Geneva: Freelance photojournalist Ko Soe Naing died lately under the Myanmar military custody and thus the young scribe becomes the first media-victims in the country (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh) after the 1 February 2021 military coup that deposed the democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi led government in Naypietaw. Naing, who used to…
Guwahati: A two-day ‘Camp Sitting and Public Open Hearing’ to hear the complaints related to the human rights violations in north-eastern States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim and Nagaland has been organised in the city. Organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India, the public hearing on 16 and 17 December 2021 at…
Geneva: Three ethnic Shan journalists along with a civilian were imprisoned for three years recently by a military court in Myanmar for spreading misinformation about the regime in Naypyidaw. Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, deplores the sentences and urges the military junta to respect the freedom of press. Editor…
Guwahati: Union ports, shipping & waterways and Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday graced the opening ceremony of 52nd varsity week in Dibrugarh University in eastern Assam along with sports-icon MC Mary Kom, DU vice-chancellor Lilakanta Nath and other dignitaries. Since its inception, DU has been the guiding beacon of excellence in upper Assam, commented…
Guwahati: The rousing voices against the brutal armed forces special powers act 1958 (AFSPA) gain momentum again in northeast India with the incident of Oting village in Nagaland, where 14 civilians recently lost their lives under its complicity. From local villages to State level organizations, north-eastern to national and international institutions have now come forward…
Guwahati: Union ports, shipping & waterways and Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday attended the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2021 in Panaji of Goa. At the inaugural function, tributes were paid to recently deceased India’s first chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat by observing silent prayer. Sonowal visited various stalls at the…
Guwahati: People of Assam observed Swahid Divas on 10 December, which is also recognised as global human rights day. Assam witnessed the first martyr of six-year long anti-foreigners movement as Khargeswar Talukder died after facing police atrocities on 10 December 1979 in Bhabanipur locality of western Assam. State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while attending…
Guwahati: Afghanistan and Mexico are the most dangerous countries for media work in 2021, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said in its annual report recently in Geneva. Since 1 January, 77 media workers have been killed in 28 countries so far across the world. Afghanistan leads with 12 assassinations,…
New Delhi. We bow down in homage to one of the distinguished men in camouflage in recent years. But while doing so, remember some of his widely publicized and scrutinized quotes. He was a “soldier’s officer” to his force and men, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-a strategic thinker, perhaps a little different from being ‘a…
New Delhi. Expressing deep regret over the demise of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Russian Ambassador Nikolay Kudashev on Wednesday said Moscow has lost a “very close friend”. Taking to Twitter, Kudashev said Rawat played a big role in the promotion of India and Russia bilateral special and privileged strategic partnership. “With the…
