[Assam] Guwahatians defy ultra diktats

http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=aug1710/city05 Guwahatians defy ultra diktats GUWAHATI, Aug 16 – It seems that the abhorrence of the Guwahatians towards the diktats of the militants for boycotting the National Days, like the Independence Day and the Republic Day, is growi

[Assam] new engagement

Dear friends/well wishers,   I have joined NewsTime, a Guwahati based 24 hour satellite news channel (Assamese) as a roving editor. Senior journalist Pratap Bardoloi will lead us as the chief editor. We expect to air our program by next month.   Nava Thakuria Guwahati    (m) +91 98640 44917

[Assam] Paresh alone can’t decide fate of State

Paresh alone can’t decide fate of State Correspondent  NALBARI, Aug 22 – In order to expedite the much awaited talks between the ULFA and the Central Government, the Sanmilita Jatia Abhivartan today organised a district-level convention at Nalbari Natya Mandir and mounted pressure on the Central

[Assam] I am not opposed to talks: ULFA leader

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_i-am-not-opposed-to-talks-ulfa-leader_1428005 I am not opposed to talks: ULFA leader ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Barua today said that he was not opposed to talks but was against any diversion in the outfit's ideology. In an e-mail sent to the media in G

[Assam] Janmashtami rally in Dhaka Sep 1

Janmashtami rally in Dhaka Sep 1   Dhaka, Aug 27 (bdnews24.com)—Hindus in Dhaka city will take out a traditional rally marking Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Sri Krishna, on Sep 1. The decision came from a meeting of Mohanagar Sarbojonin Puja Committee on Friday. The procession will start

[Assam] Non-Muslims deserve to be appointed President (in Bangladesh)

Non-Muslims deserve to be appointed President (in Bangladesh) It is a fact that no non-Muslim has become President of Bangladesh. It is contrary to the concept of secularism doctrine. While Prime Minister is a Muslim so President should be from non-Muslim or vice versa. Not only for the post of

[Assam] Khagen Mahanta-Archana Mahanta will attend GPC programme

Dear friends, Here is a news item for your information and use. Regards, Nava Thakuria, Guwahati Press Club, Guwahati       Khagen Mahanta-Archana Mahanta will attend GPC programme   Guwahati: Eminent singers Khagen Mahanta and Archana Mahanta will attend the ‘Guest of the Month’ programme of

[Assam] NFNE condemns killing of journalist in Hojai

Dear friends, Here is a statement for your information. Regards, Nava Thakuria, Guwahati (m) +91 98640 44917     NFNE condemns killing of journalist in Hojai   Guwahati: National Federation of Newspaper Employees has expressed shock and grief at the brutal killing of a freelance journalist in

[Assam] Sports under Ministers

Sports under Ministers   The national convener of Clean Sports India, BVP Rao, did in Guwahati recently what citizens of the State have not had the courage to do in years. Having arrived in the city to participate in the Abhiruchi Sports Day regularly held on September 3, Rao issued a press

[Assam] ‘I’m a simple man, not an art iste’

‘I’m a simple man, not an artiste’     GUWAHATI, Sept 5: “I don’t consider myself as an artiste. I am a simple man – a man who can admit his mistakes while others can also criticize them,” said noted artiste Khagen Mahanta while speaking as the “Guest of the Month” of the Guwahati Press Club

[Assam] 50 top Indian activists handed over since 2009

50 top Indian activists handed over since 2009 By The New Nation, Dhaka At least 50 top leaders and activists of different separatist groups of India, nabbed by Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies, have been handed over to India since Awami League assumed power in 2009. Bangladesh handed over

[Assam] India’s role on Burma’s inclusi ve election urged

India’s role on Burma’s inclusive election urged The Indian government should ‘grant the benefits of democracy, humanity and prosperity to the peoples of India's neighbours too’ and take a critical stance on the fairness and inclusiveness of the upcoming elections in Burma and their results. T

[Assam] The Nationality Question has been Ignored - An Interview with Hiren Gohain

Hiren Gohain had been one of the very few brave and clear voices during the Assam movement turmoil (1979-1985). This earned him respect, hostility and even physical assault. His erudition and fearlessness have fruitfully combined with a left orientation to become an indispensable ingredient of

