[Assam] Beijing the Bully

2007-05-31 Thread Pradip Kumar Datta
Beijing the Bully China’s refusal to grant visa to Gonesh Koyu, an IAS officer of the Arunachal Pradesh cadre who was among a 107-strong delegation of IAS officers set to visit China for training at the prestigious Beijing National Academy of Administration, has come at a time when

[Assam] NSCN(IM) gives out a parallel govern ment dictum. The organisation’s supposed acce ptance of the Indian Constitution ‘empowers’ it to be the judge, jury and the executioner?

2007-05-31 Thread Bartta Bistar
[image: *] *NSCN-IM order to contain riots* [image: *] http://www.samachar.com/showurl.php?regional=yesrurl=http://www.thestatesman.net/ IN a move that may have a significant impact on Naga society, the NSCN(IM) has issued what it calls a six-point azhas which empowers its cadres to shoot at

Re: [Assam] Clamour for a political solution to the ULFA demands from the trader community in Assam

2007-05-31 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
May we hear again what comprises the political soln. as envisaged by you. Rgds, SD - Original Message From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jyotirmoy Sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: assam@assamnet.org Sent:

Re: [Assam] Anti-ULFA slogans resonate in city - Sentinel

2007-05-31 Thread Chan Mahanta
Ram: But, what I wanted to point out is that the tide seems to be changing and not just in towns, but also the rural areas - against the ULFA's violence and generally against violence (say against the military) *** This has become the broken record slogan of those who have run out of

[Assam] Ulfa shifts focus, asserts ‘gallantr y’ - The Statesman

2007-05-31 Thread Ram Sarangapani
What about this C'da? _ ** *Ulfa shifts focus, asserts 'gallantry'* Nava Thakuria THE Ulfa has returned to its pet agenda of challenging the armed forces. Its military spokesman, Raju Baruah, has warned security forces of dire consequences if they did not stop killing its unarmed members

Re: [Assam] NSCN(IM) gives out a parallel govern ment dictum. The organisation’s supposed acce ptance of the Indian Constitution ‘empowers’ it to be the judge, jury and the executioner?

2007-05-31 Thread Ram Sarangapani
* a mass agitation against the military (Naga Army — its armed wing) would be treated as instigating and encouraging its adversaries. In such a situation the commander on duty has been empowered to exercise maximum force, even to the extent of causing grievous injury/death of the agitators to

Re: [Assam] Anti-ULFA slogans resonate in city - Sentinel

2007-05-31 Thread Ram Sarangapani
*** This has become the broken record slogan of those who have run out of ideas and unaffected by what goes on, C'da The mass protests all over Guwahati (not just by a few organizations), the lynching of the Ulfa Cadre, and even the protest/clash by tea garden workers (see my other post from

Re: [Assam] Anti-ULFA slogans resonate in city - Sentinel

2007-05-31 Thread umesh sharma
good effort. ***We don't want an independent Asom as demanded by the ULFA, and we will never accept the diktat of Dhaka or Islamabad. The ULFA should stop killing in the State or else the people of the State won't remain mute spectators. Umesh Ram Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where is

Re: [Assam] Fwd: Study that you participated in

2007-05-31 Thread umesh sharma
Dilip-da, That is interesting but not new: ***Consistent with geography and with the analysis in Figure 2A, among the Indian populations, populations from the northwest part of India, including the Kashmiri and Punjabi groups, had the greatest similarity to the populations from Europe and the

Re: [Assam] About My Instigations and Your Contributions

2007-05-31 Thread Nayanjyoti Medhi
:) nayan On 5/31/07, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Nayan: Hope you have a fruitful and enjoyable trip to Geneva. I presume you are in a delegation--perhaps on the interest of promoting jurisprudence and the rule of law. I am sure you will do justice to your mission. In the

Re: [Assam] Ulfa shifts focus, asserts 'gallantr y' - The Statesman

2007-05-31 Thread Chan Mahanta
Garbage! Look at the guy's SPIN: The fake encounter drew public attention when a man from Laopati village in Tinsukia district fell victim to the circumstances. He must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed bringing bad luck to himself! The killing of Budheswar Moran was

Re: [Assam] Anti-ULFA slogans resonate in city - Sentinel

2007-05-31 Thread Chan Mahanta
Is this NEW Ram? Or the opposite demonstrations . like against the army and the GoI? But WHAT results have they brought? At 6:25 AM -0600 5/31/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote: *** This has become the broken record slogan of those who have run out of ideas and unaffected by what

Re: [Assam] Clamour for a political solution to the ULFA demands from the trader community in Assam

2007-05-31 Thread Ram Sarangapani
I would not settle for anything less than a right to re-orient Assam's governance and have full controls over its natural resources. And what would that be in one or two words? :) On 5/31/07, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is NOT for ME to dictate that. Remember I left? It is for

Re: [Assam] BBC E-mail: Army deployed after India riots

2007-05-31 Thread Chan Mahanta
Try a little MORE imagination! Did *I* have to KNOW ANYTHING about Meenas, Gujjars to imagine that BEFORE the riots broke out there might have been disaffections brewing? That storm clouds might have been gathering? But was ignored by the state, with its conflict resolution mechanisms

[Assam] Gujarat is Gujar land?? ; Haryana in Jat Land

2007-05-31 Thread umesh sharma
So when Jats who rule Haryana can get reservation in Rajasthan then why not rulers of Gujarat (Gujaars)? Umesh Mulraj Solanki's reign marked the start of a period during which Gujarati culture flowered as manifested in art, architecture, language and script. It is described as the golden

Re: [Assam] BBC E-mail: Army deployed after India riots

2007-05-31 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Just to butt in here a bit. In the US, we have several examples (which C'da will be glad to expand on, I am sure). Elian Gonzalez Ruby Ridge David Koresh In the last two, (it wasn't the US Army) but paramil. forces - people got killed On 5/31/07, SANDIP DUTTA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [Assam] BBC E-mail: Army deployed after India riots

2007-05-31 Thread Chan Mahanta
In the US, we have several examples (which C'da will be glad to expand on, I am sure). *** Yes, but we are comparing apples and oranges. Elian Gonzalez ** It was case of enforcement of a court order. No one was killed if I am not mistaken. Ruby Ridge *** It was a case of criminal

Re: [Assam] Fwd: F1 visa interview tips

2007-05-31 Thread umesh sharma
she got the visa today. Umesh umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wrote it for a female (woman - as in American style - they don't like the word female so much ??) student in India who might be the first woman to go abroad for higher studies - from Jaipur School. Some might

Re: [Assam] BBC E-mail: Army deployed after India riots

2007-05-31 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Oh! I forgot, C'da LA riots (after the OJ Simpson thing), NY Black out . maybe I am forgetting a few. But you are right, the US has far fewer of such riots than India or most of the up coming economies do. And that can be attributed, in general, to the limited resources, and too many people

[Assam] May 2007 issue of Posoowa published (Volume 34, Issue No 8)

2007-05-31 Thread J Kalita
Dear Esteemed Reader, Please read the latest issue of Posoowa, the monthly Non-Resident Assamese (NRA) magazine. The table of contents are as follows. Children of Dhemaji, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The Man Who Surveyed the Xoraighat Bridge . . . . . . . .3

Re: [Assam] BBC E-mail: Army deployed after India riots

2007-05-31 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
That is why I asked about Hurricane Katrina where the black community was subjected to continual harrasment and their social griveiances never redressed. The black-white within the larger issue of racism continues to linger on. Now are we comparing apples with apples?? Tell us what your US of