[Assam] From the Assam Tribune
I consider this to be a great move by the current federal government in Delhi. What do you think?=== No more administrative set-ups on basis of community R DUTTA CHOUDHURY GUWAHATI, Jan 17: In a major policy change, the Government of India has decided not to go for any new political and administrative set-up on the basis of ethnicity or community. Highly placed sources in the Government of India told The Assam Tribune that in the past, such political and administrative set-ups were established on the basis of ethnicity and community, but in some cases, it created new problems while trying to solve one. That is why the Government has taken a policy decision of not creating any new political and administrative set-up on the basis of ethnicity or community, sources said. Sources said that from the past experience it was seen that creation of such administrative set-ups on the basis of ethnicity or community created difference of opinion among cross sections of people, who have been living together for centuries, and that is why the Government decided not to even encourage such movements. Sources, however, said that in a democracy, any organization has the right to launch movements in support of their demands and on its part, the Government would hold talks with any organization that launches democratic movements. The Government is of the view that dialogues are the best way to solve problems and the grievances of any group of people would be addressed in the best possible way. There can be reasons for grievances among different sections of people, but that should not lead to creation of administrative set-ups on the basis of ethnicity or community, sources said. Any solution of the problems should be inclusive and if any new administrative or political set-up has to be created, that should have the views of all the stakeholders and all sections of people living in that particular area. Sources pointed out that even the policy of carrying forward the talks with the NSCN (I-M) was changed immediately after the present Government took over and a decision was taken to go for “inclusive solution”. For years, the talks were going on only with the NSCN leadership. But after the present Government assumed office, efforts were made to engage all the stakeholders, including the civil society groups, elected representatives and other organizations of Nagaland in the process, as they all should have a say in the final solution of the political issues. Efforts were also made to understand the genuine grievances of the people of Nagaland before reaching the final settlement with the NSCN (I-M), sources added. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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Uttam: > I perhaps understood your figure of speech, because, when I was referring to > the first hand experience, I was mentioning your involvement with the > children in the periphery of Guwahati. You know the necessity, you know the > real face of India and I was just hinting at you that your experience and > your figure of speech did not match. Anyway, I think it clears the mess. If you say so! But I don't necessarily agree with it, as I know, Assam has very poor and very rich people. She has those children that need help with the minimum necessities, and at the same time, those with lakhs of rupees. I know of people spending at least 10 lakhs in their daughter's wedding. So my point was, how is 10/14/17 (different figure in each different news clips) lakhs a big amount? I apologize if I gave the impression that I think that every one in Assam is a Lakh-poti. Also, if a government agency (a corrupted one, if I may say, as I read it in so many places) is against a person, there is a possibility that anything is possible. About his involvement with the murder case, I read that a suspect that was interrogated before, was close to his brother. So I don't exactly know what is the case. As I said I haven't seen/met him for 25+ years, or haven't lived in Assam for more than two decades to know "everything". :) But about the other things are from one side only, a powerful one, that is. Many questions come into mind. Like, why would he call someone from Kolkata to Delhi, and not to Guwahati, if at all, he is the one who called. And until we know the truth, I would still go by the saying: "Two sides to every coin and every story." “In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.” > Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 06:39:35 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > assam@assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune> > Alpana > Baideo> > I wrote a mail for you that would not go. So, saved it to a file. > Here it is:> > "Alpana Biadeo> > I perhaps understood your figure of speech, > because, when I was referring to the first hand experience, I was mentioning > your involvement with the children in the periphery of Guwahati. You know the > necessity, you know the real face of India and I was just hinting at you that > your experience and your figure of speech did not match. Anyway, I think it > clears the mess.> > Baideo, he was raided by the CBI, a police organisation. > Because, he has been named in a murder case. After his alleged attempt at > bribing the police officer of the CBI, he has been accused of some more > culpable actions including those under the Prevention of Corruption Act. So, > for investigation of crimes under the Penal Code as well as under the > anti-gratft Act, the Police may conduct search and seizure called raid. > Financial Corruption would point towards black money and the crime he has > been accused of may well involve smuggling of the murder weapon. now, it > is my turn for a figure of speech:-)"> > > "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > > Thanks for the explanation, C'da. > > I just hope > that Assam becomes a corruption-free state soon. All that are suspected of > killing (including those that are suspected of the secret killing incidents > in Assam), all corrupted - engineers, doctors, professors, inisters, police > and CBI officers, politicians - all go to prison if/after proven guilty. > > > But would they? Only time would tell.> > > > > > > > > > > “In order to make > spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of > grass.”> > > > > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:45:40 -0500> To: > assam@assamnet.org> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] From the > Assam Tribune> > Hi A:> > Allow me to chime in here:> > > Why are they > raiding his house? He was not > >charged with smuggling drugs or for having > > >black >money!!> > > *** You seem to be under the impression that only > > smugglers' or drug dealers' or mega-tax evaders' > houses are RAIDED by > desi-police/military. It so > happens, that they do so, almost whenever they> > want to, because the police get their warrants > for the asking and the > military has the > open-season, particularly in Assam and that > comes with > AFSPA.> > > BTW, as long as there are conscientious and > competent judicial > oversight, there is nothing > wrong in searching a residence for evidence . > It > is a critic
Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune
Alpana Baideo I wrote a mail for you that would not go. So, saved it to a file. Here it is: "Alpana Biadeo I perhaps understood your figure of speech, because, when I was referring to the first hand experience, I was mentioning your involvement with the children in the periphery of Guwahati. You know the necessity, you know the real face of India and I was just hinting at you that your experience and your figure of speech did not match. Anyway, I think it clears the mess. Baideo, he was raided by the CBI, a police organisation. Because, he has been named in a murder case. After his alleged attempt at bribing the police officer of the CBI, he has been accused of some more culpable actions including those under the Prevention of Corruption Act. So, for investigation of crimes under the Penal Code as well as under the anti-gratft Act, the Police may conduct search and seizure called raid. Financial Corruption would point towards black money and the crime he has been accused of may well involve smuggling of the murder weapon. now, it is my turn for a figure of speech:-)" "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for the explanation, C'da. I just hope that Assam becomes a corruption-free state soon. All that are suspected of killing (including those that are suspected of the secret killing incidents in Assam), all corrupted - engineers, doctors, professors, inisters, police and CBI officers, politicians - all go to prison if/after proven guilty. But would they? Only time would tell. In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass. > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:45:40 -0500> To: assam@assamnet.org> From: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune> > Hi A:> > Allow me > to chime in here:> > > Why are they raiding his house? He was not > >charged > with smuggling drugs or for having > >black >money!!