[Assam] The veil in news, born Assamese Muslims should now ask APJK Abdul Kalam, a respected modern scientist, to expose the fallacies in the idea born in the Arabian desert in the 7th century and gui

2007-06-21 Thread Bartta Bistar
*Kalam's acceptance takes UNPA leaders by surprise * http://www.thehindu.com/2007/06/21/stories/2007062158871400.htm Gargi Parsai -- *Sonia Gandhi refuses to meet third front leaders* *Vajpayee says he will consult the NDA's allies* --

Re: [Assam] Response to Chitta on the Mohamari--Part II

2007-06-21 Thread Mridul Bhuyan
Dear Mr. Mohan, I particularly am very short of time nowadays to write a long mail. However, I felt to reply to few of ur observations. I don't see anything bad of a SULFA tag. It is much better then a ULFA tag. It is wrong to loathe the ULFA because people once supported them. They

Re: [Assam] xoru-kotha

2007-06-21 Thread Mridul Bhuyan
Alpana Ba, I think it is 'Wax Gourd'. Regards Mridul Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma }Hi All: Could anybody tell me what is the English name of Potol - yes, the

[Assam] [Fwd: Re: Response to Chitta on the Mohamari--Part II]

2007-06-21 Thread Mohan R. Palleti
Dear MB Dear Mr. Mohan, I particularly am very short of time nowadays to write a long mail. However, I felt to reply to few of ur observations. I don't see anything bad of a SULFA tag. It is much better then a ULFA tag. It is wrong to loathe the ULFA because people once supported

[Assam] Fwd: [dx_india] China jams AIR, DD in Arunachal

2007-06-21 Thread bg
China jams AIR, DD in Arunachal Shillong, June 21: People in most in Arunachal Pradesh are unable to access any Indian news channel or tune into All India Radio programmes, an English daily reported on Thursday. According to the report both All India Radio and Doordarshan have been jammed by

[Assam] Stamp of justice?

2007-06-21 Thread umesh sharma
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Stamp_paper_scam_Telgi_sentenced_to_7_yrs_RI/articleshow/2138908.cms his hundreds of millions of dollars from scam might be of some use in jail - to get a cell phone and an air conditioned jail cell alongwith trips to visit friends (if he lands in a Bihar

Re: [Assam] Fwd: [dx_india] China jams AIR, DD in Arunachal

2007-06-21 Thread umesh sharma
Hindi-Chini bhai bhai?? Umesh bg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: China jams AIR, DD in Arunachal Shillong, June 21: People in most in Arunachal Pradesh are unable to access any Indian news channel or tune into All India Radio programmes, an English daily reported on Thursday. According to the

Re: [Assam] Changing Assam's demography

2007-06-21 Thread Chan Mahanta
Its an interesting a good news-bad news response. The good news is that there is an inkling of reasoning starting up, for a change. The bad news is that it starts but sputters and stalls. Question is why? Ran out of intellectual fuel, or deliberately turned the engine off to prevent it

[Assam] Weaving magic on silk (The Telegraph ,21.06.07)

2007-06-21 Thread Buljit Buragohain
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi speaks to a weaver during an exhibition at Dhemaji Weaving magic on silk Sualkuchi’s exquisite silk products have acquired a name for themselves But few know that the Lower Assam town of Sualkuchi gets most of its cocoons from Dhemaji

Re: [Assam] xoru-kotha

2007-06-21 Thread kamal deka
The Spanish vegetable market ( in Houston) sell them under the name ' Indian cucumber'!!! Can you believe that? KJD On 6/21/07, Mridul Bhuyan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alpana Ba, I think it is 'Wax Gourd'. Regards Mridul *Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: Hi All: Could

Re: [Assam] xoru-kotha

2007-06-21 Thread Chan Mahanta
K: Indian cucumber is the English name of Koduri or Konduli or Tindora. Potol, even though is a look-alike and a cousin ( they all belong to the Cucurbetaece family), is a different veggie. c-da At 9:51 AM -0500 6/21/07, kamal deka wrote: The Spanish vegetable market ( in

Re: [Assam] xoru-kotha

2007-06-21 Thread mc mahant
POTOL= Porowal in Hindi. English --need to consult a botany /horticulture archivist! mm Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:55:30 -0500To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [Assam] xoru-kotha K: Indian cucumber is the English name of Koduri or Konduli or Tindora. Potol,

Re: [Assam] Let's pray for Sunita's safe return

2007-06-21 Thread mc mahant
Why couldn't we pray for safe return of all who go out of our Mother---Earth --to come back safe? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Let's pray for Sunita's safe returnDate: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:56:38 + Let's pray for safe return of Sunita Williams ...Sunita

Re: [Assam] India no security concern and want to continue occupation of Zanang claiming as your Aru

2007-06-21 Thread mc mahant
Only with a rider: To MSL+400m it is all Assam - history from millenia. mm Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:17:50 +0100From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [Assam] India no security concern and want to continue occupation of Zanang claiming as your Arunachal? Be concerned of your so-called

