Shillong : Three militants of the A’chik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF), including its ‘chairman’ and ‘military wing chief’, on Wednesday laid down arms before Meghalaya Police in the wake of ongoing combing operations in the Garo Hills. AMEF ‘chairman’ Sengjan N. Arengh, and ‘military chief’ Timudh D. Marak, along with 17-year-oldContinue Reading

On December 16, 1966, the United Nations General Assembly adopted two significant International Covenants on Human Rights: the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. These two Covenants, together with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), form the InternationalContinue Reading

Chennai: Caritas picks the elderly, widows, children, backward communities, minorities, fisher-folks and those physically and mentally challenged at Tamil Nadu Floods Relief. In doing so, “Our work is not free of challenges” says Arockiaraj, the Caritas state officer who was reporting from Chennai district on Wednesday. He said that evenContinue Reading