Re: [Assam] La Air Marshal & Assamese in the forces

2007-04-03 Thread Priyankoo
It may provide enough excitement for some to jump up and down to know that Paresh Baruah's own brother works in Dinjan Air Base or MES or something. Please don't threaten to sue me (I am still a poor student), or accuse me of spreading misinformation as I heard this when I was growing up in Tins

Re: [Assam] La Air Marshal & Assamese in the forces

2007-04-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
At 6:40 AM +0530 4/4/07, Shantikam Hazarika wrote: Another interesting spin. I have not heard any one's family being harassed by ULFA and it is indeed very difficult for a military person to hide his identity. The thing is this type of news can be 'manufactured' by just sitting in one's desk an

Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'

2007-04-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
Nor was it Borbora's first observation. The Telegraph is trying to twist >Borbora's statement by implying that (according to Borbora) the senior officers >in the forces are hypocrites. He himself being s senior officer could not have >said it, but the way the telegraph has reported, it gets i

Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'

2007-04-03 Thread Priyankoo
...thats BIG coming from an Air Marshall !! mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } “highly sentimental” and could not cope with the “hypocritical” attitude of their seniors. “The indifferent attitude of the earlier g

Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'

2007-04-03 Thread mc mahant
“highly sentimental” and could not cope with the “hypocritical” attitude of their seniors. “The indifferent attitude of the earlier governments towards the Northeast, coupled with a feeling of alienation, have led the defence forces to a situation where it has a negligible number of personnel

[Assam] Anyone in North Dakota or aware of its ND State Univ?

2007-04-03 Thread umesh sharma
Anyone in North Dakota or aware of itts ND State Univ? One of my former students from India is studying bachelors business program (BBA) at Ansal Inst. of Technology and has already applied for the US -leg of the program and taking a bank loan for that (maybe by mortgaging her family home)

[Assam] La Air Marshal & Assamese in the forces

2007-04-03 Thread Shantikam Hazarika
Another interesting spin. I have not heard any one's family being harassed by ULFA and it is indeed very difficult for a military person to hide his identity. The thing is this type of news can be 'manufactured' by just sitting in one's desk and put on one's imagining caps. Shantikam Hazarika On

Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'

2007-04-03 Thread Shantikam Hazarika
It seems to be mischievous reporting again. None of the local dailies have twisted what Borbora said the way Telegraph has done. You will find that the quotation attributed to Borbora in the Telegraph does not justify the heading or the leading paragraph.. Nor was it Borbora's first observation. T

[Assam] Univ Room with a view; Wreck beach: Vancouver

2007-04-03 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/2004/mr-04-044_2.jpg photo from the room http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/2004/mr-04-044.html issues with beach privacy (which has nothing private anyway) http://www.wizard.ca/wreck/ I was there in Sep 2006 for a month stay

Re: [Assam] Air Marshal spills beans on 'hypocrisy'

2007-04-03 Thread umesh sharma
quite a revelation. On the other hand, national media earlier reported that due to fear of ULFA those Assamese serving in armed forces in Kashmir etc tell neighbors etc that they work in banks as officers/clerks - so that their family may not be harrassed. Umesh "Saikia, Hrishikesh IN BLR

[Assam] AT: Four killed in Manipur

2007-04-03 Thread umesh sharma
Four killed in Manipur >From Our Correspondent http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=apr0307\ne IMPHAL, April 2 – At least four persons lost their lives in different insurgency-related incidents in Manipur in the last 24 hours. Unidentified armed men shot one Chingsubam Onil(26),

[Assam] AT: Inter-school magazine, short story contests

2007-04-03 Thread umesh sharma
Those in the city may want to participate. Umesh http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=apr0307\City16 Inter-school magazine, short story contests GUWAHATI, April 2 – On the occasion of Literature Day on April 12, Axam Jatiya Vidyalaya, Noonmati is organising an all Ass

[Assam] Nobel: so what Gandhi-ji didn't get one either? He didn't complain

2007-04-03 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=4430ef80-19e7-4a1f-93ab-f1861c2d5753&; http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=4430ef80-19e7-4a1f-93ab-f1861c2d5753&; Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Ha

[Assam] Harvard less costly than IIMs : MBA, MPA ?

2007-04-03 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/040307_ksghbs.html joint degree program MBA/MPA cost $30,000 per year (in US) IIM MPA program -cost $20,000 per year (Rs 900,000) , (in India -- exchange rate 1USD = 45 INR) http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=159821 Ofcour

Re: [Assam] Farmer suicides Indian versus US, Depression-SOROS

2007-04-03 Thread umesh sharma
Mukul-da, your weblink didn't come thru. Regards. Umesh mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma }< mainly stock brokers who became broke.> They deserve Crash anyway! But Some like Soros -the

Re: [Assam] FW: A FERVENT APPEAL TO SAARC LEADERS

2007-04-03 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Dear Mukul da Thank you for sharing it with us. Yes, its a simple appeal (and touching at places). But, IMHO it is quite utopian. I also have a few questions *>Let us feel ashamed that the region of South Asia has still been branded as >the LARGEST BASTION OF POVERTY* No country or region will

[Assam] FW: A FERVENT APPEAL TO SAARC LEADERS

2007-04-03 Thread mc mahant
Netters This ia a very simple yet touching appeal. Hope our Dear PM will feel the pathos and act bold--for SAARC's sake and its viability. mm Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 06:43:08 +0600From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: A FERVENT APPEAL TO SAARC LEADERSCC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTE