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Remembering Lasantha Wickrematunge
A decade is a long time to grieve, too long to solve a murder. Too long to come to terms that no one cares but for their benefit which does not include the aggrieved. Sad though, this seem to be the reality. Lasantha certainly did not die…
रानी मिस्त्रियां बदल रही हैं गांव की तस्वीर
रांची के दो गांव की तसवीर जिनके बदलने में रानी मिस्त्री के साथ गांव के लोगों की जागरूकता भी नजर आयी़ इस गांव के बदलते रूप को देखने का मौका यूनिसेफ के सहयोग से प्राप्त हुआ है़ दोनों गांव में महिलाओं की जागरूकता और उनका सहयोग दिखा़
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Hand washing project of Purulia Gandulbari Primary School
The Gandulbari Primary School is situated in the Hura bloc of the Purulia district West Bengal. Apart from the students’ studies, it pays attention to building awareness about personal hygiene. With the help of community organisations, it…
கழிப்பறை கட்டுவது தொடர்பாக புதுமையை கையாளும் மேற்கு வங்க மாநிலம் | செய்தித் தொகுப்பு – News 7…
In construction sites, women are mostly involved only as workers, but a Women Self Help Groups(SHGs) in Purulia district of West Bengal is breaking the stereotype and making women to build Toilets.
The story features the construction site…
Schoolchildren torch-bearers of sanitation drive in Assam
School begins early for Pompy Biswas, Nitraban Hazarika and Krittika Das as they don the hats of 'swachh sevaks' to check whether the water tank has been filled, hand washing area cleaned and soaps put in place.
The three students of Azara…
Bengal school adopts noble initiative for all-round development of a child
“Utho, Jaago, Lokhyo naa pohchano porjonto thaamo naa (Get up, Wake up, and until you find your destination don’t stop),” is the welcoming phrase at the entrance of the small primary school in Gundlubari Village, situated at Hura block in…
Happy #WorldChildrensDay from team SAWM
What could be the best place to go on Children's Day? School, of course. And journalists who are participating in the SAWM Unicef Media Initiative, 2018, did exactly that. Today, along with Durba Ghosh (PTI, Guwahati) and Priyanka…
At Sabarimala, They Turned Their Anger At Us, Women Journalists
By Sneha Mary Koshy
We were reporting from the Pamba base camp, 4.6 km from the Sabarimala temple where entry of women of reproductive age is now allowed after the Supreme Court's order, when suddenly some 20-30 people started shouting and…
Hang in there women, MJ Akbar is a victory, but the #MeToo fight is just starting
NANDITA SINGH
Now that Akbar is freed from shackles of political scrutiny, he can drag Priya Ramani’s name through the mud without dirtying BJP’s image.
It took 20 women journalists decades to speak out against the alleged sexual…
Court agrees to hear MJ Akbar’s case on Oct 31
by Somya Lakhani
A Delhi court on Thursday took cognizance of the criminal defamation complaint filed by former Union Minister and former editor MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani. The court directed him to appear on October 31 when…