> > > *** You seem to > be under the impression that only > smugglers' or drug dealers' or mega-tax > evaders' > houses are RAIDED by desi-police/military. It so > happens, that > they do so, almost whenever they> want to, because the police get their > warrants > for the asking and the military has the > open-season, > particularly in Assam and that > comes with AFSPA.> > > BTW, as long as there > are conscientious and > competent judicial oversight, there is nothing > > wrong in searching a residence for evidence . It > is a critical tool for > investigative agencies. It > is warrantless search , seizure, mayhem and > > meting out of summary justice that is > unacceptable in a civilized society.> > > And in this case, we don't know whether a search > warrant was issued or by whom. A reporter > knowledgeable about such fundamental rights of a > citizen would have queried about that. But that > maybe rarer than a 'porbotor kaaso-koni' in > Dilli or Guwahati.> > c-da> > > > > > > > > >When I said "people talk in crores", I thought > >you would understand that it was a relative > >term, was a figure of speech, Uttam.> >> >As you said, from my first hand experience of > >being a person from Assam/India, I know > >everybody in Assam/India is not a > >lakh/kuti-poti. But some definitely are. And > >definitely, none in my family.> >> >And as I understood from your mail, you took my > >words out of context. I do not belong to the > >group who would say: "Let them eat cake", if > >there is no bread, that is. lol> >> >Scarcity of wealth - I may even add, I see > >poverty all over the place - in my own people - > >in Assam, in Chennai and everywhere else in > >India. In fact, sometimes I feel everybody > >except my relatives, have money there. I do not > >need to learn anything new about a family of 5 > >living/surviving/managing in less than Rs. 5000/ > >in Assam/India - TODAY. I am talking about > >middle class people like us now, and I am fully > >aware of people living in less than that amount.> >> >But that is a different issue altogether. We are > >not talking about the mass population but are > >talking about a minister here.> >> >My main question still stands:> >> > > Why are they raiding his house? He was not > >charged with smuggling drugs or for having black > >money!!> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >"In order to make spiritual progress you must be
Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune
Thanks for the explanation, C'da. I just hope that Assam becomes a corruption-free state soon. All that are suspected of killing (including those that are suspected of the secret killing incidents in Assam), all corrupted - engineers, doctors, professors, inisters, police and CBI officers, politicians - all go to prison if/after proven guilty. But would they? Only time would tell. “In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.” > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:45:40 -0500> To: assam@assamnet.org> From: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune> > Hi A:> > Allow me > to chime in here:> > > Why are they raiding his house? He was not > >charged > with smuggling drugs or for having > >black >money!!> > > *** You seem > to be under the impression that only > smugglers' or drug dealers' or > mega-tax evaders' > houses are RAIDED by desi-police/military. It so > > happens, that they do so, almost whenever they> want to, because the police > get their warrants > for the asking and the military has the > open-season, > particularly in Assam and that > comes with AFSPA.> > > BTW, as long as > there are conscientious and > competent judicial oversight, there is nothing > > wrong in searching a residence for evidence . It > is a critical tool for > investigative agencies. It > is warrantless search , seizure, mayhem and > > meting out of summary justice that is > unacceptable in a civilized > society.> > And in this case, we don't know whether a search > warrant was > issued or by whom. A reporter > knowledgeable about such fundamental rights > of a > citizen would have queried about that. But that > maybe rarer than a > 'porbotor kaaso-koni' in > Dilli or Guwahati.> > c-da> > > > > > > > > >When > I said "people talk in crores", I thought > >you would understand that it > was a relative > >term, was a figure of speech, Uttam.> >> >As you said, > from my first hand experience of > >being a person from Assam/India, I know > > >everybody in Assam/India is not a > >lakh/kuti-poti. But some definitely > are. And > >definitely, none in my family.> >> >And as I understood from > your mail, you took my > >words out of context. I do not belong to the > > >group who would say: "Let them eat cake", if > >there is no bread, that is. > lol> >> >Scarcity of wealth - I may even add, I see > >poverty all over the > place - in my own people - > >in Assam, in Chennai and everywhere else in > > >India. In fact, sometimes I feel everybody > >except my relatives, have > money there. I do not > >need to learn anything new about a family of 5 > > >living/surviving/managing in less than Rs. 5000/ > >in Assam/India - TODAY. > I am talking about > >middle class people like us now, and I am fully > > >aware of people living in less than that amount.> >> >But that is a > different issue altogether. We are > >not talking about the mass population > but are > >talking about a minister here.> >> >My main question still > stands:> >> > > Why are they raiding his house? He was not > >charged with > smuggling drugs or for having black > >money!!> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >"In order to make spiritual progress you must be > >patient > like a tree and humble like a blade of > >grass."> >> >> >> >> >> >> Date: > Thu, 5 Jun 2008 17:01:30 +0100> From: > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > > >>assam@assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] From > >>the Assam Tribune> > > Alpana Baideo> > I do not > >>know what with Rs.14 lakhs or that. But in my > > >>profession I have atleast seen scores of people > >>ruined not only for > theirs but for others > >>corruption. At this moment, I recall one of the > > >>finest poets and a fountainhead of modern > >>assam's poetry critics, who > died under great > >>mental agony and disillusionment for twenty > >>long > years for such a little amount that you'll > >>take back your words. Sorry > to disappoint you, > >>there is nothing personal against Ripun Bora, > >>but
Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune
Hi A: Allow me to chime in here: > Why are they raiding his house? He was not >charged with smuggling drugs or for having >black >money!! *** You seem to be under the impression that only smugglers' or drug dealers' or mega-tax evaders' houses are RAIDED by desi-police/military. It so happens, that they do so, almost whenever they want to, because the police get their warrants for the asking and the military has the open-season, particularly in Assam and that comes with AFSPA. BTW, as long as there are conscientious and competent judicial oversight, there is nothing wrong in searching a residence for evidence . It is a critical tool for investigative agencies. It is warrantless search , seizure, mayhem and meting out of summary justice that is unacceptable in a civilized society. And in this case, we don't know whether a search warrant was issued or by whom. A reporter knowledgeable about such fundamental rights of a citizen would have queried about that. But that maybe rarer than a 'porbotor kaaso-koni' in Dilli or Guwahati. c-da >When I said "people talk in crores", I thought >you would understand that it was a relative >term, was a figure of speech, Uttam. > >As you said, from my first hand experience of >being a person from Assam/India, I know >everybody in Assam/India is not a >lakh/kuti-poti. But some definitely are. And >definitely, none in my family. > >And as I understood from your mail, you took my >words out of context. I do not belong to the >group who would say: "Let them eat cake", if >there is no bread, that is. lol > >Scarcity of wealth - I may even add, I see >poverty all over the place - in my own people - >in Assam, in Chennai and everywhere else in >India. In fact, sometimes I feel everybody >except my relatives, have money there. I do not >need to learn anything new about a family of 5 >living/surviving/managing in less than Rs. 5000/ >in Assam/India - TODAY. I am talking about >middle class people like us now, and I am fully >aware of people living in less than that amount. > >But that is a different issue altogether. We are >not talking about the mass population but are >talking