Karnataka school topper wants to end child labor
2018-06-08
On education can take an individual out of the worst living conditionsContinue Reading
SC stops grant to states that have not registered domestic workers
2018-06-07
In a strong step, the Supreme Court has restrained the central government from disbursing any more funds for the states, which have not registered the domestic workers till date. India has around 48 lakh domestic workers, including 30 lakh women. But the unorganised workforce is bereft of social security cover,Continue Reading
Assam girl selected for Peace Builders Programme in USA
2018-06-07
Guwahati: Salma Hussain from Sontoli Char in Assam’s Rural Kamrup District has made to the Andi Leadership Institute (ALI) in Washington DC USA. While she was preparing for her final semester exams at the NERIM Law College Guwahati, she had submitted her application for selection as a participant in ALIContinue Reading
Americans evacuated from China after mystery illness strikes diplomats
2018-06-07
A US medical team was screening more Americans who work in a southern Chinese city as the State Department confirmed evacuating a number of government workers who experienced unexplained health issues like those that have hurt US personnel in Cuba and China. The evacuations of the workers in Guangzhou followedContinue Reading
Forest officials arrested for killing man, burning body
2018-06-07
Eight forest department personnel, including a deputy ranger, were on Thursday arrested for allegedly beating a villager to death and then burning his body to destroy evidence, a police official said. “The incident occurred on Tuesday when a villager Roopchand Sonwane (40) went to the forest to collect firewood nearContinue Reading
Crocodile kills pastor during baptism ceremony in Ethiopia
2018-06-07
Pastor Docho Eshete was conducting baptism for 80 peopleContinue Reading
Tribal angst makes Shillong a communal tinderbox
2018-06-07
By Patricia Mukhim Shillong: Shillong was once defined as a pluralistic society. The state of Meghalaya was created without bloodshed in 1972. That was quite an achievement. So the gentry were correct in conjuring images of the Shillong they knew, lived and worked in before 1979 happened. That was theContinue Reading
Shillong violence: Christian leaders deny communal angle
2018-06-07
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati: The leaders of various Churches in northeastern India have expressed deep pain and anguish at the recent violent incidents that shattered peace in Shillong, capital of Meghalaya state. Heads of the United Christian Forum and the North East Christian Council met June 6 in GuwahatiContinue Reading
No Iftar party at Rashtrapati Bhavan this year
2018-06-06
New Delhi: In keeping with his decision to not observe any religious functions inside Rashtrapati Bhawan since he assumed office last July, President Ram Nath Kovind will not host an Iftar party this year. Iftar is the breaking of the ‘roza’ (fast) that is observed by the Muslims during theContinue Reading