Re: [Assam] Crippled!-did you know?
That'll be overkill! > Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:59:51 -0800> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > assam@assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] Crippled!-did you know?> > How about > a conspiration theory?> A American software engineer terribly upset over > outsorcing to India hired a Navy-Seal to go down the ocean and got the cables > cut.> > > ==> > > > - Original Message > From: mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: > "assam@assamnet.org" > Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2008 > 9:56:33 PM> Subject: [Assam] Crippled!-did you know?> > What's Up with All > the Slashed Internet Cables?> > > > As the pace of repair work picked up on > three Internet cables in the Middle East this week, word that more damage has > occurred to nearby undersea fiber-optic lines in the last 24 hours arrives. > The slew of slashed cables has caused a frenzy of speculation on their causes > in the blogosphere. As of today, Egyptian officials still had no explanation > as to the cause of the damage to the first two lines, slashed a week ago, but > they said there was no evidence that ship's anchors caused the breakage. > > The two new damaged lines being reported are to some of the same systems as > were cut recently, namely the FLAG Europe-Asia and SeaMeWe-4 networks. > Landline and satellite connections have ameliorated some of the outages in > the Middle East and South Asia regions, but it is estimated that some 85 > million Internet users have been adversely affected. According to one report, > nearly 90 per cent of Internet traffic is routed through undersea cables in > these parts of the world. > Officials for the cable operators predicted that > engineers working on repair ships at sea should be able to restore service in > approximately one week for the earlier incidents. FLAG Telecom, operator of > two of the damaged cables, told the Associated Press today that it is laying > an entirely new "fully resilient" cable that will be able to withstand > harsher treatment in underwater conditions. > "We are still treating this as > a crisis," a FLAG spokesman told the AP. "But the new cable will provide a > diversity in routes and be more resilient." > [See our earlier entry, > "Internet Problems Mount for Asia/Europe Connection" for more details on last > week's cable outages.] > > _> Post free > property ads on Yello Classifieds now! www.yello.in> > http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=221> > ___> assam mailing list> > assam@assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > ___> assam mailing list> > assam@assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _ Post free property ads on Yello Classifieds now! www.yello.in http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=220 ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] check out the spellings used
Thanks Uddipana for the great translations of the poems. Appreciated each one of them. --Ram On Feb 11, 2008 10:57 PM, Uddipana Goswami <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Assam-businessman-murdered-in-S-Delhi-cops-on-motivehunt/270906/ > > -- > Uddipana Goswami > www.jajabori-mon.blogspot.com > > ___ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Diamond jubilee of Delhis Assam Associa tion begins(The Assam Tribune,12.02.2008)
Diamond jubilee of Delhis Assam Association begins >From Our Spl Correspondent NEW DELHI, Feb 11 The Strings for Peace, a joint concert by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, his two sons Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan, was a runaway hit, with the trios enthralling performance marking the beginning of the diamond jubilee celebrations of Assam Association, Delhi, here on Friday. The jam-packed Siri Fort Auditorium reverberated with applause as the Sarod Maestro, along with his sons, cast a spell on the audience. The Khan family was accompanied by Ishita Sharma on tanpura and Anuvrat and Satyajeet on tabla. Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan started this concert with Raag Purnadhanasi. The Khan brothers are the seventh generation in the unbroken chain of the Senia Bangash School and disciples of maestro Amjad Ali Khan. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan took over after his sons and his finger created magic with his sarod. He started with Raag Shivanjali to continue the concert with Zillah Kafi. He also presented self-composed Raag Ganesh Kalyan, created for a concert held at Ganesh Pooja. The maestro, accompanied by his sons, winded up the concert with a spellbinding number. The Assam Association, Delhi is an organisation of the persons from Assam residing in Delhi and the NCR. It was founded as Assam Sangha in the year 1947 to preserve and propagate the rich and divergent culture and traditions of Assam. Every raaga has a soul and every raaga is an entity in self. Every raaga of our country is rich, can be recognised through its melody. We are surrounded by these raags in this universe, the maestro said. Recalling their love for the State, the Khan brothers said they have a very special affection for Assam, as their mother, noted Bharatnatyam dancer Subalakshmi Khan, hails from the State. Earlier, addressing the audience, the president of Assam Association, Delhi, Captain AC Barua said, the 60 year-old-young association has become vibrant and is brimming with energy. During the celebrations, Delhiites can experience the flavour of Assam, as traditional dance and music, ethnic attires, would be showcased in the capital city. The diamond jubilee celebrations will continue with a four-month-long programme. The next in line is the four-day Assam Festival at Delhi Haat that gets underway from February 21. A fashion show to be joined by over 150 artists from Northeast will be the highlight. (The Assam Tribune,12.02.2008) - Bring your gang together - do your thing. Start your group. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Crippled!-did you know?
