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Nava Thakuria

Nava Thakuria is a Guwahati (North East India) based journalist, who contributes to News Hour and various other media outlets. He writes over various socio-political and environmental issues of North East India along with Bangladesh, Burma, Tibet, Bhutan, and Nepal. One of his areas of interest is also the media and its development.

PPFA reiterates demand to revitalize Hinglaj temple

by Nava Thakuria - Sep 28, 2021

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...
PPFA demands transparency in Assam rhino horn disposal

by Nava Thakuria - Sep 19, 2021

Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) supports the initiative to dispose of wildlife parts including the rhinoceros-horns, kept in State treasuries for decades, but it demands full transparency in the process. The forum of nationalist citizens urged...
AAEA bats for complete revamping of Assam water transport services

by Nava Thakuria - Sep 15, 2021

Expressing profound grief over the demise of a college teacher (Parimita Das, a resident of Kahilipara in the city), who drowned following the boat accident on mighty river Brahmaputra near Nimatighat in Jorhat on Wednesday, All...
Self-reform and financial transparency in media need of the hour

by Nava Thakuria - Sep 7, 2021

Can the mainstream newspapers and satellite news channels be compelled to make their annual balance sheets public in India? Or will it be possible to ask the professional journalists to go for self-declarations about their assets...
Engineers’ forum ridicules illogical fine over vehicles on highways in Assam

by Nava Thakuria - Aug 14, 2021

Disappointed with the Assam government road transport officials for imposing fine on the vehicles with higher speed on the four-lane national highways, All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA) urged the transport department to revise the policy immediately,...
Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus to receive Olympic honor

by Nava Thakuria - Jul 19, 2021

The lone Nobel laureate of Bangladesh, Professor Muhammad Yunus is going to receive a rare Olympic honor in Japan on the 23rd of July The economist turned revolutionary banker turned social entrepreneur, Dr Yunus will be...
PEC demands unconditional release of all journalists in Myanmar

by Nava Thakuria - Apr 26, 2021

Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Switzerland based media rights body, while condemning the armed generals of Myanmar (earlier known as Burma) for detaining/arresting over 65 journalists since the military coup on 1 February 2021, insists on...
India loses 60 and Bangladesh loses 46 scribes due to Covid-19

by Nava Thakuria - Apr 12, 2021

India (Bharat) continues to lose journalists in the Covid-19 pandemic even though the country has launched a massive vaccination program covering over 75 million Indians till date. The global tally of casualties among media persons has...
PPFA urges New Delhi to officially recognize Indian genius Radhanath Sikdar

by Nava Thakuria - Dec 10, 2020

Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while joining in the deliberations relating to the revised height of Mount Everest (at 8848.86 meter above the sea level), urges the Union government in New Delhi to officially recognize Indian...
PEC welcomes PCI statement on media corona warriors

by Nava Thakuria - Dec 8, 2020

Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), an international media rights body, welcomes the statement of quasi judicial body Press Council of India (PCI) urging the Indian Union government and province administrations to recognize the journalists, who died of...