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Dear Gautam: Very glad tohave receivedyour mail about Guwahati and Assam - the development and the positive side of it. This was one of the best mails that I have recieved in years! Thank you. I am glad that the GNB road is being widened - isn't that the road that goes to Chandmari etc. thru Silpukhuri (the road that goes in front of Rabindra Bhavan and the district library)? If that is it, I bet everybody is so happy - it took us two and a half hours to reach Chandmarifrom Bharalumukh by city bus last year, as we were stuck near Guwahati club for traffic jam, which usually takes about 40 minutes, I believe. Anyway, delux buses? and it just takes 6-7 hours to Tinsukia? that is just fabulous. I love bus rides - peopleget surprised when i say that - here and there, but I am so sick of driving, and riding those low vehicles thatbrings all the dust onto my face that I enjoy bus rides even more. So does my father, as you don't have to stoop low to sit in it, that is especially helpful if one has 'kokalor bix'. I had been to Polaxbari once (recently) by car and I found the roads quite smooth - though the roads to Uttor Guwahati is not. I like the ferry/boat rides anyway, but people shoudl have a choice. Very glad to hear that Jan-Satabdi train service is there in Assam now, I travelled using 'Xotabdi' once from Bangalore to Chennai and back and found it very comfortable - the food and the (good)service was just like you get on airplanes, in most airplanes, I should say.I heard that the journey by Rajdhani Express to Delhi is very comfortable - the compartments areequipped with cushioned berths, AC, etc., glad it is extended to Dibrugarh as well. I am also glad to knowthat not many young people have to sitidle after they get their degrees now- they try and go out and get a job, even though sometimesit is outside Assam. The attitude- under any circumstances, 'ghoror lora ghort thakibo laage' has been changed for the better.I've noticed thatthe young peoplehave become quite enterprising too. It is encouraging to know that inspite of all the problems, the state is going forward. Also, about the two canals (I think these will be like 'retention ponds' here, though retention ponds are here in every neighborhood)at Narengi and Noonmati! very encouraging - it will be wonderful to see Guwahati not having those artificial flood episodes after it rains even for a short time. And the local trains to Nogaon and Bongaigaon for people to commute everyday? That is just amazing! It used to take 'aadha-din' when I was there -in the 80's. I know there are local trains to Pathsala and other places also now. What I think of some of the things that are happening inGuwahati/Assam? I like the idea of the flexible schedule of the banks - convenient for elderly people as well. I am glad to see the development of the cell phone system there - very impressing - theSMS service to communicate instantly with people on the road - even to vote for a tv star, no charge for the incoming calls, and the prepaid SIM cards- all these make it affordable for many that are not so rich, also to have a cell phone. I like to see the increased number of vehicles in the city, but not the way that these vehicles are driven - not giving a'care' about the people that walk. In the US, if we see a person walking or riding a bike (though it is not very frequent in Texas), we not only slow down but alsowe change the lane that they are on - just to be on the safe side -jsut to make 100% sure thatwe won't hit them -pedestriansalways get the'right of way'. I do not like the small cups that they serve tea nowadays. I do not like the 'customer service attitude' of the people that are in the "service" business -many of them, I mean. I always wonder how in a country witha culture of considering 'raatir (or 'dinor') aalohi xakhyat damodor'can turn around when they are owning a shop (for thecustomers to come and buy),treat their guests as 'nobody' - as if they commited a crime by coming in. It takes a long time for themto give a warm welcome to people, I guess, which defeats the purpose of being in there to serve - be it in a shop or an office/bank. Here in the service business, wespontaneously say "hello, how may I help you". It is also placedas "# 1" in the training manual of customer service - you must acknowledge/greet the customer first. Well, this has become so long that it seems it will take you days to read this. I am from 1972 matric batch, of course you can call me 'baideu'. Thanks again, and please write again with more about Assam - anything at all. Regards,- A'Baideu. From: Gautam Choudhury [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" [EMAIL PROTECTED], assam@assamnet.orgSubject: Re: [Assam] newspapers of the worldDate: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 14:19:39 +0100 (BST)Baideo,Sorry to reply you so late. In fact I tried to replyyou on the day I received your mail. It didn't go thenfor some reasons unknown to me. After that somehow Iwas not able to reply you.