How about a conspiration theory? A American software engineer terribly upset over outsorcing to India hired a Navy-Seal to go down the ocean and got the cables cut. == - Original Message From: mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "assam@assamnet.org" Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2008 9:56:33 PM Subject: [Assam] Crippled!-did you know? What's Up with All the Slashed Internet Cables? As the pace of repair work picked up on three Internet cables in the Middle East this week, word that more damage has occurred to nearby undersea fiber-optic lines in the last 24 hours arrives. The slew of slashed cables has caused a frenzy of speculation on their causes in the blogosphere. As of today, Egyptian officials still had no explanation as to the cause of the damage to the first two lines, slashed a week ago, but they said there was no evidence that ship's anchors caused the breakage. The two new damaged lines being reported are to some of the same systems as were cut recently, namely the FLAG Europe-Asia and SeaMeWe-4 networks. Landline and satellite connections have ameliorated some of the outages in the Middle East and South Asia regions, but it is estimated that some 85 million Internet users have been adversely affected. According to one report, nearly 90 per cent of Internet traffic is routed through undersea cables in these parts of the world. Officials for the cable operators predicted that engineers working on repair ships at sea should be able to restore service in approximately one week for the earlier incidents. FLAG Telecom, operator of two of the damaged cables, told the Associated Press today that it is laying an entirely new "fully resilient" cable that will be able to withstand harsher treatment in underwater conditions. "We are still treating this as a crisis," a FLAG spokesman told the AP. "But the new cable will provide a diversity in routes and be more resilient." [See our earlier entry, "Internet Problems Mount for Asia/Europe Connection" for more details on last week's cable outages.] _ Post free property ads on Yello Classifieds now! www.yello.in http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=221 ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] check out the spellings used
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Assam-businessman-murdered-in-S-Delhi-cops-on-motivehunt/270906/ -- Uddipana Goswami www.jajabori-mon.blogspot.com ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Hyper Japan's 8 bit culture; petted robot dogs, seal pups; Madagascar's shark fin Chinese soup
those in DC esp with young at heart/home might find it a must see. Japan's new culture - no Samurai swords and geisha girls these. Real hi-tech fun stuff -new Japan culture shown in one the most cultural places in US - for free. umes umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Today after spending the day watching an exhibition and documentary on Madagascar's fishermen and turtle hunter and silk weavers with Bahai center of Baltimore (30 miles from Washington DC) http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1638570300 http://www.myspace.com/prismcommunityarts then my friend rushed me to DC where I had to collect a letter from www.ashanet.org/dc for www.parijatacademy.org for financial support. Then I walked down in freezing winds (much below frezing point) to the Kennedy Center to check out the daily free show. There was a crowd gathered around some girl dresed in kimono and taking her pictures or talking to her. I remembered that there was a Japan fest going on. I rushed to the main hall but was surprised to see Mario or Nintendo music and videogame on the large screen. The huge crowd ensured that I had to stand far back and watch while standing. In their jocular style but poor English two young guys were compereing and a twelve yearold in micro -mini cheerleading outfit but with long stockings and gloves was singing and dancing - as if a character from Japanese videogames and animation characters . Some 8 bit videogame songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbfCZx1tRUs with these guys dancing like school kids - maybe they were school students - the girl in middle scool and guys in high school. Waht was surprising that in other countries' cultural fests it is mostly traditional music and old foggies. After it was over I went to check out the robot show - and the brochure showed that the main attraction was a woman -- Oh!! she was the kimono model I had seen posing in the main corridor surrounded by photgraphers and admirers. But I was already on the way to top floor -- which was having lots of Manga comics - for ages 13+ and some were for pre-school kids - all in English. you read a Manga comic back to front -- so last page is the first page. Then there was this little cute dog like creature which was about a foot tall - and dancing at instructions of a white American attendant. She petted it and it made whining sounds. When all others left I petted it for about 5 minutes it it really did feel that it my own pet dog - same sound, seem cuddling close when petting or scratching its nose etc. wagging is silicon tale. No ears