about a minister here. > >My main question still stands: > > > Why are they raiding his house? He was not >charged with smuggling drugs or for having black >money!! > > > > > > > > > > > > >"In order to make spiritual progress you must be >patient like a tree and humble like a blade of >grass." > > > > > >> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 17:01:30 +0100> From: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: >>assam@assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] From >>the Assam Tribune> > Alpana Baideo> > I do not >>know what with Rs.14 lakhs or that. But in my >>profession I have atleast seen scores of people >>ruined not only for theirs but for others >>corruption. At this moment, I recall one of the >>finest poets and a fountainhead of modern >>assam's poetry critics, who died under great >>mental agony and disillusionment for twenty >>long years for such a little amount that you'll >>take back your words. Sorry to disappoint you, >>there is nothing personal against Ripun Bora, >>but I cannot agree fully with you. That apart, >>about India, you can view it any way you >>please. I know you know better than that >>because of your own first hand experience. Yes, >>some people speak about crores, while a great >>many cannot count beyond three, because, beyond >>three it is infinity for them ( with due >>apologies to George Gamow).> > "Alpana B. >>Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>wrote:> > > Hi Uttam:> > > You have missed >>another report. A raid in his house at Basant >>Kunj, Delhi, has yielded another Rs.14 lakh. It >>is however not known whether the source of such >>money is disclosed for the purposes of the >>relevant laws.> > > That makes it even more >>evident (and my point clear) that somebody has >>'aakhej'> on him. > > Why are they raiding his >>house? He was not charged with smuggling drugs >>or for having black money!!> > People (Yes, >>ordinary people like us! I am not talking about >>Tata, Birla, Ambani...type) in India talk in >>crores now, what is the big deal about this or >>that "14 lakhs" for a minister to have in his >>house or in his bank?> > Ripun was our >>classmate in Gauhati University, haven't met >>him for about
Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune
When I said "people talk in crores", I thought you would understand that it was a relative term, was a figure of speech, Uttam. As you said, from my first hand experience of being a person from Assam/India, I know everybody in Assam/India is not a lakh/kuti-poti. But some definitely are. And definitely, none in my family. And as I understood from your mail, you took my words out of context. I do not belong to the group who would say: "Let them eat cake", if there is no bread, that is. lol Scarcity of wealth - I may even add, I see poverty all over the place - in my own people - in Assam, in Chennai and everywhere else in India. In fact, sometimes I feel everybody except my relatives, have money there. I do not need to learn anything new about a family of 5 living/surviving/managing in less than Rs. 5000/ in Assam/India - TODAY. I am talking about middle class people like us now, and I am fully aware of people living in less than that amount. But that is a different issue altogether. We are not talking about the mass population but are talking about a minister here. My main question still stands: > Why are they raiding his house? He was not charged with smuggling drugs or > for having black money!! “In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.” > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 17:01:30 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > assam@assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune> > Alpana > Baideo> > I do not know what with Rs.14 lakhs or that. But in my profession I > have atleast seen scores of people ruined not only for theirs but for others > corruption. At this moment, I recall one of the finest poets and a > fountainhead of modern assam's poetry critics, who died under great mental > agony and disillusionment for twenty long years for such a little amount that > you'll take back your words. Sorry to disappoint you, there is nothing > personal against Ripun Bora, but I cannot agree fully with you. That apart, > about India, you can view it any way you please. I know you know better than > that because of your own first hand experience. Yes, some people speak about > crores, while a great many cannot count beyond three, because, beyond three > it is infinity for them ( with due apologies to George Gamow).> > "Alpana B. > Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > Hi Uttam:> > > You have missed > another report. A raid in his house at Basant Kunj, Delhi, has yielded > another Rs.14 lakh. It is however not known whether the source of such money > is disclosed for the purposes of the relevant laws.> > > That makes it even > more evident (and my point clear) that somebody has 'aakhej'> on him. > > Why > are they raiding his house? He was not charged with smuggling drugs or for > having black money!!> > People (Yes, ordinary people like us! I am not > talking about Tata, Birla, Ambani...type) in India talk in crores now, what > is the big deal about this or that "14 lakhs" for a minister to have in his > house or in his bank?> > Ripun was our classmate in Gauhati University, > haven't met him for about 25+ years, but was a simple and compassionate young > man then. Our other classmates now tell us that he is a politician alright, > but comparatively a good one who has done good for many poor. > > > > > > > > > “In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and > humble like a blade of grass.”> > > > > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:41:32 +0100> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: assam@assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] From > the Assam Tribune> > Alpana Baideo> > You have missed another report. A raid > in his house at Basant Kunj, Delhi, has yielded another Rs.14 lakh. It is > however not known whether the source of such money is disclosed for the > purposes of the relevant laws.> > "Alpana B. Sarangapani" wrote:> > > > > > > > "Ripun’s house raided"> > Why? He might have hidden more money there to > "bribe" another honest CBI officer who can predict what is going to happen in > a future meeting?> > > > By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, June 4 – Officials of > the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today raided the residence of Ripun > Bora in the Bhagadattapur area of Guwahati. Official sources said that the > raid was conducted this evening by officials of the Guwahati unit of the CBI > after receiving instructions from its Delhi office.The CBI also sealed the > rented house of journalist
Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune
Alpana Baideo I do not know what with Rs.14 lakhs or that. But in my profession I have atleast seen scores of people ruined not only for theirs but for others corruption. At this moment, I recall one of the finest poets and a fountainhead of modern assam's poetry critics, who died under great mental agony and disillusionment for twenty long years for such a little amount that you'll take back your words. Sorry to disappoint you, there is nothing personal against Ripun Bora, but I cannot agree fully with you. That apart, about India, you can view it any way you please. I know you know better than that because of your own first hand experience. Yes, some people speak about crores, while a great many cannot count beyond three, because, beyond three it is infinity for them ( with due apologies to George Gamow). "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Uttam: > You have missed another report. A raid in his house at Basant Kunj, Delhi, > has yielded another Rs.14 lakh. It is however not known whether the source of > such money is disclosed for the purposes of the relevant laws.> That makes it even more evident (and my point clear) that somebody has 'aakhej' on him. Why are they raiding his house? He was not charged with smuggling drugs or for having black money!! People (Yes, ordinary people like us! I am not talking about Tata, Birla, Ambani...type) in India talk in crores now, what is the big deal about this or that "14 lakhs" for a minister to have in his house or in his bank? Ripun was our classmate in Gauhati University, haven't met him for about 25+ years, but was a simple and compassionate young man then. Our other classmates now tell us that he is a politician alright, but comparatively a good one who has done good for many poor. In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass. > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:41:32 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > assam@assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune> > Alpana > Baideo> > You have missed another report. A raid in his house at Basant Kunj, > Delhi, has yielded another Rs.14 lakh. It is however not known whether the > source of such money is disclosed for the purposes of the relevant laws.