Re: [Assam] newspapers of the world
All these so called developments are like show business. I too agree that during Asian Car Rally Guwahati has been made near to New York. But just after 30days its good look disappeared. Why this happens every time??? We need to understand. People are talking about VOLVO now days in Assam. But how many common people can afford this. Oil prices are going up every week by Rs2/3 and fares too increases by 20/40%. I remember traveling to Guwahati from Digboi in just Rs85/- in 1989. But today this becomes Rs340/-. Oil prices merely increased to its triple standard from than. But look at the deviation in the bus fares. Now a days Transport department made Pollution Certificate, Insurance mandatory for all vehicles. But where does this money goes??? Can anybody explain??? Road tax has been paid by owner of vehicles in time. Even than he is not getting proper road infrastructures. Problems are with everybody. I will not blame govt. bodies only. We have to be more aware of the developments. But who will make people aware??? This is a big question. Regards Pranjal The Difference Between Dreams and Accomplishments is Purely Desire -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mc mahant Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 6:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re: [Assam] newspapers of the world Volvo bus OR Good roads plus cheap old Tata bus for Janata? Costly Road maintenance EVERY year after monsoon ptholes using TRADITIONAL Indian Bitumen Technology OR resurfacing lightly once every 5years with POLYMER-Modified Bitumen This is the Choice in front of 'Hoping to be an Advanced Countryby 2020 India.Also in front is another choice for Vajpayee-like Dream Merchants--Do you need 6-Lane Autobahns/Toll ways to carry' Wheat from Haryana' to our fighting jawans in Manipur like Fresh Milk from Frisco to GI's in Vietnam Barua/Nath please join in to the road topic which you were self-pityinga month back mm From: umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gautam Choudhury [EMAIL PROTECTED],Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED], assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re: [Assam] newspapers of the world Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 20:35:17 +0100 (BST) seems situation is a little better than before. So people travel in costly Volvo buses in Assam . I rode on one exactly one year ago while going to Delhi to board a plane to US. It costs twice the normal super deluxe fare and 4 times the regular express bus service. I used it since it was convienient and dropped me right at the airport gate. But Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains show that they are trying to upgrade the services for atleast the upper middle class folks. May have a trickle down effect later. Umesh Gautam Choudhury [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Baideo, Sorry to reply you so late. In fact I tried to reply you on the day I received your mail. It didn't go then for some reasons unknown to me. After that somehow I was not able to reply you. Anyway I am trying to reply your mail now. Yes, you guessed it right - I am from Guwahati only. In last 2-3 years some developments have been going on in Guwahati. The roads condition have improved a lot specially after the Asian Car Rally. The GNB road is being widened. Till 1 year ago, we thought it was next to impossible. But, since the activities are going on in this rainy season, the GNB road condition is becoming bad. There are 2 big storm water drains being constructed - one at Noonmati where a canal is also constructed through a small hillock and the other is at Narengi. Authorities have planned to drain out the excess water during the rainy days to Brahmaputra. One can hope that the flood problem will be reduced once the drains are completed. The communication to upper Assam from Guwahati have also imporved in recent days. One can travel upto Tinsukia in 6-7 hours by Volvo buses. Though I am not sure the fare will be around Rs. 360. We have Jan-Satabdi train running from Guwahati to Jorhat. It has A/C chair car facility. The Rajdhani Express is now extended to Dibrugarh. One can also go upto Ledo by Inter-City Express (train) which is an overnite journey. I think you already know that we have now local trains to Nagaon and Bongaigaon. The office goers are the daily commuters there. Job oppurtunity in private sectors have slightly increased mainly for the lower grades. The higher qualified people have to venture out to Bangalore, Hyderabad etc. for better oppurtunity. However, one good sign is there - qualified people will no longer sit idle here. They will promptly go outside Assam which was not the case in the eighties and nineties. That is all for today. There will be lot of things which we could not appreciate from here. Those things could be noticed from your angle. Kindly let us also know some of your views about Guwahati/Assam these days. I dont know whether you will be senior to me or not. Since, most of the netters
