Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, a veteran journalist, will receive the Parag Kumar Das Journalism Award 2023. The award includes a cash prize of Rs 25,000, a citation, and a memento. The award ceremony will take place on May 17.
Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty currently serves as the National Affairs Editor for the digital news publication 'The Wire.'
The Parag Kumar Das Journalism Award was established to honor the courageous journalist Parag Kumar Das, who lost his life while fighting for the truth. The award recognizes and encourages journalists who tirelessly uncover the truth and bring it to the public.
NEW DELHI:There seems to be no respite for Rakesh Paul as the Supreme Court has declined the bail petition of the APSC chairman who has been languishing in the Guwahati Central Jail in a graft case. A division bench of the apex court comprising Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice MB Lukur rejected his bail plea after hearing the merit of the complaint registered in the Bhangagarh police station where he was accused of accepting graft promising job of an agriculture officer from a candidate. Paul s couple of months back procured bail in the notorious cash for job scam where he accepted money and resorted to forgery and ebsured ASC, APS job for 25 officers who...
NEW DELHI: Nagaland and Meghalaya are simultaneously going to the assembly polls on February 27 since the current assembly terms for both the north eastern states are expiring in March. The full bench of the country's poll panel who addressed the press conference in New Delhi on Thursday said the model code of conduct has come in to force as soon as the poll schedule was announced. They said the governments in the three north eastern states of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura now can't make new announcement and a mechanism is in place to strictly monitor the implementation of the model code of conduct.The notification for the two north eastern states would be issues on January 31...
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has enforced it's model code of conduct in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura which are going to the assembly polls on February 27 and February 18 respectively. The full bench of the country's poll panel who addressed the press conference in New Delhi on Thursday said the model code of conduct has come in to force as soon as the poll schedule was announced. They said the governments in the three north eastern states of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura now can't make new announcement and a mechanism is in place to strictly monitor the implementation of the model code of conduct. Tripura is going to the polls on February 18 while Meghalaya and Nagaland are...
NEW DELHI: Nagaland will go to the assembly polls on February 27 along with Meghalaya since the current assembly term expires in March in north the north eastern state.
TANGLA: The stage is set for 15th Adivasi Mahasabha to the Aba Justin Lakra ground in Tangla from Thursday. A huge plot measuring 100 bigha paddy has dressed afresh to hold the session with the help of hundreds of the villagers of Khokhabasti. Organized by the central committee of the All Adivasi Students' Association of Assam (AASAA) in collaboration with its Udalguri district committee, Tangla Anchalik and Harisinga Anchalik committees, the four days event is opening on Thursday afternoon. Various programmes, including symposiums, seminars, exhibitions and cultural shows are lined up for the event where 3,000 delegates are expected to attend. The reception...
Kokrajhar,Jan 17: Noted Bodo litterateur Chittaranjan Mashahary passed away after fighting for the last couple of months on Wednesday. He he 76 when he died at his Belguri residence in Kokrajhar in the wee hours. BTAD areas observed a half holidays on Wednesday to respect the demise of the huge figure. Sahitya pensioner Chittaranjan Mashahary was hospitalized a few months back. Recently he was admitted at Siliguri hospital for better treatment following his prolong illness. Chittaranjan was born at Belguri village in 1945 and started writing from 1962.He authored over 60 Bodo books and novels while contributing a lot towards Bodo literature. Some of his notable...
NEW DELHI: Come December. A porous Indo-Bangladesh border would be a thing of the past if Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal is to be believed. The Assam Chief Minister said it after he met Union home minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Tuesday. Talking to reporters, Sonowal said he had a detailed discussion with Singh who assured him of full support and cooperation to completely seal the Indo-Bangla border by December this year. "Normalcy prevails after the publication of the first NRC draft. We hope same normalcy would be there when RGI would publish the second NRC draft," said Sonowal. The chief minister minister further called on finance minister Arun Jaitley and his commerce...
MARGHERITA: Petroleum products worth crores of rupees have gone up in flame when rebels set on fire nearly a dozen of oil tankers in Tinsukia district forcing the security forces to launch a massive menhunt on Tuesday. The incident took place at around 5 in the afternoon when these these tankers were bound for Digboi from Kharsang. As the tankers ferrying petroleum products reached Namchik forest area in Jagun a group of around 20 armed rebels halted the tankers and set afire forcing the drivers and others to flee from the spot. According to sources, the security forces are normally deployed in the area to guard the tankers. But on Tuesday, the policemen who were on duty escaped as they...
MARGHERITA: Despite a stepped up counter insurgency operations a section of Naga rebels has been unleashing terror along in the form of extortion along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. The Assam Rifles jawans on Tuesday held a hardcore NSCN(K) rebel during an operation in Ledo who has been extorting money from a section of people in the area. Acting on a tip off, the army jawans raised the Mullong Village where the rebel was arrested who was identified as Bishnu Bhujel. A pistol along with a few rounds of live bullets was seized from his possession. Later, he was sent to the Ledo police station.
HOJAI: Yet another wild elephant died of electrocution in Hojai on Tuesday sending shock and anger among the nature and wild life activists across the state. The incident took place at Hawaipur where a herd of wild elephants who came down to the human habitates in search of food was electrocuted in the wee hours. The local residents spotted the carcass only in the morning. They further blamed it all on the power department officials alleging that these incidents could have been avoided had they hiked the heights of the posts. They further slammed the forest department failing to control or drive away these wild elephants who have been unleashing terror among the villagers for the last...
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