The Kalyan Barooah Award was instituted to immortalise the veteran journalist s contribution towards bringing issues of Northeast India into focus in the national media, a release by the North East Media Forum (NEMF) said.
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The Roopkar Awards, instituted in honor of distinguished cine-journalist and litterateur Pabitra Kumar Deka, were presented to acclaimed actor of theatre and cinema Pranjal Saikia and National Award-winning filmmaker Mridul Gupta for the years 2021 and 2022, respectively, during a ceremony held at the Pabitra Kumar Deka Archive on January 5th. These awards, given out every two
New Delhi, Oct. 15 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the law and order situation in the Northeast improved significantly after the insurgency in the region was brought under control by the Modi government. Singh said this after inaugurating ‘The Conclave 2022’, a two-day interactive session jointly organised by the ‘Asomiya Pratidin’, a popular Assamese daily, and ‘Pratidin Time’, an Assamese channel based in Guwahati. During our reign, the insurgency has been brought under control and the law and order situation in the region has improved significantly, he said. The defence minister, however, admitted that even though the situation has not improved 100 per cent but it was significant progress in that direction. He said the Northeast was earlier isolated in terms of development and it was not in the best interest of the country. ‘I can assure you that our government is working to do everything possible to bring progress to the