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Assam: Ministers can take bribes, not demand: Bodo chief

In what seems to be a major blow to the BJP’s anti-corruption drive, Bodoland Peoples’ Front chief Hagrama Mohiliary remarked at a public meeting that there was nothing wrong in ministers accepting a bribe if one was offered to them. The BPF, a key ally in the BJP-led government in the state, has two ministers. […]

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In what seems to be a major blow to the BJP’s anti-corruption drive, Bodoland Peoples’ Front chief Hagrama Mohiliary remarked at a public meeting that there was nothing wrong in ministers accepting a bribe if one was offered to them. The BPF, a key ally in the BJP-led government in the state, has two ministers. […]

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Indian Army pesonal rapes a pregnant Bodo woman in Kokrajhar district of Assam; North East students demanded arrest of the rapist

North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) protests in front of Assam Bhawan and demands immediate arrest of army personnel who raped a pregnant woman in Kokrajhar district of Assam.  

North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) protests in front of Assam Bhawan and demands immediate arrest of army personnel who raped a pregnant woman in Kokrajhar district of Assam.

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A large number of activists, students and north-east people protested today, in front of Assam Bhawan under the banner of North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) condemning the brutal gang rape of a pregnant woman by the army personnel in Assam’s Kokrajhar district which took place late on Sunday night. NEFIS demands immediate arrest of army personnel who raped the woman in Kokrajhar district of Assam.

Eminent activist Maya John of Centre for Struggling Women too joined the protest and pointed out the role of “AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act)”  in granting impunity to the Armed forces personnel who have been abusing the people of North-East including Assam, who have faced various forms of repression in the past. Among which women are the most vulnerable victims, facing brutal exploitation such as rape. It is to be noted that AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) is imposed in various districts of Assam under which Army officers have legal immunity for their actions. There are serious chances of putting even this rape case under the carpet as done earlier. Police cannot take any action against the perpetrators unless the Home Ministry gives permission for the same. Such provisions clearly stand against common masses as such cases are gross violation of human rights and justice. NEFIS will take the issue further in the coming days if the government does not immediately arrest the perpetrators and takes action against them.

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‘Dau Huduni Methai’ a Bodo film makes it to Montreal World Film Festival

June 26, 2015 GUWAHATI: Award winning Assamese filmmaker Manju Borah’s Bodo language film ‘Dau Huduni Methai’ (Song of the Horned Owl) is selected for screening at the prestigious Montreal World

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June 26, 2015 GUWAHATI: Award winning Assamese filmmaker Manju Borah’s Bodo language film ‘Dau Huduni Methai’ (Song of the Horned Owl) is selected for screening at the prestigious Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF), one of the oldest and prestigious film festivals of Canada.
“This is great news for the regional film in our region. We have been witnessing a tough time but this has come to be a sigh of relief or rather a motivation, we can say. Here I would like to thank the producer for showing courage and invest money in making films. We still have people who want to support the good cinema,” the director expressed her jubilance.
The film’s story is plotted on the suffering of innocent Bodo villagers because of rampant militancy and violence. The film had to wait for over a year as the director did not get the artiste to play the protagonist.
The Canadian film fest is scheduled to be begum from August 27 in Montreal city and Borah’s film will be screened in the ‘Focus on World Cinema’ genre category. The MWFF which started in 1977 brings some of the world’s best films and filmmakers together.
“This is very satisfying to be counted among the best in the world. It would not have been done without the efforts of the whole crew of the film,” she added.10462895_492165484284843_212348742688263702_n
Bora’s first feature film Baibhab (A Scam in Verse) which was released in 1999, received Jury’s ‘Special Mention’ in the 47th National Film Festival in 2000 and was also named the Best film in Asia at the 6th Dhaka International Film Festival in the same year.
In 2012, her Mishing language flick ‘Ko:Yad’ has won a number of awards including ‘Best Cinematography’ in the national awards.

Source: Bodoland Online 24

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