Pakistan witnessing a spike in death of journalists
Nov 01, 2023, at 02:41 pm
Forty-two journalists were killed in Pakistan in the last four years -- 11 of them, in the last two years.
Omar, Mehbooba react sharply to thrashing of journalists by Jammu and Kashmir police
Aug 18, 2021, at 01:55 am
Srinagar/UNI: Reacting to the alleged thrashing of media persons by police in Srinagar, former chief ministers -- Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti – said the journalist's were simply doing their jobs.
Centre approves financial assistance to 67 families of journalists who succumbed to Covid-19
May 28, 2021, at 04:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a suo-moto move, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Press Information Bureau under the guidance of Prakash Javadekar, had compiled and collated the details of journalists who lost their lives due to the pandemic in the years 2020 & 2021 and started a special drive to provide assistance to their families under the Journalist Welfare Scheme.
Give status of frontline workers to journalists in Maharashtra, says Minister Chhagan Bhujbal
May 11, 2021, at 01:52 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday said that journalists in the state should be given the status of frontline workers and vaccinated immediately and also informed that in this regard he has written a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Assam govt announces Rs 50 insurance cover for journalists
Apr 27, 2020, at 10:00 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government on Monday announced life insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh each to all journalists in the state who are reporting during the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
APSC's cash-for-job scam: Police likely to grill former minister, journalists
Jan 13, 2017, at 01:01 am
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IBNS): Assam Police are likely to grill a former minister and journalists after the former Assam Public Service Commission (APCC) chairman Rakesh Paul, who was arrested in the cash-for-job scam, named several high profile personalities and claimed to have paid them in order to keep quiet.
Assam citizens demand to dissolve Rhino horns verification committee
Sep 02, 2016, at 01:17 am
Guwahati, Sept 1 (IBNS): Assam's citizens met on Thursday and unanimously demanded disbanding of the Rhino Horns Verification Committee, which was recently formed by the Government of Assam, as in their opinion, the committee is out to legalize all irregularities by those involved in killing and poaching of rhinos and selling their horns.