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Nava J. Thakuria

Journalist based in Guwahati, Assam, India.

Dam in Tibet, A Concern for India, Bangladesh

The construction of a colossal hydropower project by China in Tibet has emerged as a matter of grave concern for India, especially for those residing in its eastern regions including Bangladesh. These areas now face a perpetual threat akin to…

Northeast India: Engineers’ Forum Expresses Concern over Tibet Dam

Guwahati: Expressing anxiety over the recent earthquake that hit the Tibetan plateau killing over 125 residents and injuring several others, a forum of graduate engineers in northeast India apprehended probable damages in the Brahmaputra valley if the China-made massive hydropower…

PEC Condemns Murder of Scribe in India, 1st Victim in 2025

Geneva: New Year has brought sad news for the Indian media fraternity as a young scribe was found murdered in the Bijapur locality of Chhattisgarh State on Friday. Local media persons informed that the body of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was…

Record Number of Journalists Killed in 2024, PEC Demands Justice 

Geneva, 3 January 2025:  A record number of media workers were killed last year, deplored the global media safety and rights body  Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), citing that at least 179 of them lost their lives in 25 countries around…

Pragjyotishpur LitFest ’24 Concludes with a High Note

Guwahati: The curtain came down for the Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2024 at Madhavdev International Auditorium of the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra premises in the prehistoric city of northeast India. The venue… The closing ceremony also witnessed the presentation of Pragjyotishpur LitFest…

2024: Globally, a Record Number of Journalists Killed

Geneva: A record number of media persons have been killed this year across the world, observed the global safety and rights body, Press Emblem Campaign. (www.pressemblem.ch/) At least 165 of them lost their lives in 21 countries in the globe…

12th Media Person Killed in Pakistan, PEC Expresses Serious Concern

Geneva: Pakistan, even though there is no war, continues to lose media persons to assailants. The South Asian nation witnessed the 12th journo-victim within the 12 months of 2024. Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body,…

Cultural Programs by Sanitation Children Paying Homage to Ambedkar

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma will grace a spectacular cultural event, organized by Valmiki Sangeet Vidyalaya, on Sunday (8 December 2024) in the city. Titled Samatar Chandere Jivanar Joigaan (Joy of Living with Rhythm of Equality) ,…

India: Avoidable By-polls, a Burden on Taxpayers

India’s billion-plus population is watching an initiative under the ‘one nation, one election’ policy by the Union government in New Delhi proposing simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha, State legislative assemblies, and local government bodies across the country to reduce the…

Palestinian Journalist Receives PEC 2024 Prize

Geneva: The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) annual prize 2024 for the protection of journalists was awarded to Palestinian journalist Iyad Alasttal on 20 November. Since 7 October last year, more than 150 Palestinian and Lebanese journalists have been killed, which…

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