[Assam] It is a timely reiteration on the International Day of Migrants. Illegal economic migrants to Assam are India's wards. India alone is responsible to sort out their status and future, keeping A

2006-12-17 Thread Bartta Bistar
* ULFA determined to uproot illegal migrants http://www.assamtribune.com/ 18 Dec 2006 *By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, Dec 17 – The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) today alleged that the Government of India was not interested in a political resolution to the conflicts. The outfit also mad

[Assam] Test mail

2006-12-17 Thread Bartta Bistar
Test only. Please ignore. BB ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] Chalo Delhi

2006-12-17 Thread Manoj Das
Hi dadas, The case of Assam is like that of a cursed 'Hamuman' -who didnot know his own strength. We are so careless that our political leaders couldnot bargain on the share state should have got utilisation of resources like oil, coal and water. Nagaland adn Arunachal are much smarter. Day befor

Re: [Assam] Chalo Delhi

2006-12-17 Thread Barua25
This brings us back to the million dollar question, if the Assamese people are not interested in what is happening to Rs 15000 croes or what is happening to Assam-Asom, what then the people of Assam want? So far no intellectuals have come forward neither against Assam-Asom issue nor against Rs1

Re: [Assam] Chalo Delhi

2006-12-17 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Dear Barua, In case of Assam, they had to keep the people busy so that they donot have time to >discuss what happened to Rs 15000 croes, Assamese intellectuals, the media and all are falling for it. Actually, in the case of Assam, the people are either totally unaware or just don't care of

Re: [Assam] Chalo Delhi

2006-12-17 Thread Barua25
>My feeling is that politicians and some "literary stalwarts" who have little >else to do, bring up non-issues like this from time to time. It seems >like >they just want to whip up some regional or linguistic frevor. Its all hubris >and rah-rah than anything else. I will agree with that. It i

Re: [Assam] Call to popularise muga abroad

2006-12-17 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Hi Majoj, If we start export in a big way, our poor asomiya brides will not have any muga 'mekhela->chador' to wear on the wedding day, export drive may also push up the price beyond >affordability range. Forgive me, but that seems to be a strange argument. The idea of exports (IMHO) is that s

Re: [Assam] Chalo Delhi

2006-12-17 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Dear Barua, My basic argument is that, even though it may make "sense" , why is that when the names were originally accepted - ie: Bangalore or Madras or Baroda or Assam, the people in those days accepted the names without any problem? Why is this becoming a trend now? Were those early people ju

[Assam] Govt has destroyed evidence about Netaji's death

2006-12-17 Thread Pradip Kumar Datta
The DNA interview - __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ assam

[Assam] [WaterWatch] Fwd: URGENT APPEAL

2006-12-17 Thread Chan Mahanta
Despite huge rallies and protests, the Indian Govt has instructed the Manipur to innaugurate the Tipaimukh dam project. I want to write the disadvantge of this dam to the entire north eastern India and of late I heard of some news that the electricity will be carried to National Capital Delh

[Assam] Zubeen Garg best male playback singer at the Global Indian Film Awards in Malaysia

2006-12-17 Thread Pradip Kumar Datta
Popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg who was recently adjudged the best male playback singer at the Global Indian Film Awards in Malaysia, being accorded a rousing welcome at LGB International Airport, Guwahati on Thursday. — UB Photos I’ll always try to promote NE: Zubeen By Sanj

Re: [Assam] Call to popularise muga abroad

2006-12-17 Thread Manoj Das
Actually the production of Muga has plateaued at about 55 MT per year, I think. Rearing of Muga is a very difficult job. My grandfather had "chumoni", where Muga was reared and used to tell me the problems faced by them. It's a tree bred species and we donot have many 'chumonis' coming up. If we

Re: [Assam] Chalo Delhi

2006-12-17 Thread Chan Mahanta
I agree. If the historical name was Jabalipuram, so be it. Assam NEVER was Asom. That is the difference. At 3:56 PM -0600 12/17/06, Rajen & Ajanta Barua wrote: Ramgopal: If one looks at these name changes, all may make sense. In fact another due change may be Baroda to Badodara. Bu

Re: [Assam] Chalo Delhi

2006-12-17 Thread mc mahant
Monkey Business keeps the "Intelligentsia " of Oxom busy. Just you wait! mm From:  Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To:  ASSAMNET Subject:  [Assam] Chalo DelhiDate:  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:39:16 -0800 (PST) Here we go again. Not being able to solve it locally, Assam has to appeal to Delhi to in

Re: [Assam] Chalo Delhi

2006-12-17 Thread Rajen & Ajanta Barua
Ramgopal: If one looks at these name changes, all may make sense. In fact another due change may be Baroda to Badodara. But Assam to Asom does not make any sense at all. This is a classic example of what we say in Assamese: Dekhak dekhi kukurew pale ekadoxi. or Adak dekhi keturai bwle mwkw kha.

Re: [Assam] Chalo Delhi

2006-12-17 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Whats the world coming to. Here is a news item from the TOI along some more name changes. Looks like these politicians and others have little else to do. From the TOI: BHOPAL: After Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram and Bengaluru, the Jabalpur Municipal Corporation has passed a reso

Re: [Assam] Chalo Delhi - the name

2006-12-17 Thread umesh sharma
what's in a name - a rose by any name would smell as sweet (I think by Shakespeare) Some Hindus would like to call the country as Bharat some muslims would like to call the same country as Hindustan , most westerners would prefer to call it India. India has no complaints. Umesh Dili

[Assam] No visa waist now - I was too early

2006-12-17 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.littleindia.com/news/160/ARTICLE/1415/2006-12-12.html if this had happened a couple of months earlier I would not have had opportunity to see the great city of Vancouver but gone to India to get visa. Umesh Sharma 5121 Lackawanna ST College Park, (Washington D.C. Metro

[Assam] Chalo Delhi

2006-12-17 Thread Dilip/Dil Deka
Here we go again. Not being able to solve it locally, Assam has to appeal to Delhi to intervene. It is intriguing that we do not know who is instigating this change. The chief minister doesn't have the passion for the change. A large number of community organizations don't want it. Then who d

Re: [Assam] Call to popularise muga abroad

2006-12-17 Thread umesh sharma
if the silk products are good -- they will sell everywhere -- just like Turkish carpets in US etc Pradip Kumar Datta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Call to popularise muga abroad By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, Dec 16 – Echoing the approach of President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the Governor today laid st

[Assam] Pak media more liebral now: HPI, December 16, 2006

2006-12-17 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C12%5C08%5Cstory_8-12-2006_pg7_11 now they have started giving space to Hindu groups also it seems. Umesh Hindu Press International <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Hindu Press International <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 16 Dec 200

Re: [Assam] Indian & US revolutions, Singapore, HK: thanks to East India Company

2006-12-17 Thread umesh sharma
We can create our own plan -- for ourselves. We should learn to be self reliant. Ume mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mittal/Birla Aditya/Neotia(Ambuja)/Umesh Sharma jointly should offer a plan to Sonia mm - From: umesh sharm

[Assam] The dilemma of Manmohan Singh

2006-12-17 Thread Pradip Kumar Datta
The dilemma of Manmohan Singh December 8, 2006 By Chandrachur Ghose Yet to find a good answer to Justice Mukherjee's report, the Government of India finds itself between the devil and deep sea. Even after his Government's endless crowing that the ashes kept at the Renkoji temple are Net