Arunachal – Amid hijab row, schools allow students to wear traditional attires to class every Monday

Guwahati. Amid hijab row, private schools in Arunachal Pradesh have decided to let students wear traditional attires. In the 2022-23 academic session, students-cutting across tribes and communities – will go to their educational institutes wearing traditional outfits every Monday. The decision was taken by the Arunachal Pradesh Private Schools and Children Welfare Association at a…

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#JusticeForLavanya – ABVP demands cooperation from State Government for a fair investigation

The suicide of TN Hindu Girl studying in Sacred Heart School in Thanjavur district has shocked everyone across the country. Her video recorded statement which was in Social Media explicates the tortures she had faced in the hands of a Nun Sisters Sagaya Mary and Rachel Mary because of her declining to convert their religion…

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No religious garments till we decide the case – Karnataka High Court on Hijab Row

Bengaluru. Karnataka High Court said that it would pass an interim order restraining the petitioners in the Hijab row matter and other students from wearing any religious garment or headdress, till the matter is disposed of. The Bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justices Krishna S Dixit and JM Khazi orally remarked, “We…

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PEC demands probe into attack on Lankan journalist’s residence, condoles Indian photojournalist’s tragic end

Geneva: Condemning the attack on the residence of Sri Lanka’s senior television journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrema by a group of masked armed men in the early hours of 14 February 2022, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) on Tuesday demands a fair probe into the incident and punish the perpetrators.Local media…

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Sarbananda Sonowal

Panchakarma centre of excellence coming up at State Ayurveda college

Guwahati: A centre of excellence for Panchakarma at State Ayurveda college in Jalukbari and a Panchakarma block at Central Ayurveda research institute in Borsajai of the city are coming up soon. Union Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stones for both the projects on Saturday.Addressing a meeting at Jalukbari, Sonowal also informed that the…

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Deliberations on future of books surfaced in Granthamela

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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PEC demands actions against online abusers of women scribes

Geneva: Expressing shock over the repeated incident of targeting women, including many Indian scribes in social media, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) demands proper actions against the individuals behind the ‘Bulli Bai’ online application. It may be mentioned that over a hundred women, largely Muslim personalities, were listed with…

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PPFA insists on India’s diplomatic preferences in Commonwealth nations

Guwahati: Reacting to a viral social media post insisting on India’s diplomatic liberty out of the Commonwealth of Nations, Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) bats for appointing ambassadors (instead of high commissioners) in most of the 53 Commonwealth countries, so that the Union Government in New Delhi can pursue diplomatic relationships with these nations without…

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