
C-NES’ Population Foundation of India project organized a sensitization meeting and orientation programme for ASHAs, CBO members, PRI members and other stake holders i.e. teachers, anganwadi workers on November 2, 2010 at Na- Ali village, Pub telahi Panchayat in Lakhimpur district. A total of 38 people participated in the event which was run by Manik…
C-NES Newsletter (For the quarter July - Sep 2010) Editorial Mainland Discourse: The media ignores basic facts about the Northeast, J&K in its insurgency chatter Across India, there is a bonding of searing pain, especially in its northern and eastern peripheries. The hurt and tumult envelops families and communities in a shroud of despair, whether…
Dr. S.C. Katiyar, senior scientist from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, north east regional office, Shillong visited Kukurmara on 30 September 2010, to prepare a report on the proposed distillery unit- “N.V. Distilleries and Breweries Ltd” at Rampur village, near the Kulsi river at Kukurmara. Dr. Katiyar’s visit follows a meeting between Sanjoy Hazarika,…
The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) and UNICEF, Assam organized a consultation on “Upscaling the C-NES-UNICEF education initiatives in the saporis of Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur districts of Assam” on 24 September, 2010, at the Indian Institute of Bank Management (IIBM), Guwahati. The consultation was held to share and discuss the experiences…
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has announced a sponsorship amount of Rs. 12 lakhs for the Centre of North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) to build an additional boat for its innovative boat clinic initiative in Assam. The first installment of Rs. 4 lakhs was handed over…
German Heinrich Boll Foundation (HBF) has supported C-NES in conducting a year long study on the Impact of Conflict on Women, in Assam and Nagaland.The focus is on the suffering and trauma of women at times of conflict and the extent of post trauma stress syndrome (PTSS) and post trauma stress disorder (PTSD).The major aim…