though . Available for the cost of a TATA car ($2500 or Rs 1 lac) though. Then there was this seal pup - all furry and wags its tail and nuzzles up to old people and patients in hospitals. Another guy who looked like a ET -space alien character - was really playing the trumpet - really blowing the pipe and pressing the keys while swinging the pro player. It made me realize that Japanese culture though ancient has kept with the times and become electronic. This was real Japanese culture - modern culture - which kids of all races liked. any comments? Umesh PS: About the festival In the Land of the Rising Sun, ancient traditions are layered with modern sensibility and technological innovation to create culture accelerated. This "hyperculture" encompasses a wide range of expression - from the wizardry of robots and the dazzling action of anime to the hypnotic movement of butoh and the propulsive energy of taiko. Over two weeks, the Kennedy Center brings together more than 450 artists, more than 40 performances, and more than a dozen free events to showcase the best Japanese theater and dance, music and fashion, architecture and sculpture, poetry and literature, photography and film. February 5-17, don't miss this living celebration of the artistic innovator that is Japan the "floating island" whose modest size belies its stunning global impact. http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/festivals/07-08/japan/ Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info) www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used ) http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/ http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ - Sent from Yahoo! - a smarter inbox. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info) www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (w
[Assam] Diamond jubilee of Delhi’s Assam Assoc iation begins
*Diamond jubilee of Delhi's Assam Association begins * From Our Spl Correspondent NEW DELHI, Feb 11 – The 'Strings for Peace', a joint concert by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, his two sons Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan, was a runaway hit, with the trio's enthralling performance marking the beginning of the diamond jubilee celebrations of Assam Association, Delhi, here on Friday. The jam-packed Siri Fort Auditorium reverberated with applause as the Sarod Maestro, along with his sons, cast a spell on the audience. The Khan family was accompanied by Ishita Sharma on tanpura and Anuvrat and Satyajeet on tabla. Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan started this concert with Raag Purnadhanasi. The Khan brothers are the seventh generation in the unbroken chain of the Senia Bangash School and disciples of maestro Amjad Ali Khan. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan took over after his sons and his finger created magic with his sarod. He started with Raag Shivanjali to continue the concert with Zillah Kafi. He also presented self-composed Raag Ganesh Kalyan, created for a concert held at Ganesh Pooja. The maestro, accompanied by his sons, winded up the concert with a spellbinding number. The Assam Association, Delhi is an organisation of the persons from Assam residing in Delhi and the NCR. It was founded as Assam Sangha in the year 1947 to preserve and propagate the rich and divergent culture and traditions of Assam. "Every raaga has a soul and every raaga is an entity in self. Every raaga of our country is rich, can be recognised through its melody. We are surrounded by these raags in this universe," the maestro said. Recalling their love for the State, the Khan brothers said they have a very special affection for Assam, as their mother, noted Bharatnatyam dancer Subalakshmi Khan, hails from the State. Earlier, addressing the audience, the president of Assam Association, Delhi, Captain AC Barua said, the 60 year-old-young association has become vibrant and is brimming with energy. During the celebrations, Delhiites can experience the flavour of Assam, as traditional dance and music, ethnic attires, would be showcased in the capital city. The diamond jubilee celebrations will continue with a four-month-long programme. The next in line is the four-day Assam Festival at Delhi Haat that gets underway from February 21. A fashion show to be joined by over 150 artists from Northeast will be the highlight. -- Manoj Kumar Das C 172 GF, Sarvodaya Enclave New Delhi 17 India 0091 9312650558 (HP) ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Sixth Bodoland Day celebrated (The Sentinel,11.02.08)
