Republic Day Celebration at Press Club, Guwahati, Assam

Republic Day Celebration at Press Club

 

Guwahati: As usual, defying the diktat of militants, the journalist fraternity  will observe Republic Day and hoist national flag at 11 am in the premises of  Guwahati Press Club.

The journalists and conscious people of Assam are taking the lead in organizing celebrations during both the Independence and Republic Day in the city. They argue that every patriotic Indian should celebrate both the Days to pay  his/her heartiest tribute to all those martyrs of the Freedom Movement.

Nava Thakuria

Magh Bihu celebrated in Saudi Arabia

Magh Bihu celebrated in Saudi Arabia

GUWAHATI, Jan 20 – Magh Bihu was celebrated in the industrial city of Jubail, Saudi Arabia on January 13, an e-mail received here stated. Though there are not many expatriates from Assam in Saudi Arabia, yet the Assamese people living there made themselves proud by celebrating the Magh Bihu. A total of about 70 members participated in the festivities including about 15 guests fromRiyadh who travelled 500 km to join the celebrations....details on Assam TRIBUNE 

(The Assam Tribune, 21.01.2011)

Mobile Number Portability – Airtel Reliance Vodafone Idea MTNL Aircel, Would you like to change???

Mobile Number Portability – So Did you Change your Number

Mobile Number Portability is already there and you can now go and on change the compan from Airtel to BSNL or VOdafone or whatsoever and just have the same mobile number , Im not sure atleast me im thinkingi will stay with whatever number i have now with airtel i feel like pride in being airtel customer , but that decision might change based on when they are going to offer 3G , Anyway i will go over with the process to do Mobile Number Portability.

http://www.rupya.com/2011/01/21/mobile-number-poratability-so-did-you-change-your-number/16281

A State can’t Supplant Nation - The Sentinel

A State can’t Supplant Nation

Communities of different hues and different thinking are the limbs of a nation, not the nation by themselves. That the limbs should be healthy and strong is in the interest of the country. But they cannot supplant the nation

States in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are partly the result of accident and partly the circumstances attending the growth of the British power. India regrouped them in 1955 on linguistic basis. Even then, it had to reconstitute four more States in the last few years to suit political demands.

source: http://www.sentinelassam.com/editorial/story.php?sec=3&subsec=0&id=60947&dtP=2011-01-19&ppr=1#60947

Hindus protest against Exhibition of M F Husain's paintings by Delhi Art Gallery

Hindus protest against Exhibition of M F Husain's paintings by Delhi Art Gallery

The News containing information about exhibition of M F Husain's paintings : http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rare-view/738356/

Devout Hindus are protesting lawfully on following Contact Details:

Delhi Art Gallery

Address: Ashish Anand, Director,

Delhi Art Gallery Private Limited

11, Hauz Khas Village

New Delhi 110016

India 

Phone : +91 - 11 – 46005300

Fax No :  +91 - 11 - 26868732

Timings: 10:30 am – 7:00 pm (Monday – Saturday)

E mail: info@delhiartgallery.com

Indian Art Summit

Address: India Art Summit. 

No.16, Sant Nagar, East of Kailash,

New Delhi - 110 065, India

Email: info@indiaartsummit.com 

Phone: +91 11 4711 9800

Fax No : +91 11 4711 9888

IAS UK No.: +44 20 3371 0989

Director : Neha Kirpal - neha@indiaartsummit.com

Fair Manager : Amrita Kaur - amrita@indiaartsummit.com

Programmes Coordinator : Vikash Kumar - vikash@indiaartsummit.com

Programmes Coordinator : Shivani Gandhi - shivani@indiaartsummit.com

Exhibitor Relations : Rina Vetrivel - rina@indiaartsummit.com

Professor Dolon Konwar, Tezpur University, passes away

Professor Dolon Konwar passes away

TEZPUR, Jan 18 – Prof Dr Dolon Konwar, Dean of School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources and Dean of Students Welfare of Tezpur University passed away today around 12.45 pm at his Tezpur Nikamul Satra residence. 

(The Assam Tribune, 19.01.2011)

Mira is Mahesh Bhupathi's mother, "My burden is for India, since in this country we fight with about 33 million other gods."

