Guwahati: Expressing concern over the recent arrest of three more journalists by the military rulers of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh), the Geneva-based global media rights body, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) calls upon the UN Human Rights Council (meeting now at Geneva) to condemn the military junta and initiate for release of over…
c New Delhi. The Chinese military has reportedly carried out mass arrests in Dza Wonpo Town in occupied Tibet. On 22nd August 200 military personnel in military vehicles swooped on the town and conducted search operations in homes and Buddhist monasteries and arrested 50, reports FreeTibet.org. The report states that around 30 local Tibetans from the…
Guwahati: More journalists continue to die from Covid-19 across the world where at least 1,754 media workers succumbed to the novel corona virus in 80 countries during the last 18 months. The Geneva (Switzerland) global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) apprehends that the number of victim-journalists from Covid-19 is likely to…
New Delhi. It was a glorious Monday for India winning not one but five medals in a day at the crack of dawn. While India’s Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman in history to win a Paralympic Gold medal in shooting for the country and Sumit Antil won the gold medal in the men’s javelin…
Bhagyanagar. The episode is of 1948 in erstwhile Hyderabad State, now Telangana. The houses were set on fire, men murdered, women dishonoured, children and the elderly killed in a cowardly manner. The whole village of Lingapur was brought to nought just because the Villagers failed to pay Razakars the booty they demanded. When the ghastly…
Kannur. The Kerala High Court has quashed the order issued by the District Collector of Kannur, cancelling the appointment of Seva Bharti as a Relief Agency, viewing all the free service rendered by its volunteers during the pandemic period. Seva Bharti is a voluntary social service organisation working through its branches all over India, providing charitable services….
Guwahati: The 5th Chalachitram national film festival, which was organized virtually because of the Covid-19 pandemic, concluded with satisfactory response from the film appreciators. Among the participating films in various languages like English, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Manipuri and Assamese, ‘The Tainted Mirror’ and ‘Deliverance’ swept the awards. Manipuri film Tainted Mirror, directed by Romi…
Guwahati: Expressing grave concerns over the relentless attacks on temples and Hindu villagers inside Bangladesh, a northeast Bharat based nationalist citizen’s forum urged the Union government in New Delhi to deal with Dhaka strongly. Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) reminded that every citizen of Bangladesh fought for independence against the colonial British regime and later…
Guwahati: Lovlina Borgohain, who lost to Busenaz Surmeneli from Turkey in women’s welterweight (64-69kg) semi-final match of Tokyo Olympic Games, becomes the first Assamese to win an Olympic medal and third Indian boxer (after Mary Kom-2012 and Vijender Singh-2008) to win a boxing medal at the Olympics. The 23-year-old pugilist fought hard in the ring…
Guwahati: Assam’s very own Lovlina Borgohain is fighting in Olympic Games on Wednesday for Silver/Gold medal, after ensuring a Bronze in boxing category. She thus became the first Assamese to secure a medal in the history of 125 years of Olympic Games. In an attempt to pray for the boxer, a lighting program was organised…
