Tag Archives: Nava J Thakuria

Centenary celebration of Assam sports journalism begins

Posted on July 3, 2022 - 10:51am by UT News Service
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Guwahati: A year long celebration of 100 years of sports journalism in Assam begins coinciding the day while the first ever news related to a football competition was published in Asomiya (a weekly news magazine mentored by Chandra Kumar Agarwala) … Continue reading →

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India readies to welcome a tribal President

Posted on June 26, 2022 - 12:20pm by UT News Service
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Nava Thakuria If one believes in the simple mathematical calculation and minimum political honesty by public representatives in the Indian parliament and state legislative assemblies, the largest democracy on earth is expecting a lady tribal president in New Delhi next … Continue reading →

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PEC demands action against Bangladesh scribe killers

Posted on June 18, 2022 - 11:04am by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the globalmedia safety and rights body, expresses concern over the police inaction to nab the killers of Dhaka-based television journalist Abdul Bari, who was found dead on the bank of Hatirjheel lake in … Continue reading →

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PPFA demands a correct NRC with 1951 cut-off year

Posted on May 21, 2022 - 9:00pm by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while expressing worries at a police complaint  lodged by National Register of Citizens (NRC) Assam coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma against his predecessor, Prateek Hajela for deceitfully including names of suspected individuals in … Continue reading →

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IIT Guwahati hosts North East Research Conclave 2022

Posted on May 20, 2022 - 9:57pm by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Guwahati: Union education and skill development minister Dharmendra Pradhan, while inaugurating North East Research Conclave (NERC) 2022 at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati on Friday, commented that it would strengthen the linkages between industry, academia & … Continue reading →

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PPFA expresses concern over Ulfa(I)’s claim of execution, demands government to take serious note

Posted on May 8, 2022 - 11:45am by UT News Service
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Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) has expressed grave concern over the news relating to the execution of two Assamese youths by the separatist militant outfit with the conviction of spying for Assam police and demanded the government to take … Continue reading →

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More Myanmar scribes imprisoned, PEC denounces military action

Posted on April 10, 2022 - 11:13am by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Geneva: As the dictators of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) and military courts continue to detain and imprison journalists, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) expresses annoyance over the military junta’s actions. The Geneva-based global media safety … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of a vibrant media complex in Guwahati

Posted on April 1, 2022 - 9:12pm by UT News Service
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Nava J. Thakuria Guwahati: As the number of professional journalists, associated with various newspapers, news channels, radio outlets, digital platforms, etc is increasing rapidly in Guwahati, the virtual capital of northeast India and an emerging city with strategically importance for … Continue reading →

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3 more journalists imprisoned in Myanmar, PEC denounces military crackdown

Posted on March 26, 2022 - 12:11pm by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, denounces the continued crackdown on the media by the military junta of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) and demands the unconditional release of all … Continue reading →

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3,000 foreign journalists are working in Ukraine, six have been killed

Posted on March 20, 2022 - 11:01am by UT News Service
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The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said Saturday that 3,000 foreign journalists are working in Ukraine but six have been killed, dozens wounded and two kidnapped by Russia since Feb 24. The journalists were killed under various circumstances from shrapnel … Continue reading →

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