[Assam] NCP blames Pradyut for missing Turung couple

2008-06-08 Thread Pradip Kumar Datta
NCP blames Pradyut for missing Turung couple By A Staff Reporter Assam Tribune nbsp;GUWAHATI, June 7 – The State unit of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), a partner of the ruling UPA at the Centre, today demanded steps to trace out its leader Prasanna Turung and his wife Kamai Turung within

[Assam] Many criminals in Tarun Gogoi ministry

2008-06-08 Thread Pradip Kumar Datta
Gogoi patronising criminals: Opp By A Staff Reporter Assam Tribune GUWAHATI, June 7 – Opposition parties today came down heavily against the Congress-led Government in the State alleging that it had become the resort of criminals. A number of criminals are there in the Gogoi Ministry, they

[Assam] Fwd: FREE STAY AT JAGANNATH DHAM

2008-06-08 Thread bg
-- Forwarded message -- From: ASSAM PANDA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 6:31 PM Subject: FREE STAY AT JAGANNATH DHAM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *FREE STAY AT JAGANNATH DHAM* ** *Hurry!!! Just e mail to us. For free stay at puri (jagannath dham).just you

[Assam] UGC plans to set up 30 new universities

2008-06-08 Thread Buljit Buragohain
UGC plans to set up 30 new universities Jun 8 Mega expansion of the education sector is in the offing with moves to establish 30 universities, including some with world-class standards. This also entails enhancement of the infrastructure of existing institutions during the 11th

[Assam] FW: [FriendsofAssamNE] Digest Number 790

2008-06-08 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Agar tum mil jao, zamaana chor denge hum. “In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.” Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 12:38:46 + From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [FriendsofAssamNE] Digest Number 790

[Assam] 10 most intellectual places in USA

2008-06-08 Thread Rajen Ajanta Barua
Interesting to see the survey result for 10 most intellectual places in USA to live. a.. Ann Arbor, Mich. a.. Berkeley, Calif. a.. Boulder, Colo. a.. Brookline, Mass. a.. Chapel Hill, N.C. a.. Hoboken, N.J. a.. Lake Oswego, Ore. a.. Reston, Va. a.. Upper St. Clair, Pa. a.. West

Re: [Assam] 10 most intellectual places in USA

2008-06-08 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Hehehe ... good ole Houston, Texas is not on the list. But I am comfortable here, as I fit right in :) On 6/8/08, Rajen Ajanta Barua [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting to see the survey result for 10 most intellectual places in USA to live. a.. Ann Arbor, Mich. a.. Berkeley, Calif. a..

[Assam] The Demise of Assaamese Language in America

2008-06-08 Thread Rajen Ajanta Barua
Dear KJD Thanks for forwarding the article. I would comment on this later. Rajen Kokaideu - Original Message - From: kamal deka To: Rajen Ajanta Barua Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 9:04 AM Subject: Letter to the Editor. Rajen kokaidew, The

Re: [Assam] 10 most intellectual places in USA

2008-06-08 Thread Rajen Ajanta Barua
I wonder what Austin is. Must be gigher than Houston. Barua - Original Message - From: Ram Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [Assam]

Re: [Assam] FW: [FriendsofAssamNE] Digest Number 790

2008-06-08 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Dear All: I am extremely sorry that I typed the wrong address..the forwarded message was intended for Ram and went to the list. Sincerely, - A. Sarangapani “In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of

[Assam] Biren Barua

2008-06-08 Thread utpal borpujari
Sad news. Biren Barua sir, who taught physics to generations of Cottonians and retired as a principal of the college, passed away at 5:25 pm today at his residence near Zoo Road Tiniali in Guwahati. He was around 81, and was bed-ridden for more than a year. - Utpal Borpujari / New Delhi

Re: [Assam] Biren Barua

2008-06-08 Thread Chan Mahanta
My sincere condolences to his family. He taught us Physics at Cotton College in PU Sc, 1962/63. cm At 9:46 AM -0700 6/8/08, utpal borpujari wrote: Sad news. Biren Barua sir, who taught physics to generations of Cottonians and retired as a principal of the college, passed away at 5:25

[Assam] NYTimes.com: Inside Gate, India's Good Life; Outside, the Servants' Slums

2008-06-08 Thread cmahanta
This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Good Life of Gurgaon INTERNATIONAL / ASIA PACIFIC | June 9, 2008 Inside Gate, India's Good Life; Outside, the Servants' Slums By SOMINI SENGUPTA Gated communities have emerged in India, giving its growing upper-middle-class giving Western

[Assam] NYTimes.com: For English Studies, Koreans Say Goodbye to Dad

2008-06-08 Thread jaipurschool
This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Koreans have replaced Indians as the largest number of foreign students in the US - but a large number of them (Korean students) are in elementary school. Umesh INTERNATIONAL / ASIA PACIFIC | June 8, 2008 For English Studies, Koreans Say Goodbye

Re: [Assam] NYTimes.com: Inside Gate, India's Good Life; Outside, the Servants' Slums

2008-06-08 Thread umesh sharma
In Washington DC and New York the contrast may not be so obvious but Harlem is a US slum near the riches of Manhattan. People do beg in downtown DC. DC is the crime capital of the US. Does that make Bill Gates or Bill Clinton apologetic or for that matter Thomas Friedman or Al Gore

Re: [Assam] NYTimes.com: Inside Gate, India's Good Life; Outside, the Servants' Slums

2008-06-08 Thread Ram Sarangapani
C'da thanks for the article, its a good article (though not an eye opener) and Umesh, you raise some good points. One is left wondering which is worse, a country that can possibily afford to eradicate poverty within its boundaries, or a country that flaunts its riches that it can ill afford to.

Re: [Assam] NYTimes.com: Inside Gate, India's Good Life; Outside, the Servants' Slums

2008-06-08 Thread uttam borthakur
Chandan Da Such are the reasons why I could not agree whole-heartedly with Alpana Baideo (Alpana Sarangapani) when she opined that what is Rs.10 lakh or Rs.14 lakh for a minister when middle-class of India speak in terms of crores. Some of things that sounded theoretical at one time have

[Assam] Article about assamese language in sentinel forwarded

2008-06-08 Thread Dhiraj M.G. Phukon
The Demise of Asomiya Language in America Half of the world's 6,000 languages, as estimated by the United Nations, will go the way of the dinosaurs in less than a century. In fact one falls out of use about every two weeks. Usually, the life of a language comes to an

[Assam] Biennial meet of Asam Sahitya Sabha(The Assam Tribune, 09.06.2008)

2008-06-08 Thread Buljit Buragohain
Biennial meet of Asam Sahitya Sabha From Our Correspondent SILAPATHAR, June 8 – The 70th biennial session of Asam Sahitya Sabha will be held at Sukapha Sammanya Khetra at Dhemaji with a five-day programme from February 4 next. In this regard, a meeting of the souvenir sub-committee of Dhemaji