Sixth Bodoland Day celebrated >From our Correspondent KOKRAJHAR, Feb 10: The sixth Bodoland Day was celebrated in the Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) today. Attending the public rally on the occasion, Asom Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma announced that an engineering college and a planetarium would be set up in BTAD by next year. The Kokrajhar campus of Gauhati University will be upgraded to a full-fledged university, and the State Government is taking all necessary steps towards that end, Sarma said. Expressing satisfaction at the development in the DTAD, he said: The BPPs partnership with the Congress is for growth and development of the entire State. Asom Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain, who also participated the function, said the Government will focus on exploiting the tourism potential in the BTAD area. He announced the construction of a new tourist bungalow at Chakrasila at a cost of Rs 25 lakh and a tourist guest house at Gossaigaon at an estimated cost of Rs 45 lakh. Earlier, BTC chief Hagrama Molilary hoisted the tricolour and paid homage to the Bodo martyrs. (The Sentinel,11.02.08) - Chat on a cool, new interface. No download required. Click here. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] [aana] Save the Endangered Rhino : JP Rajkhowa
>As per statistics, as reported in the media, poachers have killed 672 rhinos >since 1965 till February 8, 2007 - the average killing being 16 rhinos >annually. That is16 Rhinos being killed annually sine 1965. Looks like the Forest department has been doing good business. One Rhino Horn @ 35 lakhs times 16 = Rs.560,000 lakhs annually for the last 45 years without any complaint from the people of Assam. Wondering why the people of Assam are suddenly so much against the illegal poaching of Rhinos? Simply because the number has gone up to 20 now? Hobo Diok!!! Barua - Original Message - From: Pradip Kumar Datta To: Assam Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 6:51 AM Subject: [aana] Save the Endangered Rhino : JP Rajkhowa Save the Endangered Rhino JP Rajkhowa Kaziranga National Park (KNP) is globally known as the home of the one-horned rhinoceros, though it also shelters and attracts a wide variety of exotic birds from all over the world, apart from being the habitat of the wild buffalo, the great Indian swamp deer and other varieties of wildlife forms. KNP is equally famous for medicinal plants, herbs and other exotic flora. But it has earned the status of a national park because of the one-horned rhino, and it is primarily the rhino which attracts visitors. Other than Nepal, which has about 200 one-horned rhinos, KNP is the only major natural habitat of this rare mammal. In consideration of its uniqueness to Asom, the rhino has been declared as the State symbol just like the peacock has been declared the national symbol. It is, therefore, natural that everyone in Asom should take pride in the rhino. The encyclopedic information on rhinoceros is reproduced here for general information. "The once-numerous rhinoceros family, Rhinocerotidae, in the order Perissodactyla, now contains only five living species. All are threatened with extinction, some imminently. The three species of Asiatic rhinos include the Indian rhino, Rhinoceros unicornis; the nearly extinct Javan rhino, R. sondacius; and the Sumatran rhino, Dicerohinus sumatrensis. The two species of African rhinos are the black rhino, Diceros bicornis, and the white rhino, Ceratotherium simum. The Indian and Javan rhinos are one-horned; the other three species are two-horned. The rhino's horn is composed of keratin, as is the cow's horn, but unlike the cow's horn it is of a fused, fibrous construction and solid throughout, with no hollow for a core of bone. The fibres represent greatly modified hairs. The horn is attached to the skin and is supported by a raised, roughened area on the skull. Because many Asians, particularly the Chinese, believe that the rhino horn has aphrodisiac properties, the horns are widely sought after, and this demand accounts for much of the illegal killing of rhinos. The Indian rhino, native to northeastern India, is now found only in a few protected areas. The Javan rhino, once distributed across southeastern Asia into the East Indies, today survives only in a small preserve on the island of Java. The Sumatran rhino is now confined to a few widely scattered areas in southeastern Asia and in the East Indies" (Grolier Encyclopedia of Knowledge, Vol. 16). It is obvious that due to human greed, the one-horned rhino population in its original abode is becoming extinct and the trend, if not halted, would lead to its total extinction, meeting the fate of the much-researched dinosaurs. Unfortunately, rhino horns or small pieces thereof are reportedly in demand not only in China, but in our country too, for which members of some innocuous religious cults as well as some members of the astrological fraternity and the so-called country physicians are also responsible. As per a recent media report, a rhino horn fetches between Rs 4 to 7 lakh in the Indian underground market, and between Rs 12 to 20 lakh in the international market. For such high prices, unscrupulous poachers, who are always after a quick buck, will not mind facing personal risk and going for illegal rhino hunt. The poaching for rhino horns is not anything new; it has been going on in Asom for decades together, especially after the rhino was declared an extinct variety of wild animals under the Wildlife Protection and Preservation Act. Though every killing by poachers was invariably condemned by wildlife lovers and the public in general, so far it was not taken as an outrage against Asom, as has happened in recent days. The killing of a female rhino at the KNP by a gang of poachers, allegedly in connivance with Forest Department officials, on January 19 by first injuring it critically with a bullet and then cutting the horn when the rhino was still alive and bleeding profusely, and thereafter the killing of her baby as well in the most gruesome manner, has shaken the world community and hurt every resident of Asom. This single incident, with heart-rending pictures of the b
