International Women’s Day a gift by Clara Zetkin

International Women’s Day a gift by Clara Zetkin

International Women’s Day was started more than 100 years ago. Its idea was also of a woman, whose name was Clara Zetkin. Clara was a Marxist thinker and activist, but she was also active on the question of women’s rights. In 1910 an international conference of women was held in Copenhagen. For the first time […]

Almost 4 months on, search continues in flooded Meghalaya mine

Almost 4 months on, search continues in flooded Meghalaya mine

It began on December 13 last year, and still doggedly continues. The Search for miners trapped inside a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district. After the navy left following India-pak tensions after March 2 this year, the operations are now mainly confined to dewatering of the main shaft and other adjoining mines. You […]

Student Tribal groups form joint political action committee in Assam

Student Tribal groups form joint political action committee in Assam

GUWAHATI – In the aftermath of violent protests in Arunachal, a convention of Assam’s student tribal organisations held on Tuesday(Feb 26)have formed a political platform named ‘Tribal Political Action Committee, Assam’ for the tribal peoples of the State. The purpose o is to unite the movements of the State’s tribes and to chalk out a […]

Unrest in Arunachal burns Northeastern Artists

Unrest in Arunachal burns Northeastern Artists

GUWAHATI: Artistes from Assam had to suffer a huge loss in Arunachal Pradesh where they were to perform at the first Itanagar International Film Festival (IIFF). A reporter from Assam interviewed artists who had a harrowing experience at Itanagar last week. ‘One dead in firing, popular Naga rock band loses car, musical instruments,’ ran anotherheadline. […]

Inhuman religion in the country: Mamata Banerjee

Inhuman religion in the country: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that efforts are on to introduce an “inhuman” religion in the country on the basis of divisive politics. In an apparent attack on the BJP Banerjee accused BJP of trying to impose its choice of food, clothing and religion on the people and then deciding who would […]

More power to Assam Rifles, less to civilians in NE ?

More power to Assam Rifles, less to civilians in NE ?

GUWAHATI – Any soldier of the Assam Rifles can now enter your house, search it, and arrest you… without a warrant, just like that! Your rights under the constitution have just been suspended if you happen to live in the Northeast border districts- and all in the name of fighting insurgency. And, one may add, […]

Seventh pay commission: Good news for retired teachers

Seventh pay commission: Good news for retired teachers

On 21st February Thursday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar unveiled two new buildings IGNOU as well as the buildings of Aryabhatta Knowledge University together in Patna. At the same time, the Bihar government has decided to appoint non-academic staff in the state universities by the ‘Employees Selection Commission’. On recommendation of the University service commission, […]

Don’t tell us to keep mum!

Don’t tell us to keep mum!

In the run up to International Women day on 8th March the campaign one billion rising is still alive in Patna. The ground of Bihar Vidyapeeth echoed with the voice of approximately 2000 women and girls from different corners of Bihar who stood together for their rights and to stop violence against women on the […]

RISE.RESIST.UNITE!

RISE.RESIST.UNITE!

 Eight years before in 2012 people across the world came together to express their outrage, to strike and RISE in defiance of the injustices women suffer, demanding an end of violence against women. According to a survey 1 in 3 women across the planet are beaten or raped during her lifetime. That’s ONE BILLION WOMEN […]

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