Covid-19 taken away 20 scribes from Northeast

Guwahati: The Covid-19 pandemic has snatched away the lives of over 20 north-eastern journalists since March 2020, which is comparatively low to the national volume of media-corona casualty crossing the 300-mark. Besides three scribes, who died while working outside the region, all others succumbed to the novel coronavirus infection related ailments while performing their duty…

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IJU bats for compensation to media corona-victims

Guwahati: As India continues to lose journalists to Covid-19 complications, a national union of scribes has appealed to the Union government in New Delhi to declare working journalists as frontline warriors. Indian Journalists Union (IJU) also urges all States and Union territories to separately announce compensations to the families of corona-media victims excluding the Centre’s…

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PEC endorses demand of Cambodian CSOs for ensuring safety to journalists

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign, the global safety and media rights body, endorses the statement of Cambodian civil society organizations (CSO) on the occasion of ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ (2 November 2021) for ensuring safety and security to all working journalists in the south-east Asian country and urged the Cambodian government…

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Assam government dedicates a modern flyover to citizens on Deepawali

Guwahati: On the occasion of Deepawali (also known as Deepanwita,  Diwali or Dewali), the Hindu festival of lights, Assam government dedicated a newly built two-lane flyover at Supermarket-GS Road area on Thursday in the virtual capital of northeast Bharat. Inaugurating the flyover, State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assured that the BJP-led government is committed…

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As China prepares for Beijing 2022 Olympics, Tibetan freedom fighters globally raise concerns on human rights

Guwahati: As China is preparing for the next Winter Olympic Games, the Tibetan freedom fighters around the world start raising strong voices against the worst human rights records in the authoritarian country. They exclaimed that the IOC’s decision to hold a prestigious and influential games in China is nothing less than an endorsement of all…

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Nationwide protests against deadly Jihadi attack on ABVP activist in Tripura

New Delhi. ABVP held nationwide protests to strongly oppose the deadly Jihadi attack on unarmed ABVP karyakartas in Kailashahar, Tripura while engaged in membership drive on Friday (29th October), and demanded immediate arrests of all the culprits involved in the life-threatening attack. During the membership drive at RKI School in Kailashahar, Tripura, a Jihadi gang…

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