Author: Nava Thakuria
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कोकराझार-गेलेफू रेल लिंक और भूटान का उभरता हुआ माइंडफुलनेस सिटी
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने 13 मार्च 2026 को पश्चिमी असम में कई विकास कार्यों की नींव रखी, जिनमें भूटान को कोकराझार से जोड़ने वाला पहला रेल नेटवर्क भी शामिल था। 3,456 करोड़ रुपये की इस परियोजना से व्यापार, पर्यटन और कनेक्टिविटी को बढ़ावा मिलेगा। 69 किलोमीटर लंबा यह रेल नेटवर्क बालाजान, गारूभासा, रूनीखाता, शांतिपुर, दादगिरी…
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बांग्लादेश की सत्ता में तारीक़ रहमान, अधर में शेख़ हसीना का भविष्य!
स्वतंत्र और निष्पक्ष चुनाव की विस्तृत तैयारियों के बाद, उत्सवधर्मी माहौल में बांग्लादेश में 12 फरवरी को आम चुनाव संपन्न हुआ। इस चुनाव में बांग्लादेश नेशनलिस्ट पार्टी (BNP) ने प्रचंड जीत दर्ज करते हुए सत्ता में वापसी की। पार्टी नेता तारीक़ रहमान के नेतृत्व में BNP ने 300 सदस्यीय राष्ट्रीय संसद (जातीय संसद) की 200…
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Assam: When prince of melody departs
For nearly five days, Assam was brought to a standstill, where markets places were closed, streets deserted, people flocked to roadside points with life-size portraits to pay homage to their beloved prince of melody, newspapers dedicated front-pages only with Zubeen related developments and news channels telecast all important updates with true to the term 24…
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AAEA cautiously appreciates Ethanol blending mission with Petrol
Guwahati: As the Supreme Court of India has recently rejected a public interest litigation against standardization of 20 percent ethanol blending with pure petrol across the country, an Assam-based graduate engineers’ forum, cautiously appreciates the initiative with caveats for the owners of old vehicles, which were calibrated for zero to 5 % ethanol mixing. Ethanol20…
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पूर्वोत्तर भारत : पत्रकारिता, आचारनीति, कवरेज का दायरा आदि
क्या यह नैतिक (या तार्किक) रूप से सही है कि किसी दैनिक अख़बार का संपादक नियमित रूप से किसी दूसरे दैनिक अख़बार में कॉलम लिखे—ख़ासकर तब, जब दोनों अख़बार एक ही भाषा में और एक ही क्षेत्र से प्रकाशित हो रहे हों? क्या यह स्थिति अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से यह सिद्ध नहीं करती कि वह कॉलम…
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Nearly 100 film works submitted for CNFF-25
Guwahati: As the 9th Chalachitram National Film Festival 2025 (CNFF-25) sets for 25 & 26 October next at Jyoti Chitraban film studio premises in Kahilipara, nearly 100 film works have reached the organizing committee till 15 August from various parts of northeast Bharat and also outside the region. The two-day annual festival, initiated for fostering…
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पूर्वोत्तर भारत : पत्रकारिता, आचारनीति, कवरेज का दायरा आदि
क्या यह नैतिक (या तार्किक) रूप से सही है कि किसी दैनिक अख़बार का संपादक नियमित रूप से किसी दूसरे दैनिक अख़बार में कॉलम लिखे—ख़ासकर तब, जब दोनों अख़बार एक ही भाषा में और एक ही क्षेत्र से प्रकाशित हो रहे हों? क्या यह स्थिति अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से यह सिद्ध नहीं करती कि वह कॉलम…
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Andaman draws international media attention, but for wrong reasons
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India, recently drew national and international media attention for two incidents, but both for wrong reasons. The group of 572 islands, where 38 are inhabited, with the landmass of around 8,249 square kilometre woke up to an incident where a foreigner was caught for visiting a…
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Indian journalist found dead in Andaman islands, PEC demands fair investigation
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expressed serious concern over the suspected killing of online journalist Sahadev Dey at Diglipur area of Andaman and Nicobar islands on 29 March 2025 and demanded a fair probe to identify the probable culprits and punish them under the law. Local media in…
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TV Journalist killed in Nepal, PEC demands fair probe
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body expresses shock over the killing of a Nepali journalist in Kathmandu on 28 March 2025 and demanded a fair probe into the tragic incidents which led to the demise of television journalist Suresh Rajak (photo). Local media reports reveal that Rajak was burnt…
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Needed to define the term working journalist: JFA
Guwahati: In a democratic country, every citizen who expresses his views constructively through any medium (now abundantly used digital platforms) can be termed as a journalist, who may be associated with any profession and not necessarily employed by any media house; but that will not suit for a working (or say professional) journalist, commented a…
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Bangladesh may go for elections by 2025
There are indications surfacing from Bangladesh that the country may go for national elections by this year if the concerned political parties agree to accept a minimal reform in various administrative, financial and electoral agencies with assurances that the winning representatives in Jatiya Sansad (National Assembly/Parliament) will continue pursuing the reform process in the south…
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Guwahati: A Bhaona and its aftermath
The controversy erupting after a social media post from a television journalist, associated with Gauhati Press Club (formerly Guwahati Press Club) brought many questions for the media body, which invited a minister in Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s cabinet for a cultural program, scheduled for 15 March in the city, but ended in receiving…
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Indian journalist shot dead, PEC demands justice
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over the murder of an Indian print journalist in Uttar Pradesh and demands a fair probe to deliver justice to the bereaved family. Local media reported that Raghavendra Vajpayee (40), a scribe associated with highly popular Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagaran on Saturday…
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When controversy exposes a degenerated press club
A recent controversy erupted following a social media post by a television journalist, associated with Gauhati Press Club (earlier Guwahati Press Club) in northeast India, brought many questions for the media body, which invited a minister in Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s cabinet for a cultural program, but shockingly ‘faced derogatory comments’. The particular…