[Assam] No increase in population in Assam

No increase in population, only a rapid disappearance of tigers in Assam Assam forest department?s claim of increasing tiger population was not only false but has been made with the aim of getting money from various funding agencies, a prominent conservationist organisation claimed today. ?Fores

[Assam] Electronic Media Forum Asom to meet on Oct 10 at Guwahati Press Club

Dear friends, Here is a news item for your information. Regards, Nava Thakuria (m) 098640 44917   Electronic Media Forum Asom to meet on Oct 10 at Guwahati Press Club Guwahati:  Newly launched ‘Electronic Media Forum Asom’ has organized a meeting at Guwahati Press Club on October 10 to discuss

[Assam] India should have stopped participating in CWG

India should have stopped participating in CWG Arindam Chaudhuri, Editor-in-chief, The Sunday Indian   I really had decided to not write about the Commonwealth Games at all – the reason is clear in the heading and I will elaborate soon enough! However, receiving too many mails and requests as

[Assam] Pro-democrcay rights activist Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace prize

Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace prize Liu Xiaobo, a jailed Chinese rights activist, has won the 2010 Nobel Peace prize. Before the official announcement in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on Friday, Liu had been the advance favourite in the guessing-game for the award. Liu is in prison for helping to

[Assam] EMFA formed, annual awards launched

Dear friends, Here is a statement for your information and use. Regards, Nava Thakuria     EMFA formed, annual awards launched   Guwahati, Oct 10: A forum comprising all the electronic media persons of Guwahati was formed at the Guwahati Press Club on Sunday (10.10.10). Formed with an aim to

[Assam] State loses 55 tigers in a decade

State loses 55 tigers in a decade GUWAHATI, Oct 11 – The truth or the lie, depending on the perspective, is finally out. Assam has lost at least 55 tigers between 2000 and 2010. Data provided by the Assam Forest Department, under the RTI Act, indicate that tigers have died due to various reaso

[Assam] How to Fix Illegal Bangladeshi Migration

http://in.news.yahoo.com/columnist/nitin_pai/12/how-to-fix-illegal-bangladeshi-migration Pax Indica Nitin Pai demystifies the anarchy of international relations BY NITIN PAI How to Fix Illegal Bangladeshi Migration "Probably the most important event in (Assam) during the last 25 years -- an e

[Assam] Durga Puja in Bangladesh

http://theindependent-bd.com/ Durga Puja in Bangladesh   Bangladesh is a land of holy places, holy rivers, and large religious festivals. Almost every aspect of life is infused with religious gestures, rites, and meaning. Every year hundreds of religious festivals and pilgrimages are celebrate

[Assam] Can’t the Haj Committee do without poli ticians?

Can’t the Haj Committee do without politicians?   DATELINE GUWAHATI/Wasbir Hussain   Every year, just before the first batch of pilgrims are to depart, brisk activity is noticed among politicians, particularly Congress politicians, who come to visit the pilgrims. That is seen as an attempt to

[Assam] Arun Purie in plagiarism row

http://news.oneindia.in/2010/10/16/aroon-purie-plagiarism-india-today-editorial-slate.html India Today editor Arun Purie in plagiarism row Bangalore, Oct 16: Just days ahead of his exit from India Today, Aroon Purie, prominent journalist and the current Editor-in-Chief of the leading weekly ma

[Assam] Boat Clinic under C-NES-NRHM partnership launched in Kamrup district of Assam

Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) (North-east Office) ‘Ilashree’, House No. 9, Byelane-2, Rajgarh Road Guwahati – 781003, Assam. Tel: 91-361-2463962 email: san...@c-nes.org, sanjaysha...@c-nes.org, website: www.c-nes.org 25 October 2010 Press Release Boat Clinic und

[Assam] Arundhati Roy has become a joke: Guha

  http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/1/201010292010102903332299368035e3f/Arundhati-roy-has-become-a-joke-Guha.html Arundhati roy has become a joke: Guha Nine years after the Booker winner snubbed him, eminent historian Ramachandra Guha makes the most of the opportunity to get even with her;

[Assam] Bangladesh Visa Camp at Guwahati

Dear friends, Here is a news item for your kind information. Regards, Nava Thakuria (m) 98640 44917   BangladeshVisa Camp at Guwahati   Guwahati: The Deputy High Commission for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Kolkata has arranged a one-day Visa-camp in Guwahati tomorrow (6th November 2010

[Assam] GNRC Media Fellowship

fellowship program will start from December 1, 2010. For more information you may kindly contact me either by e-mail or at 008801610725336. Nava Thakuria Presently in Dhaka, Bangladesh ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org

[Assam] Pay us money: AASU tells business houses

http://expressbuzz.com/nation/pay-us-money-aasu-tells-business-houses/225789.html GUWAHATI : Mired in a controversy of sorts in the wake of an organisation exposing its forceful collection of funds from business houses, the influential All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) on Wednesday publicly asse

[Assam] AASU vandalism invites condemnation

AASU vandalism invites condemnation http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov2710/city05 GUWAHATI, Nov 26 – The vandalism by AASU activists at several Vishal Mega Marts across the State on Thursday has not gone down well with the citizens who feel that the student body had no bu

[Assam] AASU Vandalism

AASU Vandalism http://www.sentinelassam.com/editorial/story.php?sec=3&subsec=0&id=54954&dtP=2010-11-27&ppr=1#54954   So the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) is very angry. Reason? The Vishal Mega Mart company has betrayed the students’ body by resorting to an ‘‘unethical’’ tapping of conversati

[Assam] Perils of being a mere consumer

http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=55098&dtP=2010-11-28&ppr=1#55098 Perils of being a mere consumer WITH EYES WIDE OPEN D. N. Bezboruah Certain events of Wednesday and Thursday in Assam have underscored what inevitably happens when a very large segment of a

[Assam] GNRC Media Fellows declared

GNRC Media Fellows declared   Guwahati: Three city based journalists have been selected for 4th GNRC media fellowship programme. Initiated by GNRC Hospitals in association with Guwahati Press Club, the media fellowships have gone to Prasanta Mena (NE Television), Arup Sandilya (Dainik Janambhumi

[Assam] NewsTime Assam

Dear friends, NewsTime Assam is available (as test signal) on the cable network in our region. We will be available on DTH soon. I expect your valuable feedback. Nava Thakuria, Roving Editor, NewsTime Assam, Guwahati (m) 098640 44917

[Assam] Media fraternity step up protests against repeated assault

http://arunachaltimes.com/ Media fraternity step up protests against repeated assault ITANAGAR, Dec 16: Even after four days of the assault on two women journalists, the case is yet to make any headway. Reacting to the hapless situation, entire press fraternity including owners of the

[Assam] EMFA meeting at press club

Dear editor/friends, Here is a small news item for your kind information. Regards, Nava Thakuria   EMFA meeting at press club   Guwahati: The Electronic Media Forum Assam has instituted an annual EMFA Awards for electronic media professionals in Assam.  The categories of awards will include

[Assam] EMFA Awards announced

Dear editor/friends, Here is a small news item for your kind information and use. Regards, Nava Thakuria, Guwahati     EMFA Awards announced   Guwahati: The Electronic Media Forum Assam has announced three yearly awards to encourage the journalists, associated with the news channels, for their

[Assam] No papers in Arunachal

http://thehoot.org/web/home/index.php   No papers in Arunachal     Arunachal Pradesh did not get  newspapers  for  second  consecutive day, on Dec 20. The working journalists of the State have gone for indefinite strike  since December 18 with their demand to nab the culprits associated with

[Assam] Launching of NewsTime Assam

Group of Companies and Editor-in-Chief of NewsTime Assam. You are cordially invited to attend the programme. Nava Thakuria, Roving Editor, NewsTime Assam, Ground and First Floor, Peace Enclave, Ulubari, Guwahati-781007 (m) 98640 44917

[Assam] Assam’s first 24x7 news channel

Assam’s first 24x7 news channel launched Dayanath Singh News Time Assam, the first 24x7 news channel of Assam was launched in presence of Rose Valley Group Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Gautam Kundu, channel’s Chief Editor, Pratap Bordoloi ,Rosé Valley Group Director, Shivomoy Dutta and

[Assam] ULFA chairman's bail

The ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa is released on bail with an eye on the proposed New Delhi-ULFA peace talks. Lot of people welcome him in Guwahati and in some other places. Few of them even carried the flag of ULFA, which is otherwise a banned organization. But some points we must not for

