The Sentinal, Guwahati has reported that there is a move to amend the
Foreigners Act. It appears that the amendment proposal has been submitted to
the Group of Ministers by Abdul Muhib Mazumdar and that the same has already
been approved by the state government and the Congress high command.
Can
Dear Rajen,
But I also read somewhere in Surya Kumar Bhuian;s history that King Udayaditya Singha
sent the messenger to Lachit with the order "khedi goi nadhara kiyo" ... the
date was not mentioned, but the name was mentioned as King Udayaditya
Singha.
This matter should be thoroughly
Dear Netters
This morning I realized that I could be famous. As some of the netters
already know, I do not have muchtime left tobecome so, I crave your
indulgence.
I was inspired by a news-item published in the Daily Telegraph today under
the caption:'General calls for Blair to face trial
OIL chief appointment: AASU intensifies
stirFrom Our
CorrespondentDULIAJAN, Jan 9 The agitation spearheaded by AASU in
protest against the appointment of a non-local person in the top post of the
Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Oil India Ltd (OIL) is gaining momentum with
todays
Title: RE: [Assam] What prevents India from holding a
plesbicite
Hi Santanu:
A few quick thoughts about your thoughts. Gotta run for a bunch
of meetings this morning.
Is that unconstitutional? I mean, is it unconsitutional to
demand an amendment to the constitution? I don't think so.
*** I
C-da:
I agre with all of this. But an armed rebellion is not likely to succeed on its
own.
One needs a civilian political movement above the ground for three reasons.
One, to build up and establish internationally visible political legitimacy for
the demand for secession (this is distinct
Well stated, Santanu. You managed to speak your mind without getting hung up on
emotions.
The following paragraph was not very clear to me -- If the demand for
secession is based on the fact that Assam and the states of north east India
are colonies of India - then, one must also understand
Here is an old editorial from the Sentinel (2004). Seems very little has changed.
___
The Plebiscite DemandIt is indeed strange that ULFA chairman Arabinda
Rajkhowa should now be demanding a plebiscite to
determine whether the people of Assam want to remain
within India
I believe majority of people in Assam will vote against secession. But
I believe the maturity of a nation lies in "voluntary union" as opposed "forced
union" and thats why I support the concept of instrument of secession in the
constitution.
This means plebiscite will just be
a side game
What Assam will gain?With the out come of a free and fair plesbicite, we can bury the debate and the blood shed for all. It will silence both the Pro and Anti Secession parties for ever.That will mean stability and full focus on development. Rajen Barua [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I
Utpal,
This is because you , me an Chandan da are all making assumptions. A plesbicite can determine whether people really want or not.
Agreed. But how will this plebicite be accomplished? Practical matters will rule the day. The GOI will never agree to one. In fact, I don't think any country
Dear Jugal,
I think both the B'deshi influx and the Hindi onslaught are problems for Assamese.
The B'deshi influx, just by sheer numbers can tip the scales and make Assamese a small minority. It really doesn't matter if the illegals are Hindus or Muslims. The facts are they are illegal, speak a
Don't worry about such noise, India Law is India's Concern. Just
help liberation.
This type of statements along with
statements like : 'nobody will have land rights', 'get rid of
theMandarins', 'Assam is 100 years behind Lenin', etc and complete absence
of any idea what the Independent
London's Mahalakshmi Temple Feeds Jobless Indian Doctors news.independent.co.uk LONDON, UK, January 2, 2006: Standing in the courtyard of the Sri Mahalakshmi Hindu temple in east London, a dozen jobless doctors are eating dhal, rice and potatoes off paper plates. Wrapped against the cold, they
- Original Message - From: Himendra Thakur To: Antarjyoti ; MANOJ KUMAR DAS ; narayan raja ; subbu
suren Cc: Roy, Santanu ; APS SA ; Ram Sarangapani Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 3:54 PM Subject: NON-BRAHMIN PRIESTS Dear friends,Irequest you to post this in as
I will go further than Chandan da.
If one plebiscite fails in Assam or Kashmir or Nagaland for whatever
reasons, it doesn't seal the Assam nation's or Kashmir nation's on Naga
nation's fate for ever. Such plebiscites should be allowed every
10-15-25 years say, at least every generation, if
Himen da,
The Southern states were just not allowed to secede. Secession was just out-of-question. No wonder today America is the strongest country in the world.
I don't know about the other states, but Texas has the right to separate itself from the Union if it so wishes. When Texas joined
This is an interesting take on dowry, male dominance, and the rolewomen play in the North East social, economic, and political structure.
___
Glass ceiling
Open ForumPatricia MukhimNorth-eastern women are told they are better off than their counterparts in the rest
In case of India, I think Nagaland
did a blunder by not signing the treaty at the beginning which practically was
givingthem complete autonomy except defence. They rejected the
treatythinking that they would get complete independence with the help of
the British. If they would have signed
Dear Ram,
Thanks for postingPatricia's article at
assam.org. the net. I am very hopeful thatthe women of the Northeast,
with support from their menfolk, willlead women of the rest of
India to find freedom from oppressive customs.
With the best wishes,
Himendra
- Original Message
Here is what one of our juniors startedhttp://www.parivaar.org/Please help anyway you can.Utpal Brahma
To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___
assam mailing list
assam@assamnet.org
Title: Re: [Assam] Secession from India will be death for
the Ass
** Do you have any plans or ideas how these people can be
controlled or eliminated? If yes, then what have our previous
generations been doing in the last 50 years to eliminate/ control
those people?
*** Attaboy Priyankoo! Way
What I meant was the following: if Assam is India's colony, if mainlandIndia does not "care" about Assam, if its politicians feel no impactfrom the sufferings of the people of Assam (which is the basis of thedemand for secession), then rulers of mainland India are unlikely to beaffected by armed
Title: [Assam Society] Fwd: [invitesplus] Environment
Journalist
X-IronPort-AV:
i=3.99,352,1131339600;
d=scan'208,217;
a=2008549406:sNHT30908680
Comment: DomainKeys? See http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys
DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=lima;
d=yahoogroups.com;
The Modern Book Depot, Guwahati has released the top 10 NE book list (including some new releases).
Its great to see MBD issue such releases. I wish they also included the number of copies sold (like the NYT).
BTW: A bit of trivia: What does thedagger (looks like a + sign) besides a book in the
Any one knows whether the one in Shillong still stands
at the Police Bazar corner? This was the haunt for
many afternoons reading up 10 to 15 cowboy and war
comics and then only deciding to buy one, if at all.
--- Ram Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Modern Book Depot, Guwahati has
26 matches
Mail list logo