Re: [Assam] Wake up call against Army acricities in NE
when army was posted at Indo=Pak border following 2003 parliament attacks - some soldiers raided chickens and goats from farms in Rajasthan - i read in the news umesh DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear Umesh, 'Even you know from USA... all true and amazing.This is what our Army do and they now prefer posting in Assam.In my one last post I did mentioned about ambushing our historic home and family.Then imagine about normal villagers.Robbery- loots- cutting bamboo are routine thereLAw is useless.if one go to police, he or she need end up in bullets spray quoting as ULFA or suspected extremist.So police is also helpless.The Deputy commissioner lives in a kingsize palacial bungallow.So he is out with high booz.This is NE. I have one VCD shot secretly in Manipur. But life go on and from Army atlest people learnt new tectice to take revenge to another man- in hi tech Army styles.Bravo.I feel sad while I was in uniform once.. Who know if Rhinos also are being killed by them!!! Amen!! Bikash da umesh sharma wrote: This is real bad - acting like thieves (or like police in many remote places) *** But its routine like a daily affair in the other places- which are treated like Jaffna in SL. Life is more miserable and acrocities are much high. They snatched bicycles from poor villagers who come with new bicycle for market and ask them go by walk.Later they might return the cycle in a bad condition or take alongwith them Same for the bikes, they take only new bikes.Jeep-Maruti van are countless. I had heard of people bringing teak logs from Asam in army trucks to make furniture in their North Indians homes - but this is totally outrageous. Umesh - Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive online. Click here. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info) www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used ) http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/ http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ - Sent from Yahoo! - a smarter inbox. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Wake up call against Army acricities in NE
Dear Umesh, 'Even you know from USA... all true and amazing.This is what our Army do and they now prefer posting in Assam.In my one last post I did mentioned about ambushing our historic home and family.Then imagine about normal villagers.Robbery- loots- cutting bamboo are routine thereLAw is useless.if one go to police, he or she need end up in bullets spray quoting as ULFA or suspected extremist.So police is also helpless.The Deputy commissioner lives in a kingsize palacial bungallow.So he is out with high booz.This is NE. I have one VCD shot secretly in Manipur. But life go on and from Army atlest people learnt new tectice to take revenge to another man- in hi tech Army styles.Bravo.I feel sad while I was in uniform once.. Who know if Rhinos also are being killed by them!!! Amen!! Bikash da umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This is real bad - acting like thieves (or like police in many remote places) *** But its routine like a daily affair in the other places- which are treated like Jaffna in SL. Life is more miserable and acrocities are much high. They snatched bicycles from poor villagers who come with new bicycle for market and ask them go by walk.Later they might return the cycle in a bad condition or take alongwith them Same for the bikes, they take only new bikes.Jeep-Maruti van are countless. I had heard of people bringing teak logs from Asam in army trucks to make furniture in their North Indians homes - but this is totally outrageous. Umesh - Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive online. Click here. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] ISI Spreads a Net in Northeast India : Nava Thakuria
ISI Spreads a Net in Northeast India Nava Thakuria Sentinel Assam The land of armed movements sustained by the anti-New Delhi separatists´ militias has woken up to a new threat from religious fundamentalists fuelled by Pakistan´s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) to make Northeastern India a volatile region in the continent. The Northeastern region is no stranger to banned armed groups and their destructive activities, but the recent development where it has emerged that the Pakistani agency has engaged scores of its operatives in the region and also sponsored a number of indigenous armed groups has come as a shocking revelation. But unfortunately for the people of Northeast, a most influential armed group of Assam has reportedly maintained close links with ISI. The local media quoting different government and non-government sources claimed