[Assam] EMFA condemns extortion notice to Media Houses

Dear editor/friends, Here is a statement for your information and kind use. Regards, Nava Thakuria, President, Electronic Media Forum Assam, Ambari, Guwahati-781001 (m) 98640 44917 EMFA condemns extortion notice to Media Houses Guwahati: Electronic Media Forum Assam (EMFA) has condemned

[Assam] ‘Gogoi family has Rs 18-crore property in US’

  Gogoi involved in embezzlement: KMSS GUWAHATI, Jan 8 – Peasant organisation Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti today alleged that Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is involved in embezzling the public money of the State and part of the money laundered by him has been siphoned off to the US to procure prop

[Assam] ULFA remembers illegal Bangladeshis

ULFA remembers illegal Bangladeshis When they took shelter in Bangladesh, the militant leaders could not see a single illegal Bangladeshi in Assam. But once the government of neighboring country handed over them to India after there arrest (?) in Dhaka, they start remembering that Assam is full

[Assam] Suhas Chakma at GPC

the State governments of Assam and Meghalaya and the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Nava Thakuria ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

[Assam] R-Day Celebration at Press Club

Dear editor/friends, Here is a news item for your information. Regards, Nava Thakuria, Guwahati   R-Day Celebration at Press Club   Guwahati: As usual, defying the diktat of militants, the journalist fraternity will observe Republic Day and hoist national flag at 11 am in the premises of

[Assam] Interview with Prof Muhammad Yunus

Dear friends, You may watch my interview program with Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus (the Bangladesh Grameen Bank managing director) in NewsTime Assam at 10 am on January 30 (Sunday).Nava Thakuria ___ assam mailing list assam

[Assam] ULFA to speak to media tomorrow

Dear friends, Here is a small news for your information. Regards, Nava Thakuria ULFA to speak to media tomorrow Guwahati: Section of United Liberation Front of Asom leaders will speak to media tomorrow (Feb 5). The ULFA leaders have organized a  press meet on Saturday morning (11 am) in

[Assam] Press Meet on Campaign for Good Governance

Dear editor/bureau chief/journalist friends, Here is a statement for your kind information. Regards, Nava Thakuria, Guwahati Press Meet on Campaign for Good Governance Dear Sir/Madam, The denigration of the parliamentary democracy by almost all the political parties is a matter of grave concern

[Assam] Calcutta HC quashes Rose Valley writ, asks it to move Sebi forum

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/hc-quashes-rose-valley-writ-asks-it-to-move-sebi-forum/130023/on HC quashes Rose Valley writ, asks it to move Sebi forum Press Trust of India / Kolkata March 23, 2011   The High Court here  rejected a writ petition of Rose Valley Real Estate and Con

[Assam] grameen bank without prof yunus

hello friend, bangladesh supreme court may decide the fate of nobel awardee prof yunus tomorrow. tried to analyse the situation when yunus will be out of grameen. nava thakuria http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/epaper.asp?id=apr0311/Page6 ___ assam

[Assam] Dr Bezbaruah to hit theatres in Hindi avatar

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110418/jsp/northeast/story_13865867.jsp Guwahati, April 17: Dr Bezbaruah, an evergreen Assamese film, is coming to a theatre near you in Hindi. Shivam, the Hindi remake of this classic thriller, is set to hit the screens across the country next month retaining the

[Assam] ASEAN and the North East Connection

http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/epaper.asp?id=apr2011/Page6 ASEAN and the North East Connection Lead article in today's Assam Tribune. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

[Assam] The Hindu family feud gets ugly, editor N Ravi thrown out

The Hindu family feud gets ugly, editor N Ravi thrown out   The family feud of the owners of The Hindu daily has intensified further, with N Ram, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, teaming up with some directors to keep his cousin N Ravi away from the post of the next editor-in-chief. Ram ha

[Assam] Two fasts, two responses

Two fasts, two responses THE 72-year-old Gandhian Anna Hazare fasted for barely four days demanding that an anti-corruption law be introduced and he touched a raw nerve throughout the country. Voices of solidarity literally flooded in like a tidal wave from every part of the subcontinent, alth

[Assam] “BTC and Dispur’s report to NHRC on Adivasis eviction in November 2010”

Asian Centre for Human Rights [ACHR has Special Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC] C-3/441-C, Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058, India Phone: +91-11-25620583, 25503624 Email: suhascha...@achrweb.org: Website: www.achrweb.org   PRESS INVITE “BTC and Dispur’s report  to NHRC on Adivasis eviction in N

