Articles for category: National, News

Irresponsible media glorifying brutal military

Guwahati: The killing of members belonging to the banned United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) in their hideouts somewhere in Myanmar-China border areas and the subsequent irresponsible media coverage glorifying the brutal acts of separatist Ulfa (I) leaders really annoyed the majority population of northeast India. The live streaming of militant leaders by many satellite ...

IIT Guwahati hosts North East Research Conclave 2022

Guwahati: Union education and skill development minister Dharmendra Pradhan, while inaugurating North East Research Conclave (NERC) 2022 at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati on Friday, commented that it would strengthen the linkages between industry, academia & policy makers and further invigorate the research, start-up and entrepreneurship ecosystems in the resource-rich north-eastern region and the ...

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CM inaugurates Histopathology Lab in RKGMC Hamirpur

Shimla: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today inaugurated Histopathology Lab in the Department of Pathology in Dr. Radhakrishnan Government Medical College Hamirpur established at a cost of Rs. 84.20 lakh.  He also performed inauguration of automated Bio-Chemistry Analyzer installed in the Department of Bio-Chemistry at a cost of about Rs.15 lakh. With this facility, 360 ...

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12 journalists killed in one month, PEC demands justice

Geneva: Expressing shock over the murder of a record number of 12 journalists in the first month of 2022, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign demands justice and adequate compensation to the bereaved families. PEC laments that another journalist has been cowardly assassinated in  Mexico. The slain journalist is Roberto Toledo, ...

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PEC maintains demand for release of all Burmese journalists

Geneva: Appreciating the release of three digital media workers in Myanmar recently, the global media safety & rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) maintains its demand to the Burmese junta  for unconditional release of all detained  journalists in the south-east Asian country.  The military rulers of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) detained over ...

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Himachal: 52nd Statehood Day celebrated with great fervour and enthusiasm

Solan: The state level function of 52nd Statehood Day was celebrated with great fervour and enthusiasm at historic Thodo ground in Solan, where Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur unfurled the Tricolor and took salute from the contingents of Police, IRB Jungalberi, Home Guards and, NCC girls etc. The parade was commanded by DSP Pranav Chauhan. While addressing ...

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RSS chief bows to Netaji, Bose a symbol of courage & sacrifice

Guwahati: Paying floral tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat commented that Bose was a symbol of courage, sacrifice and patriotism, who dedicated his entire life for the freedom expectant people of Bharat. Addressing a distinguished gathering in Imphal of Imphal on 23 ...

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Himachal & Haryana signs MoU to construct Adi Badri Dam

Shimla: A MoU was signed between the Government of Himachal Pradesh and Government of Haryana for construction of Adi Badri Dam on 77 acres in Himachal Pradesh near Adi Badri area of Yamuna Nagar district of Haryana at Panchkula today in the presence of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar ...

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Burmese junta continues to arrest scribes, PEC condemns military

Geneva: As the military rulers of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) continue to arrest scribes in the south-east Asian country, the global media safety & rights body Press Emblem Campaign(PEC) condemns the Burmese junta (also known as Tatmadaw) and demands the unconditional release of all 45 journalists still behind the bars since 1 ...

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Granthamela boosted deliberations on future of book-papers

Guwahati: Amidst the threat of spreading novel coronavirus (precisely the Omicron variant)  across India, Asom Granthamela (Assam Book Fair) came to a successful end in Guwahati, the virtual capital of Northeast. Organised jointly by Asom Prakashan Parishad (Publication Board Assam, the government sponsored literary institution) and All Assam Publishers & Book Sellers Association maintaining necessary ...

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Himachal CM inaugurates Heliport in Shimla

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today inaugurated Heliport near Sanjauli-Dhalli bye-pass constructed by spending an amount of Rs. 18 crore.  While interacting with the media, Chief Minister said that the Government of India has provided Rs. 12.13 crore for construction of this project under Himalayan Circuit of the Swadesh Darshan programme and ...

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PEC demands probe into Chin journalist’s killing

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the killing of Chin journalist Pu Tui Dim by the Burmese military forces and demands a fair probe into the incidentsthat led to his death. Tui Dim died in the police firing at Matupi locality of Chin State in north-western Myanmar on ...

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Nearly 2000 journalists died of Covid-19 in 94 countries

Geneva: Nearly 2000 journalists died of Covid-19 in 94 countries since March 2020. Last year, in 2021, at least 1400 media workers succumbed to the virus, that is to say 116 par month or some 4 per day on average, announced Friday in Geneva the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC). No continent is spared by the ...

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2021 ends with the decrease in journo-killings globally: PEC

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, wishes all media workers around the world a happy, secured and prosperous new year. The bygone year witnessed thekilling of 79 media employees by assailants in 29 countries marking an improvement in journo-murder index by 14% (where 92 were killed in 2020).PEC has ...