Wi-Fi Internet Service in Press Club premises
The Wi-Fi internet service will be available for journalists Monday onwards in Guwahati Press Club. The specific service, offered by Java Internet, will be launched on on June 6. The member-journalists can use the facility free of cost any day. This wireless service will also be available in all laptops taken inside the press club premises.
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Several important issues of Armed Conflict Reporting and International Humanitarian Law were discussed during a day-long media workshop on the subject of armed conflict reporting and humanitarian law organized at the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJA) today.The day-long workshop was organized jointly in collaboration with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), NLUJA and Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA). The programme was aimed at providing vital information to the working journalists of the region. Over 50 working journalist from different parts of Assam and Manipur participated in the workshop.ICRC Communication Coordinator Marek Resich explained the ICRC...
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has welcome the initiative of the Press Council of India (PCI) to send a sub-committee to Guwahati for interaction with local journalists on the issue of safety to working journalists in Assam. The PCI team is scheduled to meet the journalists on 11 September next between 10:30 am to 1:30 pm in the local circuit house to examine the matters related to safety of journalists in the State.The JFA argues that the media persons of northeast India, most of them without insurance cover are subjected to numerous threats from insurgents, surrendered militants, anti-insurgent government security agencies and even various so-called social organizations. Amazingly Assam...
Assam Photo Journalist Association (APJA) expresses shock over the gang-rape of a photo journalist in Mumbai and demands actions against the culprits. It is reported that the 22-year old photo journalist went on an assignment to Shakti Mills under the Mahalaxmi area on the evening of August 22, where she was targeted by five assailants. She was accompanied by a male colleague, who was also beaten up by the goons.The APJA will stage a silent demonstration tomorrow at 11 am (till 12 noon) in front of Guwahati Press Club, said a release issued by APJA president Rajib Bhattacharjee and secretary Rituraj Konwar. Journalist Forum Assam (JFA) has also condemned the incident and urged the...
The employees of Natun Dainik, an influential Assamese daily newspaper of yesteryears will remember Chandra Prasad Saikia (popularly known among his follower journalists as CPS), its founder editor and award winning author in a function to be held in Guwahati Press Club on August 8 next. The journalists, who were involved with the newspaper during the tenure of Padma Bhusan CP Saikia as its editor, have taken the initiative to commemorate the illustrious journalist on his 7th death anniversary.Published from Chandarakanta Press Pvt Ltd in Guwahati, Natun Dainik was pioneer in adopting latest printing technology and vivid content with illustrated supplement pages on various relevant issues....
The next session of GNRC Media Fellowship program will begin on August 5. Nine working journalists have already been selected for the fellowship program, which is sponsored by GNRC Hospitals and initiated by Guwahati Press Club.The month long fellowship will enable the fellows to study various healthcare related issues and also a remuneration of Rs 10,000 each. Three journalists will form a group for the fellowship and it will finally culminate in the first week of November 2013.The selected fellows include Rabindra Saikia, Krishna Bhuyan, Jahnavee Sarmah, Manoranjan Bori, Jadumoni Saikia, Padmi,pni Hazarika, Hiren Sarmah, Manuj Kumar Neog and Sidananda Saikia.Dr NC Borah, CMD of GNRC...
Guwahati: Electronic Media Forum Assam (EMFA) has appealed to the district authority to relax the prohibitory order on pillion driving for the city based journalists on duty. The television journalist forum has however asked the reporters, photo journalists and camera persons to carry their identity cards in the duty hours, such that miscreants cannot take the advantage of the situation.The EMFA statement came following the administration’s prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC with immediate effect since Monday after 15 people were injured in a grenade blast in Guwahati by suspected militants. The prohibitory order, including on the pillion driving, is understood to continue till the...
Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary, the former Governor of Meghalaya will attend the next Guest of the Month program of Guwahati Press Club at 3 pm of July 13, 2013. An IPS officer Mr Mooshahary also served as the director general of National Security Guards and Border Security Force in his exciting career. Born at Odlaguri of Assam, RS Mooshaharycompleted his pre-university study in Union Christian College, Umiam and then graduated from St Anthonys College, Shillong with honours in Political Science.RS Mooshahary was awarded with the Police Medal for Meritorious Service and the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service. In March 2006, RS Mooshahary was appointed as the first Chief...
Media persons of Guwahati are seemingly prone to various ailments related to pain and many of the working journalists are diagnosed with high blood pressure. A physiotherapy camp, organized by Indian Association of Physiotherapists (Assam branch) for the city based journalists today (June 26) reveals that most of the participants are suffering from cervical pain, low back pain and shoulder pain. Moreover, 35 media persons have been advised for further treatments.The camp, organized with supports from College of Physiotherapy and Medical Sciences, a unit of Purbanchal Educational Welfare Society and Guwahati Press Club witnessed the participation of nearly 100 media persons.Dr. Ujwal...
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has expressed deepest shock at the incident of an attack on a local media house in Agartala today afternoon, where there people including a working journalist lost their lives.In a statement issued by JFA president Rupam Barua and its secretary Nava Thakuria, the forum has urged Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar to probe into the incident and compensate adequately the victim families.The PTI reported that ‘three employees of a local Bengali daily were stabbed to death inside its office by two unidentified assailants in Agartala today’. Quoting the police, the agency reported, “The motorcycle-borne assailants barged into the office of 'Dainik Ganadoot' at the...
Eminent sculptor and Visva-Bharati professor Janak Jhankar Narzary will attend an interactive session with the media persons at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (May 18). The program will start at 3 pm.Currently the head of Art History department in Visva-Bharati Kala Bhavan, Janak Jhankar is also the recipient of Pranab Barua award this year, which will be conferred on him by the Pranab Barua Art Award Committee in a function scheduled for next day in the city.
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