Re: [Assam] newspapers of the world
All these so called developments are like show business. I too agree that during Asian Car Rally Guwahati has been made near to New York. But just after 30days its good look disappeared. Why this happens every time??? We need to understand. People are talking about VOLVO now days in Assam. But how many common people can afford this. Oil prices are going up every week by Rs2/3 and fares too increases by 20/40%. I remember traveling to Guwahati from Digboi in just Rs85/- in 1989. But today this becomes Rs340/-. Oil prices merely increased to its triple standard from than. But look at the deviation in the bus fares. Now a days Transport department made Pollution Certificate, Insurance mandatory for all vehicles. But where does this money goes??? Can anybody explain??? Road tax has been paid by owner of vehicles in time. Even than he is not getting proper road infrastructures. Problems are with everybody. I will not blame govt. bodies only. We have to be more aware of the developments. But who will make people aware??? This is a big question. Regards Pranjal The Difference Between Dreams and Accomplishments is Purely Desire -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mc mahant Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 6:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re: [Assam] newspapers of the world Volvo bus OR Good roads plus cheap old Tata bus for Janata? Costly Road maintenance EVERY year after monsoon ptholes using TRADITIONAL Indian Bitumen Technology OR resurfacing lightly once every 5years with POLYMER-Modified Bitumen This is the Choice in front of 'Hoping to be an Advanced Countryby 2020 India.Also in front is another choice for Vajpayee-like Dream Merchants--Do you need 6-Lane Autobahns/Toll ways to carry' Wheat from Haryana' to our fighting jawans in Manipur like Fresh Milk from Frisco to GI's in Vietnam Barua/Nath please join in to the road topic which you were self-pityinga month back mm From: umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gautam Choudhury [EMAIL PROTECTED],Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED], assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re: [Assam] newspapers of the world Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 20:35:17 +0100 (BST) seems situation is a little better than before. So people travel in costly Volvo buses in Assam . I rode on one exactly one year ago while going to Delhi to board a plane to US. It costs twice the normal super deluxe fare and 4 times the regular express bus service. I used it since it was convienient and dropped me right at the airport gate. But Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains show that they are trying to upgrade the services for atleast the upper middle class folks. May have a trickle down effect later. Umesh Gautam Choudhury [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Baideo, Sorry to reply you so late. In fact I tried to reply you on the day I received your mail. It didn't go then for some reasons unknown to me. After that somehow I was not able to reply you. Anyway I am trying to reply your mail now. Yes, you guessed it right - I am from Guwahati only. In last 2-3 years some developments have been going on in Guwahati. The roads condition have improved a lot specially after the Asian Car Rally. The GNB road is being widened. Till 1 year ago, we thought it was next to impossible. But, since the activities are going on in this rainy season, the GNB road condition is becoming bad. There are 2 big storm water drains being constructed - one at Noonmati where a canal is also constructed through a small hillock and the other is at Narengi. Authorities have planned to drain out the excess water during the rainy days to Brahmaputra. One can hope that the flood problem will be reduced once the drains are completed. The communication to upper Assam from Guwahati have also imporved in recent days. One can travel upto Tinsukia in 6-7 hours by Volvo buses. Though I am not sure the fare will be around Rs. 360. We have Jan-Satabdi train running from Guwahati to Jorhat. It has A/C chair car facility. The Rajdhani Express is now extended to Dibrugarh. One can also go upto Ledo by Inter-City Express (train) which is an overnite journey. I think you already know that we have now local trains to Nagaon and Bongaigaon. The office goers are the daily commuters there. Job oppurtunity in private sectors have slightly increased mainly for the lower grades. The higher qualified people have to venture out to Bangalore, Hyderabad etc. for better oppurtunity. However, one good sign is there - qualified people will no longer sit idle here. They will promptly go outside Assam which was not the case in the eighties and nineties. That is all for today. There will be lot of things which we could not appreciate from here. Those things could be noticed from your angle. Kindly let us also know some of your views about Guwahati/Assam these days. I dont know whether you will be senior to me or not. Since, most of the netters
