Nava Thakuria
Nava Thakuria is a Guwahati (Northeast India) based journalist, who contributes to NewsBlaze and various media outlets throughout the world.
| Remembering a Thinker and Artisan Gopinath Talukdar | |
| Born in January 9, 1932, Talukdar was the eldest son of Satya Talukdar and Ramanti Talukdar and he had his early education in Pathsala and Howly. Later he shifted to Guwahati and Shillong to complete his IA and BA courses. | |
| 12:28 Apr 9, 2013 PST | |
| Conscious 'Citizens' Meet' Addresses Wildlife Poaching in India | |
| 'We suspect that most of the preserved rhino horns have been sold in the illegal market by some corrupt forest officials and those are being replaced with fake horns,' asserted Dutta. | |
| 07:33 Mar 20, 2013 PST | |
| Tibetans Show Strength for a Free Tibet | |
| Hundreds of Tibetans living in northeast India assembled in Guwahati on the international human rights day to raise their voices against the rampant violation of rights in Tibet by Chinese authority. | |
| 11:58 Dec 12, 2012 PST | |
| India's Press Club Becoming a Place of Recreation for Journalists | |
| So ethically speaking a journalist trade union body should not pursue for recreational activities and it must not own a liquor license (meant for a bar in its office). | |
| 14:17 Sep 23, 2012 PST | |
| Remembering The Great Artisan Gopinath Talukdar | |
| Remembering a thinker & artisan Gopinath Talukdar Nava Thakuria He was an appreciator of folk art, classical music & theatre and also a thinker. | |
| 06:42 Jun 29, 2012 PST | |
| NHRC Visits Northeast, Orders Compensations | |
| An NHRC delegation, led by its chairman Justice (Retd) K G Balakrishnan, arrived in Assam during the last week of May for two camp sittings in Guwahati and Shillong. | |
| 13:33 Jun 22, 2012 PST | |
| Insurgency Stricken Manipur Goes to Polls | |
| In the absence of a free and fair atmosphere for the growth of conscious civil society groups, these political party leaders play the role of saviour and that way they earn their dividend with huge amount of monetary growth. | |
| 18:25 Jan 26, 2012 PST | |
| Help Save Tigers From Extinction | |
| It was a hurriedly organized citizen's meeting at Guwahati Press Club, where serious concerns were expressed at the increasing trend of poaching and killing of wildlife in various parts of Assam. | |
| 12:19 Jan 15, 2012 PST | |
| Understanding Social Business | |
| It was a dusky evening of November, 2010 when I met Bangladeshi Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus in his Grameen tower office. | |
| 07:40 Jan 1, 2012 PST | |
| ASEAN to Grant Burma 2014 Chair? | |
| It may be mentioned that the southeast Asian leaders while meeting in Bali of Indonesia during 19th ASEAN Summit, agreed to allow Burma to assume the chairmanship and allow the country to host the annual meeting in 2014 Soon after the election in No | |
| 15:42 Nov 25, 2011 PST | |
| Assam Mourns Maestro Biday Bhupenda's Death | |
| The bard of Brahmaputra is equally popular in mainland India, and also in Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. The Indian government had conferred him Padamshree (1977) and Padma Bhushan (2001). Moreover, the pioneering film maker was also honoured with | |
| 12:25 Nov 7, 2011 PST | |
| Indian Journalists Get Free Screening for Detection and Prevention of Stroke | |
| The day long camp was inaugurated by the eminent Assamese film and theatre personality Pranjal Saikia, which was also graced by Dr NC Borah, an acclaimed neurologist of India. | |
| 06:02 Oct 31, 2011 PST | |
| Gorkha Community Observes October 4 as Black Day Denouncing Terrorism | |
| The fateful night witnessed a horrible carnage of 13 villagers including 7 Gorkhas by the cadres belonged to National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Ranjan Daimary faction) at Bhimajuli near Balichang police outpost under Biswanath Chariali subdivisi | |
| 14:27 Oct 3, 2011 PST | |
| Bad Days Ahead For ULFA Hardliners | |
| Given the increasing strategic relationship between Dhaka and New Delhi, he is finding it difficult to maintain activities in Bangladesh, where once he and his armed outfit enjoyed a free run with the help of other ULFA political-wing leaders. | |