> > > "Alpana B. Sarangapani" wrote:> > > > > > > "Ripuns house raided"> > Why? He > might have hidden more money there to "bribe" another honest CBI officer who > can predict what is going to happen in a future meeting?> > > > By A Staff > Reporter GUWAHATI, June 4 Officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation > (CBI) today raided the residence of Ripun Bora in the Bhagadattapur area of > Guwahati. Official sources said that the raid was conducted this evening by > officials of the Guwahati unit of the CBI after receiving instructions from > its Delhi office.The CBI also sealed the rented house of journalist Mukul Pathak in the South Sarania area of the city. > > > > > > > > > In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.> > > > > _> Search that pays you back! Introducing Live Search cashback.> http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=srchpaysyouback> ___> assam mailing list> assam@assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > > Uttam Kumar Borthakur> > > -> Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now> ___> assam mailing list> assam@assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _ Its easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through Windows Live Messenger. Learn how. https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org Uttam Kumar Borthakur - Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! Group. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune
Hi Uttam: > You have missed another report. A raid in his house at Basant Kunj, Delhi, > has yielded another Rs.14 lakh. It is however not known whether the source of > such money is disclosed for the purposes of the relevant laws.> That makes it even more evident (and my point clear) that somebody has 'aakhej' on him. Why are they raiding his house? He was not charged with smuggling drugs or for having black money!! People (Yes, ordinary people like us! I am not talking about Tata, Birla, Ambani...type) in India talk in crores now, what is the big deal about this or that "14 lakhs" for a minister to have in his house or in his bank? Ripun was our classmate in Gauhati University, haven't met him for about 25+ years, but was a simple and compassionate young man then. Our other classmates now tell us that he is a politician alright, but comparatively a good one who has done good for many poor. “In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.” > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:41:32 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > assam@assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune> > Alpana > Baideo> > You have missed another report. A raid in his house at Basant > Kunj, Delhi, has yielded another Rs.14 lakh. It is however not known whether > the source of such money is disclosed for the purposes of the relevant > laws.> > "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > > > > > "Ripun’s house raided"> > Why? He might have hidden more money there to > "bribe" another honest CBI officer who can predict what is going to happen > in a future meeting?> > > > By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, June 4 – Officials > of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today raided the residence of > Ripun Bora in the Bhagadattapur area of Guwahati. Official sources said that > the raid was conducted this evening by officials of the Guwahati unit of the > CBI after receiving instructions from its Delhi office.The CBI also sealed > the rented house of journalist Mukul Pathak in the South Sarania area of the > city. > > > > > > > > > “In order to make spiritual progress you must be > patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.”> > > > > > _> Search > that pays you back! Introducing Live Search cashback.> > http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=srchpaysyouback> > ___> assam mailing list> > assam@assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > > > Uttam Kumar Borthakur> > > -> > Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now> > ___> assam mailing list> > assam@assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _ It’s easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through Windows Live™ Messenger. Learn how. https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] From the Assam Tribune
Alpana Baideo You have missed another report. A raid in his house at Basant Kunj, Delhi, has yielded another Rs.14 lakh. It is however not known whether the source of such money is disclosed for the purposes of the relevant laws. "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Ripuns house raided" Why? He might have hidden more money there to "bribe" another honest CBI officer who can predict what is going to happen in a future meeting? By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, June 4 Officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today raided the residence of Ripun Bora in the Bhagadattapur area of Guwahati. Official sources said that the raid was conducted this evening by officials of the Guwahati unit of the CBI after receiving instructions from its Delhi office.The CBI also sealed the rented house of journalist Mukul Pathak in the South Sarania area of the city. In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass. _ Search that pays you back! Introducing Live Search cashback. http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=srchpaysyouback ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org Uttam Kumar Borthakur - Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] From the Assam Tribune
"Ripun’s house raided" Why? He might have hidden more money there to "bribe" another honest CBI officer who can predict what is going to happen in a future meeting? By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, June 4 – Officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today raided the residence of Ripun Bora in the Bhagadattapur area of Guwahati. Official sources said that the raid was conducted this evening by officials of the Guwahati unit of the CBI after receiving instructions from its Delhi office.The CBI also sealed the rented house of journalist Mukul Pathak in the South Sarania area of the city. “In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.” _ Search that pays you back! Introducing Live Search cashback. http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=srchpaysyouback ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] From The Assam Tribune
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Re: [Assam] From The Assam Tribune Editorial: A relook at Assam'sper capita income
Umesh: You mean to say these are happening in spite of the dysfunctional GOI? It cannot be true, because this is not happening in Assam exactly because of GOI. The GOI must be playing tricks on Assam. Get rid of GOI so that Assam can be free of corruption and can make real economical and industrial progres. Please revise your comments accordingly. Don't you see we are fighting an war for our independence. Please don't try to divert the issue. RB - Original Message - From: umesh sharma To: Rini Kakati ; assam@assamnet.org Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] From The Assam Tribune Editorial: A relook at Assam'sper capita income Good observation by Mr Das and that he had warned the state govt long ago but no steps were taken and economy continued to slide - however I wonder what did he do - while he was the head of the state (CS). What he says about reform measures is likely useful -- but if we compare Assam with Gujarat, Punjab and Maharashtra as he has done -- we will see that Gujarat has the highest level of cooperative system in India. The people there are very good and doing things in forms of cooperatives - Lijjat Papad and Amul Dairy being the most famos examples. Maharashtra too has a great community spirit - so initiatives have broad based support. Punjab and Southern states have same spirit - South came up after Anna Durai etc if I remember correctly - with even less fertile land and widespread poverty. UmeshRini Kakati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The Assam Tribune Guwahati, Tuesday, November 22, 2005 EDITORIAL A relook at Assams per capita income H N Das While preparing the Seventh Five Year Plan (1985-90) as the Government of Assams Planning and Development Commissioner I had made extensive research into the behaviour of the time series of per capita income and reworked the figures to find that we were better off in 1950 than in 1984 in comparative terms in relation to all India and other State indexes. This conclusion was published in an article in the issue of the Economic Times