that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is in touch with Islamic terrorists too. Launched in 1979 with the aim to make Assam an independent country, the banned armed group is blamed for numerous killings, explosions, kidnappings and a huge number of extortion cases. But what is appalling for the people of the region is that not less than 20 native militia groups have come closer to ISI. It was disclosed during the interrogation of an ISI operative, who was arrested by the Assam police in Guwahati on December 14. More shocking revelation for the entire nation is that the alliance has slowly pushed the insurgents groups into the clutches of Islamic militants. The Assam police termed it a big catch in its counter-terrorism operations in the Northeast. The arrested ISI operative was identified as S.M. Alam alias Mujibullah Alam alias Asfi Alam. Hailing from Ajampur village under Uttara police station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Alam (35) has been recognised as an important functionary of the ISI incharge of Assam and the Northeast. The police said that Alam was a member of Jamat-e-Islami and Chatra Shibir of Bangladesh and joined the Pakistan-based Harkat-ul-Mujahideen in 1993. The hardcore Bangladeshi national underwent training in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) also. Later, he joined Jamat-ul-Mujahideen in 2005 and afterward he was recruited by the ISI. Soon he shifted his base to the restive Northeast in 2006. What, however was alarming was Alam confessed that 24 militant outfits in the region had maintained communication with the ISI network. Headquartered at Islamabad, the ISI is known as a disciplined army unit with around 10,000 staff members. It however faces allegations of meddling in the internal affairs of its neighbouring countries. The Indian police have time to time claimed that ISI was involved in many explosions in the country. The Mumbai police asserted that it had enough proof of ISI involvement in the July 2006 blast in a local train. The ISI is also blamed for masterminding explosions in many other cities of the country including Hyderabad, Lucknow, Sri Nagar, Malegaon, Varanasi, Guwahati and Imphal among others. This reporter tried to contact the officers of the Inter Services Public Relations, Pakistan Armed Forces, of which ISI is an unit, for their reactions regarding the arrest of Alam in Assam. While responding to the phone calls, an additional director (incharge of foreign media) of Inter Services Public Relations only said that the arrest of the ISI operative was not in his knowledge. He assured of his inputs later, though it has not reached till date. Moreover, a query submitted in the website of ISPR also did not result in any response. What is significant is that, the officials of ISPR, while responding to the phone calls, did not summarily reject the news that one of their operatives had been arrested in India. Dr M. Amarjeet Singh, a research scholar at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, wrote in one of his articles, Apart from aiding and abetting terrorism in Kashmir, ISI has also been fully engaged in building terror infrastructures in the rest of India, including the Northeast, which has long been infested with multiple insurgencies. This attempt to fish in troubled waters of the Northeast poses a formidable risk to India´s security. The Indian security agencies have already gathered evidence to establish that the ISI had been sponsoring violence in many parts of the country. The ISI takes responsibility of supplying sophisticated arms and also guerrilla training to several militant groups based in the Northeast. Brig. (retired) Dr S.P. Sinha, who served Northeast for many decades, claimed that the ISI had now formed a new base in Bangladesh to carry on anti-India operations. In his recent book titled Lost Opportunities: 50 years of Insurgency in the Northeast and India´s Response, Dr Sinha, who led the Gorkha Rifles, also narrated that Pakistan had shifted nearly 200 terrorist training camps from the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) to Bangladesh. H
[Assam] Dispute over Arunachal
Dispute over Arunachal After the successful visit of the Prime Minister of India to Arunachal Pradesh after a gap of about 12 years and the statement by Dr Manmohan Singh that Arunachal Pradesh is the land of our rising sun and subsequent announcement of a package of development amounting to about 10,000 crores to make the state one of the best in the country, there was little doubt that the Government of India considered Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India. However, the exercise has not made the Chinese government happy and an informal protest had been lodged by the Chinese Foreign Office at the Indian Mission in Beijing. The Chinese government has not recognised the McMohan Line defining the Indian and Chinese territory in 1913 at a meeting in Shimla. In a show of strength, China overran Arunachal, known as NEFA at that time, in the year 1962. After its unilateral withdrawal, the Indian administration has penetrated right upto the international boundary known as Line of Actual Control