| 15:41 Sep 27, 2011 PST | |
| Patriotic Indians Should Honour National Flag as It Resembles India's Martyrs | |
| The historic Assam movement witnessed the worshiping of Gandhi but never adore the national flag. It was not acceptable to the people that carrying the tricolour one can raise voice against New Delhi. | |
| 08:49 Sep 5, 2011 PST | |
| Indian People's Win Inspires Burmese Activists | |
| Finally the Indian Parliament has bowed down to listen to people's voice on corruption and resolved to frame a strong anti-corruption legislation. | |
| 14:12 Aug 28, 2011 PST | |
| India's Arms Deal With Burma Reprehensible | |
| The Burmese exiles living in India and their sympathizers had recently came to the street of India's national capital to lodge a stronger protest against the government for supplying arms and ammunitions to the semi-military Burmese government | |
| 11:47 Aug 1, 2011 PST | |
| India Launches Another New Television Network | |
| More over insisting on factual reality in the news content and disseminating the information with ethical norms will be its motto, said its editor N. Thakuria. | |
| 12:03 Jul 17, 2011 PST | |
| Journalists' Killings Prevalent in India's Assam | |
| The trouble torn State lost over 20 editor-journalist-correspondents in the last two decades, where no conviction has been made in any case. Committee to Protect Journalists, an international media rights body has recently disclosed that 864 working | |
| 18:40 Jun 15, 2011 PST | |
| Last Minute Prediction for Post-Poll in Assam | |
| Finally who can make a natural and sustainable ally to whom? Who can not or should not go for alliance with whom? All have been continuously discussed in public forum, media column and television talk shows. | |
| 20:10 May 10, 2011 PST | |
| Helicopter With India's Chief Minister on Board Declared Missing | |
| The chopper owned by Pawan Hans Helicopter Services Limited remains untraced for more than twelve hours since its departure from Tawang helipad. The officials of Arunachal claims that the chopper faced bad weather and technical problems soon after i | |
| 06:44 May 1, 2011 PST | |
| ULFA Bandh Tactics That Worked and Failed | |
| Losing ground drastically, the banned United Liberation Front of Assam tried its hands once again with the bandh (shutdown or total non-cooperation) tactics. | |
| 14:16 Apr 13, 2011 PST | |
| Rising Resentment against Corruption in India | |
| Supporting the cause, thousands joined in a candle lit procession in Guwahati on April 8. The citizens of Assam joined the programme, where patriotic songs were played and the Tri-colour waved by participants. | |
| 18:33 Apr 8, 2011 PST | |
| PM Singh Visits Assam Amidst ULFA Bandh | |
| Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who was accompanied by Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi and senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh arrived in Dhakuakhana of Lakhimpur district in the morning. | |
| 06:44 Apr 3, 2011 PST | |
| Deserted Assam to Welcome Indian Premier | |
| Indian Premier is expected to witness a deserted Assam when he makes a visit to the Northeastern State on April 2. Just two days before Assam election, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is scheduled to visit the State for campaigning. | |
| 05:23 Apr 2, 2011 PST | |
| New Satellite News Channel for Assamese Community Launches in India | |
| The news channel launched by Brand Value Communications Ltd under Rose Valley Group of Companies, Kolkata started its experimental telecasting as test signal since December 4 and since then the news and other programmes remain available through cabl | |
| 07:39 Dec 29, 2010 PST | |
| ICRC Physical Rehabilitation Centre in Burma Bordering Indian State | |
| Guwahati: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in association with the District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC), an organisation run by the Indian Red Cross society of Dimapur in Northeast India, has re-launched a physical rehabil | |
| 20:04 Dec 3, 2010 PST | |
| Burma's Forthcoming General Election: Debate and Disputes | |