dated October 23, 1985. Since then this fact has been publicised by various politicians, economists and others over and over again in various forums. After my retirement in 1995 I made another study of the situation with 1970-71 price index as the base. But I came to the same conclusion that Assam was comparatively better off 40 years earlier. The current figures available on this subject would warrant a relook at the situation during the past one decade with the 1993-94 price index as the base. The published figures show that while the all India average per capita income (PCI) was Rs 7690 in 1993-94, Assams figure was Rs 5715, that of Punjab was Rs 12,710 and of Maharashtra Rs 12183. The small States of Chandigarh, Delhi and Goa were far better off. But these States cannot be compared with the bigger States among which Punjab and Maharashtra were better off than the rest. In 2003-04, that is eleven years, at constant 1993-94 prices the figures stood at Rs 11,799 all India. Rs 6,520 Assam, Rs 15,800 Punjab and Rs 16,479 Maharashtra. This means that while the all India PCI increased by Rs 4,109 Assams PCI increased by only Rs 805. During the same period Maharashtras PCI increased by Rs 4,296 and Punjabs increased by Rs 3,090. The highest increase of Rs 6,983 was, however, recorded by Gujarat from Rs 9,796 in 1993-94 to Rs 16,779 in 2003-04. It is very unfortunate that Assam lagged behind so badly inspite of the fact that our politicians and planners had been properly warned about it and that the Government of India and the Planning Commission were aware of it. If we analyse the yearwise figures for Assam during this period we find that in 1994-95 the States PCI increased by only 0.4 per cent, in 1996-97 by 0.6 per cent and in 1997-98 by 0.1 per cent. Then suddently it fell by 2.3 per cent in 1998-99. That was the trough. From the next year onwards the growth rate of Assams PCI started slowly recovering. It became 2.1 per cent in 1999-2000, 2.7 per cent in 2000-01, 2.1 per cent in 2001-02, 2.6 per cent in 2002-03 and 4.8 per cent in 2003-04. There is no doubt that an improving trend has been recorded. But this is rather slow. Again, the overall PCI increase of only Rs 805 for Assam against the all India increase of Rs 4,109 during the eleven year period from 1993 to 2003 should raise alarm bells and should be seriously viewed by all concerned. This is specially important because Assams PCI in 2003-04 (Rs 6,520) is Rs 5,279 less than the all India average (Rs
Re: [Assam] From The Assam Tribune Editorial: A relook at Assam's per capita income
Good observation by Mr Das and that he had warned the state govt long ago but no steps were taken and economy continued to slide - however I wonder what did he do - while he was the head of the state (CS). What he says about reform measures is likely useful -- but if we compare Assam with Gujarat, Punjab and Maharashtra as he has done -- we will see that Gujarat has the highest level of cooperative system in India. The people there are very good and doing things in forms of cooperatives - Lijjat Papad and Amul Dairy being the most famos examples. Maharashtra too has a great community spirit - so initiatives have broad based support. Punjab and Southern states have same spirit - South came up after Anna Durai etc if I remember correctly - with even less fertile land and widespread poverty. UmeshRini Kakati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The Assam Tribune Guwahati, Tuesday, November 22, 2005 EDITORIAL A relook at Assams per capita income H N Das While preparing the Seventh Five Year Plan (1985-90) as the Government of Assams Planning and Development Commissioner I had made extensive research into the behaviour of the time series of per capita income and reworked the figures to find that we were better off in 1950 than in 1984 in comparative terms in relation to all India and other State indexes. This conclusion was published in an article in the issue of the Economic Times dated October 23, 1985. Since then this fact has been publicised by various politicians, economists and others over and over again in various forums. After my retirement in 1995 I made another study of the situation with 1970-71 price index as the base. But I came to the same conclusion that Assam was comparatively better off 40 years earlier. The current figures available on this subject would warrant a relook at the situation during the past one decade with the 1993-94 price index as the base. The published figures show that while the all India average per capita income (PCI) was Rs 7690 in 1993-94, Assams figure was Rs 5715, that of Punjab was Rs 12,710 and of Maharashtra Rs 12183. The small States of Chandigarh, Delhi and Goa were far better off. But these States cannot be compared with the bigger States among which Punjab and Maharashtra were better off than the rest. In 2003-04, that is eleven years, at constant 1993-94 prices the figures stood at Rs 11,799 all India. Rs 6,520 Assam, Rs 15,800 Punjab and Rs 16,479 Maharashtra. This means that while the all India PCI increased by Rs 4,109 Assams PCI increased by only Rs 805. During the same period Maharashtras PCI increased by Rs 4,296 and Punjabs increased by Rs 3,090. The highest increase of Rs 6,983 was, however, recorded by Gujarat from Rs 9,796 in 1993-94 to Rs 16,779 in 2003-04. It is very unfortunate that Assam lagged behind so badly inspite of the fact that our politicians and planners had been properly warned about it and that the Government of India and the Planning Commission were aware of it. If we analyse the yearwise figures for Assam during this period we find that in 1994-95 the States PCI increased by only 0.4 per cent, in 1996-97 by 0.6 per cent and in 1997-98 by 0.1 per cent. Then suddently it fell by 2.3 per cent in 1998-99. That was the trough. From the next year onwards the growth rate of Assams PCI started slowly recovering. It became 2.1 per cent in 1999-2000, 2.7 per cent in 2000-01, 2.1 per cent in 2001-02, 2.6 per cent in 2002-03 and 4.8 per cent in 2003-04. There is no doubt that an improving trend has been recorded. But this is rather slow. Again, the overall PCI increase of only Rs 805 for Assam against the all India increase of Rs 4,109 during the eleven year period from 1993 to 2003 should raise alarm bells and should be seriously viewed by all concerned. This is specially important because Assams PCI in 2003-04 (Rs 6,520) is Rs 5,279 less than the all India average (Rs 11,799) and Rs 10,259 less than the highest big State PCI of Gujarat (Rs 16,779). Another indicator would show how Assam is falling behind. In 1993-94 Assams share in the aggregate Indian State domestic product at constant 1993-94 price was 1.93 per cent. By 2003-04 it fell to 1.40 per cent. This is really unfortunate to put it mildly. Seen against the fact that Assam has 2.59 per cent of Indias population this looks absolutely dismal. Something drastic, something revolutionary needs to be done in order to reverse this trend. And this must be done quickly. The government should focus on a development strategy with maximum emphasis on agriculture and rural development. Since 70 per cent of Assams population depend upon agriculture and since the primary sector contributes 38.69 per cent of Assams State domestic product constant at 1993-94 prices it is obvious that agriculture must be given its due importance. In this context the recent fall in production and productivity of the main grains is rather discouraging. Accor
[Assam] From The Assam Tribune Editorial: A relook at Assam's per capita income