stretching 1,030 km of unfenced border with China. As pointed out by the Minister of External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee, Arunachal has elected representatives in Parliament and the Indian Prime Minister has the right to visit any part of the country. The Chinese treat Arunachal as disputed area and considered a visit by the Prime Minister to a disputed area inappropriate. While such war of words would continue till border disputes between the two countries were amicably resolved, more serious was the reported incursion by the Chinese up to 20 km inside Arunachal Pradesh as claimed by the BJP MP from Arunachal, Khiren Rijju.The Ministry of Defence have not admitted any such incursion and dismissed the matter as due to difference in perception between the Chinese and the Indian forces about the position of the imaginary Line of Actual Control. Dr Manmohan Singhs recent visit to China and his talk with his Chinese counter part was expected to clear many misgivings between the two sides - projected as the worlds two super powers. Border talks between the two governments failed to make substantial progress over the issue of exchange of populated areas. While the Chinese representative favoured exchange of populated area, the Indian representative could not agree to such a proposal. Whatever may be the outcome of the border talks, Arunachal Pradesh should not be used as a pawn in resolution of the border dispute. Arunachal Pradesh is part of India, and would remain so. Assam Tribune Editorial 11.02.08 - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Wake up call against Army acricities in NE
This is real bad - acting like thieves (or like police in many remote places) *** But its routine like a daily affair in the other places- which are treated like Jaffna in SL. Life is more miserable and acrocities are much high. They snatched bicycles from poor villagers who come with new bicycle for market and ask them go by walk.Later they might return the cycle in a bad condition or take alongwith them Same for the bikes, they take only new bikes.Jeep-Maruti van are countless. I had heard of people bringing teak logs from Asam in army trucks to make furniture in their North Indians homes - but this is totally outrageous. Umesh Friends, Finally we need to wake up against 2 centuries old Army acricities began by the British Army in the North East and very much in Assam.Although we got independance, the brutality at any un explained reason continues and since operation Bajrang in Dec 1990 , its more now.As the world heads for hi technology and discoveries,the b rutality part is being ignored by all sections- from Politician, beaurocrats to the educated one. The reason are still un known why Army is behaving in the North East like that. If something hapen only in GHY- people cries foul.But its routine like a daily affair in the other places- which are treated like Jaffna in SL. Life is more miserable and acrocities are much high. They snatched bicycles from poor villagers who come with new bicycle for market and ask them go by walk.Later they might return the cycle in a bad condition or take alongwith them Same for the bikes, they take only new bikes.Jeep-Maruti van are countless. Why only it hapens in Assam?Who gives this order?Why legal experts are sleeping in Assam?Why law- honourable GHY high court cant do anything?Who tied the hands of all?ARmed Forces Special Powers Act doesnot give so much liberty. Bihar-AP-UP-Chatishgarh and now KArnataka is worst then Assam.But even what ever CRPF is deployed, they do work under local police.Army deployment is out of question. Otehr than in NEI, at any place Army people are facing thousands of cases and being convicted.But in Assam- the dadagiri remains same as before 1947.It is their will to do anything. Now time come to say stop and enough. Cannt we all write individually to Chief of Army staff at Sena Bhavan, New Delhi 110011? I request all to spend 25 Rs. to send complaints to the chief and Defence Minister by speed post, so to take note for RTI act later. The legal experts of Assam should gain good knowledge like other states to come heavily now. Note also be taken in view of China's tensions. Army only can never talk about KArgil in NEI.They should also talk on lost China war...KArgil is elsewhere, we need to talk on our border.Now we have more educated people, I sincerely request all to write. Army website www.indianarmy.nic.in might not give frutiful result.Kindly write individually to Defence Minister and Chief of Army staf.If for the happiness of Kashmiri people- who has mere contribution to the main land other than causing problem since centuries,where Govt provide much free facilities,Govt can bow down taking action against Army and paramilitary forces, surely NEI got 7 large state to contribute much for the main land. But treated too ill.NEI is not that deadly being with China Burma border.Than what is the reason hiding since hundred years? Kindly do write. Defence Minister Mr.AK Anthony is got office in the M block, New Delhi. Dr.Bikash Kumar Das Bangalore Umesh Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info) www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used ) http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/ http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ - Sent from Yahoo! - a smarter inbox. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] BRITISH RAJ EXISTS ONLY IN ASSAM
