Altogether 5 persons have been injured in group clash with a section of local residents is Tinsukia district on Sunday. The clash took place in Shantipur on the NH 37 when a group of persons had an altercation with a group of local residents over a family matter where these persons who came on two vehicles from Roing threatened the local residents showing sharp weapons.Then an irate f mob accepted the challenged and attacked them before handing them over to police.The vehicles were damaged in the incidents. Police have already re
PermalinkSubmitted by Molokhu on Thu, 02/09/2010 - 01:50
MEDIA-- The New 'Divisive Agent'
Border problems have been plaguing the north-east states since sometime. As if political greed, student leaders, irrational insurgents, outside power lobbies were not enough, now we have a new entrant to add fuel to the fire. This new agent is the frenzied Media which flares up every issue as a border related problem. Take the example of the quarrel between two families in Sadiya last week. It revolved round a marital dispute between a Mising family from Assam and a Nyishi family from Arunachal Pradesh. The manner in which the skirmish was reported in the media, especially the television media, the entire incident was given the colour of an inter-state conflict.
I was very surprised at the news presentation of ‘News Live’ regarding this incident. On Sunday at 11:30 a.m. when I switched on the TV, this news was repeatedly telecast. The way of news presentation in most news channels is sick. Urgent treatment is required. If such news is presented in such a sensational fashion, anyone and everyone will be provoked at the propaganda. News in Assam has become very judgemental. News should be news. My father related me of times when the Nyishis (then called Dafalas) and the Misings (then called Miris) used to have skirmishes now and then. But at that time there was nothing called two states, one being Arunachal Pradesh. So things didn’t take the menacing shape of inter-state dispute. For example, a couple of weeks back, there was a fight involving a few boys from the Nocte tribe and a few boys from the Singpho tribe in Bordumsa, Arunachal Pradesh. Had the Nocte area been in Assam and the Singpho area put in Arunachal Pradesh, the media would have had a feast by blowing the quarrel out of proportion and calling it an inter-state dispute. Actually this entire idea of statehood in north-east, a territory with more than 200 tribes will be a failure in the 21st century. The best administrative arrangement for a ethnically diverse region like north-east would have been that of a Zonal Republic (based on zones for administrative efficiency) with English as the official language because of its international spirit and usage. But that would never be a reality because of the ethnic politics, misguided notions of insurgents and vested interest of the power lobbies who operate from other parts of India as well as Bangladesh. These are the band of people who best benefit from unrest in north-east states.
I would also request the Journalists Association of Assam and senior journalists to take the initiative of organizing training classes for the news producers, reporters and cameramen on the pattern and style of news presentation from time to time. We need trainers from channels like BBC and Times Now, since most of the news channels in Assam are aping the uncultured manner of news presentation rampant in Hindi news channels like Aj Tak or India TV. Its high time quality is ensured in the style of news reporting in the TV channels of Assam for the present breed of channels is lowering the taste and refinement of the people of Assam and several areas of the neighbouring states as well. The reporters and news editors have no knowledge in distinguishing constructive criticism from cheap sensationalism. News channels should not be used to create a society steeped in misinformation and vile tastes and attitude. The media should endeavour to promote a sober and informed society.
PermalinkSubmitted by Sumon on Thu, 02/09/2010 - 20:56
INCREDIBLE NORTH-EAST INDIA !!
From here in Bhubaneshwar, two areas in the world looks confusing and strange. Whenever there is a news on inter-tribal riots in African countries like Sudan, Nigeria, Congo etc, it makes me wonder how the rival tribes identify each other since they all look the same.
In India, North-east is amazing. These days we are getting stories of two states Nagaland and Manipur locking horns. When reading about the Nagas, it is found that there are numerous tribes among Nagas. My question is, why does an Angami, Ao, or Maram think they are Naga? Why the Kukis think they are not Naga. If Angami, Konyak, Tangkhuls have different histories, Kukis are also different. Why are they not Nagas? They are also hill tribe and are Mongoloid in look like the Ao or Angami. Angami, Konyak is so different from Tangkhul. Then why does Tangkhul leader Muivah bring Angami, Konyak etc in Nagalim and not form a separate land for Tangkhuls in Nagaland.
We read in tourism advertisements of north-east as land of seven sisters. The person who termed this sobriquet should rethink. Every now and then neighbouring hill states like Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram take away Assam’s bordering forest areas and there is fighting. Going by the scenario this doesn’t look true. Anyone will say the region to be that of ‘seven enemies’.
Sumon Das,
Bhubaneshwar, Orissa.
The Rongiya police saved the people from a major tragedy while they recovered a powerful Programmed Timed device from near a hotel on the National Highway on Tuesday evening. The bomb was recovered from a Guwahati-bound bus which was concealed under a seat. Investigation is going on and police have picked up seven persons in this regard.
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The face of violence atop the North Cachar hills refuses to die down. The Black Widow militants have killed one more people after he was kidnapped from Haflong town on Sunday. According to information, Gopesh Langthasa, an Airtel distributor after kidnapping from the Haflong town on Sunday. The militant outfit has already confirmed the killing of Gopesh saying that they had cash deal him. But nobody from Gopesh family has come to the police with an FIR.
Eleven 11 Arjun award winners among the 220 shooters will be seen in action at the Master Shooting Championship in Guwahati from February 16. According to information,the event is being organised at the shooting range of Kahilipara. It will be the Sardar Sasson Singh Sixth Mater Shooting Championship.
The ASDC has rushed an eight member delegation to New Delhi on Tuesday to reiterate the demand for an autonomous state covering both North Cachar and Karbi Anglong districts. The demand came up in 1986 but the Centre has been maintaining silence. Now they hope the demand this time will be effective in view of the preparation for formation of the second state reorganization panel. The delegation will call on home minister Shivraj Patil and Opposition leader L K Advani.
Again poaching has rocked the Kaziranga National Park on Monday night. The body of the rhino was spotted at the Bagori range on Tuesday morning. The poachers took away the horn after killing the rhino with 303 rifles. The incident took place hardly 24 hours after forest minister Rockybul Hussain suggested a slew of measures to stop poaching in the state’s sanctuaries. The park authority restricted the entry of media people who rushed to the sport when the message was spreading like wildfire. This is the fifth rhino to be poached this year itself. Twenty-one rhinos were poached in the park in 2007.Photo: UB Photos
By Soumyadeep DattaGuwahati: Assam and other states of North East India are among the richest wildlife areas of the world trade in wildlife and its derivatives worth more that US $ 20 billion annually, is a global phenomenon with serious ramification for the conservation of biodiversity in all its beauty and variety. Assam being a source of area of wildlife and its parts having easy entrance and exit passages with other countries of North and East Asia has always been an important centre on the trade map.Four major species of wild animals, namely Asian one-horned rhino, tiger, leopard and Asian elephant are available in Assam. All these four species are globally endangered and protected...
Students who get computers as the Anandaram Baruah award are being seen carrying their respective computers at the Judges' Field in Guwahati on 04-02-08. Remarkably this year the Anandaram Baruah award is being awarded to the more than 12 thousand Rank and First division students of the last years HSLC Exam at a function in this very field on 2nd Feb 2008. Pix by UB Photos.
A rhino poacher Dilip Das (27) with Rhino horn being arrested by Forest Officers & Forest guards of Kaziranga National Park and Bokakhat Police at Barua Pather Danigaon on 1st Feb last. In international market the the recovered horn is worth $35,000. Pix on 04-02-08 by UB Photos.
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