A workshop on citizen journalism and new media was held on March 23 at Handique Girls College, Guwahati. The workshop was organised by Assam Times in collaboration with North East Girl Students Association (NEGSA). Students of Handique Girls College, Krishna Kanta Handique State open University were participated in this event. Talking about new media Babul Gogoi, editor of Assam Times said that it helps common people spread news and information easily. He said that people without professional training on journalism can now use new media tools to inform one another. Banamallika Choudhury of from Action Aid, Guwahati, and photo joutrnalist Utpal Baruah, and Suresh Ranjan Gaduka, editor of Jiban magazine were also present in this workshop and spoke various topics related to citizen journalism.
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The tragic death of two wild elephant calves near Indo-Bhutan border in Udalguri district has again exposed cruelty of human beings. According to information received, two wild elephant calves (...
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In yet another sordid tale of the government’s utter negligence towards the rural health sector, the Dakua Mini PHC at Purandia of Udalguri district, which was established way back in 1975, lacks...
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The Nagaland Press Association (NPA) is shocked to learn about the assassination of Gauri Lankesh, a senior journalist and Editor of the weekly *Gauri Lankesh Patrike* – a magazine which has been...
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The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) along with rest of the state, the students union also observed sit-in-demonstration today at Swahid bedi in Kokrajhar reiterating the demand for constitutional...
Congress president and UPA chairperson has virtually kick started campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls at a farmers rally organized by the state Assam unit.Addressing the huge rally, the UPA chairperson called the farmers the driving force of Indian economy. She said Assam has been Centre’s special attention if the Assam Accord is an example. “ India survives only at the mercy of the farmers and that’s why our Government will financially help the farmers,” he said.She further said the government has a huge Rs 600 crore fund to uplift tea cultivation. Gandhi further justified the recent fuel price hike citing the international crude shock.In his address, Chief...
A 32 year person was injured when he was arrested by police accusing him of trying to rape a minor girl at Chamata in Nalbari district on Friday. The arrested carpenter was caught red handed while he was trying to rape with the a five year old girl. A clash between the local people and police broke out when police arrived at the place to arrest the culprit. Later he was rushed to a nearby hospital.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi says the farmers across the country are heaving a big sigh of relief as the UPA Government has announced a huge Rs 70,000 crore package.Addressing a mammoth gathering of farmers at Kanapara in the city of Guwhati on Friday, the UPA chairperson said there are some more special in store for the farmers. She claimed the package a historic one adding “the BJP leaders call us anti-farmers and I want to ask them what they has done while they were in power. The farmers has nothing to worry so long as Congress is in power, she said adding that the country has a party which has been safeguarding the interest of the farmers.In her speech she justified the recent...
Congress president and UPA chairman Sonia Gandhi on Friday says the saint Sankardeva an embodiment of principle besides being a torch bearer of a major movement in Assam. She said it while she was giving away the coveted Sankardeva Award to Vaishnavite scholar Dr Keshavananda Deva Goswami and noted journalist B G Vergese at a function organized at the Rabindra Bhawan.Giving away the prestigious Sankardeva award to veteran scholar in satriya culture Dr Keshavananda Deva Goswami and noted journalist B G Vergese at a function in the Rabindra Bhawan, Among others, the award also carries a cheque of Rs 3 lakh, a showl, a citation, a gold medal and some others. Receiving the award veteran...
Preparations are completing for Congress president Sonia Gandhi's visit to Guwahati on Friday even as students organisations are set greet the visit with a statewide protest. Talking to Assam Times, AJYCP leaders here said th UPA chairperson has never addressed the problems of the people they voted amd that misrule is what has been the style and culture of Congress.The protest has reached crescendo as soon as CBI arrested Ripun Bora while he was trying to bribe a CBI official to hush up a murder case where is is one of the suspect. "It's a damage repairing visit by the Congress president", said the students adding that it is particularly aimed at gaining back the confidence of...
A mammoth security arrangement is in place in view of Sonia Gandhi's visit to Guwahati on Friday. is arriving in Guwahati on Friday. The UPA chairperson and Congress president is arriving in the city at around 11 in the morning. Just after her arrival, she is schedule to address a a farmers’ rally at the Khanapara Veterinary Playground.Towards afternoon, Mrs Gandhi will attend a function to give away the prestigious Srimanta Sankardeva award to veteran journalist BG Verghese and Kesavananda Deva Goswami at the Rabindra Bhawan. The Award, presented in every two years by a national-level leader, has been instituted by the Government of Assam since 1986. It carries a cash of three lakh...
JBF Welfare Organization observed World Day against Child Labour by generating awareness among the general public with symbolic activities. The activities started from the JBF Informal School, Viklang Basti unit in South Delhi. First, the children of the school that are from the slum areas were told about the importance of the day. Then around 50chilldren started a procession from the school premise to the nearby places and finally to the CGO complex, the prime area where major government offices are located. The procession was with banners...
In yet another staggering blow, Army has killed three more top ranked ULFA cadres at an encounter on Tuesday night in upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district. According to information, acting on specific information, Army’s 111 Guards conducted a raid in No 1 Borbam village under Tengakhat village in the evening. Firstly, the hiding ULFA cadres started firing at the army jawans which has forced a heavy gun battle. Three top ranked ULFA cadres were killed in the fighting that was running for several hours. Army suspect one more cadre managed to escape the encounter. These deceased cadres have been identified as sergeant major Madhurya Gohain who is known to be a dangerous cadre,...
As many as 12 Opposition parties are taking out a procession in the city to the Rajbhawan demanding the immediate dismissal of the Tarun Gogoi Government and also in protest against the hike in fuel prices linking it with UPA government’s failure. The people in the procession are set to call on Assam Governor and submit before him a memorandum alleging some tainted ministers in the Gogoi cabinet.
Hours after the AASU submitted some specific allegations against five cabinet colleagues of Tarun Gogoi to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the first one to react with action is power minister Pradyut Bordoloi. Caught in the allegations of his role in the missing of Margherita NCP leader Prasanna Turung and his wife, the minister has urged the Chief Minister Mr Gogoi to hand the case over to CBI for a detail probe into it which the Assam Government has done accordingly.Talking to reporters on Tuesday, the minister said the government has done it in view of an aroused demand for a CBI probe as the police enquiry has been remaining clueless. Mr Turung and his wife Kamai Turung have been...
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