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Monday, June 20th, 2016
Nava Thakuria Guwahati: Nature’s Beckon and Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) have expressed utter dismay at the poaching of another one-horned rhinoceros at Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in a fortnight, and demanded stringent actions against the culprits. Both the organizations opined that the killing of seventh rhino till date this year at the most protected forest […]
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Sunday, June 19th, 2016
By Our Correspondent Guwahati: Understanding the endless difficulties and financial limitations faced by the media persons, voices have been raised for a group life & health insurance coverage for the media employees including working & freelance journalists engaged with various media outlets of the city. The members of Guwahati Press Club emphasize on a participatory […]
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Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: Asian Development Bank (ADB) appreciates the ‘successful political transition’ in Myanmar’s development in the recent past and assures all possible supports in promoting education, quality jobs and enhance infrastructures in the southeast Asian country. The ADB president Takehiko Nakao recently met with Myanmar’s President U Htin Kyaw and the Burmese foreign […]
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Saturday, June 11th, 2016
By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: Burma News International (BNI), while arguing that the media always works for humanitarian interest across the globe, urges the Myanmar government at NayPieTaw to review the case related to a senior journalist working for British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and pardon Ko Nay Myo Lin. In a statement issued on 9 June […]
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Friday, June 10th, 2016
Issued by Nava Thakuria, secretary, Guwahati Press Club Guwahati, 10 June: Journalist Nand Kishor Gupta, who died yesterday in Mumbai, was flown to the city today and paid last respect by the members of Guwahati Press Club before his creation. Gupta, 46, breathed his last at Mumbai airport around 3.10 pm on Thursday on his […]
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Thursday, June 9th, 2016
Nava Thakuria Guwahati: The city based senior journalist Nand Kishor Gupta (46) breathed his last at Mumbai airport on 9 June 2016 afternoon on his return journey to Guwahati. Gupta left for Mumbai on 3 June for treatment at Tata Memorial Hospital. An active member of Guwahati Press Club, Gupta was suffering from gallbladder cancer […]
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Saturday, June 4th, 2016
By Our Correspondent Guwahati, June 4: The Narayana Super-specialty Hospital has offered the Journalist Privilege Cards to the member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club. Over 175 health cards were distributed among the scribes in a function held today at GPC auditorium. Senior officials of the north Guwahati based hospital including Amit G. Choudhury, Shantanu Bhattacharjee with […]
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Nava Thakuria Guwahati: The city based Narayana Super-specialty Hospital in association with Guwahati Press Club (GPC) planned to offer Journalist Privilege Cards to its member-journalists. The recognized members of the press club will be handed over the health cards in a function starting at 2 pm on Saturday (4 June 2016) in the press club […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
By Our Correspondent Guwahati, 31 May: The Assam Press Correspondents’ Union (APCU) organized a media talk and also a health camp for its members on Monday in the city. Nearly hundred rural reporters from different parts of the State joined in the program and took advantages of healthcare consultations. Journalist Nava Thakuria, while attending the […]
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
By Our Correspondent Guwahati: Assam Press Correspondents’ Union (APCU) has organized a media talk and also a health camp for its members on 30 May. The general health check-up for the participants will be sponsored by Assam’s well known Dispur Hospitals, where the second dose of Hepatitis-B vaccine will also be administered at APCU’s head […]
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Sunday, May 15th, 2016
By Our Correspondent Guwahati: Two Assamese books were released in a glittering function held at a city hall on 15 May 2016, where audience from different walks of life graced the occasion. The chief editor of Niyamia Barta, an Assamese daily, and also a celebrated writer Phanindra Kumar Debchoudhury, a motivation worker Dr Minati Barthakur […]
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Saturday, May 14th, 2016
By Our Correspondent Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed shock over the murder of two scribes in separate incidents in central India and urged the authorities to punish the culprits under the law. The forum also appealed to the media fraternity of the country to get united in the process of delivering justice to the […]
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Friday, May 13th, 2016
By Our Correspondent Guwahati: With rising incidents of drug abuse among youths across Assam in northeast India, a leading non-government organization of the region launched a mass awareness campaign about it with an aim to save the upcoming generation from the impending danger. We are deeply concerned about the growing drug menace in Assam. The […]
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2016
By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: Maintaining the demand for all due benefits to media employees including the journalists in accordance with the guidelines of Majithia Wage Board, an Assam based scribe body urged the managements of media houses in northeast India to implement the latest wage board recommendations to show respect to the Supreme Court (of […]
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Saturday, May 7th, 2016
By Our Correspondent Guwahati, May 7: Over 30 media persons, took the first dose of Hepatitis-B vaccine last month, were administered the second dose of the vaccine at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday to complete the process. The vaccination camp was organized and sponsored by the city based Dispur Hospitals, which has started the mission […]
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Wednesday, May 4th, 2016
