[Assam] Guwahati to get first 5-star hotel

Guwahati to get first 5-star hotel By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, June 1 – The Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) today signed an MoU with Dharampal Satyapal (DS) Group to set up the first five star hotel in Guwahati. The hotel will be set up in an area measuring 27 bighas a

[Assam] FYI

-- Forwarded message -- From: International Dance Council CID (ME705197) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: May 20, 2007 5:57 AM Subject: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - CID Circular - May 2007 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] *CID Circular - May 2007* 1. *Professorships in the Study of Cult

[Assam] Bohagi bidai has left an indelible impression on Debojit Saha

Mother of all performances - The popular singer recounts a heart-warming moment during Bohag Bihu Idol Chat Telegraph India Voice of India Debojit Saha writes about a profoundly moving experience ... Spring has come and gone. That is a part of the cycle of life. But this month

Re: [Assam] Anti-ULFA slogans rattle Pengere

> >Should a Govt continue in business if a group of a few thousand ( <3000) can hold the state to ransom with their cowardly tactics? *** Good question. Should it? I would not even go into the choice of adjectives here. And if not, what should be done and who should ? Finally, HOW will tha

[Assam] [WaterWatch] Re: APJ Abdul Kalam+ a few MORE points

Dear Friend: It is not about the persona of Dr. Kalam. No one is questioning his honesty or integrity. Those are not the issues. But when the country's president promotes as destructive a scheme as Riverlinking,WITHOUT a thorough, scientific, economic and political analysis that is TRANSPARENT

[Assam] First war of independence and Assam

First war of independence — It was in 1857, when the first salvo of rebellion was fired against the British imperialist in India. Today after 150 years of the epoch making event the nation is celebrating it as India’s first war of independence. Though the revolt was crushed down with an iro

Re: [Assam] Rongali Bihu celebrated at Silchar

That's great. Never heard Bihu is celebrated in that part of Assam. Mridul Bhuyan Pradip Kumar Datta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Rongali Bihu celebrated at Silchar >From Partha Sarkar SILCHAR, May 15 – Bihu dominates the cultural landscape of the entire State and this was reflected in Sil

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

>Do blacks get reservation there? *** What does THAT have to do with WHAt goes on in India? Are Indians so ignorant, so incapable to decide what is right fore them, that they have to go by what the USA does or doesn't do? Indian Democracy is still maturing. *** Really? A maturing proce

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

However the Gujjars had no business erupting like that with the express >intention of damaging crores of govt. property. *** And of course that is the unimpeachable truth, because Sandip says so, right? And thus them Gujjars DESERVE what they got. And YOU speak of DEMOCRACY Sandip? You guy

Re: [Assam] A lighter topic

http://blog.webshots.com/?p=626 Enjoy the pictures of these animalsjust look at the cat and the color of the frog! “In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass” - Lakshmana Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 10:12:40 -0500To: [EMAIL P

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

Do blacks get reservation there? Since they dont, how does your US of A plan to bring them up the economic ladder? Is the fact that they dont riot reason enough for complacency? They could any time - given the necessary momentum and impetus. Indian Democracy is still maturing. Since we did not

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

Very true Sondon Da - it needs to be worked out with the parties. As you will see with most quotas, the creamy layer corner all the priveleges. Hence the need for economic reservation. However the Gujjars had no business erupting like that with the express intention of damaging crores of govt.

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

At 10:24 AM -0700 6/1/07, umesh sharma wrote: C-da, Sitting in US for long perhaps you have forgotten that there already exists 27% quotas in govt jobs and educational institutions in India -- unlike USA. Now the demand is that the already privileaged be included in this quota --which is not j

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

C-da, Sitting in US for long perhaps you have forgotten that there already exists 27% quotas in govt jobs and educational institutions in India -- unlike USA. Now the demand is that the already privileaged be included in this quota --which is not justified. Umesh Chan Mahanta <[EMAI

[Assam] Dance drama on Majuli

Sahitya Kala Parishad & Department of Art & Culture, Govt. of NCT Delhi presents an exclusive presentation by the Artists of Auniati satra,Majuli, Assam. Chief Guest: Shri Tejender Khanna, LG, delhi Guest of Honour: Smt Sheila Dikshit,CM, Delhi Date: 2 June, 07, Saturday Time: 6:30 pm Venue: Ka

Re: [Assam] A lighter topic

Lovely Alpana. At 10:22 AM -0500 6/1/07, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: http://blog.webshots.com/?p=626 Enjoy the pictures of these animalsjust look at the cat and the color of the frog! "In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient

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

U: In most cases it is the politicians (of mostly opposition parties) who start such mass protests - and >demand for reservation -- thats what happened in Rajasthan before the last state elections when the >high-caste powerful groups demanded reservation for themselves - to suppport any par

[Assam] The world’s first online English-Assames e Dictionary

The world’s first online English-Assamese dictionary internet site is http://www.xobdo.org/ XOBDO Newsletter - August 2006 http://www.xobdo.org/dic/project/newsletter_200608.htm XOBDO Newsletter - September 2006 (Special) http://www.xobdo.org/dic/project/newsletter_200609sp.htm Newsletter fro

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

C-da, How can you be so naive. In most cases it is the politicians (of mostly opposition parties) who start such mass protests - and demand for reservation -- thats what happened in Rajasthan before the last state elections when the high-caste powerful groups demanded reservation for thems

[Assam] A lighter topic

http://blog.webshots.com/?p=626 Enjoy the pictures of these animalsjust look at the cat and the color of the frog! “In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass” - Lakshmana Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 10:12:40 -0500To:

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

Great articles. Congratulations to all others for their success in life. Thanks for keeping us informed. One special characteristic about Posoowa (I like) is that the articles here are written from the heart - they are not only about all success stories but also about other real life stor

[Assam] Article about IT Hiring in India..in Financial Times, London

from my landlord who taught me so much about US and Canada etc visa issues -has worked in India, Middle East, Africa and US and got Canadian and US green card. umesh DC Desi @hotmail.com> wrote: From: DC Desi @hotmail.com> To: , ">[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Subject: FW: Article about IT Hirin

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

Ram: All that is fine. Conflicts arise from many different reasons. Economics is one. But it does not somehow make it out-of-bounds for resolution thru a political process , with adequate governmental response to the issues, when they begin to surface. That would prevent it from degeneratin

Re: [Assam] New Yorker and Assam doctor join hands to work for downtrodden

It is good work but I feel rich NRAs'/NRIs' kids can do the same - set up NGOs in US/UK and work in Assam. why not? Umesh Pradip Kumar Datta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Paths cross in noble mission - New Yorker and Assam doctor join hands to work for downtrodden A STAFF REP

Re: [Assam] Nagaland gets two more new university

good work umesh Pradip Kumar Datta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Nagaland gets two more new university OUR CORRESPONDENT Kohima, May 31: Nagaland minister for higher education Shurhozelie Liezietsu today inaugurated Global Open University at Wokha, 74 km from here. “Ed

Re: [Assam] H1 B-Visas Who gets them, Slide Show - shift base LM Mittal way

Hah Hah Hah, These "Indian" companies should go the Mittal way and become global - American ones-- and shift headquarters from India / Indonesia to USA or Britain - just like LN Mittal did - who moved from Kolkata, India to Indonesia and onwards to Britain and now is HQed in Netherlands

[Assam] APW burns effigies of ULFA chief, ‘c -in-c’ - Sentinel

This would have been next to impossible a few years ago, even ardent Ulfa supporters must agree that the ulfa can no longer count on the "support" forced thru intimidation. Even murder and mayhem on the streets ain't doing the trick. Now, all they are left to is calling these protesters neela xial

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

Govt jobs thru reservation not only gets you life long jobs at adequate pay but in most cases one can earn many times over through bribes -- isn't that why tax officials and police officers are in great demand in the marriage market? Umesh Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: C'd

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

C'da *** That is about the most convoluted explanation of democracy and egregious spin on India's behavior I have heard so far Ram. I am trying to differentiate here: The Gujars and the Meenas are clashing in Rajasthan - basically one group does not want the other to get ST status (while th

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

The right to bandhs, hartals, strikes are possible in India because its a democracy and they happen >because there is NOT enough to go around. It does not happen in the US because most of the most >common things have already been met. *** That is about the most convoluted explanation of demo

[Assam] H1 B-Visas Who gets them, Slide Show

This from Businessweek. Those interested in the Slide show (and write up) click arrows on the top right. http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/05/0524_visa/index_01.htm?chan=home+page+slideshows ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.o

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

At 4:43 PM -0700 5/31/07, SANDIP DUTTA wrote: 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 comparin

[Assam] Nagaland gets two more new university

Nagaland gets two more new university OUR CORRESPONDENT Kohima, May 31: Nagaland minister for higher education Shurhozelie Liezietsu today inaugurated Global Open University at Wokha, 74 km from here. “Education is vital for social uplift and higher education is essential for