The Assam Tribune Guwahati, Tuesday, November 22, 2005 EDITORIAL A relook at Assams per capita income H N Das While preparing the Seventh Five Year Plan (1985-90) as the Government of Assams Planning and Development Commissioner I had made extensive research into the behaviour of the time series of per capita income and reworked the figures to find that we were better off in 1950 than in 1984 in comparative terms in relation to all India and other State indexes. This conclusion was published in an article in the issue of the Economic Times dated October 23, 1985. Since then this fact has been publicised by various politicians, economists and others over and over again in various forums. After my retirement in 1995 I made another study of the situation with 1970-71 price index as the base. But I came to the same conclusion that Assam was comparatively better off 40 years earlier. The current figures available on this subject would warrant a relook at the situation during the past one decade with the 1993-94 price index as the base. The published figures show that while the all India average per capita income (PCI) was Rs 7690 in 1993-94, Assams figure was Rs 5715, that of Punjab was Rs 12,710 and of Maharashtra Rs 12183. The small States of Chandigarh, Delhi and Goa were far better off. But these States cannot be compared with the bigger States among which Punjab and Maharashtra were better off than the rest. In 2003-04, that is eleven years, at constant 1993-94 prices the figures stood at Rs 11,799 all India. Rs 6,520 Assam, Rs 15,800 Punjab and Rs 16,479 Maharashtra. This means that while the all India PCI increased by Rs 4,109 Assams PCI increased by only Rs 805. During the same period Maharashtras PCI increased by Rs 4,296 and Punjabs increased by Rs 3,090. The highest increase of Rs 6,983 was, however, recorded by Gujarat from Rs 9,796 in 1993-94 to Rs 16,779 in 2003-04. It is very unfortunate that Assam lagged behind so badly inspite of the fact that our politicians and planners had been properly warned about it and that the Government of India and the Planning Commission were aware of it. If we analyse the yearwise figures for Assam during this period we find that in 1994-95 the States PCI increased by only 0.4 per cent, in 1996-97 by 0.6 per cent and in 1997-98 by 0.1 per cent. Then suddently it fell by 2.3 per cent in 1998-99. That was the trough. From the next year onwards the growth rate of Assams PCI started slowly recovering. It became 2.1 per cent in 1999-2000, 2.7 per cent in 2000-01, 2.1 per cent in 2001-02, 2.6 per cent in 2002-03 and 4.8 per cent in 2003-04. There is no doubt that an improving trend has been recorded. But this is rather slow. Again, the overall PCI increase of only Rs 805 for Assam against the all India increase of Rs 4,109 during the eleven year period from 1993 to 2003 should raise alarm bells and should be seriously viewed by all concerned. This is specially important because Assams PCI in 2003-04 (Rs 6,520) is Rs 5,279 less than the all India average (Rs 11,799) and Rs 10,259 less than the highest big State PCI of Gujarat (Rs 16,779). Another indicator would show how Assam is falling behind. In 1993-94 Assams share in the aggregate Indian State domestic product at constant 1993-94 price was 1.93 per cent. By 2003-04 it fell to 1.40 per cent. This is really unfortunate to put it mildly. Seen against the fact that Assam has 2.59 per cent of Indias population this looks absolutely dismal. Something drastic, something revolutionary needs to be done in order to reverse this trend. And this must be done quickly. The government should focus on a development strategy with maximum emphasis on agriculture and rural development. Since 70 per cent of Assams population depend upon agriculture and since the primary sector contributes 38.69 per cent of Assams State domestic product constant at 1993-94 prices it is obvious that agriculture must be given its due importance. In this context the recent fall in production and productivity of the main grains is rather discouraging. According to State governments own estimate the total production of foodgrain crops in Assam declined from 40.23 lakh tonnes in 2001-02 to 38.94 lakh tonnes in 2002-03 recording a decrease of 3.20 per cent. This needs serious attention because both production and productivity of agricultural products in Assam can be increased substantially to compare favourably with the all India average figures and the levels achieved by the neighbouring States provided that the agricultural inputs are improved and supplied at the proper time. It has to be remembered that agriculture and specially agro industries can make the maximum contribution in terms of employment and income particularly in the cottage and small scale sectors. In the case of rural development the initiation of projects under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) can change the fate of rural India.
[Assam] From The Assam Tribune, Editorial: Changing face of Guwahati
The Assam Tribune Guwahati, Sunday, November 13, 2005 EDITORIAL Changing face of Guwahati H N Das Honest money has been diverted to Guwahati depriving the other towns and villages. The major portion of such investments, however, are black money from the amounts siphoned of from projects, schemes and programmes under the Plan. These are the funds which should have gone for rural development and for creation of other assets for the entire state. Taipei is a nice and organised city with an excellent transport system. Being the capital of a rich country, Taiwan, it can afford the very best in terms of underground tubes, street trams, sky trains, sleek buses and taxis not to speak of non-polluting private vehicles. Public transport is so reasonably priced that most people prefer to use it rather than take out their own cars. The streets are broad and the road beds are smooth and even. The people are highly educated and enlightened. They are also reasonably disciplined and law abiding. When Generalissomo Chiang Kei Shek was forced to abandon mainland China in 1949 by the hordes of Mao Zedong's Red Army he and his wife the beautiful Madame Sung Li-took refuge in the poor and backward fishing island of Formosa and rebuilt it into modern Taiwan within a couple of decades. To-day neither Chiang nor Li is alive. But they have left behind as their legacy a wealthy Taiwan with a per capita income which is roughly seven times that of India and four times that of mainland China. (Peoples' Republic of China). It was in Taipei city that I first heard the term "murder bike". Prosperity plus good roads inspire the youths of that city to buy bikes in their thousands. Among the many bike manufacturers in Taiwan the largest one is Kwang Yang Motor Co. Ltd (KYMC). This KYMC is now looking for a site in India to manufacture their very powerful two wheelers. They will invest US $ 200 million in this venture to begin with and will scale up their investment at a later stage. The dynamic Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadev Bhattacharyya is reported to have offered all facilities to KYMC in his state. KYMC has already commissioned a data research firm to conduct a demand survey of the motorcycle and scooter industry in India. They will certainly find a positive result because according to the Planning Commission's "Yojana" in two wheeler sales India now ranks second in the world. Profits in this industry must be very good. Recently one Indian two wheeler manufacturer took up their senior executives and spouses totaling 200 by air upto Australian shores and back and gave them a fabulous party aboard the chartered aircraft. In Taipei the bike drivers are normaly a disciplined lot. No one would do 'jig jag' driving and would never drive past traffic from the wrong side. There is no driving without helmets not even for the pillion riders. I did not see many pillion riders in Taipei anyway. But the youth of that city prefer powerful bikes and they have a tendency to drive very fast. In that process they cause accidents specially at the zebra crossings where they find it difficult to stop quickly enough when the red light goes up. Accidents in Taipei city are rare but when they occur usually the motor bikes are involved. That is why these motor bikes or "mobikes" are nicknamed as "murder bikes". In the past 2/3 decades Guwahati has became a 'boom town'. Investments have grown tremendously specially in the real estate sector and in the service industries. Honest money has been diverted to Guwahati depriving the other towns and villages. The major portion of such investments, however, are black money from the amounts siphoned of from projects, schemes and programmes under the Plan. These are the funds which should have gone for rural development and for creation of other assets for the entire state. One of the principal beneficiaries of such black money is the middle class which is proliferating with unbelievable rapidity. The neuvo rich are amassing a lot of easy money. Their children buy the very powerful motor bikes of newer models. Banks also add to this trend by lending funds for motor bikes without asking many questions, at lower interest rates and well spread out instalments. These same banks chase away needy cultivators and young entrepreneurs. At least they are circumspect in granting loans to others and ask for heavy collaterals. Jobs in Assam are very difficult to get. But whatever jobs are available with private companies these go to youths with transport, specially to owners of motor bikes, because mobility is essential for many such jobs. That also goads youths to buy motor bikes. Unlike their Taipei compatriots, however, our youths in Guwahati are adept at all types of illegal acts such as rash driving, inebriated driving, pillion riding without helmets (as if the pillion rider is free from head injuries), sudden u-turns, passing by the wrong side and specially snaking through the traffic w
[Assam] From The Assam Tribune Editorial: ULFA-govt talks and beyond