By Our Correspondent Guwahati: Four books related to healthcare initiatives, published by the city based down town hospital, were released at Guwahati Press Club on 4 May 2016. All the books, written by medical consultants of the pioneer private hospital in northeast India, were officially released by Kanaksen Deka, former president of Asom Sahitya Sabha […]
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Wednesday, May 4th, 2016
By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: Understanding the growing influence of alternate or social media across the globe, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) has taken the help of new media outlets to release a series of infographics as part of a campaign to highlight the situation of press freedom and access to information in Cambodia […]
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Wednesday, May 4th, 2016
By Our Correspondent Guwahati: Senior journalist of northeast India and a member of Guwahati Press Club, Naba Sarma (79) passed away on 3 May 2016. Sarma, who worked both in regional and national media outlets, breathed his last at Gauhati Medical College Hospital on Tuesday morning after a massive heart attack. He left behind his […]
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Monday, May 2nd, 2016
By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: Eminent Sattriya dance exponent of Assam, Padmashri Jatin Goswami will attend the ‘Guest of the Month’ program of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 3 May. The interactive program will start at 11 am and conclude by 1 pm. Born at Adhar Sattra of Dergaon in eastern Assam on 2 August 1933, […]
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Saturday, April 30th, 2016
Nava Thakuria Guwahati: Assam Press Correspondents’ Union (APCU) observed its foundation day at its newly opened office on Saturday and honored popular Assamese writer-journalist Anuradha Sarma Pujari for her contribution to the local media. Earlier the new office of APCU at Bhetapara locality of the city was inaugurated by distinguished journalist Ajit Kumar Bhuyan in […]
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Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: A talk on the changing political scenario of Myanmar is organized at at Guwahati Press Club on Thursday (21 April 2016). Senior journalist from Assam, Bidhayak Das will participate in the program starting at 3 pm as a resource person. Presently based in Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar, Das is […]
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Thursday, April 14th, 2016
By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: A modest earthquake measuring around 7 magnitudes in Richter scale was experienced in eastern India on Wednesday (13 April 2016). The tremor for two minutes was experienced at 7.26 pm. Epicenter of the earthquake was in Myanmar-India border at Latitude 230 N & Longitude 94.90 E at the depth of 134 […]
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Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
By Our Correspondent Guwahtai: An audio compact disc titled as Sangbadik (journalist) was released at Guwahati Press Club on 12 April 2016. The CD comprises a chorus narrating the glory of journalism, which is penned by Assam’s senior administrative officer Pawan Kumar Barthakur. It has music by Tapan Kakoti where PK Barthakur, Parashmani, Bidyut Bikash, […]
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Saturday, April 2nd, 2016
By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam [PPFA] welcomed the verdict of Gauhati High Court in clearing all hurdles to complete the proposed war [martyr’s] memorial on the north bank of historic Dighalipukhuri in the heart of the city. The Gauhati high court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation [PIL] to permanently halt […]
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Sunday, March 27th, 2016
By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: Eminent Kannada author Professor Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa, who is widely regarded as one of modern India’s foremost novelists, will attend the ‘Guest of the Month’ program of Guwahati Press Club [GPC] on Monday [28 March 2016]. The interactive session with the Saraswati Sanman awardee is scheduled to start at GPC auditorium […]
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Sunday, March 13th, 2016
Guwahati: The 45th National Safety Week, observed at Nagaon Paper Mill (NPM), Kagajnagar on 4-11 March witnessed a series of activities including administering of safety pledges, wearing of safety badges by the employees, safety essay writing competitions, display of safety banner & posters with discussions over various industrial safety related issues. The celebration kicked off […]
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Wednesday, March 9th, 2016
By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: The World Kidney Day (WKD) will be observed at Dispur Hospitals Pvt. Ltd of northeast India. The Dispur Hospital management has decided to mark the day on Thursday with various activities including a free kidney check-up camp for common people. It may be mentioned that the WKD is observed on 10 […]
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Friday, March 4th, 2016
By Our Correspondent Guwahati: Expressing serious concern over a brutal attack on a Manipuri film-maker by separatist militants, the Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) urged the authority to take serious note of the situation where the banned armed militant outfits continue targeting civilians for not entertaining their extortion notices. According to Imphal based media outlets, […]
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Saturday, February 27th, 2016
By Our Correspondent Guwahati, 27 February: Over thousand patriotic citizens of the city joined today in a protest march against the anti-national elements emerged from different parts of the country. The participants assembled at Dighalipukhuri point exactly at 11 am and marched towards Chandmari raising national flags and sloganeering against the anti-India forces. The protest […]
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Friday, February 26th, 2016
By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: Activists across the world demand that no political prisoners should (must) be left behind in Burma’s jails. Burma Campaign UK, while carrying out its mission to support human rights in Myanmar, called the Burmese home minister Lt Gen Ko Ko for immediate release of high profile activist Nilar Thein, who is […]
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