Felix urges IJU to help govt formulate regulating policy for digital, social media.
ITANAGAR, 13 Jan: Information & Public Relations Minister Bamang Felix on Wednesday called upon the Indian Journalists Union’s (IJU) leadership to help the government in formulating a policy to regulate the mushrooming of digital and social media outlets. Addressing the IJU’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting here, Felix said, “In the era of social media, Continue Reading
IJU calls for uniform WJPS across India.
ITANAGAR, 13 Jan, 2022: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) on Wednesday called for a uniform working journalists’ pension scheme (WJPS) across India. In its national executive committee (NEC) meeting held here, the IJU called upon the NDA government at the Centre to introduce a uniform WJPS across the country. The meeting was organized by the Continue Reading
State media fraternity observes National Press Day
ITANAGAR, 16 Nov, 2021: The National Press Day (NPD) was observed by the state media fraternity to acknowledge and honor the Press Council of India, a statutory establishment at the WRD conference hall here on Tuesday. The NPD was organized by the Arunachal Press Club (APC), in collaboration with the Department of Information & Public Continue Reading
Media bodies observe pioneer Taro Chatung’s death anniversary
ITANAGAR, 26 Oct, 2021: The Arunachal Press Club (APC), the Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) and the Arunachal Electronic & Digital Media Association (AEDMA) observed the second death anniversary of pioneer journalist Taro Chatung at the press club here on Tuesday. Chatung, the pioneer of electronic media in the state and a state Continue Reading
Khandu assures Journalists Protection Act, pension scheme
ITANAGAR, 27 Jun, 2019: Chief Minister Pema Khandu has said that his govt will introduce Working Journalists Protection Act for the safety of journalists. Acknowledging that the enactment of a Working Journalists Protection Act would ensure the safety of scribes, Khandu assured a delegation of the state media fraternity here on Wednesday that his government Continue Reading
Arunachal Journalist Unions Elect New Members
ITANAGAR, 08 Sept, 2019: The state media fraternity today elected its new executive members for the three press bodies- Arunachal Press Club (APC), Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ), and Arunachal Electronic & Digital Media Association (AEDMA) -for the 2019-22 session. Continuing his stint as the APC president after taking over the reins midway Continue Reading
APUWJ takes out protest rally
ITANAGAR, 02 Sep, 2018: Condemning the ever increasing curbs imposed on the freedom of press and speech by the Central and some of the state governments, the scribes of Arunachal Pradesh under the aegis of Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) took out a massive protest rally at Itanagar on Saturday. The rally, taken out Continue Reading
APUWJ hosts NIFJ meet
ITANAGAR, 12 May, 2018: The Northeast India Federation of Journalists (NIFJ) on Saturday demanded all the state governments of the northeast region and its agencies concerned to ensure the safety and security of journalists in their respective states besides immediate implementation of the obligatory Wage Board award. The NIFJ demanded this in a unanimous resolution Continue Reading