[Assam] Assam, don't hold your breath

Assam, don't hold your breath By: Sanjib Baruah/ Forbes India In spite of successful elections, it’s too early to declare that the troubled state is on the road to recovery. There are signs that the Assam elections mark the beginning of a new phase in the state’s politics. The voter turnout rat

[Assam] Remembering Parag: Assam's Way

Remembering Parag: Assam's Way Every year, while the media, civil society and advocacy groups of the region remember Parag on May 17, his mother makes a brief statement expressing her never ending sorrow and grief. The authority, investigative agency and the judiciary of India have failed till

[Assam] Eye–check up camp for scribes in Press Club

Dear friend/editors, Here is a news item for your information and use. Regards, Nava Thakuria, Secretary, Guwahati Press Club   Eye–check up camp for scribes in Press Club Guwahati: The Guwahati Press Club in association with Sankaradeva Nethralaya has organized an eye-check up camp on May 28

[Assam] EMFA Television Media Awards 2010

Dear friend/editors, Here is a news item for your information and use. Regards, Nava Thakuria, President, Electronic Media Forum Assam c/o Guwahati Press Club, Guwahati-781001 (m) 098640 44917   EMFA Television Media award on May 28 Guwahati: The Electronic Media Forum Assam has organized the

[Assam] General Health Check-up Camp at Press Club

Dear friend/editors, Here is a news item for your information. Regards, Nava Thakuria (m) 98640 44917 General Health Check-up Camp at Press Club Guwahati: The Apollo Clinic, Guwahati in association with Guwahati Press Club has organised a general health check-up and awareness camp for

[Assam] Dr Ilias Ali to attend GPC program

Dear friends, Here is a small news item for your kind information. Regards, Nava Thakuria, Guwahati   Dr Ilias Ali to attend GPC program   Guwahati: Dr Ilias Ali, a senior surgeon will attend the ‘Guest of the Month’ program of Guwahati Press Club on June 10 (Friday). Presently assigned as the

[Assam] Ulfa victims to meet at Rang Ghar

Guwahati, June 10: Rang Ghar, the birthplace of Ulfa, will now play host to a convention organised by families of those killed by the proscribed outfit, in the hope of signalling an end to insurgency in the state. Organised under the banner of the Xontrax Virudhi Xanti Abhibartan, the organisers

[Assam] Bring Dey’s killers to book, root out Mafia

http://expressbuzz.com/opinion/editorials/bring-dey’s-killers-to-book-root-out-mafia/283658.html Bring Dey’s killers to book, root out Mafia Speculations about who killed journalist Jyotirmoy Dey in Mumbai on Saturday might not be in order but it would not be surprising if it turns out that it

[Assam] JFA demands high level probe into Joy Dey’s murder

JFA demands high level probe into Joy Dey’s murder Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has condemned the killing of Mumbai based journalist Joy Dey and demands a high level enquiry into the incident. The media persons’ organization, in a press statement, argues that Dey, 56, might have been targeted

[Assam] Assam is the most dangerous state in the country

http://www.governancenow.com/news/public-reporter/hazards-journalism   Hazards of journalism: Assam is the most dangerous state in the country   India remains a dangerous country for journalists and even more so for those working in the northeastern state of Assam. While 27 journalists have been

[Assam] NewsNetwork

Dear friends and well wishers, I am joining in NewsNetwork, a soon to be launched cable television channel of Assam, as editor. We will be very much local channel and as well as an international one (with the help of our website). I expect good-will and co-operation from your end. Nava Thakuria

[Assam] Guwahati Press Club flays Akhil’s arrest

Guwahati Press Club flays Akhil’s arrest Guwahati Press Club has expressed its anguish at the arrest of RTI activist Akhil Gogoi from its campuson June 24 at around 2.50 pm. It has already sent a protest letter to the ChiefMinister Tarun Gogoi, stated in a release issued by the Press Club. It

[Assam] Protest note from Guwahati Press Club

campus while arresting him. Hope you would take note of our protest letter and take necessary steps. With regards, Nava Thakuria, Secretary, Guwahati Press Club, Guwahati-781001 Ph. 0361 2630963 (m) 098640 44917 ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org