Re: [Assam] newspapers of the world
Baideo, Sorry to reply you so late. In fact I tried to reply you on the day I received your mail. It didn't go then for some reasons unknown to me. After that somehow I was not able to reply you. Anyway I am trying to reply your mail now. Yes, you guessed it right - I am from Guwahati only. In last 2-3 years some developments have been going on. The roads condition have improved a lot specially after the Asian Car Rally. The GNB road is being widened. Till 1 year ago, we thought it was next to impossible. But, since the activities are going on in this rainy season, the GNB road condition is becoming bad. There are 2 big storm water drains being constructed - one at Noonmati where a canal is also constructed through small hillock and the other is at Narengi. Authorities have planned to drain out the excess water during the rainy days to Brahmaputra. One can hope the flood problem will be reduced once the drains are completed. The communication to upper Assam from Guwahati have also imporved in recent days. One can travel upto Tinsukia in 6-7 hours by Volvo buses. We have Jan-Satabdi train running from Guwahati to Jorhat. It have A/C chair car facility. The Rajdhani Express is now extended to Dibrugarh. One can also go upto Led by Inter-City Express (train) which is an overnite journey. I think you already know that we have now local trains to Nagaon and Bongaigaon. The office goers are the daily commuters there. Job oppurtunity in private sectors have slightly increased mainly for the lower grades. The higher qualified people have to venture out to Bangalore, Hyderabad etc. for better oppurtunity. However, one good sign is there - qualified people will no longer sit idle here. They will promptly go outside Assam which was not the case in the eighties and nineties. That is all for today. There will be lot of things which we could not appreciate from here. Those things could be noticed from your angle. Kindly let us also know some of your feelings about Guwahati/Assam these days. I dont know whether you will be senior to me or not. Since, most of the netters are calling you 'baideo' - I am doing the same. For your reference - I am of 1978 matric batch from Assam. Regards Gautam CHoudhury --- Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Glad to hear from you and to know that you liked the one-stop site for all the newspapers, Gautam. Thank you! I am guessing you're from Guwahati? How is everything there? Would love to hear anything and everything about it. I know banks open twice a day nowadays, with a break in between and State Bank does not have an ATM machine that takes cards from other banks - but only their cards, if you have an account (and money in it, of course! :)) with them. About types of buses that run in and out of town, fare rates, how long it takes to reach Dibrugarh from Guwahati (for example) - since the highways are much better now, anything! Didn't mean to put the pressure on you, but the questions go to everyone. And you can ask me questions too. Since we have this wonderful net, might as well take advantage of it and communicate with each other way to communicate with people from afar but with common background/interests, couldn't be any better. Thanks again. - A. Sarangapani Houston, Texas. - From: Gautam Choudhury [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED], assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re: [Assam] newspapers of the world Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:46:24 +0100 (BST) Thank you Alpana Baideo. This is really a useful website. It is surprising to find that though there are so many newspapers published from Assam thesedays, a few only have there web-version. Gautam CHoudhury --- Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Hello again, Everybody: Just wanted to share this web site that includes the newspapers of the world, with you. Many of the new Assamese newspapers (and the English ones) are included (like, The Assam Tribune, The Sentinel, The Telegraph, Aji, Ajir Oxom etc., but no 'Doinik Oxom' and 'Oxom Bani'). Anyway, here it is: http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org __ Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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Baideo, Sorry to reply you so late. In fact I tried to reply you on the day I received your mail. It didn't go then for some reasons unknown to me. After that somehow I was not able to reply you. Anyway I am trying to reply your mail now. Yes, you guessed it right - I am from Guwahati only. In last 2-3 years some developments have been going on in Guwahati. The roads condition have improved a lot specially after the Asian Car Rally. The GNB road is being widened. Till 1 year ago, we thought it was next to impossible. But, since the activities are going on in this rainy season, the GNB road condition is becoming bad. There are 2 big storm water drains being constructed - one at Noonmati where a canal is also constructed through a small hillock and the other is at Narengi. Authorities have planned to drain out the excess water during the rainy days to Brahmaputra. One can hope that the flood problem will be reduced once the drains are completed. The communication to upper Assam from Guwahati have also imporved in recent days. One can travel upto Tinsukia in 6-7 hours by Volvo buses. Though I am not sure the fare will be around Rs. 360. We have Jan-Satabdi train running from Guwahati to Jorhat. It has A/C chair car facility. The Rajdhani Express is now extended to Dibrugarh. One can also go upto Ledo by Inter-City Express (train) which is an overnite journey. I think you already know that we have now local trains to Nagaon and Bongaigaon. The office goers are the daily commuters there. Job oppurtunity in private sectors have slightly increased mainly for the lower grades. The higher qualified people have to venture out to Bangalore, Hyderabad etc. for better oppurtunity. However, one good sign is there - qualified people will no longer sit idle here. They will promptly go outside Assam which was not the case in the eighties and nineties. That is all for today. There will be lot of things which we could not appreciate from here. Those things could be noticed from your angle. Kindly let us also know some of your views about Guwahati/Assam these days. I dont know whether you will be senior to me or not. Since, most of the netters are calling you 'baideo' - I am doing the same. For your reference - I am of 1978 matric batch from Assam. Regards Gautam CHoudhury --- Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Glad to hear from you and to know that you liked the one-stop site for all the newspapers, Gautam. Thank you! I am guessing you're from Guwahati? How is everything there? Would love to hear anything and everything about it. I know banks open twice a day nowadays, with a break in between and State Bank does not have an ATM machine that takes cards from other banks - but only their cards, if you have an account (and money in it, of course! :)) with them. About types of buses that run in and out of town, fare rates, how long it takes to reach Dibrugarh from Guwahati (for example) - since the highways are much better now, anything! Didn't mean to put the pressure on you, but the questions go to everyone. And you can ask me questions too. Since we have this wonderful net, might as well take advantage of it and communicate with each other way to communicate with people from afar but with common background/interests, couldn't be any better. Thanks again. - A. Sarangapani Houston, Texas. - From: Gautam Choudhury [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED], assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re: [Assam] newspapers of the world Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:46:24 +0100 (BST) Thank you Alpana Baideo. This is really a useful website. It is surprising to find that though there are so many newspapers published from Assam thesedays, a few only have there web-version. Gautam CHoudhury --- Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Hello again, Everybody: Just wanted to share this web site that includes the newspapers of the world, with you. Many of the new Assamese newspapers (and the English ones) are included (like, The Assam Tribune, The Sentinel, The Telegraph, Aji, Ajir Oxom etc., but no 'Doinik Oxom' and 'Oxom Bani'). Anyway, here it is: http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org __ Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com __ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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seems situation is a little better than before. So people travel in costly Volvo buses in Assam . I rode on one exactly one year ago while going to Delhi to board a plane to US. It costs twice the normal super deluxe fare and 4 times the regular express bus service. I used it since it was convienient and dropped me right at the airport