Dear dada, I am fully agree with you.Me- my self belong to the military.But thre are incident that happen only in Assam or NEI. I have one secret VCD taken in Manipur on nude women protest and so on. Recently I wrote strongly on a metter about China.Since you was away-it is re quoted now. I carry respect to all honest officers and man.Amidst that there are culprits who take some social norm advantages in Assam that nowhere exist in India. What 12 Bihar REgt and entire deploued Bihar Regt did in Assam are beyond anyones imagination on Indian Armys dark spot. Here re- written for you- I salute alongwith your two Army officer son also for honesty.I have large number of brave officers( COs) in my friends list, who never got any medal/promotions, other than retirement. Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 09:32:04 + (GMT) From: DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] China protests PM's assertion on Arunachal All these MW meant to save INDIA- not at all for North East India.Still NEI dnt have power grip power lines.What meghalaya Barapani gives are giving light of ray for some hours. This much MW will be directly taken to All western states including Delhi.Not a single phase or KW for Assam or Arunachal. Look at historic Tehri project. Govt of India demolished history of India by destroying encient villages of Mahabharat and temples of 5000 BC. The power projected to give electricity to Delhi-MP-UP and Maharastra.Not for Uttaranchal/Uttarakhand. Only to please them Govt changed this state name twice. Till now no power is being generated and al the money gone- exhausted!! This dam is located at high seismic zone. Now none ask what Tehri is doing?? Same way- Arunachal one also.There will be massive destructions of green vegetations, changes of hell of small rivulets,being high seismic zone- one fine day entire things will go wrong and as per wish of Delhi- Entire North East map will get lost alongwith its populations. It is 1000% well prediced now.So neither china will get Arunachal nor extremist problem will be there.All cool. What a clever idea by the advisors of PMO!! Assam is restricted area zone.Arunachal, Nagaland, Manipur,Mizoram are Inner line permit zone for Indians.One way its isolated area for Indians to enter in the name of saving the tribes.China is clever enough to study these.They are not fools to study less what Delhi doing for North East. But one can find Bihari, Marowari in large numbers doing all heraferi there... countless.Pay money at the entry border and go- who bothers. The Air Foce radars supposed to be more high technology.But in North East- these as not at all working.A pilot need fly manually seeing like train drivers!! Can one believe this??The radars are outdated and installed with countries left over old russian parts.. they functions one fine day and another 2-3 weeks remains as TBD( Temporary break down). The diesel supplied in thousands of gallons are being resold to the oil mafia!!! Officers are highly involved. Most of the times Indian aircraft do fly out of country as the radars dnt work.And seeing the ground, it is imposible to select Assam, Burma or China.As these border are peaceFULL.ONly Pakistan is real border and china Border with Delhi(?) Can anyone still remember what them PM Nehru and defence minister VKK Menon said-in the lost war radio broadcast? My heart cries for the people of NEFA and Assam!! And they cried when Lata jee sanged the patriotic song.Not for the song, only to feel sad at the handing over of NEFA,Assam to China.But Delhi politics changed the song also. This is highly crucial time for Delhi to save Assam or Arunachal.What the Indian Army is doing since 30-12-1990 and did, can never be tolerated by people( I am not quooting ULFA, nor I am any supporter).Army has merely some role to bring patriotism to these people.Instead RAW/IB is highly active to break the region into parts by various means.The present various creation of lands are the example played by these agencies. Sorofuly the PM never stood for election although he got selected from Assam, but did nothing so far.he was hiding in shelter given by them CM- Hiteshwar Saikia and Hemaprabha baido. I feel bad that stil he never feels proud to be the PM from Assam seat of RS!! He says Axomiya still as Acchami!!!( Achamee- a offender of court). My writing here carries lot of sorows.In last China war, although it was a year before my birth, our present home was converted into shelter home for the wounded soldiers- who was asked to move back by any means.Same way lot many refugee from China, who could never go back stayed at our home campus with large Arunachale man- women and children.My father, mother and some other villagers did organized food, shelter and money.The defeating India tropps was walking back- exhausted, injured, without food.Pathetic.Our Assamese girld, women gave them shelter, cared them