Media OPD clinic concludes
Guwahati: City based Barthakur Clinic Hospital conducted a brief media OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (23 February 2019), where nurses Lucy L Chongloi and Kapila Lama Borah checked blood pressures of the participants. It may be mentioned that the participating scribes have maintained the readings of normal blood pressure in the camp.
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Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses serious concern at the mysterious death of journalist turned advocate Deva Kumar Das following the simple injury by a stray leopard in Guwahati on January 7. Deva Das with two others were wounded by the leopard in broad day light, as it got panicked while trapped in a residential area adjacent to Navagraha hills at Silphukhuri locality on Saturday. All the injured were admitted to hospital, where Deva Das was given first-aid and released by the attending doctors.
But next morning Deva Das, 49, was found dead at his residence. A bachelor by choice Deva Das stayed alone with some renters in the building and the door of his room was not locked...
The Asia Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists (APFEJ) has expressed concern at the ongoing construction of a number of hydroelectric dams in Brahmaputra inside Tibetan region of China. The umbrella organization of environmental journalists based in Asia Pacific region argues that once the dams on the 2,900 km long trans-boundary river will be commissioned, there will be massive ecological affect in northeast India and also in Bangladesh. Moreover, if the government at Beijing diverts some volume of water from Brahmaputra, Bangladesh will be severely affected, as the saline water of Bay of Bengal will enter to south Bangladesh and destroy the aquatic life and agricultural field. The...
The GNRC Hospitals in association with Guwahati Press Club has announced the GNRC Media Fellowship, where the working journalists will be selected for financial support to study the healthcare situation in Assam and northeast India. Three fellows will be selected for the three month long fellowship program. Each fellow will get Rs. 10,000 per month, said Dr NC Borah, the CMD of GNRC Hospitals. Interested member-journalists are requested to send their applications with a passport size photograph, a brief profile and a note of 500 words narrating why (s)he is interested in the said fellowship program to the office of Guwahat Press Club, Ambari, Guwahati on or before January 25, 2012. The...
A press meet under the banner of Friends of Arunachal is organized at Guwahati Press Club tomorrow at 2 pm. The meeting will discuss various aspects relating to the ongoing protest against the big dams planned in Arunachal Pradesh. As the movement has gained momentum, there is increasing apprehensions that the common people of Arunachal might get confused it as an anti-Arunachali campaign. While condemning the attitude of NHPC, New Delhi, Dispur and Itanagar, the meeting will find space for maintaining cordial relationship between the people of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
Nikhilesh Barua, a senior music composer, documentary producer and author of Assam, will attend the next ‘Guest of the Month’ program of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on December 27. The program will start at 1 pm. Member-journalists are requested to participate in the program.
A general meeting of Electronic Media Forum Assam (EMFA) is convened at Guwahati Press Club on January 2. The meeting, starting at 1 pm, is expected to finalize the programs of EMFA Awards 2011 in the month of February.
Meanwhile, the EMFA has invited the entries of the award, where the best television news and programs, telecast between January 1 to December 31, 2011, will be awarded.
Various speakers at a consultation meeting on human rights in New Delhi emphasizes for a stronger and affective national network to pursue the movement for defending legal human rights. Reposing faith on the judiciary of India, most of the speakers argue that a systematic attack has been perpetuated by the authority and the situation is turning bad to worst. They have also insisted that National Human Rights Commission (of India) should be empowered to take timely actions to upheld the rights of the citizens of the country. Some speakers also advocated for enlightening the Press Council of India to properly monitor the activities of a section of newspapers that manufacture news with...
A new monthly magazine named Women’s Panorama was launched on 11-11-11 at Guwahati Press Club. Published by the Shillong based Eastern Panorama group of publications, Women’s Panorama is the first comprehensive magazine (English) dedicated for the woman of northeast India.
Inaugurating the first issue (November 2011) of Women’s Panorama, eminent film maker from Assam, Manju Bora expressed hope that the magazine will emerge as a trusted platform for all walks of women in the region.
The award wining film director and also an acclaimed author, Ms Bora however rejected the conventional idea of a woman magazine to be confined to some recipes, make-up and fashion tips. She...
Eastern Panorama group of publications, Shillong has expressed its profound grief at the demise of Dr Bhupen Hazaika, the legendary cultural icon of our country. Paying the heartiest tribute to the versatile genius, the house of Eastern Panorama had postponed the launching of Women’s Panorama, which was earlier scheduled for November 7, 2011.
The monthly magazine will now be inaugurated on November 11 (Friday). The eminent film maker Manju Bora will grace the occasion as the chief guest. She will be assisted by the Women’s Panorama editor Sonata Dkhar and editor-in-chief Harsh Jhunjhunwala at the auspicious occasion. The function will begin at 3 pm in Guwahati Press Club...
Dr Bhupen Hazarika will be cremated after some time. The legendary singer breathed his last on November 5 in a hospital in Mumbai. Next day Bhupenda’s mortal remains were brought to Guwahati. Hundred thousands paid respect to the creative genius on way to his residence at Nijarapar in the city.
Bhupenda was sleeping in a glass covered box and for 36 hours uncounted number of his fans paid their tribute to him. Bhupenda will be cremated on the bank of Brahmaputra near to Gauhati University. His son Tej Hazarika has already arrived in Guwahati from his workplace New York.
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