PEC condemns media restriction in Cambodia

Geneva, 14 February 2023: Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, expressed serious concern over the recent closure of a leading independent media outlet, available in Cambodia’s official language Khmer and English by the government and condemns all kinds of media restrictions in the south-east Asian country ahead of the scheduled national elections in July. Voice of Democracy (VOD), the online outlet…

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Sonowal tears down oppositions on corruption & nepotism in Meghalaya

Guwahati: Union ports, shipping & waterways and Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal came down heavily on the opposition parties (National People’s Party and Trinamool Congress) with tirade of charges including corruption, nepotism & inefficiency. Addressing an election rally at Byrnihat on Monday, the Bhartiya Janata Party leader commented that the north-eastern part of India came out its dark past to reclaim its glory due to the persistent effort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “From the days of violence and economic…

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BJP brings continuous development to Tripura: Sonowal

Guwahati: Coming down heavily on the opposition Congress & Left parties as their misrule used to bring dark days to the people of Tripura, Union ports, shipping & waterways and Ayush minister Sarbananda claimed that the electors now want peace and development. Campaigning for candidates nominated by Bharatiya Janata Party for the forthcoming State assembly…

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Massive rally planned against conversion in Guwahati

Religious conversion in India is continuously posing great threats to the scheduled tribes’ people of India since pre-independence. The conversions of tribal’s of Assam by foreign religions are not a new event but in the last few decades the conversion rate has increased drastically. Particularly the scheduled tribe people are the easiest prey or victim…

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Massive rally planned against conversion in Guwahati

Guwahati: A massive rally is planned at khanapara locality of the city on 12 February by Janajati Dharma-Sanskriti Suraksha Manch (JDSSM) with an aim to raise voices against the religious conversion among the tribals in India. The program called ‘Challo Dispur’ will also insist on removing those Schedule Tribe (ST) individuals, who had undergone a…

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Academic activities at Nagaon, Nalbari and Kokrajhar medical colleges to start soon

Guwahati: Academic activities at up-and-coming medical colleges in Nagaon, Nalbari and Kokrajhar of Assam are expected to begin very soon. Moreover, treatment facilities for the people in those college hospitals are also planned to begin by this year, said State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. He also referred to the inspection by a team of…

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Sonowal inaugurates G20 SFWG’s first day meeting

Guwahati: The first day’s program of G20 sustainable finance working group meeting (SFWG), which was inaugurated by Union ports, shipping & waterways and Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday, concluded successfully. Welcoming the delegates from different countries, Sonowal commented that the culture, heritage and the spirit of nature conservation in Guwahati reflect the pro-planet and…

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