| The exiled Burmese came out with a strong statement that the proposed election would only legitimize the military rule, which has already earned a notorious name for human rights violation. | |
| 09:13 Oct 24, 2010 PST | |
| Czech Ambassador to Inaugurate Burma Media Workshop | |
| A day-long media workshop on the forthcoming military sponsored election in Burma (Myanmar) and its implication on hundred thousand Burmese refugees will take place in the Indian capital on September 27. | |
| 08:41 Sep 27, 2010 PST | |
| Pro-Democracy Burmese Must Not Forget George Fernandes | |
| I am in no way judgmental, especially about who should get the authority to look after the great leader during his last days, but I would like to appeal to all the relative and well wishers of George Fernandes, to pay the utmost respect to him in th | |
| 09:18 Sep 22, 2010 PST | |
| Burma Election, Refugees and Media's Role | |
| 'Burma is ruled by one of the world's harshest regimes, which have attracted criticism for its poor human rights record, the suppression of ethnic minorities, and an economy that excludes the large majority of Burma's population from its benefits | |
| 09:16 Sep 16, 2010 PST | |
| British Newspaper Tenders Apology to Indian Scientist | |
| 'On December 20 last year we published an article about Dr Pachauri and his business interests. It was not intended to suggest that Dr Pachauri was corrupt or abusing his position as head of the IPCC and we accept KPMG found he had not made 'milli | |
| 14:21 Sep 7, 2010 PST | |
| Celebrating India's I-Day To Defy Militants' Diktat | |
| Whenever India's Independence Day and Republic Day approach, the armed militant groups of Northeast try their best to impose a ban on the auspicious Days. | |
| 08:17 Aug 15, 2010 PST | |
| When a Military Dictator Visits Democratic India | |
| From the United Nations to Amnesty International and America to several other democratic and progressive nations, every one has raised voices for a free, fair and comprehensive election in the poverty stricken country. | |
| 09:00 Jul 25, 2010 PST | |
| Burning Rhino Horns Creates Controversy | |
| 'The horns are nothing but compact masses of agglutinated hair and rhinos use them for defense against other animals. There is no scientific analysis that the rhino horn powder could stimulate human sex.' | |
| 09:08 Jul 2, 2010 PST | |
| NewsBlaze India Contributor Receives Prestigious Award | |
| NewsBlaze contributor from Northeast India, Nava Thakuria, has been honored with ERDF Award of Excellence 2010 for his contribution to the field of journalism. | |
| 09:25 Jun 16, 2010 PST | |
| Burmese Activists Honor Suu Kyi For Condemning Military Elections | |
| The Ten Alliances of Burma's movement for democracy and ethnic rights has prepared to observe the 65th birthday on June 17 with various programs including the screening of films about the people of Burma's opposition to the junta promoted election | |
| 08:04 Jun 16, 2010 PST | |
| Burmese in India Demonstrate Anger Against Junta | |
| The pro-democracy Burmese exiles in India held a demonstration against the flawed election proposed by the military rulers of Burma. | |
| 11:26 May 28, 2010 PST | |
| Northeast India: Displaced Brus Set to Return to Mizoram | |
| Displaced Brus from Mizoram will return to their places this week. The development was made possible following the assurance from the Union government of India. | |
| 12:20 May 20, 2010 PST | |
| Now Burmese Junta Mouthpiece Criticizes NLD | |
| While the international community and media continue condemning the military rulers of Burma for its farcical electoral laws, the Junta has put forward its argument that the National League for Democracy has adopted narrow-minded practices. | |
| 14:05 May 13, 2010 PST | |
| Burma: NLD Should Remain as a Political Party | |
| The organization also claimed that the recent explosions in Rangoon during the water-festival were planned by none other than the junta. | |
| 05:40 May 6, 2010 PST | |
| Bhutan Ready to Host Green Summit | |
| Tiny Himalayan country, Bhutan will host the next South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit in its capital Thimphu. | |
| 18:58 Apr 21, 2010 PST | |
| India's Grim Picture of Human Rights Record | |