The Assam Tribune Guwahati, Tuesday, September 20, 2005 EDITORIAL ULFAgovt talks and beyond Akhil Ranjan Dutta With the formation of the eleven member Peoples Consultative Group (PCG) by United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to explore the avenues for discussion with the Government of India and, the PCG already taking initiative to invite peoples suggestions on the various issues related to the proposed discussion, there grew a hope of breaking the ice on this front of much delayed negotiation. It was expected that the main issue of sovereignty so far demanded by the ULFA as non-negotiable would no longer remain the main obstacle towards the negotiation between the ULFA and the Government as well as towards any negotiated settlement. However, with the very insensitive stand adopted by the Indian State that got exposed in the killing of 12 ULFA cadres including two top leaders by Army at Saikhowaghat on September 4, 2005, the peace initiative might get stalled again. There is already an indication in this regard from the ULFA leadership as well as of the PCG. However, this insensitive approach on the part of the State was not at all unexpected. The Indian State, married to the interests of the dominant forces in Indian society as well as to that of the interests of multi-national capitalism, is afraid of consolidation and mobilisation of people around common issues. The formation of PCG and the PCG inviting suggestions from the cross sections of the society pose a great threat to the ongoing policies of the Indian State. As long as the ULFA remains an insurgent group the State can postpone the pro-people policies on the plea of fighting against the insurgents. However, once insurgents reach out the common people and it rallies around peoples voices it brings legitimacy to the issues raised by the insurgents and erodes the legitimacy of the State. So, the State indulges in all forms of manipulation and takes recourse to mechanism of sabotage to erode the proximity between anti-forces and the common people. The September 4 attack is a clear indication in this regard. Now, at this crucial juncture, the pertinent question that the ULFA should ask itself is whether it should continue with the PCG imitative or as retaliation it should immediately stop it. The common people in Assam will expect the ULFA not to take any decision in a hurry and not to get itself provoked by the insensitivity on the part of the Indian State. It will provide them tremendous bargaining capacity and broaden its support base. If it does not get itself provoked and decides to continue with the PCG initiative, the important task before the ULFA is to identify the multiple issues that should get priority at this crucial juncture. The following section highlights some of the issues for serious consideration by the ULFA through the PCG. The most important point that needs to be kept in mind is that Assam no longer remains the exclusive homeland of any ethnic community. The issues of nationality or sub-nationalism is also widely contested today. Besides, there has been huge intra conflict within the homogeneous ethnic communities as is the case with the Bodos. So, there is a possibility of much discontent on any unilateral effort on the part of the ULFA to decide on the fate of the State of Assam as a whole. In this crucial juncture, while striving for a dialogue with the government there is anurgent necessity to hold parallel dialogue with all the multiple stakeholders. There is also gross disagreement between the mainstream civil society forces like All Assam Students Union (AASU) and the ULFA on vital issue like illegal migrants. Whereas the AASU is determined to detect and deport the illegal migrants, particularly the post-1971 Bangladeshi illegal migrants, the ULFA has already voiced its difference on it and Bangladesh has been known as one of the shelter lands for the top leadership of the military outfit for the last couple of years. Exploring some devices to eliminate the differences between the ULFA and the AASU may also constitute a core issue of concern. Military security, rather than human security or democratic expansion, has been the core criterion of existence of the Indian State in this region. Presence of several coercive laws like National Security Act (NSA); TADA or Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act reflects the coercive dimension of the Indian State. The penetration of capitalist globalisation, which has made the Indian State virtually ineffective in all social security fronts, has been gradually inviting more discontent from the people. The State is responding to these peoples discontent with renewed coercive forces. So, one of the prime tasks before ULFA and PCG is to demand immediate withdrawal of these coercive apparatuses of the Indian State. The proponents of sub-nationalism in the region have brilliantly articulated the conflict of the interests between the Indian State and the people
[Assam] From The Assam Tribune: Sankardeva and our times
The Assam Tribune Guwahati, Sunday, September 11, 2005 EDITORIAL Sankardeva and our times H N Das In the middle of the twentieth century the tall, dark and imposing figure of late Pandit Bipin Chandra Goswami, Mahamohopadhyya of the Munikulashram Sanskrit Tol at Sukreswar, clad in snow white dhoti, panjabi and chaddar and always carrying his jet black umbrella in the streets of old Guwahati used to be held in awe and respect by all of us. Whenever we passed by we would do namaskar. Suddenly one day he fell from our esteem when he literally chased out late Prof Hilton Francis, a Cambridge University don, whom late Bishnu Ram Medhi, the then Chief Minister of Assam, had specially invited to head the IAS training class in the Gauhati University. Hilton had gone to the Tol with the hope of learning some Sanskrit. Goswami would not allow any non-Hindus to enter his Tol. Senior students under the leadership of late Anil Ratan Barthakur mounted a protest. We juniors also joined in. Ultimately the matter was amicably settled at the intervention of late Birinchi Kumar Barua and late Maheswar Neog. Hilton learnt enough Sanskrit to read the scriptures before he left the country. The Parsees of India are a small but talented religious community. They can count many great Indians among their compatriots such as Dadabhai Naoraji, Tatas (JRD got a Bharat Ratna), Nusli Wadia, Godrej, Sam Manekshaw, Cowasji Jehangir, Modis (Homi, Russi and Piloo), Homi Bhaba, Nani Palkiwala, Soli Sorabji, Fali Nariman, Zubin Mehta, Alyque Padamsee, Parsis Khambata, Penaz Masani, Perizad Zorabian and many others. This race is now dying out mainly because of their exclusive nature and dogmatism. My daughter in law a Parsee was promptly ex-communicated the day after she married a Hindu. She cannot enter any Parsee Agyari (fire temple) which are out of bounds for non-Parsees. No doubt that the once prosperous Parsees are now becoming poorer and are dying out. Soon there will be no one left even to look after their vast religious, cultural and social institutions and their abundant community housing properties in Mumbai and elsewhere. When we were small most old families of then Guwahati used to visit the Mazar Sharif and Dargah of Hazarat Jahir Aulia in Ulubari. My mother and other ladies used to tie the sacred thread after lighting the candle. When I was posted to Dhubri as Deputy Commissioner of the erstwhile united Goalpara district (1967-69) two places we would not miss were the Panch Peer next to DCs bungalow and the Gurudwara next to the Circuit House which Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621-1675) had built at the spot where Guru Nanak (1469-1538) is reported to have met Sri Sankardev (1449-1568) in 1505. Soon after my marriage I had taken my bride to most of the well known religious places in North and South India including the Jama Masjid and the Dargah in Ajmeer and of course the Gurdwaras. While in Bangkok beside the other famous temples we used to like to go to Wat Arun (Sun temple) across the Chao Phaya river in Thonburi. While in Adelaide we would have Sunday meals at the Hare Krishna temple along with our children. Quite often we used to get invited to the Anglican Church across the Torrens river opposite the cricket oval by the then Registrar of the Adelaide University RA Shields who had been earlier an ICS officer in the old Bombay Presidency Cadre during the last days of the British Raj. I have already written in the Assam Tribune about my acquaintance with Don Bradman while in Adelaide. Occasionally he used to visit this Church. His funeral services were conducted here and zoomed to the world over television. We saw it in Guwahati. In Adelaide we used to attend many religious functions in a Catholic school which our children attended. But we did not thereby lose our Hindutwa. During my extensive tours in different countries I have visited many Buddhist, Shinto, Tsao temples in Japan, China Taiwan and the South Asian countries. I have seen and attended services in quite a few of the Christian Churches, Cathedrals and Basilicas including the greatest ones such as St Peters in Vatican, Notre Dame in Paris, Kolner Dom in Cologne, IL Duomo in Milan, St Stephen in Vienna, Marianplatz in Munich, St Paul in London and the other grand cathedrals, both Catholic and Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox (Greek) in America and Europe. In this year of science (2005) I saw the tall 161 metre (528 feet) steeple of the Cathedral at Ulm (Germany), where Einstein was born in 1879. One place of worship which I found to be very peaceful is the Basilica of St Francis at Assissi in Italy. It was a warm end of May morning in 2005 when we went up the steep steps leading to the top of the hill. In the early morning we had dr
