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.
Atleast 15 MLAs and Ministers in the current Assam assembly have criminal cases registered against them, said the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
As per reports, the ADR has analysed the affidavits filed by the MLAs ahead of the 2016 assembly elections and bye elections and revealed the sensational data.
The analysis further stated the cases registered against the elected representatives includes murder, theft, rioting, cheating among others. Most the cases are still pending, report said.
A group of farmers from Assam has, reportedly, reached Delhi to join ongoing anti-farm laws protest near the National Capital. The farmers are the members of the All India Farmers' Associatio.
As per reports, the Assam farmers' group consists of more than one hundred members.
Along with the group Gajen Barman (Bijani), a member of the All India Farmers' Association central committee, has also reached Delhi to join the protest, reports said.
Nagaland equestrian Kekhresieli Rio has achieved the second rank in the world equestrians' rankings. The Federation International Equestrian has revealed the North-east player's achievement. The Federation has awarded the ranking to Rio, adding another feather to the cap of the Northeastern's sports powerhouse.Congratulations to @KekhriesilieRio on winning the recently held FEI World Jumping Challenge in Category A and for being ranked 2nd in the world by FEI making him the first Indian to achieve this rank.A proud moment esp. for Nagaland & for India. Best wishes for future endeavours pic.twitter.com/8rcgbKanp5— Neiphiu Rio (@Neiphiu_Rio) January 14, 2021
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee(APCC) president Ripun Bora today lambasted the state BJP-led government for failing to control the price rise. In a press statement Bora alleged that the price rise has dampened bhogali bihu festivity for a large section of the people of the state. “BJP-led government has failed to control the exorbitant price rise of the essential food items. It has brought misery to many. A large number of people could not arrange the Uruka feast due to price rise.” Bora further alleged.
Amid day-to-day busy schedule the indigenous populace of Assam are preparing to celebrate the Bhogali bihu, one of the three national festivals of the state. As per the tradition the people will tonight arrange feast with pomp and gaiety. Tomorrow is the main bihu. Several organizations and the governor and the chief minister of the state have wished the people on occasion of the harvest festival. Wishing the people Asom Sahitya Sabha president Kuladhar Saikia said in a facebook post, “ I am wishing all of you a happy bhogali bihu.”
There are few individuals who work not only for themselves but for the community and nation and one such person is Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma. A Soldier sacrifices his life nor for his personal gain but because of his profound love for the motherland. He never bothers for name and fame. The Soldier would also be implied to the heroes, who fight for the cause of human beings without gun and violence. Upendra Nath Brahma was also a soldier fighting for human rights, liberty, equality and fraternity of every person of this earth.
‘Soldier of Humanity’ has been named after him to encourage individuals who have rendered services for the community like a true soldier as UN Brahma was a strong...
Kokrajhar: There is a little amount of breakthrough into the missing of Amitraj Daimary 24 hours after the son of BJP leader Biswajeet Daimary's son has gone traceless from his school on Monday. According to information, Amitraj was seen at the Chapaguri Bust Station in the neighbouring Chirang district.
No outfit or individual has yet claimed the responsibility. Amitraj, the son of newly inducted BJP leader Biswajeet Daimary from BTR went since he attended a few class in Reality Public School. Amitraj is learnt to have come out of the school deliberately in the afternoon and has reached neither the hostel nor his home.The missing child of Ex MP Sri Biswajeet Daimary has been...
Another sad news for the greater Assamese society. Prominent Assamese NRI and literateur Dr. Karuna Sagar Das is no more. He passed away Wednessday morning, Dr. Das's family members informed. The editor of celebrated bi-lingual yearly magazine ' Luit to Thames' edited by Dr. Das has been trying to bulid a bridge between NRI Assamese people with their roots. Born in Hajo, Karmrup Dr. Das leaves behind his wife and two daughters, and innumerable well-wishers. The Sagar was the title given to him by Bharatratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika. A great fan of Dr. Hazarika, Dr. Das lived in the UK for more than 40 years. He was a gynecologist. A biography of him namely “ Ananya Vyatikram” was published a...
Kokrajhar: Security forces are fanning in search if Amit Raj Daimary who has missing from a school in Kokrajhar on Monday. But there is no breakthrough. Police and para military forces have been engaged in rescue operation since Monday morning.
No outfit or individual has yet claimed the responsibility. Amitraj, the son of newly inducted BJP leader Biswajeet Daimary from BTR has been remaining traceless since he attended a few class in Reality Public School on Monday. Search operation is going on.
Amitraj is learnt to have come out of the school deliberately in the afternoon and has reached neither the hostel nor his home.
Daimary, the outgoing BPF Rajya Sabha MP reached Kokrajhar...
Guwahati: Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic induced national lockdown, the process of publication and marketing of Assamese books have reemerged with new approaches to the technology driven profession for the interest of valued readers around the world. The pandemic had severely affected the publication industry but at the same time it has indirectly helped in increasing the number of readers precisely among the new generation.
An intriguing session at 33rd Guwahati Book Fair, presently going on at Assam Engineering Institute playground in Chandmari locality of the city, observed many issues related to the physical publication of books & newspapers along with the positive note that more...
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