Nava Thakuria
Nava Thakuria (NJ Thakuria) is a prominent journalist located in Guwahati, having over thirty years of experience in the field. He was recently honored by the Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), a global organization dedicated to media safety and rights, marking its inaugural visit to India. His unwavering efforts to protect and uphold the rights of media professionals in several South and Southeast Asian countries, demonstrated by his remarkable commitment, are evident in his media columns utilized by numerous digital platforms worldwide. He is currently an acknowledged representative of PEC from the South and Southeast Asian region.
Nava Thakuria
Goodbye Friends, But Where Do Memories Ever Fade
A deeply personal reflection on losing friends over the years and the enduring presence of memories ...
Chittagong Hill Tracts: Is It Emerging as a Security Challenge for Northeast India?
The ongoing instability in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts may pose strategic and security...
Nepal Elections on March 5: Will the Country Get Back on Track After Gen Z Protests?
Nepal goes to polls on March 5 following youth-led protests that brought down the government. The vo...
Farewell Saleem Samad: Veteran Bangladeshi Journalist Passes Away at 74
Renowned Bangladeshi journalist and Ashoka Fellow Saleem Samad passed away at 74 after battling canc...
Will the issue of Zubin Garg overshadow the Assam Assembly elections?
The opposition has been accusing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa ...
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Tariq Rahman in power in Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina's future in limbo!
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) returned to power with a landslide victory. Led by party lead...
Bangladesh: Scribes attacked by extortionists, PEC demands probe
At least 12 Bangladeshi journalists were injured in an attack by extortionists and terrorists in the...
The Unannounced Closure of a Popular Assamese Weekly
The Assamese weekly Asom Bani, published by the Assam Tribune Group, ceased circulation in September...
Nepal looks forward with interim premier Sushila Karki
Nepal, sandwiched between India and Tibet (China), has returned to normalcy after two days of ...
Assam expects a correct NRC
The 1951 NRC for Assam was updated following the direction of the SC with an aim to detect all illeg...
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AAEA cautiously appreciates Ethanol blending mission with Petrol
As the Supreme Court of India has recently rejected a public interest litigation against standardiza...
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PEC expresses concern over suspicious journo-deaths
Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over...
CNFF 2025: Nearly 100 film works submitted for CNFF25
As the 9th Chalachitram National Film Festival 2025 (CNFF-2025) sets for 25 & 26 October n...
Ensuring media safety in election-bound Bangladesh
Addressing the nation on live television on 5 August 2025, Bangladesh’s interim governme...
PEC condemns misuse of PRESS symbol, journo-murder
Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over the use...
PPFA slams media for propagating mystifying term ‘Bengali-origin’
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), a forum of nationalist citizens in northeast ...
Dramatic rise in the number of journalists killed in six months
The number of journalists killed rose dramatically in the first six months of this year. Since Janua...
Manipur moving towards peace: RSS Prachar Pramukh
Amid continued concerns over the fragile situation in Manipur, Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh of Ra...
ONGC remains silent on compensation to Sivasagar gas leakage victims
While congratulating the crisis management team belonging to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Lim...
Two weeks of Bhatiapar gas leakage, PCBA’s notice to ONGC, and others
The natural gas leakage from Bhatiapar crude oil well continues for 15 days, even though ...