[Assam] P Sainath to deliver next Kamala Saikia memorial lecture

Kamala Saikia memorial lecture   Eminent journalist and editor (rural affairs) of The Hindu, P Sainath, will deliver the 10th Journalist Kamala Saikia Memorial Lecture on August 9 next. This lecture has been organized by the Journalist Kamala Saikia Memorial Trust in association with the Guwa

[Assam] JFA extends support to Tripura Assembly of Journalists

JFA extends support to Tripura Assembly of Journalists   Guwahati: The Journalists Forum Assam (JFA) has extended its moral support to Assembly of Journalists, a forum of editors, journalists, press photographers associated with newspaper, news agency and electronic media of Tripura for its ongo

[Assam] EMFA appeals for Restrains

Dear friends, Here is a press statesman for your kind information. Regards, Nava Thakuria (m) 098640 44917 EMFA appeals for Restrains Guwahati: The Electronic Media Forum Assam (EMFA) has expressed its concern over the ongoing face book controversy and its implications on media persons as a

[Assam] Guwahatians defies diktat, observe I-Day

Guwahatians defies diktat, observe I-Day Guwahati: The Guwahatians again defied the diktats of the militants today, held community functions and hoisted the National Tricolour with great enthusiasm at various places to celebrate the 65th Independence Day of India. On the Guwahati Press Club campu

[Assam] Thakkar maintaines reservation on second phase Anna's fast

Gandhian crusader Anna Hazare’s movement against corruption has a historic importance. The people of India have found a leader in Anna Hazare to speak for an issue they were expecting for. Indian people from across the society had joined the movement for a stronger public ombudsman, which had fi

[Assam] Thakkar maintaines reservation on second phase Anna's fast

dear altaf mazid, thanks for your mail. i believe the link is working. (http://www.eurasiareview.com/gandhian-applaused-anna-hazare-but-with-reservations-04092011/). otherwise you may try another http://www.weeklyblitz.net/1752/gandhian-applauses-anna-but-with-reservation nava thakuria --- On

[Assam] Burma Turns Hostile To Indian Separatist Groups

Burma Turns Hostile To Indian Separatist Groups The militant outfits from Northeast India, who are operating from the jungles of northern Burma (Myanmar), have a hard time ahead. As India and Burma have strengthened its strategic relationship, it is understood that Indian separatist groups wou

[Assam] ULFA chief Paresh Baruah enters bad times

ULFA chief Paresh Baruah enters bad times Now it is almost official. Bad days are waiting for Paresh Baruah, the military chief of banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). While the C-in-C of ULFA is losing grounds in Bangladesh slowly, he on the other hand faces government force attacks

[Assam] A review of “Building Social Business”

A review of “Building Social Business” by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus The visionary banker is now preaching for a different kind of economic enterprise that emphasizes on social development and not the profit for the investors. Prof Yunus terms it as Social Business, a form of busi

[Assam] Muhammad Yunus’s New Idea

Muhammad Yunus’s New Idea: How Big Business Can Have a Big Social Impact "It brings a new dimension to the business world, and a new feeling of social awareness among the business community,” Yunus says. “I am not opposed to making profit. Even social businesses are allowed to make profit with t

[Assam] EMFA Condemns attack on Journalists

Dear editors, Here is a statement for your kind information and use. Regards Nava Thakuria Electronic Media Forum Assam Guwahati EMFA Condemns attack on Journalists Guwahati: The Electronic Media Forum Assam has condemned the attack on journalists by a section of junior doctors

[Assam] Remembering Bhimajuli Massacre to Condemn Terrorism

Remembering Bhimajuli Massacre to Condemn Terrorism The Gorkha community of Assamin Northeast Indiawill observe 4th October as a Black Day denouncing terrorism. Under the banner of All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union, the Nepali origin people will take out silent processions around the State rem

[Assam] Burma Turns Hostile to Indian Separatist Groups

Burma Turns Hostile to Indian Separatist Groups The militant outfits from northeast India, who are operating from the jungles of northern Burma (Myanmar), have a tough time ahead. As India and Burma have strengthened their strategic relationship, it is understood that Indian separatist groups

[Assam] Assamese newspapers—losing out to local news channels?

