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IJU expresses concern over militant’s intimidation to Guwahati editor

Hyderabad: Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses serious concern over the intimidation of banned separatist outfit United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) to a Guwahati-based news channel editor for his views on three youths’ departure to join the militant group. In a statement (dated 22 Nov 2021), the Ulfa (I) targeted  ND24 (News Daily 24) editor ...

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Jailed US journalist Danny Fenster freed and deported from Myanmar

Guwahati: Jailed for 11 years in Myanmar, the American journalist was released on Monday and was deported out of the south-east Asian country. Danny Fenster is on a flight out of Myanmar, said the authority of a digital media outlet named Frontier Myanmar, where he is working as an editor. There is no available information ...

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Two young Asian scribes killed; PEC condoles their demise

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condoles the sad demise of two young journalists in India and Afghanistan within 24 hours and urges the concerned authorities to probe the developments that led to their untimely deaths, and subsequently to book the perpetrators to justice.It may be mentioned that a ...

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Himachal CM announces Government Degree College at Noradhar in Sirmour

Nohradhar : Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 80 developmental projects worth Rs. 162 crore at Nohradhar in Renuka Vidhan Sabha area of Sirmaur district today. While addressing a mammoth  public meeting at Nohradhar, Chief Minister announced Government Degree College at Noradhar,HPSEB Sub-division at Haripurdhar, opening of 33 KV Sub-station at Haripurdhar, ...

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International Renuka Ji fair commenced with great enthusiasm & fervor

Shri Renuka Ji: With the arrival of palanquin of Lord Parshuram on the bank of Renuka lake International Renuka Ji fair, the biggest cultural and religious event of Himachal Pradesh commenced here today with traditional fervor. The palanquin of Lord Parshuram was brought in a traditional process from the ancient temple in Jamu Koti village ...

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PPFA lambasts villagers’ diktat on woman, urges NCW to take action

Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while expressing utter dismay over the diktat of a group of villagers to send a native woman along with a teen out of the locality for illicit relationship with some people, urged the concerned authority including the National Commission for Women (NCW) to take necessary action against those village-judges ...

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PEC endorses demand of Cambodian CSOs for ensuring safety to journalists

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign, the global safety and media rights body, endorses the statement of Cambodian civil society organizations (CSO) on the occasion of ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ (2 November 2021) for ensuring safety and security to all working journalists in the south-east Asian country and urged the Cambodian government ...

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Congress turns a loser in byelections of northeast India

Guwahati: The oldest political party of India is facing a crisis in north-eastern States and it became visible after the results of nine byelections came out on Tuesday, while the polling was conducted on 30 October in Mizoram, Meghalaya and Assam along with a few other States in the country. Indian National Congress (INC) lost ...

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PEC demands justice to victim journalists on the impunity day

Geneva:  On the impending occasion of United Nation’s impunity day on crimes against journalists, the Geneva-based media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) raises demands for justice to all victim scribes around the world. The PEC (https://pressemblem.ch/pec-news.shtml) opines that the observation on the particular day will be fruitful only if the culprits-who killed, ...

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Peaceful polling concludes for byelections in Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram

Guwahati: The polling exercise for byelections in nine assembly constituencies Assam, Meghalaya, and Mizoram came to an end peacefully at 5 pm on Saturday. Five assembly constituencies in Assam witnessed nearly 70% polling, where Gossaigaon seat reported highest polling (76.71%) and Mariani recorded the lowest turnout (61.62 %) in the stipulated time. Thowra seat recorded ...

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Voting for byelections in Assam begins, nearly 32% polling till 11 am

Guwahati: Voting for five Assam legislative assembly constituencies in northeast India begins on Saturday morning and nearly 32% polling has been recorded till 11 am. Bhabanipur has reported highest polling (41%), where Mariani reported lowest turnout (20 %) in the first four hours of voting. The electoral authority had earlier completed all arrangements for conduct ...

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RSS strongly condemns Islamist attacks on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh

Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in its Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal Baithak, held in Dharwad (Karnataka), expresses its deep anguish over the recent outburst of violence on Hindu families in Bangladesh and strongly condemns the continuing brutality on the Hindu minority community in the neighboring country. It reassures that RSS along with the entire Hindu ...

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PPFA appreciates decision to approve Bhaskarabda for official use

Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) appreciates the decision of Assam government to recognise Bhaskarabda, a period counted from the date of ascension by the greatest king of Kamrup, as an official calendar along with the Saka and Gregorian charts. It opines that the initiative will be proved as an unparalleled tribute to Kumar Bhaskar ...

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Indian Journalists Union meet starts in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The national executive committee meeting of Indian Journalists Union (IJU) will be held on Saturday and Sunday after a long gap in Hyderabad. The meeting, organised for the first time after the formation of Telangana State, will be attended by the representatives  from almost all States and union territoriesincluding Assam and Ladakh. The two-day ...