(Mira is Mahesh Bhupathi's mother)

"My burden is for India, since in this country we fight with about 33 million other gods." 


http://cmpaul.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/mira-bhupathi%E2%80%99s-confession/

I was born as a Christian, but a “sleeping” one, who had no time for church or even a Bible study. I spent years of my life being totally worldly and a man pleaser. I went to the lord only when I needed something. Most often I got what I wanted, but soon afterwards I forgot my blessings. I went to college and met with a Hindu boy married him and from then on my religion was forgotten, till one day doctor told me that I could not have a child due to several complications. 

New governor: Non-Christians 'not my brother,' 'not my sister'

New governor: Non-Christians 'not my brother,' 'not my sister' 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41149562/ns/politics-more_politics

Anti-Defamation League says remarks 'raise serious questions as to whether non-Christians can expect to receive equal treatment' 

Black Money Acct Holder Names Cannot be Made Public, so sayeth the personally honest PM.

Black Money Acct Holder Names Cannot be Made Public, so sayeth the personally honest PM.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said there is "no instant solution" to bring back black money stashed in foreign banks and that information with government cannot be made public due to treaty obligations. 

"There is no instant solution to bring back what is called black money. We have got some information and that has been provided to us for use in the collection of due taxes," he told reporters at Rashtrapati Bhavan after a rejig of some portfolios and new inductions, the first such exercise in his second term in office. 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Black-money-info-cant-be-made-public-PM/articleshow/7320434.cms

www.youth4bjp.in Minutes of Meeting Youth4bjp

Minutes of Meeting Youth4bjp 

Dear all,

On 15th Jan 2011, regular scheduled meeting were held at state BJP office. It was the first meeting held after the youth 4 BJP state team’s new structuring. The meeting was initiated and moderated by Sh. Subodh Kumar (Delhi State Convener).

The meeting was started with the welcoming of three new members (college - goers youth) followed by introduction of each member. Then the group had discussion & proceedings on following:-

Starting a lectures series (lectures conveying party’s ideology & principles) where senior party leaders would interact a group of approx 250 participants (in each lecture). The group agreed upon the program and probably in the month of February this lecture series shall be started (final dates yet to be confirmed by Mr. Nitin Gadkari, President BJP, who will be the first person to initiate the lecture series). To have better implementation of these lecture programs, it was asked to all the zonal coordinators to come up with their action plan in the next Saturday meeting so that ground preparation can be taken up forward.

The team lunch will be organized to have more close association and interactions among all the members, the venue will be Machan (Gurgaon), though there were some apprehensions among the members about the venue distance but later all were agreed. As of now, it is decided that just after the next Saturday meeting, group will conduct this event. Further detailing or any change in program - will be conveyed by Sh. Subodh Kumar to all.

Group also made consensus that there is need to taking forward event like “ Be Entrepreneurs – Lead India” at grass root level to connect more and more youth in constructive way. Mr. Kapil (who is now out of town) will take lead and coordinate such programs wherever it is demanded and required. All members were requested to plan their programs and coordinate it with Mr Kapil.

Mr. Varun Mittal suggested starting some initiates in keeping in mind the problems in unorganized sector, especially problem faced by this sector job givers, who usually do not get the quality and sustainable workforce. Though there were some informal discussion took place on this issue among the members but to make it more formalize, the group given responsibility to Mr. Varun and Mr. Mritunjaya to come up with detailed action plan for this issue in coming days.

The three new joinee, who are engineering college student in Gzb, keen to organize few of Youth 4 BJPs interactions with more youth from their circle in his campus locality. Here Mr. Mritunjaya Saxena (Noida - GZB zonal coordinator) took the responsibility to take forward this in constructive way and come up with future action plan in this regards.

The zonal coordinators were also agreed upon to conduct area based group meetings in their respective zones to attract and connect more local youth through these interactions. It is expected that East Zone, North East and South Delhi zonal coordinators would take such initiatives in coming days.

The new members joined the group are :- Mr. Ankur Sharma, Nikhil Kumar & Mr. Deepak Kumar

The next meting will be held on 22nd Jan 2011 at Delhi State BJP Office and all the members are requested to attend the same on time.

Thanks & Regards

Ravi Kavi

Co- coordinator

Youth4BJP

http://www.youth4bjp.in

General Email: contact@youth4bjp.in
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Youth-4-BJP/31997155264
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/youth4bjp

Suhas Chakma, Director of Asian Centre for Human Rights at GPC

Suhas Chakma, Director of Asian Centre for Human Rights will be available at Guwahati Press Club tomorrow (January 21, 2011) on 1 pm for media queries.