| India wears a grim picture on human rights record in the recent past. The ruling United Progressive Alliance led by Indian National Congress has shown significant increase in cases of custodial deaths. | |
| 12:41 Apr 16, 2010 PST | |
| Cross Voting Helps Congress to Win Assam RS Seats | |
| The cross-voting by a section of opposition political parties in Assam has finally helped the Congress to win two seats for Rajya Sabha in the March 26 polls. | |
| 14:01 Apr 8, 2010 PST | |
| Protesting Against Burma's Electoral Laws | |
| 'The military junta has again made another dreadful assault against the pro-democracy struggle by enacting the so-called laws relating to the election to be held in 2010. | |
| 06:10 Mar 20, 2010 PST | |
| Burma on Radar as New Delhi Prepares for Talks With ULFA | |
| The military ruled Burma (Myanmar) emerges as an important actor on the projected peace talks between the Union government of India and the banned militant group, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). | |
| 15:16 Mar 9, 2010 PST | |
| Amnesty International Calls to End Repression in Burma | |
| The Burmese military rulers, who are trying to earn credibility from international community's after declaring the general election sometime in October this year, has received a brickbat from the Amnesty International. | |
| 07:07 Feb 19, 2010 PST | |
| Pretending to Be Revolutionary: The ULFA Way | |
| That is the way one might describe the character of the banned outfit of Assam, the United Liberation Front of Asom. They are organised (at least for two decades in their 30 years old existence). | |
| 14:58 Feb 11, 2010 PST | |
| Paid News Menace in India | |
| India has finally woken up to the menace of 'paid news' culture in the mainstream media. The practice that involves money in acquiring unethically media space by the beneficiaries remained an important issue in India for many years. | |
| 18:17 Jan 29, 2010 PST | |
| Five Bangladeshis Hanged in Bangabandhu Murder Case | |
| As predicted, all five people convicted in the Bangabandhu murder case were hanged in the early hours of Thursday. | |
| 11:04 Jan 28, 2010 PST | |
| Soon to Witness The Execution of The Killers of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | |
| The next few weeks may finally witness the execution of the killers of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder-president of People's Republic of Bangladesh and also the Father of the Nation, who led 1971 liberation war. | |
| 11:59 Jan 24, 2010 PST | |
| Copenhagen Climate Summit : If Not An Agreement, At Least a Deal | |
| For the thousands of media persons from different parts of the globe, who gathered at the Bella Center of the Danish capital in a freezing cold winter, it was like a festival (mela). | |
| 16:47 Jan 1, 2010 PST | |
| Authentic Reconciliation Demanded Before 2010 Burma Polls | |
| On International Human Rights Day this week, a number of civil society and advocacy groups from Burma and other parts of the world came together with consensus in demanding a genuine political reconciliation before... | |
| 20:47 Dec 13, 2009 PST | |
| SAFMA Mumbai Meet: Concern and Media's Roles Discussed | |
| The commercialization of mainstream media, degradation of media ethics and practices in India, and the subsequent eroding of public trust and support to the entire media community were some of the relevant issues discussed... | |
| 17:48 Dec 13, 2009 PST | |
| Film Festival on Terrorism in Guwahati | |
| The insurgency stricken Northeast India has slowly woken up to the ill effects of insurgency turned terrorism and it has lately inspired a cinemagoers association to organize a festival on the theme of anti-terrorism. | |
| 17:27 Nov 15, 2009 PST | |
| Burmese Activists Urge Halting Shwe Pipeline Project | |
| On the Global Day of Action, the pro-democracy activists, under the leadership of a campaign group had conveyed their angers against the gas-oil pipeline starting from western Burmese State to a Chinese province. | |
| 16:54 Oct 30, 2009 PST | |
| Assam Armed Groups: Revolution Gone, Terrorism On | |
| If someone wants to see revolutionary armed rebels, who don't hesitate to show their supremacy on the unarmed common people, but never dare to fight against the government armed forces, please visit Assam. | |
