Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva-based global media safety and rights body, has demanded adequate punishment to perpetrators who were involved in the murder of Pakistani journalist Iftikhar Ahmed on Saturday last. Iftikhar becomes the 74th media worker to be killed this year, whereas globally 79 media persons lost their lives to assailants in ...
Guwahati: A year long celebration of 100 years of sports journalism in Assam begins coinciding the day while the first ever news related to a football competition was published in Asomiya (a weekly news magazine mentored by Chandra Kumar Agarwala) on 1 July 1923. Assam Sports Journalists Association (ASJA), which is affiliated to Sports Journalists ...
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, has been appalled by the large number of journalists killed in the first six months of 2022. The year-on-year increase is 100% with 72 victims in 18 countries since January compared to 36 deaths in the same period last year. By 2021, 79 ...
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over the police inaction to nab the killers of Dhaka-based television journalist Abdul Bari, who was found dead on the bank of Hatirjheel lake in Gulshan area of the capital city on 8 June. Journalist Bari (28), who was associated with ...
Shimla: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched laptop distribution program to provide free laptops to about 20,000 meritorious students of the State under Srinivasa Ramanujan Student Digital Scheme in an impressive function held at Paddal Ground at Mandi today. An amount of Rs. 83 crore has been spent on this. All the Ministers attended the event in ...
Shimla: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the state government was ensuring all round development of every section of the society and every part of the state. The Chief Minister said this while presiding over the closing ceremony of district level Kuthah Fair in Seraj Assembly Constituency, today. He also performed Puja at Tungasi ...
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) has strongly condemned the murder of journalist Subhash Kumar Mahato, who hailed from Begusarai locality of Bihar in central India on 20 May 2022. The global media safety and rights body also demanded punishments under the law to all four identified gunmen who targeted Subhash (27) outside his residence in ...
Shimla: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur performed inaugurations and foundation stone of 29 developmental projects worth about Rs.102 crore at Rohru in Rohru Assembly Constituency in Shimla district today during his one day tour to the area. While addressing a mammoth public meeting at Ramleela Ground Rohru, Jai Ram Thakur announced upgradation of Government High ...
Mandi: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today inaugurated the second Silk Seed Production Center of the state at Thunag in Seraj Assembly Constituency in district Mandi to meet the need of silk seed production in Himachal Pradesh and to strengthen the economy of sericulture farmers. The Chief Minister also presided over the closing ceremony of ...
Shimla: Chief Executive officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant called on Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today. On the occasion discussion was held about organizing the proposed conclave of Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories at Dharamshala in the month of June. Chief Minister said that he has requested Prime Minister ...
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has made unparallel development during the last four and a half years under the leadership of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and all this was possible due to the double engine governments at the Centre and the State. This was stated by the MP and National BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda while addressing ...
Shimla: MP and National BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today flagged-off additional 50 ambulances under National Ambulance Service-108 from Bhuntar in Kullu district today. While interacting with the media persons on the occasion, Chief Minister said that the State Government was committed to provide better health care facilities ...
Shimla: Today a South Korean delegation led by Mr. Kwang Seok Yang, Commercial Attache, Embassy of the Republic of Korea had a discussion with Rakesh Kumar Prajapati, Director of Industries. Rakesh Kumar Prajapati, Director of Industries made a brief presentation of investment opportunities available in Himachal Pradesh. During the presentation, comparative advantages of Himachal Pradesh ...
Shimla: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched a mega quiz competition named ‘Jan Bhagidari Se Sushasan, Himachal Ka Maha Quiz’ (Good Governance through Public Participation) organized by the MyGov Himachal, Department of Information and Technology here today. Speaking on the occasion Chief Minister said since the National Technology Day is celebrated on 11th May, the State ...
New Delhi: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi today. Chief Minister invited the Prime Minister to visit Himachal Pradesh. He urged for holding national level function on completion of centre government’s eight years in office on 31st May in Himachal Pradesh. He said that Himachal Pradesh would be ...
