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Nava J. Thakuria

Journalist based in Guwahati, Assam, India.

Journalist Killed in India’s UP, PEC Demands Justice

Geneva: One more journalist has been murdered in the central Indian State of Uttar Pradesh (UP) to increase the tally to four victims this year till date, which is condemned by global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign…

Bharat Fostering Brotherhood among Different Nations

India (Bharat) has been relentlessly pursuing global harmony and as a nation, it continues to spread spiritual values ​​and cultural heritage to foster universal brotherhood and friendship among different nations, commented Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya while addressing the 4th…

Chalachitram Film-fest  Kick Starts at Jyoti Chitraban

Guwahati: The eighth edition of  Chalachitram National Film Festival – 2024  kick starts at Jyoti Chitraban premises in  Kahilipara locality of the prehistoric city on Saturday, which was inaugurated by Cotton University vice-chancellor Dr. Ramesh Ch Deka in the presence…

Recognising Asomiya as a Classical Language

Now it’s official– Assamese (Asomiya) is a classical language. The Union Cabinet on 3 October 2024 approved to confer Classical Language status to the Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Bengali (Bangla), and Assamese languages. The classical languages serve as a custodian of…

PEC Demands Probe into Murder of Bangla Media Person

  Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expressed shock over the murder of Bangladeshi media person Tanjil Jahan Islam Tamim (33) and demanded a fair probe into the incident to identify and punish the…

Conserve Rain Water, Plant Trees, Save the Planet: RSS Sarsanghchalak

Guwahati: On the occasion of Vijayadashami festival, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat made a fervent appeal to everyone to care for nature and protect the planet for the human race. In his annual address from the headquarters of…

Pitching for Updating 1951 NRC across India

As the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updating process in Assam embraced corruption and malpractices, the issue often drew media attention across India and lately Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma added another dimension advocating for a countrywide NRC. The…

PPFA Urges Dispur, AASU to Bat for 1951 as Cut-off Year

Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) appreciates the State government in Dispur and the current leadership of All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) to resolve the definition of Asomiya (Assamese people) with the cut-off date of 1 January 1951. The forum…

PEC Condemns Murder of  Indian Journalist Salman Ali Khan

  Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights, expressed shock over the killing of journalist Salman Ali Khan (35) in Madhya Pradesh of central India and demanded a fair probe into the murder so that the…

PEC Appreciates Prof Yunus for Reflecting on a Media Commission

Geneva: After putting numerous troubles for professional media persons in Bangladesh with brutal laws in the background of relentless socio-political turmoil in the last few decades, the current interim government in Dhaka, headed by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, starts…

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