[Assam] From The Assam Tribune: Pratul Deb murder: CBI team retrieves skeletons
Pratul Deb murder: CBI team retrieves skeletons From Our Correspondent HAILAKANDI, Sept 4 A 55-member team, comprising CBI officials, a magistrate, a doctor, CRPF personnel and a dozen labourers today dug up two skeletons at Boncherra, near the Assam-Mizoram border. The skeletons are believed to be those of kidnapped NRI businessman and BJP leader Pratul Deb and his associate Sadhan Nath. What has almost confirmed the skeletons being those of Deb and his aide is the recovery of a pacemaker alongside. Deb had a pacemaker implant. The CBI team, led by DIG Loknath Behera, and other members of the team, reached Boncherra, along the rugged and mountainous Assam-Mizoram border today and launched a massive drive to retrieve the bodies, which were camouflaged under a huge boulder, alongside a falls. The spot is about 50 km from Hailakandi. Deb, also the brother-in-law and political rival of Assam minister Gautam Roy, was kidnapped along with Nath while on their way to Mizoram by jeep at the bordering Baicherra forest village on March 14 last year. It is believed that the two were killed and buried. The skeletons, in scattered condition at the time of discovery, were initially packed in gunny bags. The investigating team also came across two shirts and a pair of rubber slippers. The CBI team, camping in Hailakandi for the past several days, had left for the spot in the wee hours today, accompanied by four vehicles carrying CRPF personnel. Meanwhile, two persons Khagendra Chakma (35) and Hemendra Chakma (42) were arrested last evening from the border area. They, together with the duo released from Arunachal jail yesterday, guided the CBI team to the spot where the bodies are buried. The four persons have confessed to their involvement in the kidnapping and the subsequent killing of Deb and Nath. The abducted persons were chopped into pieces and then buried together in the remote and inaccessible border area, as per their reported confession. Following the departure of the CBI team into the border jungles, sensation has gripped entire Hailakandi, with people keeping their fingers crossed in dreadful anticipation. All sorts of rumours have been doing the rounds since yesterday. The case created a great deal of consternation in the State. It was handed over to the CBI after Debs family members had moved the Union Home Ministry demanding an inquiry by the Central intelligence agency. Sources here said that the two skeletons, along with the other recoveries from Boncherra, would be flown to New Delhi tomorrow for forensic tests. Two more CBI teams, from Kolkata and Delhi, are arriving here to follow up the investigationsMSN Premium gives you PC protection, junk-mail filters, advanced communication tools and great software like MSN Encarta® Premium. Click here for a FREE trial! ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] From The Assam Tribune: NECCI moves PM over region's development
The Assam Tribune Guwahati, Monday, August 29, 2005 NECCI moves PM over regions development By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, Aug 28 A delegation of the North Eastern Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NECCI), comprising its secretary general DK Sarma and senior vice-president Dr NN Dutta, met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi recently and submitted a memorandum highlighting some issues critical to the development of the North-east, a press release said. While the delegation emphasised the need for special attention of the Prime Ministers Office towards the development of the region, the Prime Minister assured that the matters would be looked into in the right earnest. The NECCI also handed over two specific project proposals on health care survey and capacity building for tourism. The memorandum noted that the Look East Policy formulated by the Centre opened up new vistas for the North-east, which enjoys a strategic location due to its proximity to the South East Asian nations. The need of the hour, therefore, is to facilitate global interactions, it said. It also suggested formation of an Assam Developmental Council that would mobilise the necessary political will to foster concrete projects, monitor better utilisation of resources, develop the overall framework for trade and investment in the State, invite and obtain technical and financial inputs from the State as well as outside. The various developmental activities right from planning to implementation can be synchronised by a high-level body comprising intellectuals, bureaucrats, members of the chambers of commerce and industry, journalists, and academicians. For the smooth functioning of this body, the Centre should allocate adequate funds and make it mandatory to consult and seek approval so that all major developmental activities can be routed through this body, it said. . The NECCI also demanded a comprehensive infrastructure development policy for the entire region with improvement in major areas like road, ensuring connectivity of at least 75 per cent villages to the national and State highways by 2008, extending the East-West corridor from Guwahati to Ledo, rebuilding the Stilwell Road, etc. It also suggested a number of steps for improving air connectivity, improving waterway and railway, among others. Calling for modification and extension of the North East Industrial Policy (NEIP), the NECCI said that there should be uniform distribution of industries through the North-east by declaring it a tax-free zone. On the tourism front too, the memo suggested several steps to tap the immense potential of the region. Can you solve the mystery of 'The Kitty Caper'? ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] From The Assam Tribune: Rajiv Gandhi award to Assamese engineer
Thanks for the information. Congratullation to Ajay da Dr. Arup Kumar Sarma Associate Professor Civil Engineering Department Indian Institute of Technology,Guwahati Guwahati-781039 Office Phone: +91 0361 2582409, 9864014104(m) Res. Phone : +91 0361 2584409, 2690953 email [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 25 Aug 2005, Rini Kakati wrote: The Assam Tribune Guwahati, Thursday, August 25, 2005 CITY Rajiv Gandhi award to Assamese engineer GUWAHATI, Aug 24 ? Sri Ajoy Chandra Bordoloi, Chief Engineer, PWD (National Highway) Assam, has been awarded this year?s Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award by the Delhi-based socio-economic organisation Global Economic Council (GEC) on the occasion of the National Symposium on ?Rajiv?s role in promoting nationaal integration? held on August 22 at the India International Centre, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi, stated a press release issued here. Bordoloi, the gold medalist of Gauhati University in Civil Engineering branch was also honoured by the then Governor of Assam, Lt Gen SK Sinha with a letter of appreciation for excellence for successfully completion of the new durbar hall complex of Raj Bhawan in the 2003. Can you solve the mystery of 'The Kitty Caper'? ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] From The Assam Tribune: Rajiv Gandhi award to Assamese engineer
The Assam Tribune Guwahati, Thursday, August 25, 2005 CITY Rajiv Gandhi award to Assamese engineer GUWAHATI, Aug 24 Sri Ajoy Chandra Bordoloi, Chief Engineer, PWD (National Highway) Assam, has been awarded this years Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award by the Delhi-based socio-economic organisation Global Economic Council (GEC) on the occasion of the National Symposium on Rajivs role in promoting nationaal integration held on August 22 at the India International Centre, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi, stated a press release issued here. Bordoloi, the gold medalist of Gauhati University in Civil Engineering branch was also honoured by the then Governor of Assam, Lt Gen SK Sinha with a letter of appreciation for excellence for successfully completion of the new durbar hall complex of Raj Bhawan in the 2003. Can you solve the mystery of 'The Kitty Caper'? ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
