Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while addressing the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) of the Himachal Pradesh Non-Gazetted Employees Federation here today announced new pay scales for the employees of the State Government with effect from 1 January, 2016. The pay of January, 2022 would be payable in February, 2022 as per revised pay scales. Chief Minister said that all the pensioners and family pensioners would also be given revised pension and other pensionary benefits from 1 January, 2016. The Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be given on revised pay scales and revised pension/family pension. He said…
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Guwahati: Jailed for 11 years in Myanmar, the American journalist was released on Monday and was deported out of the south-east Asian country. Danny Fenster is on a flight out of Myanmar, said the authority of a digital media outlet named Frontier Myanmar, where he is working as an editor. There is no available information if Danny was leaving for his home country (USA). The young and energetic journalist was arrested on 24 May 2021 from Yangon International Airport as he was preparing to leave Myanmar for visiting his family in Detroit, Michigan. Since then, he was imprisoned in Insein…
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condoles the sad demise of two young journalists in India and Afghanistan within 24 hours and urges the concerned authorities to probe the developments that led to their untimely deaths, and subsequently to book the perpetrators to justice.It may be mentioned that a 22 years old journalist cum Right to Information (RTI) activist named Buddhinath Jha (also known as Avinash Jha) was found dead in Madhubani district of Bihar in eastern India.Buddhinath used to report on many fake medical clinics operating in his locality and some of those…
Nohradhar : Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 80 developmental projects worth Rs. 162 crore at Nohradhar in Renuka Vidhan Sabha area of Sirmaur district today. While addressing a mammoth public meeting at Nohradhar, Chief Minister announced Government Degree College at Noradhar,HPSEB Sub-division at Haripurdhar, opening of 33 KV Sub-station at Haripurdhar, 132 KV Sub-station at Charna, opening of Atal Adharsh Vidhyalaya at Charna, upgradation of Government Primary School at Sangrah Deverghat, upgradation of Government Middle School Panyali to Government High School (GHS), upgradation of GHS Nehswar to Government Senior Secondary School, upgradation of Primary Health Centre…
Shri Renuka Ji: With the arrival of palanquin of Lord Parshuram on the bank of Renuka lake International Renuka Ji fair, the biggest cultural and religious event of Himachal Pradesh commenced here today with traditional fervor. The palanquin of Lord Parshuram was brought in a traditional process from the ancient temple in Jamu Koti village to Senior Secondary School ground on the bank of Giri River at Dadahu, where thousands of devotees and half a dozen palanquins of different deities brought from different parts of the district were waiting for the arrival of palanquin of lord Parshuram.Chief Minister of Himachal…
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while expressing utter dismay over the diktat of a group of villagers to send a native woman along with a teen out of the locality for illicit relationship with some people, urged the concerned authority including the National Commission for Women (NCW) to take necessary action against those village-judges to pronounce and implement the decision.The forum of nationalist citizens in northeast India also dared the village-headman, who was reportedly instrumental in realizing that particular decision, to reveal names of all those ‘holy men’ (probablymost of them belong to the village itself) who frequently visited…
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign, the global safety and media rights body, endorses the statement of Cambodian civil society organizations (CSO) on the occasion of ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ (2 November 2021) for ensuring safety and security to all working journalists in the south-east Asian country and urged the Cambodian government in Phnom Penh to allow the media persons to perform their duties without any fear and trepidations. According to a group of CSOs, the tiny nation has lost at least 17 journalists to assailants since 1994, where the scribes were targeted mostly because of their…
Geneva: On the impending occasion of United Nation’s impunity day on crimes against journalists, the Geneva-based media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) raises demands for justice to all victim scribes around the world. The PEC (https://pressemblem.ch/pec-news.shtml) opines that the observation on the particular day will be fruitful only if the culprits-who killed, abused or threatened media persons are booked under the law of respective nations.Need not to mention that the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2 November as the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ through which it urged member countries to implement definite…
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) appreciates the decision of Assam government to recognise Bhaskarabda, a period counted from the date of ascension by the greatest king of Kamrup, as an official calendar along with the Saka and Gregorian charts. It opines that the initiative will be proved as an unparalleled tribute to Kumar Bhaskar Varma, the illustrious ruler of Kamrup kingdom (or ancient Assam) in 7th century AD. Mentionable is that State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, soon after a recent meeting with the officials of general administration department (GAD), informed that the government is planning to include Bhaskarabda,…
Hyderabad: The national executive committee meeting of Indian Journalists Union (IJU) will be held on Saturday and Sunday after a long gap in Hyderabad. The meeting, organised for the first time after the formation of Telangana State, will be attended by the representatives from almost all States and union territoriesincluding Assam and Ladakh. The two-day meet on 23 and 24 October will deliberate on the issues concerning the profession of journalism, freedom of the press, growing attacks on working journalists along with media houses and overallsafety & security of journalists in the country, said IJU president K. Sreenivas Reddy. V.…
Guwahati: Expressing concern over the probable electricity crisis due to the shortage of coal supply to various power plants in the coming days, a northeast India based graduate engineers’ forum advocates for a long-term strategy to overcome the crisis focusing on non-fossil fuel power projects. All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA) specially bats for the household solar power generation (for own consumption) across the country. Mentionable is that the Union government has initiated serious discussions on the impending emergency as the festive season just starts in the populous country. Some higher energy consumed States like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Delhi, Odisha,…
Guwahati: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva-based media rights body, condoles the demise of young television scribe Raman Kashyap at Lakhimpur Kheri locality of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and demands an authentic probe into the incident that led to killing of the rural reporter on 3 October 2021.According to local sources, Raman (35) was hit by a vehicle amidst a chaotic situation where a large group of agitating farmers (against farm laws brought by the Centre) were in confrontations with some political workers. He was along with many reporters at the site to cover the event, but Raman turned unlucky and…
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva based Global Media rights body, laments over missing of newspapers from the stands across Afghanistan as most of the media managements shifted toon line space after the arrival of Taliban forces in the capital city of Kabul. Expressing serious concern on the growing security threats for professional journalists in the southeast Asian country, the PEC (www.pressemblem.ch) calls upon the United Nations and the international community to urge the new government in Kabul to respect press freedom and the safety of journalists. According to local media outlets, the press has been paralyzed particularly in…
Guwahati: As Durga Puja (also known as Durgotsav or Sharodotsav) is set to begin next month (11-15 October 2021), a northeast India-based forum of nationalist citizens reiterates its demand to revitalize the Hinglaj Mata Mandir, a Shakti Peeth located in Baluchistan, which has mythological connections with Kamrup Kamakhya legends. Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) in a statement urged the Union government in New Delhi to pursue with the Baluchistan authorities for necessary steps so that the Sanatani Baloch nationals can worship the deity without any fear or trepidation during the annual religious festival that marks the victory of Maa Durga against…
Mandi: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while addressing a largely attended public meeting at Rewalsar in Balh Vidhan Sabha area of Mandi district today announced upgradation of CHC Rewalsar to Civil Hospital, opening of Fire Sub Station at Rewalsar, upgradation of Police Post Rewalsar to Police Station, opening of Veterinary Hospital at Durgapur, construction of helipad in the area, Rs. 2 crore for upgradation of Kalkhar to Ratti road and starting bus service from Sundernagar to Bathan. Chief Minister said that inaugurations and foundation stones of 27 developmental projects worth Rs. 251 crore were performed in Balh area today which shows…