Blogging about North East India
SMC Assam, in its continuous endeavor of non-profit events ranging from 1st Assam Photo Walk to Earth Day Tree Plantation 2012 (in association with Regional Science Centre, Guwahati, Assam), is launching a Mobile Photography Contest 2012 starting this 19th August in accordance with the World Photography Day.
Contest is Open to All Indian Citizens. One can practically participate from anywhere. Just send us the entries at smcassam.in@gmail.com
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There has been lot of gossip, rumour going on in many Assamese Language news paper as well as social media about ‘supposed resignation’ by Assam Health and Education Minister, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sharma. Incidentally, while Dr. Sharma remains active in Twitter, but he was totally silent on this matter.
We also tried to ask him on Twitter, but he did not reply, otherwise he is known to reply questions posed to him which is related to him or his departments.
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The recent communal clashes in Bodoland Territorial Areas District(BTAD) once again raise question on accountability of Assam Police.A wide discussion on the local Assamese media takes place regarding the issue.Similarly, various quarters allege that the police showed inactivity and indifference during the time of ethnic and communal clashes on account of political influence upon them.
As alleged some top police officers of the state seek favour of a group of influential politicians of the state on matters relating to their posting and transfer. Thus, these officer are busy with satisfying their ‘masters’, instead of providing security of life and property to the common people.This destructive attitude of the police was witnessed at the time of eruption of communal violence in BTAD that claimed lives of more than fifty innocent people in three districts of the area, viz, Kokaraajhar, Chirang and Baska.
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As the communal violence in BTAD areas seems to be under control now. Indian Prime Minister visited few relief camps of both community and announced relief package of Rs. 300 crore for the riot victims. But there have been few incidents which hints at a division among Congress leaders in Assam.
Since the recent BTAD violence, Himanta Biswa Sarma was always the first to visit any violence hit site, or calamity. But strangely, this time, Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi sent Rackybul Hussain, Dr. Nazrul Islam ( both from Congress) and Chandan Brahma to Kokrajhar to take stock of the situation as soon as the violence erupted.
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Assam Communal violence has surely made an impact on India Social Media, be it twitter or facebook. Mainstream media had to take notice as social media had kept the tag #AssamRiot alive in twitter with keeping it trending on and off for last few days.
Sadly, this unfortunate violence has also created opportunities for many so-called gurus in India as well as hardcore Hindu supporters. On Twitter, it was noticed that, some tweeple tried to make it Hindu-Muslim riot, while some tried to make it ‘just another ethnic violence’ in North East India!
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Recent update from BTAD in Assam says that the ongoing communal violence has resulted in 38 confirmed deaths which also includes few deaths due to police firing in order to control unruly mob. Army has conducted flag march in the morning today in all four districts in BTAD.
1300 army personals has been deployed as per reports to quell the communal violence which is continuing till last Friday. Chirang district has been put under 144 as well as shoot at sight order has been given.
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Amarjyoti Kalita, who calls himself James Bond 007, after the famous Hollywood Bond Movies, has been reportedly arrested from Varansi, Uttar Pradesh. He is the main accused in Guwahati mOlestation case which shook whole of India and social media.
After the news spread about his arrest, “Amar Jyoti Kalita” started trending in Twitter with more than 400 tweets per hour in India at one point of time.
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The previous week has been quite eventful for North East India ( Assam in particular) and Guwahati trended in Twitter for wrong reason. Guwahati Molestation case had become national outrage in both social media as well as mainstream media. Many debates raged in newsroom and well as internet space, and we at North East India Blog had also did a poll on the same topic.
The question we put up was ( the poll is still on) “Do you think that it is justified to upload the mob-molestation video of the victim girl disclosing her identity that multiplies her misery for the rest of her life ?”
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