It may be mentioned that Gauhati High Court will hear a writ petition (tomorrow), filed by Mr Chakma & ACHR on equal rights and facilities for the 50,000 displaced Rabhas and Garos as being given (i) to the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in the camps in Tamil Nadu and the Kashmir Pandits (in Delhi); and (ii) Sri Lankan Tamil IDPs in Sri Lanka, the Kashmiri Pandits and Brus of Mizoram. The petition has been filed against the State governments of Assam and Meghalaya and the Minitry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Nava Thakuria

Assam Hills Medical College and Research Institute, Diphu, Assam

Assam Health Minister Mr. Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation stone of the college and this college will help people of this remote region who otherwise have to suffer because of lack of proper medical facilities.  

Foundation of Assam Hills Medical College laid   

DIPHU, Jan 19: Assam Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today laid the foundation stone of the Assam Hills Medical College and Research Institute at Bagmara in Diphu in presence of MP Biren Singh Engti, State HAD Minister Khorsing Engti, Parliamentary Secretary Bidya Sing Engleng, MLA Mansing Rongpi and others. The foundation stone of the medical institution was supposed to be laid by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who could not attend the ceremony due to theinclement weather....................details on The Sentinel

The Sentinel, 20.01.2011

Anti corruption movement in India - Massive Rally for Lokpal Bill in New Delhi

Anti corruption movement in India - Massive Rally for Lokpal Bill in New Delhi

Read what steps they are proposing to curb corruptionhttp://www.indiaagainstcorruption.org/doc/General.pdf

Honest and concerned people are planning a massive Rally for Lokpal Bill from Ramlila Ground (assembling point at 1 pm) toJantar Mantar in Delhi. Please check out the website for more details. There is rallies being organized all over India, please forward. Please ask your friends and families to attend and show support. Unless we show our democracy strength, nothing will happen.

www.neindiaresearch.org

For Australian netters: Tim Cahill Everton Experience

For Australian netters: Tim Cahill Everton Experience


http://offer.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=270691237419


Item info
**Tim Cahill Everton
Experience
Current bid:AU $180,800.00

Assamese Language Information Services (LIS)-India

Assamese - LIS-India (Language Information Services (LIS)-India)

STRUCTURE OF THE LANGUAGE:

C. MORPHOLOGY:

Morphology is the grammar of words of a language. Thus, in the study of morphology of the Assamese language असामिया भाषा will come up alongwith the different items of formation of words used in this particular language.

A subject and a predicate form a sentence or it may be said that Subject, Object and Verb are the essential items of a sentence in Assamese. Of course, there are some exceptions, where sometimes a sentence is completed by only one item of a sentence stated above. Such thing happens in emotional description and conversational language. The roots of all these things of a sentence are generally noun, pronoun, objective, preposition, verbs etc. All are included in the study or analysis of the morphology of the Assamese language.

Details here: http://www.lisindia.net/Assamese/Assamese.html

Language Information Services (LIS)-India is a web based, on line, multi- media, authentic, comprehensive information source in the public domain on the Indian languages.

Corruption in India - A Survey Why is corruption so rampant in India?

Corruption in India - A Survey 

Why is corruption so rampant in India?

The common Indian faces it every day. He considers himself lucky if he can get work done in a government office without paying a bribe. Despite their modest salaries, people's repesentatives and babus manage a lavish lifestyle the people they are supposed to serve cannot even dream of. Every few months a big scam comes to light - 2G, CWG and Adarsh being the latest. 

Survey here: 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Why-is-corruption-so-rampant-in-India/specialpoll.cms

Mr. Wahid Saleh We are proud of you Dutch Indians information

Mr. Wahid Saleh, We are proud of you, Dutch Indians information
Indiawijzer http://www.indiawijzer.nl/

Indiawijzer - India in the Netherlands is an information portal. It is a comprehensive guide to India and  India related information in The Netherlands.

The webiste is maintained by Wahid Saleh 

A life sketch of Wahid Saleh, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman recipient 2011

http://www.posoowa.org/story/life-sketch-wahid-saleh-pravasi-bharatiya-samman-recipient-2011

Wahid Saleh from Netherlands with love

http://www.assamtimes.org/editorial/2578.html

Thanks to Wahid Saleh Dutch Indians can now enjoy a well earned pension in their homeland

http://mai-india.com/interviews/thanks-to-wahid-saleh-dutch-indians-can-now-enjoy-their-pension-in-their-homeland

Wahidda was born on 21st April, 1941 at Jorhat. He did his schooling in Jorhat and Kohima. After Matriculation from Kohima he passed undergraduate from J.B. College, Jorhat.

