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March 19, 2020   News

Durgapur Unit panel dissolved

The Indian Journalists’ Association has dissolved the recently formed unit at Durgapur due to lack of coordination among its members.
A small but important IJA team, headed by the IJA President and General Secretary, visited the district town on March 8, 2020, Sunday, to give a chance to the members to express their views on the working of the district unit headed by Rana Mukherjee as its president and Biplab Bhattacharya as secretary.
The IJA team heard a cross-section of members and their grievances and found it prudent to dissolve the existing committee and appoint one of the senior-most journalist Rana Mukherjee as the interim convenor to liaison with the State body.
The IJA will put in place a system to resolve various issues bothering the district unit at the earliest and appoint a new committee to run the affairs of Durgapur Unit in West Bardhaman.
As a follow up of the meeting in Durgapur, IJA invited the Unit’s former President and Secretary to IJA office on March 17, 2020, to find a solution to the vexed matter.
It was decided to take up the issue once again after the IJA annual meeting.
Sekhar Sengupta
General Secretary
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19th March, 2020
March 14, 2020   News

Notice to the member of the association

IJA AGM 2020
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14th March, 2020
January 30, 2020   News

Bardhaman hosts IJU NEC meeting

All most all the delegates who attended the National Executive Committee Meeting of the Indian Journalists Association, New Delhi, were full of praise for the host IJA and it’s Bardhaman District Unit.
Though the attendance was a bit thin, the meeting did serve it’s purpose to take some key decisions.
Speaking before the members, special invitee and one of the founder-members of the IJU, Shri Suresh Akhouri, said that the IJA was hosting a national level meeting after three decades. He praised the role of IJA President, S. Sabanayakan, efforts of Vice-president, Tarak Nath Roy and the support of General Secretary, Sekhar Sengupta in organising the two-day meeting.
Indian Journalists’ Association, an affiliated state unit of Indian Journalists Union, New Delhi, organised the meeting at Bardhaman, district HQ of East Bardhaman district, on January 22-23, 2020. Many NEC members and Presidents and Secretaries of state unions attended the meeting.
IJA, which was established in 1922, will soon celebrate its 100th year in 2022.
The IJU NEC meeting was inaugurated by Shri Sukumar Hansda, deputy speaker, West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Shri Swapan Debnath, minister of state, Depts of Animal Resources Development (Independent Charge) and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Textiles (Tex. & HL), Government of West Bengal, was the special guest.
Among the dignitaries from IJU, the prominent ones who attended the NEC meeting were President Shri BR Prajapati (Gujarat), Secretary General Shri G. Prabhakaran (Kerala), Special invitee and former President, Shri Suresh Akhouri ( Delhi), Vice-president Shri Vinod Kohli (Chandigarh-Punjab), National Secretary Shri Unniraja Vikraman (Kerala).
From the host side President IJA and National Secretary, Shri S. Saba Nayakan, General Secretary Shri Sekhar Sengupta and NEC member Shri Tarak Nath Roy, IJA Secretary Debashis Das, IJA Bardhaman District Unit President Shri Debabrata Chatterjee and General Secretary Shri Mithilesh Roy attended the meeting.
On the occasion of Netaji’s birthday on January 23, the NEC meeting was preceded by celebrating Netaji’s birth anniversary. President Prajapati unfurled the National flag and Secretary Prabhakaran garlanded a picture of Netaji following which the gathering sang the national anthem.
Shri Sukumar Hansda distributed mementos.

Shri Sukumar Hansda distributed mementos.

Shri Swapan Debnath addressing NEC members.

Shri Swapan Debnath addressing NEC members.

A group picture of NEC members.

A group picture of NEC members.

IJU President BR Prajapati unfurling the tricolour on the occasion of Netaji Jayanti

IJU President BR Prajapati unfurling the tricolour on the occasion of Netaji Jayanti

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30th January, 2020
December 29, 2019   News

IJA Howrah District Unit organises workshop

IJA General Secretary Sekhar Sengupta addressing the gathering
The IJA Howrah District Unit on Sunday, December 29, organized a workshop on journalism at Biswanath Niketan, Godaria, Jagatballavpur, in a befitting manner.
A packed house listened to the lectures of former The Telegraph journalist Amitrajit Ukil, senior journalist Prabhat Ghosh, Dainik Statesman news editor and IJA general secretary, Sekhar Sengupta, Dainik Statesman chief reporter and secretary IJA, Debashis Das and IJA president and editor Eastern Chronicle, S. Sabanayakan.
There was an interesting interaction between the visiting journalists and the audience that was well appreciated by all.
The workshop was organised by IJA Howrah District Unit with assistance from Srijani Samay newspaper. All the participants were given certificates.
Later, the IJA Howrah District Unit elected an 18-member committee to run it’s affairs. Shyamal Naskar was elected president and Ashish Kumar Ghosh was made the secretary.
The Indian Journalists' Association team (from right) Prabhat Ghosh, Debashis Das (secretary), S. Sabanayakan (president), Amit Ukil, Sekhar Sengupta (general secretary) at a workshop on journalism, organised by the Howrah District Unit of IJA, at Godaria near Jagatballavpur, on Sunday.

The Indian Journalists’ Association team (from right) Prabhat Ghosh, Debashis Das (secretary), S. Sabanayakan (president), Amit Ukil, Sekhar Sengupta (general secretary) at a workshop on journalism, organised by the Howrah District Unit of IJA, at Godaria near Jagatballavpur, on Sunday.

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29th December, 2019
December 17, 2019   News

Gitanath Ganguly is no more

Ganguly

The Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA) condoled the demise of veteran advocate and president, Mohun Bagan AC, Gitanath Ganguly, who passed away this afternoon in Kolkata.