| 09:19 Oct 19, 2009 PST | |
| Assam: Protest Rally Against Terrorism, Government Inaction | |
| A Group of senior citizen-journalists have appealed to the people of Assam to join in a protest rally scheduled on October 15 (Thursday). | |
| 10:37 Oct 12, 2009 PST | |
| When Media Propagates a China-India War | |
| Is a war between China and India inevitable-this is a question that hundreds of thousands Indians are making whenever they glue themselves to the news channels or read newspapers over the last few days. | |
| 06:43 Oct 6, 2009 PST | |
| Burma Polls 2010 Sans Suu Kyi! | |
| Is there any meaning for the proposed general election in Burma (Myanmar) by the military rulers, if Daw Aung Suu Kyi with other political leaders are kept out of the process? | |
| 19:00 Oct 3, 2009 PST | |
| Media Should Spread Proper Information About HIV/AIDS | |
| The day long media workshop was organized by the Assam State AIDS Control Society (ASACS) in association with the press club, where good number of media persons took part and participated in the interaction programmes. | |
| 11:25 Sep 22, 2009 PST | |
| Concern At Slow Progress to Copenhagen Negotiation | |
| The WWFJ will also document indigenous knowledge and practices of water harvesting, water management and water related issues in the different regions of the world both in electronic and print media. | |
| 09:11 Sep 13, 2009 PST | |
| NewsBlaze Writer in World Water Forum of Journalists | |
| NewsBlaze writer, Nava Thakuria, based in Guwahati, India has been elected as one of the Assistant General Secretaries of World Water Forum of Journalists | |
| 09:58 Sep 6, 2009 PST | |
| Asia Pacific Region in Peril of Climate Change | |
| The high voltage debates and discourses were part of the 18th Congress of Asia Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists (APFEJ) and the 5th meeting of World Water Forum of Journalists (WWFJ) held in Dhaka during the first week of September. | |
| 13:28 Sep 2, 2009 PST | |
| People Defy Militant's Diktat to Celebrate I-Day | |
| Not only the government functions, but also the private programmes for the observation of the Day were flocked by conscious citizens of the region. | |
| 09:57 Aug 15, 2009 PST | |
| Reckless Discourse of An Assam Minister | |
| Assam has witnessed a different kind of political debate, which is in no way related to flood, drought, terrorism or the unexpected price rise of essential commodities. | |
| 11:36 Aug 2, 2009 PST | |
| Waiting for a Democratic Burma | |
| Contrary to New Delhi's policy on Burma (Myanmar), the civil society and advocacy groups of Northeast India continue supporting the pro-democratic movement in the military ruled country. | |
| 14:11 Jul 19, 2009 PST | |
| Muslims of India Raise Voices for Uighurs of China | |
| The apex body of Indian Muslims has come forward to condemn the brutality shown by the Chinese authority in the autonomous Xinjiang region in the last few days. | |
| 13:55 Jul 8, 2009 PST | |
| Is Captive Breeding of Vultures Productive! | |
| Today, India has only 11,000 white-backed vultures, 1000 slender-billed vultures and 44,000 long-billed vultures, which are declared as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. | |
| 07:54 Jun 30, 2009 PST | |
| Taming a Rebel Leader in Assam | |
| He is notorious, selfish but extremely health and beauty conscious-this is how a tribal militant of Assam, Jewel Garlosa might be described. | |
| 07:21 Jun 16, 2009 PST | |
| Nargis Victims Continue Suffering in Burma | |
| The devastating tropical cyclone that struck Burma (officially known as Myanmar) a year ago had shown the world the real face of the military rulers of the Southeast Asian nation. | |
| 05:40 May 7, 2009 PST | |
| Is a Nepali Fugitive Winning Indian Election? | |
| He is one of the richest candidates, who has contested for the Lok Sabha polls from Assam in Northeast India. A lottery baron turned politician, who has already won three times from Tezpur parliamentary constituency, is more known as a man of money. | |
| 12:33 Apr 29, 2009 PST | |
| Should a Scribe Extract Personal Information of An Individual? | |
