[Assam] Pranab admits to Chinese incursions

2008-01-13 Thread Pradip Kumar Datta
Pranab admits to Chinese incursions New Delhi, Jan 12: A day before Prime Minister Manmohan SinghÂ’s talks in Beijing, India has admitted to Chinese incursions in its territory but said there was nothing to worry about. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in an interview that the

Re: [Assam] video - Riding solo to top of world - legend vs TATA - oldest running bike - to stop running ?

2008-01-13 Thread umesh sharma
it seems people in general agree that mobikes are better for city driving than cars -- ofcourse for outdoors - cars are useless. see the NY Times article ofr people's comments any comments Bikash-da? Umesh umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[Assam] HOJO

2008-01-13 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
Just a few complaints on HOJOs. There are tonns of such complaints on HOJO and other budget hotels if you search the net . Food for thought for some HArvard MBA on how HOJO (and other budgest hotels) are still in business http://www.talkingtree.com/blog/index.cfm/2003/10/25/HoJo

Re: [Assam] HOJO

2008-01-13 Thread Chan Mahanta
Proves what I heard about HOJO -- that it is not something a discerning traveler would patronize. Obviously the jokes I heard when we moved to St. Louis in 1975 had merit. So when a desi H1B, highly skilled in information collection , knowing 'tripadvisor' like the palm of one's hand, raking

[Assam] Assamese comedy in Mumbai

2008-01-13 Thread Manoj Das
*NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA* Presents COMEDY PLAY PRODUCTION AKASH In Assamese *In MUMBAI SATTELITE FESTIVAL* On 15th January 200*8 at Rabindra Natya Mandir* at 5.00 pm RSVP; Mr. Baharul Islam, Director, Seagull- 09435544434 ___ assam mailing list

[Assam] 14 injured in grenade explosion near Guwahati rly station

2008-01-13 Thread Pradip Kumar Datta
14 injured in grenade explosion near Guwahati rly station Guwahati (PTI): Fourteen persons, including six security personnel, were injured, seven of them critically, when suspected insurgent group ULFa triggered a powerful grenade explosion in front of a police station near Guwahati

Re: [Assam] video - Riding solo to top of world - legend vs TATA - oldest running bike - to stop running ?

2008-01-13 Thread DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS
Haa Dear Umesh, I love only scooter, bcz it got one spare wheel, space for luggage,and the vehicle I drove first was a vespa 150 when I was class 4 student in 1972. In 1984 my first long drive was another 76 make bajaj vespa from my native to Shillong alone, 220 km one way.I took 6 hours

Re: [Assam] Border Trouble

2008-01-13 Thread Chan Mahanta
Greetings Thakuria. Thanks for sharing your information loaded piece on Border Trouble. I took the trouble to read it, in consideration of your effort at writing it and for remembering me in your cc list. The least I could do. It raised a number of questions in my mind. I am sure that was

[Assam] From ToI/ Corruption

2008-01-13 Thread Chan Mahanta
The Indian government has promised to take exemplary action against those found guilty, it added. That is reassuring! cm NEW DELHI: World Bank has discovered serious cases of fraud and corruption in the five health sector projects dealing with eradication of tuberculosis and

[Assam] HOJO

2008-01-13 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
Proves what I heard about HOJO -- that it is not something a discerning traveler would patronize. Obviously the jokes I heard when we moved to St. Louis in 1975 had merit. Or the Days Inn http://www.totalfrance.com/days_inn/days_inn_nightmare.html Or Travelodge --

[Assam] Border Trouble

2008-01-13 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
Indian police seems to be extremely good in getting such confessions very fast, even from the dreaded ISI cadres. And that without complaints of torture, humane but harsh interrogation methods like water-boarding and the like. A side thought here: Indian/Assam

Re: [Assam] HOJO

2008-01-13 Thread Chan Mahanta
ANOTHER could be that these HOJO s are facilities in certain locations, exceptions to the norm. I am not familiar with New York Excuse and more excuse. BTW, any explanation why such HOJOs are rated by AAA with its diamond rating which lives upto its reputation. *** Why is it an EXCUSE? What

[Assam] HOJO

2008-01-13 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
destination. But good enough for a night's rest after a long drive. Clean sheets. Hot shower. Flushing Toilet. If you read the review you will see that many do not even have these basic stuff *** Why is it an EXCUSE? What is unbelievable or unreasonable about my explanation? Are ALL HOJOS

[Assam] BHOGALEE BIHU GREETINGS

2008-01-13 Thread DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS
Sincere Bhogalee and Magh Bihu Greetings to all lovely people here. Dr.Bikash Kumar Das Bangalore - Now you can chat without downloading messenger. Click here to know how. ___ assam mailing list

Re: [Assam] The Nano not so nano stuff.

2008-01-13 Thread Mridul Bhuyan
They say all the airlines do not have trained pilots with CAT-III landing (don't know what this technically mean). Mridul Ram Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ram That link to Delhi airport - its nothing like what we saw on Dec 27th (for a few hours) on the way to Guwahati. While

[Assam] Latest additions to the Dictionary

2008-01-13 Thread muktikam phukan
ENJOY! Bucknor: (n) (adj) 1. Temporary blindness leading to missing out on the obvious. 2. Situations leading to grave judgmental errors. Usage: I feel bucknored by my employer. Ponting: (n) (adj) 1. A substance or entity or even a person of unquestionable integrity 2. An act of