Iron man of assam

Not to forget the helping hand lent by 'DJ Lockup' in checking drunken driving, which has earned international recognition. These heroes and superheroes haven't stepped out of their fictional worlds, but are being featured in social media campaigns of Assam Police to connect more easily with the people in a bid to promote awareness, an ally to law enforcement. Policing is all about action, or so one thinks until coming across the campaigns being churned out by the state's police force with popular Hindi phrases -- "Hum Do, Hamare Do" and "Ek Aur Ek Gyarah" -- tweaked to get across the messages. Police Commissioner of Guwahati Harmeet Singh told PTI, "Our idea is to work together with society and impress upon the people that following rules is in everybody's own interest. " "We wanted to connect with the people and we have been trying to put across our messages in a language and an idiom that is understood across generations and the entire spectrum," he said. Be it the campaign against drunk driving on New Year's Eve or the one on helmets for two-wheeler riders, the messages have not just drawn praise but also inspired police forces in different parts of the country and even abroad, to launch similar campaigns. The campaign against drunk or rash driving on New Year's Eve, which featured a creative imitating a New Year's party poster, mentioning "special performance by DJ Lockup" and an invitation "not to be our guests", inspired not just police forces from other parts of th...

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Ujjal Barua, from Assam's Sivasagar district, has won the Iron Man title which was recently held in Mexico. Barua is the nephew of Arjun Bhogeshwar Barua, who won the gold medal in the 800m race at the Asian Games. Ujjal Barua was born in Sivasagar and now he is a resident of California. Speaking over the Iron Man title, Barua said, ''To win the title of 'Ironman,' participants are required to complete a 3.8-kilometre swim, a 180.2 kilometer-long bicycle ride, and a 42.2 kilometre run race in this exact order within 16 hours to bag the title for themselves''. ''I used to practice for 15 hours a week which was divided into each activity such as swimming, biking, and running,'' he added. Meanwhile, Arjun Bhogeshwar Baruah, who won the gold medal in the 800m race at the Asian Games, is elated by his nephew's achievements. ''I just want to say that one should never say that he can't. Anyone can do anything and achieve whatever he/she wants. The same thing I used to tell Ujjal that you never say 'You can't,'' he added. Also read: