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Apr 24, 2023 · On 12th December 2022, a devastating fire broke out suddenly at the village called Upper Sonowal of Majuli district in Assam, leaving a trail of destructions among the affected people. The crisis had pushed the affected into an extreme grim situation as they lost everything in the fire. The tragedy had affected vulnerable communities who are also the victims of recurrent floods and river erosions of the island. Following a Rapid Need Assessment (RNA) at the affected community, NEADS had ...
Dec 2, 2023 · Guwahati: The commencement of preliminary work on the flyover linking the Dighalipukhuri point with the Bamunimaidan area has sparked concerns among the media fraternity in Guwahati. The ongoing development, anticipated to be the longest flyover in Assam stretching over six kilometers and set for completion by 2026, has raised issues for the city's Press Club situated in the Ambari locality. As construction gears up, the Press Club faces a significant reduction in its working space due to ...
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Jul 22, 2021 · The Majuli island of Assam regularly experiences floods and will suffer significantly from the impacts of climate change, which threatens the lives of thousands of indigenous peoples living there. Floods and river erosion destroy crops and leave people homeless and displaced. Lacking food and money, affected communities suffer poverty. NEADS ( North-East Affected Area Development Society ) works to empower communities in North-East India that have been affected by disasters and promote a ...
Apr 1, 2024 · In a scathing condemnation, a coalition of animal protection organizations in India has slammed the recently enacted Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024, as riddled with loopholes that endanger captive elephants. The joint statement, signed by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, the Centre for Research on Animal Rights (CRAR), Heritage Animal Task Force, Kaziranga Wildlife Society, and the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), urges ...
Oct 24, 2022 · A workshop on 'Community Based Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Anticipation' was held in Jorhat on October 20. The day-long event aimed to educate participants on proactive, faster, and more localised humanitarian systems in which crisis-affected communities are assisted in analysing risks, developing plans, and having access to pre-arranged resources in order to save more lives. The programme was organized by the North-East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS), a local humanitarian ...
Jul 4, 2022 · Guwahati: A year-long celebration of 100 years of sports journalism in Assam begins coinciding on the day while the first ever news related to a football competition is published in Asomiya (a weekly news magazine mentored by Chandra Kumar Agarwala) on 1 July 1923. Assam Sports Journalists Association (ASJA), which is affiliated with the Sports Journalists Federation of India (a national affiliate of the International Sports Press Association), has taken the lead in celebrating the occasion ...