gate. But Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains show that they are trying to upgrade the services for atleast the upper middle class folks. May have a trickle down effect later. Umesh Gautam Choudhury [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Baideo,Sorry to reply you so late. In fact I tried to replyyou on the day I received your mail. It didn't go thenfor some reasons unknown to me. After that somehow Iwas not able to reply you. Anyway I am trying to replyyour mail now.Yes, you guessed it right - I am from Guwahati only.In last 2-3 years some developments have been going onin Guwahati. The roads condition have improved a lotspecially after the Asian Car Rally. The GNB road isbeing widened. Till 1 year ago, we thought it was nextto impossible. But, since the activities are going onin this rainy season, the GNB road condition isbecoming bad. There are 2 big storm water drains beingconstructed - one at Noonmati where a canal is alsoconstructed through a small hillock and the other isat Narengi. Authorities have planned to drain out theexcess water during the rainy days to Brahmaputra. Onecan hope that the flood problem will be reduced oncethe drains are completed.The communication to upper Assam from Guwahati havealso imporved in recent days. One can travel uptoTinsukia in 6-7 hours by Volvo buses. Though I am notsure the fare will be around Rs. 360. We haveJan-Satabdi train running from Guwahati to Jorhat. Ithas A/C chair car facility. The Rajdhani Express isnow extended to Dibrugarh. One can also go upto Ledoby Inter-City Express (train) which is an overnitejourney. I think you already know that we have nowlocal trains to Nagaon and Bongaigaon. The officegoers are the daily commuters there.Job oppurtunity in private sectors have slightlyincreased mainly for the lower grades. The higherqualified people have to venture out to Bangalore,Hyderabad etc. for better oppurtunity. However, onegood sign is there - qualified people will no longersit idle here. They will promptly go outside Assamwhich was not the case in the eighties and nineties. That is all for today. There will be lot of thingswhich we could not appreciate from here. Those thingscould be noticed from your angle. Kindly let us alsoknow some of your views about Guwahati/Assam thesedays.I dont know whether you will be senior to me or not.Since, most of the netters are calling you 'baideo' -I am doing the same. For your reference - I am of 1978matric batch from Assam.RegardsGautam CHoudhury--- "Alpana B. Sarangapani"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:-Glad to hear from you and to know that you liked theone-stop site for all the newspapers, Gautam. Thankyou!I am guessing you're from Guwahati? How is everythingthere? Would love to hear anything and everythingabout it. I know banks open twice a day nowadays, with a breakin between and State Bank does not have an ATM machinethat takes cards from other banks - but only theircards, if you have an account (and money in it, ofcourse! :)) with them. About types of buses that runin and out of town, fare rates, how long it takes toreach Dibrugarh from Guwahati (for example) - sincethe highways are much better now, anything!Didn't mean to put the pressure on you, but thequestions go to everyone. And you can ask me questions too. Since we have this wonderful net, mightas well take advantage of it and communicate with eachother way to communicate with people from afar butwith common background/interests, couldn't be anybetter.Thanks again.- A. SarangapaniHouston, Texas.-From: Gautam Choudhury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, assam@assamnet.orgSubject: Re: [Assam] newspapers of the worldDate: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:46:24 +0100 (BST)Thank you Alpana Baideo. This is really a usefulwebsite. It is surprising to find that though thereare so many newspapers published from Assamthesedays, a few only have there web-version.Gautam CHoudhury--- "Alpana B. Sarangapani"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:-Hello again, Everybody: Just wanted to share this website that includes the newspapers of the world, withyou. Many of the new Assamese newspapers (and theEnglish ones) are included (like, The Assam Tribune,The Sentinel, The Telegraph, Aji, Ajir Oxom etc., butno 'Doinik Oxom' and 'Oxom Bani'). Anyway, here itis:http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org __Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all yourmessagesOnly
