During celebration of India's 60th independence, Nehru Centre (the Cultural Wing of the High Commission of India) is going to screen Jahnu Barua's Kushal Konwar - The great martyr of Assam on 27 August, 2010. Quit India Movement in Assam is a saga of patriotism of such martyrs as Kushal Konwar, whose birth centenary falls this year.
Multi National Award winner, Jahnu Barua’s films have won over 20 awards at international film festivals including Silver Leopard at Locarno. His films brought Assamese cinema and culture to the international audience.
On 13 August, 2010 - Basundhara : The earth written and directed by Hiren Bora will be screened. The film is about conflict between man-elephant in the forested area of Sundarpur, revealing the ecological disaster wrought by the loss of habitat for the elephants due to illegal trafficking of wood, an unlicensed stone quarry and uncontrolled poaching.
“Basundhara-The Earth” has won much critical acclaim. The film has had an impressive showing at the Kolkata Film Festival and the “Third Eye Asian Film Festival” in Mumbai. It was the first Assamese film to be released in 2010. It also won nine state awards.
Hiren Bora, stage actor turned film maker, story & script writer, depicts the socio-economic development issues through celluloid. It has been organised by Rini Kakati, NRI-Co-ordinator for UK.
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Police have captured the main culprit in the sensational molestation case in Guwahati that rattles the entire country. Identified as Amarjyoti Kalita, the suspended employee with Amtron was held from a hotel in Orissa on Sunday 48 hours after the dead lines was set by chief minister Tarun Gogoi. But top police officials are tight lipped of the entire development. He was identified from the video clippings got from the satellite channels that beamed the entire story.
Two more molesters have been arrested during the last 12 hours in connection with the Guwahati incident a day after a police officer with Dispur has been suspended alleging dereliction of duty. According to information, with this, the total number of arrested persons in Monday's molestation incident has gone up to 6.
The duo were identified as Diganta Basumatary and Navajyoti Deka. On the other hand, Sub-inspector Subhan Baruah of Dispur police station has been suspended. The action came after Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi gave direction to the police on Saturday to arrest the culprits within 48 hours.
The National Commission for Women delegation on Saturday spotted cigarette burn injuries on her body when they met the molestation victim in Guwahati. Talking to reporters on Saturday, NCW member Alka Lamba said that they came to find some cigarette burn injuries on her body. She further said that they want the licence of the bar to be scrapped. The delegation is scheduled to chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday and share the findings with him.
In a bizarre incident that rattles Koinadhara, a policeman attached to chief minister’s security committed suicide on Saturday. The tragic incident took place at 10 at night on Saturday when 10th APBn jawan Bhaskar Baishya shot himself dead with his own service rifle. He died after sustaining serious injury on his head. The reason of the crime is still not known.
Five days have passed since the molestation incident took place in the heart of the city of Guwahati. Police have identified 12 miscreants but only four have been arrested so far. Other accused including the main one Amarjyoti Kalita are still on the run. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has set 48 hour deadline to nab all the miscreants. But there is no fresh arrest during the last 12 years. According to Nnational Commission for Women, these suggest utter lapse on the part of police. The 2 member NCW delegation held meeting with Kamrup (Metro) deputy commissioner, senior superintendent of police, DGP Jayanta Narayan Choudhury and the victim girl on Saturday.
The National Commission for Women on Saturday suggested Dispur a special court to ensure speedy trial of the molesters in Guwahati where a teen aged girl was stripped in public in the heart of the city. A NCW delegation comprising Wansuk Syiem and Alka Lamba conducted a thorough probe in the recent incident with help from the Assam State Commission for Women in Guwahati. The two member delegation will submit its report to NCW chairperson Mamata Sharma on Monday next. They would further recommend special fast track court to ensure justice for the victim. NCW will forward its recommendations to the central and state governments.
The victim in the molestation case in Guwahati said that she had gone to the pub to attend the birthday of a friend on Monday night. In her statement before the two member National Commission for Women, she said that she and one of her friends came down to go home where some youths tried to photograph them. When opposed, the unholy incident took place. According to her statement, she struggled for about 45 minutes with the youths in the absence of policemen.
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Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni urged media to deal with the Guwahati molestation case with due sensitivity. Talking to reporters, Soni said that media should make people aware of such incidents, care should be taken not to hurt the feelings of the victims. She said that media should consider the sensitivities of the victims of such incidents.
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