At 13 when she took up the bow and arrow in her hands in 1994, nobody could even guess she would become the poster-lady of Indian archery in the subsequent years. Besides, she would also kindle the flame of archery among the Indian women. Exactly 18 years later in 2012, Chekrovolu Swuro of Dzulhami hamlet of Phek district of Nagaland represented India in the London Olympics. She became the second person since 1948 to represent Nagaland in the Olympics.
Way back in 1948, Dr. T. Ao led a barefoot Indian football team to become the first Olympian from the Northeast. Shekrovolu again brought glory to Nagaland in particular and the Northeast as a whole after 71-years. For this, she merits a special mention.
Tripura tied over the non-entry regime of prestigious Padmasri award after 26 –years this time with the change of power in the state. Centurian Thanga Darlong, the last tribal musician to play Rosem – a bamboo-made flute-like musical instrument was awarded fourth civilian honour Padmasri along with 93 others in 2019. Tripura’s name appeared in the Padmasri list after 25 years with the recommendation of the state govt. In 1992, internationally acclaimed surgeon Dr Rathin Datta was conferred with Padmasri for his contribution in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War following the recommendation of the then Congress-TUJS government.
UNICEF to partner with NEC to strengthen emergency preparedness in Public Health sector in NE States
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) India in collaboration with the North Eastern Council has agreed to work together to strengthen disaster resilience in public health sector for response in case of any emergency. As an initial effort towards this, the UNICEF, State Office for Assam will organize a Regional Consultation programme on “Emergency Preparedness for Public Health Sector” for the States of Sikkim, Meghalaya and Assam in August, 2019 with all the concerned Departments of the State Governments like Health & Family Welfare Department, PHED, etc with a follow-up consultations and planning with special focus on the Aspirational Districts of the States. This was decided in a meeting chaired by Shri Ram Muivah, Secretary, NEC with a team from UNICEF which included Dr Ashish Dadwal, Health Specialist, Shri Anand P Kar, Risk & Resilience Programme Officer and Shri Nishant Borgohain, DDR & CCA Consultant. The NEC has agreed to coordinate the programme.
The North Eastern Council is the agency for the economic and social development of the North Eastern Region which consists of the eight States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The North Eastern Council was constituted in 1971 by an Act of Parliament. NEC has been instrumental in setting in motion a new economic endeavour aimed at removing the basic handicaps that stood in the way of normal development of the region and has ushered in an era of new hope in this backward area full of great potentialities. The main objective of the Council is to ensure the balanced and integrated economic development of the North Eastern parts of the country.
UNICEF began its work in India in 1949 with three staff members and established an office in Delhi three years later. Currently, it advocates for the rights of India’s children in 16 states. UNICEF’s goal is to advance the rights of children, adolescents and women to survival, growth, development, participation and protection by reducing inequities based on caste, ethnicity, gender, poverty, region or religion. UNICEF utilizes a multi-pronged approach to addressing pressing issues of health, nutrition, sanitation, education and child protection. It aims to involve families and community members in understanding their contribution to ensure their children thrive while providing a platform for young community champions to emerge and inspire. UNICEF uses community level knowledge and quality research to comprehend issues, create and introduce easily implementable innovative interventions that address the situation of children, and works with partners to create ground level change.
The Minister of Transport Sniawbhalang Dhar along with Mawlai MLA Process T Sawkmie, MDC Teibor Pathaw along with other officials today conducted an inspection at the Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Mawiongrim Shillong.
The Minister said that 80 percent of the work is completed and the project will be completed before Christmas. Sniawbhalang Dhar said that the reason for the delay of the project was due to the delay process of funding from the central government, he added that almost 17 crore is not being received by the State Government but due to the hard work and understanding of the contractor that the project is 80 percent completed. The Central Government has sanctioned around 48 crore for the construction of ISBT in Mawiongrim Shillong.
Meanwhile MLA Process Sawkmie said that with the completion of this project the congestion of Mawlai will be reduce and it will also provide numerous of jobs to the youth of the State.
The Governments along with MDC, headman and all responsible Departments will sit for a meeting after the completion of this project to discuss on how the project will function in the future.