| Dr Sharma claimed that Saikia was in constant touch with many senior leaders of these parties in the last few days. In support of his statement, the minister even distributed the call records of Saikia's cell phone to the reporters. | |
| 12:37 Apr 17, 2009 PST | |
| One More Editor is Shot Dead in Assam | |
| The trouble torn northeastern part of India has witnessed another incident of the killing of a newspaper editor in Guwahati. | |
| 08:35 Mar 25, 2009 PST | |
| Freedom Under Chinese Boot in Tibet | |
| The Nobel Laureate addressed the media on the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule to express his anger. | |
| 15:47 Mar 10, 2009 PST | |
| Public Resentment Grows Against Guwahati Serial Killer | |
| The public resentment against the failure of the authority to nab the serial killer of at least seven pavement dwellers in Guwahati has surfaced slowly but steadily. | |
| 16:25 Mar 1, 2009 PST | |
| Urging Justice for Detained Burmese in India | |
| To mark a decade long illegal detention (of those Burmese), the Burmese pro-democracy organizations in India had organized a protest demonstration program in New Delhi on February 11. | |
| 13:51 Feb 11, 2009 PST | |
| Indian Civil Societies Endorse Democracy in Burma | |
| As Ansari has arrived in Rangoon, the former capital of Myanmar with a four-day official visit to the military-ruled country, civil society groups of India came forward for the cause of democracy in the Southeast Asian country. | |
| 18:07 Feb 8, 2009 PST | |
| Sri Lankan Crisis: Shelling on Hospital Brings Condemnation | |
| Sri Lankan army vows to destroy the remaining hideouts of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam amidst international cries that civilians were targeted and victimized in the infighting. | |
| 12:28 Feb 2, 2009 PST | |
| Northeast India Defies Militant Diktat: Celebrates R-Day Amidst Tight Security | |
| Look at some of our neighbours. China, thanks to communism, is an authoritarian rule. Myanmar is an isolationist, barbaric, military dispensation. Nepal continues to flounder in its search for a democratic ideal | |
| 18:04 Jan 28, 2009 PST | |
| Assam Defies Militant Diktat | |
| The ritual of Northeast India separatist groups imposing diktats on Republic and Independence Day results in the ritual of conscious citizens rejecting it outright. | |
| 12:13 Jan 22, 2009 PST | |
| Northeast India : Media Persons Ask Their Due | |
| Media persons of Northeast India have to perform their duties under tremendous work pressure but with low return in terms of salary and other legitimate facilities. | |
| 11:08 Jan 14, 2009 PST | |
| Signature Campaigning in India and Pakistan Against Terrorism | |
| Both the governments should immediately set up a Joint Action and Investigative Agency for total cooperation and mutual assistance to address and overcome the problem of terrorism effectively and without any further delay. | |
| 13:09 Jan 8, 2009 PST | |
| Assam Magazine Rejects Ads on Principle | |
| The editor of Prantik, Pradip Baruah revealed many of such surprises in an interactive session at Guwahati Press Club on December 20 last. | |
| 14:04 Dec 21, 2008 PST | |
| India: Brickbat for Commercial Channel on Terror Coverage | |
| Soon after the terror strikes on India's financial capital, society came out with the opinion that excessive media footage of the Mumbai episode only helped the terrorists. | |
| 13:27 Dec 18, 2008 PST | |
| India: Mourning The Dead in Mumbai Terror Attack | |
| Assam mourns the death of all the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks. The deaths caused by the terrorist strike, include the consulting editor of The Times of India, Sabina Sehgal Saikia. | |
| 05:57 Dec 3, 2008 PST | |
| Scribes Come to The Street After Killing of Correspondent | |
| Unidentified gunmen kill correspondent from leading Assamese daily, Assam based journalists protest. | |
| 07:02 Nov 27, 2008 PST | |
| Another Assam Scribe Shot Dead: Protest Meet on Tuesday | |
| Jagjit Saikia, a Kokrajhar based scribe, associated with a vernacular Assamese daily, Amar Asom, was shot at by miscreants this afternoon in Kokrajhar town. | |
| 06:54 Nov 22, 2008 PST | |
| Guwahati Citizens Meet to Discuss Terrorism | |
