An AT letter

2003-02-20 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
  Centre’s step-motherly attitude Sir, — Assam is subjected to step-motherly treatment by the Centre. There is nobody from Assam for the last several years as the Governor in any State of India. The international boundary of Assam with Bangladesh is not yet made as fortified as it should have

Another one

2003-02-20 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Gogoi vs Naidu Sir,—BJP president M Venkaiah Naidu’s tirade against Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, made headlines in newspapers recently. Sri Naidu’s Congress-bashing took an intriguing turn when he singled out Sri Gogoi for criticism among all the Congress Chief Ministers to further his party i

Re: Hyderabad MRTS

2003-02-20 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
C'da: thanks and good idea. can wait to hear from Hazarika. Then, what about the answer to the question below? >> >Now tell me, these are little things, and could add up to a lot, BUT do >>they > >require Dili's sanction to make them happen? :) - Original Message - From: "Chan Mah

Re: Hyderabad MRTS

2003-02-20 Thread KJDeka
In a message dated 2/20/03 8:15:39 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <> In our endless lamentations on this net, there is, seemingly not even a modicum of the awareness that "I" may share some of the responsibility. In all of the profound  analysis of Assam's failure, not even f

Re: forest cover increasing in india but...

2003-02-20 Thread deepjyoti kakati
I did a search on joint forest mngmt pgm india mentioned in the article. haryana has done something similar to what you suggested... http://srdis.ciesin.columbia.edu/cases/india-031.html but haryana hasnt faced the people influx we have ofcourse. The terrible depletion forest cover in Assa

Re: tippy assam

2003-02-20 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
You might have already found it. If not, this might be helpful.. Yes, through Mail order! http://www.cookswares.com/individual.asp?n=T128 125 gram for $15.95 + s&h http://www.bohtea.com/pl/pubdoc/8240 175 gram for $3.95 + s&h $5.00 per order (with a minimum purchase of $15.00). Shipping cost i

Re: forest cover increasing in india but...

2003-02-20 Thread Saurav Pathak
Santanu Roy said on AssamNet: + The sharpest rates of population growth in the last census were recorded + in districts such as KarbiAnglong, North Cachar and that is why when the upds strikes, it attacks bihari villages. in the karbi hills. -- saurav

Re: tippy assam

2003-02-20 Thread Saurav Pathak
http://www.assamtea.biz/ started by one saunam bhattacharjee. probably from tampa bay. does anyone know this person? saurav Saurav Pathak said on AssamNet: + is anyone a tea connoisseur on assamnet? does anyone get + tippy assam in north america? + + thanks for the info. + -- + sa

Re: forest cover increasing in india but...

2003-02-20 Thread Santanu Roy
The terrible depletion forest cover in Assam and Meghalaya is, of course, directly related to in-migration & population pressure - illegal occupation and conversion of forest land to agricultural land. Its not just the migrants who do it. The indigenous people also react to migration and the pa

forest cover increasing in india but...

2003-02-20 Thread deepjyoti kakati
read the part on assam and meghalaya...we are starting to count isolated village groves now :) every coin in piggybank has to be audited. Country's forest cover up by 2,000 sq km, says report NEW DELHI: It is not all gloom and doom as far as the country's environment is concerned _ a sneak previ

Re: Hyderabad MRTS

2003-02-20 Thread Chan Mahanta
A: I can't TELL you anything. However, if you or others attempt to trace the steps that might be involved in getting the job done; then WE might be able to understand where the problems might lie. If tyhere is/are someone in our list who can navigate the way thru the processes involved in attendi

Re: Hyderabad MRTS

2003-02-20 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Hi C'da: >caught in a missing manhole lid at Silpukhuri in a flooded section of the >road. It would be funny, if not so sad. >Is it something hard to see as a problem needing attention? Obviously not. >You can see the plaintive letters to editors, call to the leaders of govt. >So why does not th

Re: Hyderabad MRTS

2003-02-20 Thread Chan Mahanta
Anjan: We are talking of two entirely different animals: Assam Govt. and Assam entrepreuners. While both need each other, we cannot not lump them together if we are trying to understand their roles, responsibilities, resources and constraints and judge their performances. One of the biggest pro

South India - enter Christian Jehadis?? - http://www.persecution.net/short2.htm - check out the man with the gun photo

2003-02-20 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.persecution.net/short2.htm  (Christian Jehadi with a pistol - in action) Throughout the year, The Voice of the Martyrs sends teams of volunteers to: Restricted nations where religious freedom is limited or nonexistent. Submerging nations where signs point to persecution on the

Re: Hyderabad MRTS

2003-02-20 Thread Sanjib Baruah
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Anjan K. Nath wrote: > Just to give you an example of one of the projects that I was involved in > recently. A complete bamboo-working machinery demonstation unit was set up > under the NEHDC (North Eastern Handloom Development Corporation) at > Guwahati. Some local youths

Re: Hyderabad MRTS

2003-02-20 Thread Anjan K. Nath
Chandan, > No doubt Assam govenrments have left a lot to be desired. But it is not > like that they can go get things done, EVEN if they tried. And I am not > suggesting that they do not try. It would be very simplistic to assume they > do not. ***Perhaps they do try, but do not try hard enough a