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Volvo bus OR Good roads plus cheap old Tata bus for Janata? Costly Road maintenance EVERY year after monsoon ptholes using TRADITIONAL Indian Bitumen Technology OR resurfacing lightly once every 5years with POLYMER-Modified Bitumen This is the Choice in front of 'Hoping to be an Advanced Countryby 2020 India.Also in front is another choice for Vajpayee-like Dream Merchants--Do you need 6-Lane Autobahns/Toll ways to carry' Wheat from Haryana' to our fighting jawans in Manipur like Fresh Milk from Frisco to GI's in Vietnam Barua/Nath please join in to the road topic which you were self-pityinga month back mm From: umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gautam Choudhury [EMAIL PROTECTED],Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED], assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re: [Assam] newspapers of the world Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 20:35:17 +0100 (BST) seems situation is a little better than before. So people travel in costly Volvo buses in Assam . I rode on one exactly one year ago while going to Delhi to board a plane to US. It costs twice the normal super deluxe fare and 4 times the regular express bus service. I used it since it was convienient and dropped me right at the airport gate. But Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains show that they are trying to upgrade the services for atleast the upper middle class folks. May have a trickle down effect later. Umesh Gautam Choudhury [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Baideo, Sorry to reply you so late. In fact I tried to reply you on the day I received your mail. It didn't go then for some reasons unknown to me. After that somehow I was not able to reply you. Anyway I am trying to reply your mail now. Yes, you guessed it right - I am from Guwahati only. In last 2-3 years some developments have been going on in Guwahati. The roads condition have improved a lot specially after the Asian Car Rally. The GNB road is being widened. Till 1 year ago, we thought it was next to impossible. But, since the activities are going on in this rainy season, the GNB road condition is becoming bad. There are 2 big storm water drains being constructed - one at Noonmati where a canal is also constructed through a small hillock and the other is at Narengi. Authorities have planned to drain out the excess water during the rainy days to Brahmaputra. One can hope that the flood problem will be reduced once the drains are completed. The communication to upper Assam from Guwahati have also imporved in recent days. One can travel upto Tinsukia in 6-7 hours by Volvo buses. Though I am not sure the fare will be around Rs. 360. We have Jan-Satabdi train running from Guwahati to Jorhat. It has A/C chair car facility. The Rajdhani Express is now extended to Dibrugarh. One can also go upto Ledo by Inter-City Express (train) which is an overnite journey. I think you already know that we have now local trains to Nagaon and Bongaigaon. The office goers are the daily commuters there. Job oppurtunity in private sectors have slightly increased mainly for the lower grades. The higher qualified people have to venture out to Bangalore, Hyderabad etc. for better oppurtunity. However, one good sign is there - qualified people will no longer sit idle here. They will promptly go outside Assam which was not the case in the eighties and nineties. That is all for today. There will be lot of things which we could not appreciate from here. Those things could be noticed from your angle. Kindly let us also know some of your views about Guwahati/Assam these days. I dont know whether you will be senior to me or not. Since, most of the netters are calling you 'baideo' - I am doing the same. For your reference - I am of 1978 matric batch from Assam. Regards Gautam CHoudhury --- Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: - Glad to hear from you and to know that you liked the one-stop site for all the newspapers, Gautam. Thank you! I am guessing you're from Guwahati? How is everything there? Would love to hear anything and everything about it. I know banks open twice a day nowadays, with a break in between and State Bank does not have an ATM machine that takes cards from other banks - but only their cards, if you have an account (and money in it, of course! :)) with them. About types of buses that run in and out of town, fare rates, how long it takes to reach Dibrugarh from Guwahati (for example) - since the highways are much better now, anything! Didn't mean to put the pressure on you, but the questions go to everyone. And you can ask me questions too. Since we have this wonderful net, might as well take advantage of it and communicate with each other way to communicate with people from afar but with common background/interests, couldn't be any better. Thanks again. - A. Sarangapani Houston, Texas. - From: Gautam Choudhury To: Alpana B. Sarangapani , assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re: [Assam] newspapers of the world Date: Mon, 29 Aug
