[Assam] Cricket dying in Britain - land of its birth

2008-05-13 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Few-takers-for-cricket-in-England-Survey/308477/ long live football/soccer!! Long live baseball. Long Live Basketball. Long Live running sprints, long distance running. Long Live trekking, swimming bicycling. Down with lazy wo/men's games. Umesh

[Assam] Teaching Indian faiths in the West

2008-05-13 Thread umesh sharma
Hi, These days I have an added role. For many high school students studying for their AP (college level) World History exams I am explaining but eras which I feel I am uniquely suited for. Most US history books do try to present a holistic picture of various religions and how they originated

Re: [Assam] Bangladesh Grameen Bank

2008-05-13 Thread DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS
Long long ago I posted the same matter that how prestigious Pragjhyotish Gaolia Bank, HO at Nalbari with its first branch at my native Kalaigaon finally become a Bangladeshi bank.Now this bank is no or.I wrote with deep sorrow.But none bothered to say something.This bank is now under

[Assam] Smartness is by choice not by chance

2008-05-13 Thread Manoj Das
A young man walked into a jeweler's shop late one Friday, with a beautiful young lady on his side. I'm looking for a special ring for my girlfriend he said. The jeweler looks through his stock, and takes out an outstanding ring priced at $4500. I don't think you understand ... I want something

[Assam] BBC E-mail: Search for China quake survivors

2008-05-13 Thread manoj das
manoj das saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** Chinese quake ** Search for China quake survivors ** A search and rescue operation is under way in China after a massive earthquake. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7397489.stm

[Assam] Technical Institute under Dibrugarh University

2008-05-13 Thread Buljit Buragohain
Dibrugarh University has decided to establish a Technical Institute. You can read the news (Dainik Janasadharan,13.05.2008) from the below link: http://goodnews.bihu.in/2158/ - Check out the all-new face of Yahoo! India. Click here.

[Assam] eartquake in assam- a stark reality

2008-05-13 Thread Manoj Das
Hi all The earthquake of Sichuan is only 7.8 richter and already 22000 are dead. Guwahati has partly become a concret jungle and most of the construction doesn't have the minimums to withstand the kind of earthquake that recurs in our region. 1897: The great Assam earthquake of 1897 (8.7

[Assam] Shankar Barua's latest documentary

2008-05-13 Thread J Kalita
Shankar Barua, who is a well-known movie producer from Assam, and who is currently a student at Sam Houston University in Texas, has produced his latest documentary: Center Mass. It explores the use of deadly force by the police in the US. You can see a promo at

Re: [Assam] eartquake in assam- a stark reality

2008-05-13 Thread mc mahant
The Plate that shook at Chengdu is different from the massive one under Assam.No shake at all.MM Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 16:11:19 -0500 To: assam@assamnet.org From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] eartquake in assam- a stark reality Hi all The earthquake of Sichuan is only 7.8 richter

Re: [Assam] eartquake in assam- a stark reality

2008-05-13 Thread mc mahant
The earthquake of Sichuan is only 7.8 richter( remember it is Logarithmic scale) and already 22000 are dead Earthquakes do not kill. Concrete falling on people do. The whole 3 storey school fell and buried 1100+alive.RIP In Jorhat Earthquake 1950 -me classX - We ran out- but I came back

Re: [Assam] eartquake in assam- a stark reality

2008-05-13 Thread Manoj Das
Dear M-da This data was mined from the net. In any case its not very important, how many died then. Most important is how many are going to die trapped underneath the rubbles, agonizingly waiting for rescues to come. Most of the stilted buildings are great recipes for disaster during

Re: [Assam] eartquake in assam- a stark reality

2008-05-13 Thread umesh sharma
amazing how vulnerable we are . Just 10 m jump in the crust and all goes topsy turvy. *** The great Assam earthquake of 1897 (8.7 richter) is the largest known Indian intraplate earthquake. It raised the northern edge of the Shillong Plateau by more than 10 m, resulting in the destruction

[Assam] Bangladeshi Herket-Ul Jehadi bomb 75 in western India

2008-05-13 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/HuJI-suspected-to-be-behind-serial-blast-in-Jaipur/309068/ I thought illegal immigrants only depressed land prices in Rajasthan. I wonder how safe Delhi is with 200,000 illegals. Umesh - Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A

[Assam] Bangladeshi Herket-Ul Jehadi bomb 75 in western India

2008-05-13 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/HuJI-suspected-to-be-behind-serial-blast-in-Jaipur/309068/ I thought illegal immigrants only depressed land prices in Rajasthan. I wonder how safe Delhi is with 200,000 illegals. Umesh Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. -

Re: [Assam] GPS, Mantra Power Witch Hunt; eviler Taliban

2008-05-13 Thread umesh sharma
After that last jaunt my (now) ex- roommate has left his hometown DC to head north to Canada border. His fight against ghostly fears seems to have steeled him to face human ones. A US military man's only child. Ofcourse, he doesn't believe in casteism either (having had girl-friends of all

Re: [Assam] eartquake in assam- a stark reality

2008-05-13 Thread Manoj Das
*rubbles On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 9:39 AM, umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: amazing how vulnerable we are . Just 10 m jump in the crust and all goes topsy turvy. *** The great Assam earthquake of 1897 (8.7 richter) is the largest known Indian intraplate earthquake. It raised the

Re: [Assam] eartquake in assam- a stark reality

2008-05-13 Thread mc mahant
Thank the sagacity of Grampa and the versatility of Bhimkol. You are here to write! M'da Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 10:28:56 +0530 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re: [Assam] eartquake in assam- a stark reality M-da Just forgot to add...regarding the fatalities of 1950

Re: [Assam] eartquake in assam- a stark reality

2008-05-13 Thread Manoj Das
M-da Just forgot to add...regarding the fatalities of 1950 earthquake.! As a result of the great earth quake, a hill broke and blocked the river Subansiri creating an artificial lake at the current dam site. The lake gave away after 10 days, I think. It rolled down causing a flash flood in our