| The Northeast is no stranger to terror attacks, but the latest serial blasts in Assam had shaken the psyche of the people. For the first time, they feel helpless and totally insecure. | |
| 05:09 Nov 17, 2008 PST | |
| Terror Struck Assam Goes Protesting | |
| The civil society, advocacy groups with the common people took various agitational programmes to condemn the incident of serial blasts that killed over 80 people. | |
| 11:46 Nov 12, 2008 PST | |
| Guwahati Citizen's Meet to Discuss Terrorism | |
| The virtual capital of Northeast India, Guwahati has turned into a city of protest and demonstrations on the aftermath of the serial blasts. | |
| 12:48 Nov 5, 2008 PST | |
| Nurturing Creative Endeavours Amidst Troubles | |
| The important festival showcased some award wining films from a number of countries including Poland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Australia and India. | |
| 12:33 Oct 25, 2008 PST | |
| Group Clashes Shock Northeast India | |
| Various parties fault Home Minister Gogoi for inefficiency in handling the situation and for not visiting the violence-hit areas earlier, while relatively close by. | |
| 06:27 Oct 19, 2008 PST | |
| AP, International Media Distort Facts, Manufacture News From Northeast India | |
| Was it necessary for them to add death to their news items, as colour and flavour, when it was factually wrong? | |
| 06:36 Oct 18, 2008 PST | |
| When An Editor Plays Muslim Card | |
| Dejected Hussain, later flied back to his home city, Guwahati. Talking to a section of reporters in Guwahati, Hussain asserted, 'It was a big humiliation for me. | |
| 14:58 Sep 28, 2008 PST | |
| Calling Upon Comprehensive Packages for Survivors of Trafficking | |
| The discussion on 'Building Public Private Partnership for Anti Human Trafficking' was held under the banner of UN Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT). | |
| 07:06 Sep 20, 2008 PST | |
| Highlighting Media's Challenge and Responsibility | |
| While arguing that the press persons should have access to public affairs, he on the other hand asserted that peeping into private affairs can not be termed as journalistic exercises. | |
| 14:56 Sep 14, 2008 PST | |
| Had ULFA Invested Money in Bangladesh Media! | |
| Following the exposure, this writer tried to contact the editor of the Bangladesh daily repeatedly through e-mail and also over telephone, but failed. | |
| 03:08 Sep 10, 2008 PST | |
| PII-ICRC Media Workshop At Hyderabad on Sept 5 | |
| Quoting the record of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the statement also revealed that 615 journalists had to pay their lives on the job between 1992 and March 2007. | |
| 11:24 Sep 3, 2008 PST | |
| Assam Defies Militant Diktat to Celebrate India's Independence Day | |
| Defying the diktat of militants, the people of Assam in Northeast India celebrated India's 62nd Independence Day. | |
| 07:07 Aug 16, 2008 PST | |
| Journalists Dare to Defy Militants' Diktat | |
| 'The Indian state has been employing all means, particularly covert and state terrorism to intimidate the outfits and using massive military force to push the liberation forces into peace talks. | |
| 16:22 Aug 14, 2008 PST | |
| When a Court Verdict Ignites Assam | |
| The influx from Bangladesh to Assam (India) remained a major issue of concern for the Assamese civil societies and advocacy groups since early Seventies. | |
| 03:44 Aug 12, 2008 PST | |
| Victorious Maoists Lose Battle for Kathmandu | |
| Prachanda, who lead a bloody revolution to end the Hindu monarchy, wanted a major share of power in the new democratic regime at Kathmandu. | |
| 04:46 Jul 27, 2008 PST | |
| India: Assam Party Waits for An Opportunity | |
| The President of India has already convened a special session of Lok Sabha (the Lower House of Indian Parliament) starting on July 21. | |
| 10:27 Jul 20, 2008 PST | |
| Exposing Corrupt Journalists of Our Time | |
| Corruption in journalism often makes news in Indian media. The creator of news also emerges as a matter of reporting in many parts of the country. | |
| 07:45 Jun 24, 2008 PST | |
| Journalists Meeting Emphasizes Proper Salary to Scribes | |