Assamese newspapers—losing out to local news channels? Rapid growth of satellite news channels, emergence of portals and dwindling standards of news & other articles in newspapers (both daily and periodicals) of Assam have led to heavy loss of readership over the last year. At least two rec

[Assam] Meeting to commemorate Kamal Gogoi

Dear editor/friends, Here is a small news item for your kind information and use. Regards, Nava Thakuria, Secretary, JFA Meeting to commemorate Kamal Gogoi Guwahati: Journalists Forum Assam has organized a meeting in memory of veteran journalist and freedom fighter Kamal Gogoi at Guwahati

Re: [Assam] Prof. Aparna Padmapati

my regards to Padmapati sir, if you meet again. nava thakuria ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

[Assam] Appeal for help for an ailing journalist

Dear friends, Here is a statement/appeal for your kind information. Regards, Nava Thakuria (m) 098640 44917 Appeal for help for an ailing journalist Guwahati: A city based journalist suffering from cancer appeals for help from his colleagues. Kishore Kirat, who used to work for ‘Purbanchal

[Assam] GNRC Heath-Camp at Guwahati Press Club

Dear friends/editors, Here is a statement for your kind information. Regards, Nava Thakuria   GNRC Heath-Camp at Guwahati Press Club Guwahati: The city based GNRC Hospitals in association with Guwahati Press Club has organized a Free Screening Camp for Detection and Prevention of Stroke on

[Assam] Assam: Where justice has eluded journalists

Assam: Where justice has eluded journalists More than 20 journalists have been killed in Assam in the past 15 years or so, says the writer. In most cases, the perpetrators have not been brought to book, yet the affected families and the journalist fraternity still live in the hope that justice

[Assam] Third largest killer in modern time

Third largest killer in modern time It was an usual health check-up camp for journalists at Guwahati Press Club, where the menace of stroke was discussed elaborately. Organized by GNRC Hospitals, Guwahati on the occasion of World Stroke Day on October 29, the Free Screening Camp for Detection

[Assam] Making Sense of Social Business

Making Sense of Social Business Though Professor Yunus was ousted as the Managing Director of Grameen Bank through the charge of him being over-age, the creator of micro-finance banking remains the policy maker of many Grameen sister concerns devoted to various initiatives like drinking water,

[Assam] Women’s Panorama

. Your presence at the inaugural function is highly solicited. Regards, Nava Thakuria, Contributing Editor, Eastern Panorama Guwahati (m) 098640 44917 ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

[Assam] Spreading NRHM message through theatre

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[Assam] Fourth Eastern Panorama Fellowship announced

dear editor/friends, here is a statement for your information. regards, nava thakuria (m) 098640 44917 Fourth Eastern Panorama Fellowship announced Shillong: The pioneer news magazine of North East India, Eastern Panorama has announced the Fourth Panorama Fellowship for the students of the

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Bhupenda is no more Our beloved Bhupenda has left this material world today (at 4.30 pm of Nov 5, 2011). A legend of our time, Bhupenda, 85 was undergoing treatment in Mumbai for some time. The Assamese society has lost its greatest cultural icon, who was the most exposed, discussed and reporte

[Assam] Biday Bhupenda

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[Assam] Judiciary Should Be In Lokpal Ambit

Judiciary Should Be In Lokpal Ambit in most cases the activists do not get justice from the courts. And surprisingly we cannot question the judicial system in our country, because Indian judiciary is accountable to none. A section of judges even start thinking themselves as Kings of modern tim

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Pro-democracy Burmese oppose ASEAN chair to Burma The Thein Sein’s government has recently embarked on a series of largely cosmetic changes with an aim to gain international legitimacy, but the ground reality remains almost the same. The government has recently few prisoners, but there over 1,

[Assam] Guwahati based journalist detained in Burma

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[Assam] Arms and the rogues

Arms and the rogues THE WEEK has unearthed official records on the case in India and Bangladesh, and has got exclusive access to the 3,500-page Chittagong case diary. It has also got the confessional statement of the main accused in the case, notorious Bangladeshi arms dealer Hafiz Rehman, an

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[Assam] Entry invited for EMFA Awards 2011

Dear editor/ friends, Here is a statement for your kind information and use. Regards, Nava Thakuria, Bimal Ghosh, Bhaskarjyoti Bhuyan Electronic Media Forum of Assam (EMFA) c/o Guwahati Press Club, Amabri, Guwahati-781001, Assam Entry invited for EMFA Awards 2011 Guwahati: The Electronic Media

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