Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) strongly condemns the murder of a senior journalist based in Junagadh of Gujarat and asked the authority to nab the perpetrators and deliver justice to the victim family.
The forum expressed shocks that the miscreants had entered to the bureau office of Gujarati newspaper 'Jai Hind', where Kishore Dave was working on Monday night and stabbed him to death. Dave, 53, was reportedly alone at the bureau office of the Rajkot based newspaper at that moment and he died on the spot. There was no security camera in the one-room office, where an office assistantfound Dave’s body lying on the floor.
“We have lost now four journalists this year (nine since Jan 2015). How may scribes have to die to compel the Union government to formulate a national action plan for safeguarding the media persons across the country,” said a statement issued by JFA president Rupam Barua and secretary Nava Thakuria.
The first incident of journalist murder this year took place in Uttar Pradesh, Tarun Mishra of Hindi daily ‘Jan Sandesh Times’ was shot dead on 13 February. The second casualty was reported from Jharkhand, where a local TV news reporter named Indradev Yadav of Taaza News was shot dead on 12 May. The third news of journalist murder broke from Bihar, where unidentified gunmen shot Rajdeo Ranjan of ‘Hindustan’ to death on 13 May.
India lost five journalists namely Jagendra Singh from Uttar Pradesh, Sandeep Kothari (Madhya Pradesh), Raghavendra Dube (Maharashtra), Hemant Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) and Mithilesh Pandey (Bihar) to assailants last year. Shockingly, no one has been convicted in all these cases.
The Indian branch of International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) as well as International Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH) has organized an online essay competition on Bihu. The North East Zone committee of ICOMOS India is managing this competition. The competition is open for the students of graduate level and post graduate level anywhere in India. The NRI Assamese students can also participate in a separate category. The topics are as follows. For degree level students in India : History and Evolution of Bihu as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, for post graduate level students in India : Why should Bihu be included in Representative List of Intangible Cultural...
Guwahati : The United Liberation Front of Something has released Ram Kumar four months after they kidnapped the private oil exploration firm in Arunachal Pradesh.
Kumar was released at an undisclosed location along the Indo-Myanmar border in Nagaland on Monday wee hours.
Kumar was kidnapped along with Pranab Kumar Gogoi on December 21,2021 whom they freed on Saturday.
ULFA-I took the duo to their captivity claiming Rs 20 crore and in February the insurgents threatened to kill Kumar and Gogoi for failing to meet the demand. But they suspended the extreme step under the mounting pressure from all sides.
Guwahati : The heat and dust of the electioneering for the final phase of Assam Assembly polls have ended on Sunday.
Union home minister Amit Shah held a rally in Sorbhog in the morning and left two others unattended in Bhawanipur and Jalukbari following the insurgent attack on central police forces in Jharkhand early morning.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal attended a huge rally in Jalukbari on behalf of Himanta Biswa Sarma in the afternoon.
Congress party also held a series of rallies along with BPF and AIUDF in lower Assam and BTR in support of the oppidition grand alliance.
Polls are slated for 40 seats on Tuesday which would be crucial for both the coalition.
The audio clip wherein Minister and BJP candidate from Jagiroad constituency Pijush Hazarika is, reportedly, heard intimidating a television journalist over phone for airing a news report is highly condemnable and cannot be condoned at any cost, said a statement issued by the Gauhati Press Club.
The Press Club, while condemning the act of intimidation in the strongest words is further of the opinion that it is very unbecoming of a public representative to threaten a journalist of dire consequences, no matter what. At a time when the protection of journalists has become a cause of concern, such an uncalled-for attitude by a public representative comes as a shocker.
“If he had any...
Guwahati: Amid an unprecedented security arrangement, brisk polling is going on in 47 assembly constituencies where both BJP and Congress have high hopes on Saturday.
Polling began on a brisk note at 7 in the morning where the voters lined up to exercise their franchise.
Chief minister Sarbanabd Sonowal, opposition leader Debabrata Saikia, assembly Speaker Hitendranath Goswami. State Congress president Ripun Bora are prominent among those are in the fray on Saturday.
The polling which began at 7 in the morning will end at 6 in the afternoon.
GUWAHATI: The clandestine but burgeoning trade in illegal wildlife parts/products has reached an alarming proportion across the globe posing serious threat to wildlife resources in the planet. Prevention of wildlife crimes like poaching and trade in wildlife parts remains a Himalayan task for enforcement agencies across frontiers and demands sustained high-level coordination among various agencies including police, intelligence agencies, security forces, frontier guards, transport sector key stake holders etc.
An adequate level of awareness about the alarming global scenario of wildlife crimes and law provisions in vogue to deal with such crimes in respective country among all concerned...
GUWAHATI: Assam Para Swimming team won 10 medals in the XX National Para Swimming Championships held at Bangalore on March 21-22.
Among the 10 medals 7 are gold, one silver and two bronze.
Medal winners are: Sahana Begum (2 gold, 1 Bronze), Anyatam Rajkumar (2 Gold and 1 Bronze), Krishna Das (2 gold), AnowarSikdar (1 gold, 1 silver).
Guwahati 22nd March 2021: Over the last 15 years, the lights-off moment saw entire streets, buildings, landmarks, and city skylines go dark - an unmissable sight that drew public attention to nature loss and the climate crisis. Earth Hour India too resonated with landmark monuments like India Gate, Parliament House, streets, and buildings go dark for an hour. But due to the on-going pandemic, Earth Hour this year, on 27th March 2021, wants to raise awareness and create the same unmissable sight online through a Virtual Spotlight. The goal is simple, to make the world see our planet, the issues we face, and our place within it in a new light.
The event, ‘Speak Up for Nature with Shantanu...
Guwahati: BJP on Tuesday released it's poll manifesto leaving the core issues in the lurch.
The main ruling party in Delhi and Dispur promised a flawless NRC and tight-lipped on the ST status for 6 ethnic communities.
BJP, however, promised measures to solve the perennial flood problem and cycle to the school goers from Class IX.
It further has promised to strengthen the Namghors across the state and along with a slew measures to uplift the indigenous people.
The implementation of the Clause VI of the Assam Accord, 1985 eluded the Sankalpa Parts released by national president JP Nadean.
However, the BJP National President JP Nadda said that...
Udalguri: The Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) on Monday announced the candidates for 4 LAC's of Udalguri district viz.. Udalguri, Paneri,Mazbat and Kalaigaon showing doors to two of its sitting MLA's. While Assam Cabinet Minister and BPF leader Rihon Daimari have retained candidature for Udalguri,Mazbat sitting MLA Charan Boro have been nominated for Mazbat seat . Two new faces have been provided candidature in Paneri and Kalaigaon LAC's . BPF Organizing Secretary, Karuna Kanta Swargiary have been nominated as BPF candidate for Paneri LAC while veteran politician and Congressman who switched to BPF Durga Das Boro have been given candidature for Kalaigaon LAC. ...
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