| Organized by Journalists' Action Committee, Assam and the NFNE, the meeting also emphasized on providing the basic minimum salary and facilities to the working journalists of the state. | |
| 10:47 Jun 22, 2008 PST | |
| Waiting for a Consensus on Government in Nepal | |
| The parliament on May 28 resolved and declared the Himalayan nation as a federal democratic republic. The main palace is now turned into a museum. | |
| 16:49 Jun 18, 2008 PST | |
| Condemnation Pours on Burmese Junta as Suu Kyi's Detention Continues | |
| Soon after the declaration of the extension of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest by the Burmese junta, the condemnation poured on the military rulers from the world communities. | |
| 16:34 May 29, 2008 PST | |
| Assam Government bows down to Public Outrages | |
| The civil societies and the advocacy groups of the region had rigorously raised voices against the slaughtering of endangered one horn rhinos by poachers since the early part of 2008. | |
| 15:19 May 4, 2008 PST | |
| New Delhi Eyes a Burmese Seaport | |
| Vice Senior General Maung Aye, the deputy commander-in-chief of Defence Services is expected to arrive in New Delhi for signing the much discussed Kaladan Multi-Model Project. | |
| 11:05 Mar 29, 2008 PST | |
| Disregarding Public Outcry : Assam Government's Way | |
| Democracy may usually mean people's might, but many a time it turns into an useful tool for endless exploitation by the 'men in power'. Reference: rhino poaching in Assam. | |
| 02:44 Feb 29, 2008 PST | |
| When Generals Rebirth as Governors in Northeast India | |
| Whenever there is news of the appointment of a retired general as a governor in the Northeast, the pertinent question is whether New Delhi prefers to treat the region as a war zone. | |
| 13:10 Feb 17, 2008 PST | |
| NewsBlaze Contributor Awarded UNHCR-CNES Fellowship | |
| NewsBlaze contributor from India, Nava Thakuria awarded the first media fellowship on refugee issues sponsored by the UN High Commission for Refugees and Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research. | |
| 08:45 Feb 17, 2008 PST | |
| Media Mission Safeguards Indian Forest Minister Over Rhinos | |
| Wildlife lovers around the globe rail against Kaziranga National Park authority for its failure to protect one horn rhinos, while some Guwahati journalists manufacture stories protect the State forest minister. | |
| 08:43 Feb 10, 2008 PST | |
| Defying Militants' Diktat, Northeast Celebrates India's Republic Day | |
| As mainland India observed the 59th Republic Day with fun fare, the trouble torn northeastern region of the country celebrated the Day with utmost conviction. | |
| 05:43 Feb 1, 2008 PST | |
| Northeastern Militants Defied On India's Republic Day | |
| Ritual boycott on Republic Day by militants in parts of northeast India, rebuffed by rising counter-reactions against such diktats. | |
| 09:27 Jan 25, 2008 PST | |
| Debates Grow on Indictment of An Indian Chief Minister | |
| The debate on the indictment of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, the two-time Chief Minister of Assam, a Northeast Indian province, continues in the media, even though it supposes to serve no purpose. | |
| 07:35 Jan 21, 2008 PST | |
| Northeast Defies New Delhi's Burma Policy | |
| It will be a challenge for New Delhi to deal with the public resentment that is growing in its alienated Northeast region. | |
| 06:30 Jan 20, 2008 PST | |
| Rhinos At Risk in India's Celebrated Park | |
| Authorities are at odds with inhabitants of fringe villages around Kaziranga National Park, the precious natural preserves of India, when poachers target the endangered one-horned rhinos... | |
| 09:07 Jan 7, 2008 PST | |
| With Bouquets and Brickbats, Bhutan Tastes Real Election | |
| Bhutan, the tiny Himalayan kingdom has set a milestone embracing its first general election on the last day of 2007. | |
| 10:24 Jan 4, 2008 PST | |
| ISI Shadow in Northeast India | |
| The land of armed movements, set on fire by the anti-New Delhi militias, has woken up to a new threat from religious fundamentalists fuelled by Pakistan's ISI to make Northeast India a volatile region... | |
| 08:27 Jan 1, 2008 PST | |
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