Re: [Assam] Changing Assam's demography

2007-06-21 Thread Ram Sarangapani
C'da If I may butt in a bit :) ULFA was egged on by Assam intelligentsia to do its dirty work, which it could not get done by its 'legitimate' govt. I agree, a lot this did happen (in the early years 1979 and onward). And today, we can see some of those intelligentsia on the other side of

Re: [Assam] Weaving magic on silk

2007-06-21 Thread mc mahant
We needed upgrading spinning/weaving technologies for Muga and Eri dress materials- like China/Japan/Uzbek/Italy did last 50 years. We needed upgrading feeding/ rearing technology for maximizing silk ( Muga or Creamy or White)yield per cocoon- and minimizing loss to predators. We badly

Re: [Assam] Changing Assam's demography

2007-06-21 Thread Chan Mahanta
Come right in Ram. BUT, what do ALL you cite below have to do with ULFA's responsibilities: A: On preventing B'deshi immigration? B: Increasing or decreasing the rate of such immigration? C: The complainers' actions or lack thereof in seeking accountability and action

[Assam] Dhemaji Civil Hospital in dilapidated condition (The Sentinel, 22.06.2007)

2007-06-21 Thread Buljit Buragohain
Dhemaji Civil Hospital in dilapidated condition Tough time From our Correspondent DHEMAJI, June 21: The Dhemaji Civil Hospital is crying for renovation as its condition is most deplorable due to shortage of staff and dilapidated condition of the OT Room, paying cabins, general wards,

[Assam] Fwd: Report on PNSD Kashmir Conference

2007-06-21 Thread assamwatch
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 7.33pm Subject: Report on PNSD Kashmir Conference UK Parliamentarians Call for International Intervention in Kashmir ? No Solution to Kashmir Conflict

[Assam] Fwd: Report on PNSD Kashmir Conference

2007-06-21 Thread assamwatch
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 7.33pm Subject: Report on PNSD Kashmir Conference UK Parliamentarians Call for International Intervention in Kashmir ? No Solution to Kashmir Conflict

Re: [Assam] Changing Assam's demography

2007-06-21 Thread Ram Sarangapani
C'da BUT, what do ALL you cite below have to do with ULFA's responsibilities: Ulfa's responsibilities (which it took upon itself - as the savior of the Oxomiya jaat) would, I am sure, have included the very real threat of B'deshis uprooting and endangering the very existence of Assamese

Re: [Assam] Weaving magic on silk

2007-06-21 Thread Dilip/Dil Deka
Mukulda, What prevents you(plural) from doing it now? Let's accept we fell back fifty years. Now that you and others know about the progress made in other countries and know the existence of technology, why can't it be applied in Assam. If there is economic advantage, who can stop it? Can't

Re: [Assam] Fwd: Report on PNSD Kashmir Conference

2007-06-21 Thread Dilip/Dil Deka
It will be interesting to know who funded this conference? Would Assamwatch care to tell us? Dilip == [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 21 Jun 2007

Re: [Assam] Weaving magic on silk (The Telegraph ,21.06.07)

2007-06-21 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
This is great. Like many, as this report mentions, I too didn't know that Sualkuchi gets most of the cocoons from Dhemaji. I am glad the DC has brought Rs. 1 crore (an initial amount) for expansion of this industry - for the betterment of the weavers. Now if an engineering college is

Re: [Assam] New Towns Around Guwahati and Medha Patkar

2007-06-21 Thread mc mahant
I was there -the 2nd day. I found Medha -A thinker for all people ,all India. Expressive ,Selfless,Honest,Fearless,ace in fluent oratory in flawless Hindi or English:-Totally aware of MeaningfulTechnology,Progress,Development - Totally informed of all

Re: [Assam] New Towns Around Guwahati and Medha Patkar

2007-06-21 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
The participants have also demanded Forest village land settlement and rehabilitation of evicted people and the families displaced by floods and erosion. They also called for immediate declaration of rehabilitation and resettlement policies by the NE states. Over 2,000 participants from all

Re: [Assam] rites of passage - Indian women

2007-06-21 Thread umesh sharma
any comments? pl send to the researcher as well. Umesh umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:07:30 -0700 (PDT) From: umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: rites of passage - Indian women To: harvard-india_interest_group [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: Val [EMAIL

Re: [Assam] xoru-kotha

2007-06-21 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
That sounds right, Mridul. The 'potol' are really waxy - and not artificially made to shine like they do to the cucumbers and tomatoes in the grocery stores here. It is good to hear from you and thanks!! “In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble

[Assam] Changing Assam's demography (Ram Sarangapani)

2007-06-21 Thread chittaranjan pathak
Mahanta da Just a Small query based on the following Xonglap Ram da-I agree that infiltration is a State and National level problem. Mahanta da-(Taasilyar xurot taar pisot khongot)- Yeah? Ok, that is so very thoughtful! Then what? End of story? Or should there be more to it, IF someone is

[Assam] Fwd: India no security concern and want to continue occupation of Zanang claiming as your Arunachal? Be concerned of your so-called main land. Leave Assam and her contagious historical regions

2007-06-21 Thread kamal deka
-- Forwarded message -- From: kamal deka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Jun 21, 2007 11:53 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] India no security concern and want to continue occupation of Zanang claiming as your Arunachal? Be concerned of your so-called main land. Leave Assam and her contagious