Articles for author: Nava Thakuria

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Northeast India: Bhatiapar gas leakage and its aftermath

Finally the natural gas leakage from Bhatiapar  crude oil well, which  continued for 16 days, was fully stopped by an experienced team of  Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) with support from three foreign well-control  experts on 27 Jun 2025. The capping operation at Rudrasagar oilfield well (RDS-147A) in Sivasagar of northeast India was performed ...

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‘Buddhist Philosophy & Teachings in Bharatiya Sanatani Tradition’

Guwahati: With an aim to explore the connections between Buddhist philosophy and  Sanatan tradition of Bharat, an intriguing  lecture was organized at Vivekananda Kendra in Uzan Bazar locality of the prehistoric  city on 22  June 2025. Jointly organized by Pragya (a socio-cultural organization)  and Buddha Chetana-Bharat (a social association), the lecture titled  ‘Buddhist Philosophy & ...

Pioneer Media Group Faces Tough Times After COVID Impact

Guwahati: When hundreds of media workers died of  Covid-19 complications across India, a few people thought the corona disaster would also devastate the print media with sharply declined circulation figures resulting in shrinking advertisement revenues. Many established newspaper-publishing groups either closed many of their editions in the post-corona period or drastically reduced the number of ...

Indian journalism should come out of Colonial hangover, Leftist myopia

That was an annual event to commemorate the birth anniversary of Devarshi Narad, the world’s  first journalist, where the learned audience listened to an intriguing speech delivered by nationally acclaimed journalist  Harshvardhan Tripathi. Addressing the Narad Jayanti function,  organized by Vishwa Samvad Kendra Assam at  Sudarshanalaya in Guwahati on 1 June 2025, the Delhi-based political ...

Personal integrity essential for a professional journalist: Tripathi

Guwahati: The world’s  first journalist Devarshi Narad  did not have a palatial bungalow and he did not practice journalism with the royal patronage even though he had access to all Gods. But the present trend of journalism depicts a dark picture while some are running behind the government sponsorship and others are pursuing anti-national policies, ...

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Parliament should debates on Balochistan issue: Indian Balochs

Guwahati: The Baloch community residing in India, while urging the Union government in New Delhi for extending support to their causes by raising the issue of Balochistan nationally and internationally, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take initiative for a pragmatic discussion  in the Parliament and push for a formal resolution recognizing (and supporting) ...

PPFA lauds Assam CM for highlighting Hinglaj Shakti Peeth in Balochistan

Guwahati:  Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), a northeast India-based forum of nationalist citizens, lauds Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for highlighting the importance of Hinglaj Mata Mandir in Balochistan locality of south-west Pakistan, citing the link with Maa Kamakhya Devalaya atop Nilachal hills in the city. Amid the growing uprising among Baloch people against ...

Indian Diasporas rally in Rome against Pahalgam terror attack

Guwahati: The news of protest demonstrations by Indian diasporas against the Pahalgam terror attack  in the Kashmir valley on 22 April 2025, that resulted in the brutal murder of 26 Hindu male tourists, continues pouring. Lately,  the Indian community in Italy voiced strong condemnation and deep sorrow following The massacre, allegedly carried out by The ...

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Advisory issued to media outlets on defence issues 

Guwahati: The Union information & broadcasting ministry has asked all media outlets, precisely news channels, to refrain from ‘showing live coverage of defence operations’ and also movement of security personnel. An advisory (No. 41015/3/2024-BC-III) was issued on 26 April 2025 following the  Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir, where at least  26 tourists arriving from different ...

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Baloch association  condemns terror attack in Pahalgam

Guwahati: The  Baloch Welfare Association in India  (BWAI ) has  strongly condemned the brutal and cowardly terrorist attack that took place in picturesque town of Pahalgam in Kashmir on 22 April 2025. This inhumane act has taken the lives of innocent civilians and left many injured, striking at the heart of peace and humanity, added ...

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Dhaka wants to bring back ousted Hasina for trials  

New Delhi: Bangladesh’s current interim government continues pursuing the return journey of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka so that she is compelled to face hundreds of legal cases, lodged in different locations of the south Asian nation, and finally delivered justice to the victims. The caretaker regime in  Dhaka has seemingly maintained also ...

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RSS stands with  Hindus under fear in Bangladesh

Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s recent annual meeting in Bangalore resolved to stand with the Hindus and other minorities in the Muslim majority Bangladesh. Moreover the nationalist organisation urged the international community to intervene with the current regime in Dhaka to ensure the safety and security of religious minorities in the south Asian nation. The RSS’s ...

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A kind of optimism after Modi-Yunus meeting

New Delhi: An impressive one-to-one meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus in Bangkok created some optimism among the people of  eastern Bharat. Both the south Asian leaders had a warm discussion on the sideline of the 6th BIMSTEC assembly in the Thai capital city on 4 April ...