[Assam] FWD..felicitation to Padmashree awardee

2008-05-04 Thread Manoj Das
Dear Members, The Assam Association,Delhi is going to felicitate the Padmashree awardee Sri Surya Kumar Hazarika and Mrs.Sheela Borthakur on 11th May'08 at 7.00 pm at Srimanta Sankaradeva Bhavan. Kindly make it convenient to attend the same to honour the guests. Thanking you, Sincerely yours, Dr.H.

[Assam] Quality education (EDITORIAL , The Assam Tribune, 05.05.2008)

2008-05-04 Thread Buljit Buragohain
EDITORIAL - Quality education — It is the best thing to happen on the State’s education front after the setting up of the Indian Institute of Technology in Guwahati. The technical education scene in the State is going to get the much-needed boost wit

[Assam] Mandela on US terror watch list!

2008-05-04 Thread Uddipana Goswami
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/mandela-is-on-us-terrorist-watch-lists/20080501090309990001 -- Uddipana Goswami www.jajabori-mon.blogspot.com ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] Oxomiya Bagisa in Houston, Texas

2008-05-04 Thread Dilip&Dil Deka
Hi Aradhana, Enjoyed reading about your adventure in gardening. The warm weather in Houston gives us a helping hand in growing Assamese plants. We did have a xewali tree in our back yard but it died after our lawn maintenance guy sprayed it with some strong fertilizer.The fertilizer probably c

Re: [Assam] Oxomiya Bagisa in Houston, Texas

2008-05-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Dear Aradhana: We too had a Kaath-Aalu gos here in Houston. My mother started it here from a 'guti' from her garden, when she visited us years ago. We ate the Aalu for a few years, and when we moved, we didn't get to bring a puli, and was sad that we won't have it anymor

[Assam] Gas price

2008-05-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Dear All: I was elated to be able to buy gas at $3.33 per gallon today. It was $3.43 per gallon otherwise, and I had a discount card with which I could buy gas for 10 cents less - per gallon, that is. Thinking back, I can't believe even $3.33 per gallon made me happy. Well, better get u

Re: [Assam] Oxomiya Bagisa in Houston, Texas

2008-05-04 Thread Rajen & Ajanta Barua
Chandan, Deka and Others: We envy the Kazi Nemu in Deka's house. We will keep Deka's invitation for the Gin with Kazi Nemu Party in mind. Chandan, if you remember, you very kindly gave us a Nemu Puli long time back. Was it the same Kazi Nemu xos? I forgot to tell you but the puli has been doing

Re: [Assam] Oxomiya Bagisa in Houston, Texas

2008-05-04 Thread Anna Satin
Dear Dil, Dilip & Chan: It was real nice to see those Assamese plants growing so well in Texas. I just hope their US visa status is up to date!! Believe it or not I was able to smuggle in and then grow Kath Alu in good old NJ! That is the good news. The bad news is that it never did come back

[Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: HBS Cases--Negotiating with Wal-Mart

2008-05-04 Thread umesh sharma
negotiating with the politicians might be a moral of the story HBS Cases--Negotiating with Wal-Mart http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5903.html However, it won't tell us how to stop the unstoppable increase in Indian population, with China aiming to be the world leader in economy and India in populat

[Assam] May 4th - World laughter day special news item !!!!!

2008-05-04 Thread Ram Dhar
world laughter day todayMay 4th - http://www.laughterfoundation.org/ World laughter day special news item --- http://www.ibnlive.com/news/teamusa-to-get-their-own-food-for-beijing-olympics/64535-2.html after the torch relay embarrassment ...Oh maan Chinse will be really

Re: [Assam] Food Crisis: Bush, Rice and eating rice etc, ; produce less population

2008-05-04 Thread umesh sharma
It would be shameful thing if India became the world's most populous country despite having a third of land area of China or the US. What are the citizens doing about it? Umesh Ram Dhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dada, couple of things a.Bush just explained to an audience in MO whats causing

Re: [Assam] Food Crisis: Bush, Rice and eating rice etc, ; produce less population

2008-05-04 Thread uttam borthakur
My Dear Friends I'm really intrigued by the statements made by the US Administration through Mr. G.W. Bush and Ms.C. Rice that citizens of India and China are eating up the food leading to the present shortage. They could have as well stated that increase in world population is leadin

Re: [Assam] Food Crisis: Bush, Rice and eating rice etc, ; produce less population

2008-05-04 Thread Ram Dhar
Dada, couple of things a.Bush just explained to an audience in MO whats causing world energy food prices to go up ..nothing wrong there ...China-India are a factor now...americans including Dubya are getting a reality bite these days...if u have listened to him he explained further that

Re: [Assam] This Damned English Language!-- Indian Headlines

2008-05-04 Thread mc mahant
But that is ASSAM Tribune 's limit . mm > Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 08:12:43 -0500> To: assam@assamnet.org> From: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]> Subject: [Assam] This Damned English Language!-- Indian > Headlines> > The following from the AT. Similar one appeared on ToI > yesterday.> > >Bush blames India f

[Assam] This Damned English Language!-- Indian Headlines

2008-05-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
The following from the AT. Similar one appeared on ToI yesterday. >Bush blames India for food price hike *** I am no fan of Bush or Condy Rice. So I find myself in an awkward position here, seeming to come to their defense. But the Indian newspaper headlines declaring "Bush blames India for

Re: [Assam] cbi probe

2008-05-04 Thread DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS
In 1989, I did wrote one speed post letter to then chief conservator of forest, GHY informing one Mr.Saikia, having Saw mill inside Kahora came to Kanpur for purchase of high power gun that used to kill Rhino.(sorrowfully I dnt have the copy).That time I was posted at Kanpur.The letter was urgen

Re: [Assam] Food Crisis: Bush, Rice and eating rice etc, ; produce less population

2008-05-04 Thread DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS
Friends, When George W Bush found no bush around him to creat another war between India and Iran, India and China, Indian and Pakistan- he now started abusing INdia in al way till he can.This time India was taugh enough to say that Iran and India are two existing oldest civilizations, so he ha