One of the leading lawyers of the city, Ganguly was in the panel of lawyers of IJA and fought many cases for the association and its members. Always willing to help those who needed legal support, the 86-year-old was a pillar of strength for the IJA. Both he and his lawyer son, Saurav Ganguly, helped many journalists fight their cases through IJA and got them relief from the court.
A sports lover and staunch Mohun Bagan supporter, Ganguly was elected the club’s president on November 1, 2018 and was in the chair till his untimely demise.
The world, especially the journalistic fraternity, will be indebted to Ganguly for his contribution to the legal profession.
The IJA expresses its deepest condolences to his family and near and dear ones.
May his soul rest in eternal peace.
S. Sabanayakan                           Sekhar Sengupta
President                                       General Secretary
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17th December, 2019
December 16, 2019   News

Annual Cultural Programme 2019

The Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA) will organise its Annual Cultural Programme on Sunday, December 1, 2019, from 11 am at Press Club, Kolkata.  All are welcome to attend the programme.

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16th December, 2019
July 16, 2019   News

Veteran journalist Badal Sanyal is no more

Badal Sanyal
The Indian Journalists’ Association announces the sad demise of its former president and general secretary, Shri Badal Sanyal, in the small hours of Monday.
Badal Sanyal, 70, was admitted to NRS Hospital about five days back after he had a stroke. The end came this morning.
He was a well known business journalist who made his way up by working in smaller publications. He made a name for himself in Economic Times. When The Hindu Business Line launched a Kolkata edition in early 1990s, he was one of the top reporters from ET to join BL.
Apart from occupying key positions in IJA, Badal Sanyal took a lot of interest in the activities of IJA. He was one of the moving force behind the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of IJA. He was a vice-president then.
After retiring from HBL, Badal Saynal kept himself away from journalism and trade union activity.
Indian Journalists’ Association condoled the death of Badal Sanyal and sends its deepest condolences to his wife.
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16th July, 2019
April 2, 2019   News

S. Sabanayakan is President, Sengupta General Secretary

IJA team 2019

S. Sabanayakan of Eastern Chronicle and Sekhar Sengupta of Dainik Statesman were elected as the President and the General Secretary respectively of the 97-year-old Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA) at its annual general meeting held at Press Club, Kolkata, on Sunday, March 31, 2019.

Sabanayakan, who headed the organisation for three years from 2013 to 2015, returned to the helm after he was elected unopposed last year. For veteran trade union leader Sekhar Sengupta, this would be his eighth stint in the office of the General Secretary. In between he was the President for two years.

Supriyo Bandyopadhyay of Sambad Pratidin stayed as the treasurer for the second term.

Sudipta Sengupta and Tarak Nath Roy were retained as vice-presidents. Debasish Das was retained as the secretary for the second year running.

Krishna Das Parth of Rajasthan Patrika came in as one of the two assistant secretaries. Abdul Odud of Kalam retained his post.
The Team:

President: S. Sabanayakan (Eastern Chronicle)

General Secretary: Sekhar Sengupta (Dainik Statesman)

Vice-Presidents: Sudipta Sengupta (Freelance) & Tarak Nath Roy (Purbakshan)

Secretary: Debasish Das (Dainik Statesman)

Assistant Secretaries: Krishna Das Parth (Rajasthan Patrika) & Abdul Odud (Kalam)

Treasurer: Supriyo Bandyopadhyay (Sambad Pratidin)

Members:

Tapas Ghosh (The Telegraph), Amitabha Das Sharma (The Hindu), Kamlesh Pandey (Sanmarg), Purnendu Chakraborty (Dainik Statesman), Debasis Chowdhury (Amar Kagaz), Shyamal Mukherjee (Sukhabar), Jagannath Bhowmick (Sambad Prabhati), Jayanta Dutta (Aaj Kaal Parshu), Aminur Rahman (Sambad), Tapesh Kumar Basu (Halfil), Aditya Narayan Choudhury (Khabar Aaj Kaal Parsu), Ghoshai Chandra Das (Khas Samachar), Rabin Chatterjee (Srijani Samay), Rana Mukherjee (Jatir Katha) and Sukhendu Acharya (AAjkaal).

Coopted:

Jharna Dhar (Chaturanga), Sujit Bhowmick (ETV), Mohammed Wajid (Aabshar), Prasenjit Dutta (Radar), Shyamal Naskar (Lok Manas).

 

 

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2nd April, 2019
March 23, 2019   News

Notice to members

IJA Notice 2019

The notice, which is published here, is on display at the IJA Office on and from 25 February 2019

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23rd March, 2019
March 22, 2019   News

Seminar in Burdwan

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The Burdwan Unit of the Indian Journalists’ Association, under the leadership of outgoing President, Mr. Tarak Nath Roy, and outgoing General Secretary, Mr.Jagannath Bhowmik, organised a seminar on Journalism and Politics successfully.
The IJA General Secretary Mr. Sekhar Sengupta and former office-bearer Mr. Kamal Bhattacharya from Kolkata participated in the seminar and the following Annual General Meeting..
Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textile and MiC, Animal Resources Development, Mr. Swapan Debnath, was the chief attraction of the seminar. Ms. Shampa Dhara, Zilla Sabhadipati, East Burdwan, also spoke on the occasion apart from many other noted speakers of the region.
After the seminar, the Burdwan Unit had its annual general meeting where Mr. Debabrata Chatterjee and Mr. Mithilesh Roy were elected as the new  President and General Secretary respectively of the Burdwan Unit. We wish the new team all the very best.
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22nd March, 2019
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