Tribute Song to Dr. Kamna Das presented at the Memorial Service on Jan 15th 2011.

Tribute song to Dr. Kamna Das presented at the Memorial Service on Jan 15th 2011. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF3h13lcWwg

Lyrics: Purandar Sarmah
Music: Sankumani Sarma

Calcutta airport - Cat scan and rat bites at terminal

Calcutta airport - Cat scan and rat bites at terminal

Live at Calcutta airport’s international terminal: the Tom and Jerry show.

Flying abroad from the city airport is no more just about registering your luggage, getting the boarding pass, clearing immigration and going for security check. Fliers must spend time with cats and rats, clap their hands to keep mosquitoes at bay and grin and bear it when a big, fat rodent bores a hole in a bag.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110117/jsp/calcutta/story_13436533.jsp

New way of torturing Dalits in India - Ambedkar Dalit Rights Foundation

New way of torturing Dalits in India
I wanted to bring to your notice how the people of reserved categories are being made fool and are tortured in India by the State Governments.

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has passed a stupid order on 4 August 2009 in Civil Appeal No. 5092 of 2009 arising out of Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No(s) 24327/05 Subhash Chandra & Anr. V/s DSSSB & Ors. As per this order persons belonging to a particular Caste or Tribe may suffer some disadvantages in one State but may not suffer the same disadvantages in the other therefore persons migrating from one state to another cannot carry with him/her the benefit of reservation to the migrating state.

Many people of reserved categories are suffering because of the above judgement as after clearing all the stages for a job or admission they are told that as per the said ruling their candidature has been withheld/rejected and then they find themselves cheated and helpless.

More than 60 candidates of SCs, STs and OBCs are suffering in a recent matter. Delhi District Court invited applications for the post of Lower Divisional Clerk in December 2009. In the advertisement the above order was not mentioned anywhere. The selection process went on and after clearing written test, skill test, interview and medical check-up the said order was brought to the notice of the candidates belonging to the reserved categories from the states other than Delhi. Now these candidates are fighting for their rights and wasting their precious time as well as money on court cases but are still hopeless of the justice.

As per news itme dated 8 October 2010 the issue of reservation to the migrants has also been pending in the Hon’ble Supreme Courtbefore the larger bench but the candidature of the said candidates has been withheld/rejected without waiting for the final verdict.

Now these candidates are running after the advocates and courts and are unable to focus their mind on any other work. Many of the rejected candidates had tried their last chance before getting overage for applying to any job. Many of them have resigned from their private jobs after getting selected and getting the “Offer of Appointment” by the Delhi District Court but now they are unemployed from both the sides.

SC’s&ST's recruitment is cancelled saying, they are migrants but the fact is all including general quota & OBC's are also migrant. All have settled in Delhi from other states but the sufferers are only SC'c and ST's. If this would have happened to general categories they might have burnt even the Supreme Court.

To protect the rights of dalits and minorities, your help is required and I am hopeful that you will try your best in bringing justice to these categories.

I am giving below a few news items from different sources which will give you an idea how the people of reserved categories suffering in India.

I look forward to receiving your feedback or comments in this regard.

Kind regards,

Ambedkar Dalit Rights Foundation

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Magh Bihu Celebrations in Delhi Magh Bihu Festival

Magh Bihu Celebrations in Delhi

Assam Association, Delhi celebrated the Magh Bihu Festival with traditional fervour at the Central Civil Secretariat Grounds at Chanakyapuri on 16thJanuary. The celebrations began with *Uruka* (the eve) which was celebrated on Saturday, 15th January.

Rongsatiowa: Souvenir of Dhemaji Utsav, 2011

Rongsatiowa: A Souvenir edited by Mr. Arun Kumar Dihingia, Published by Dr. Budhindra Boruah, President & Mr. Muhi Borgohain, General Secretary, Celebration Committee , Dhemaji Utsav, 2011 on behalf of the said committee on the auspicious of Dhemaji Utsav and Printed by TriCom Prints, Dhemaji-787057.

 

Price: Rs.250/- (Rupees Two hundred and fifty) only.

 

CULTURES OF PEACE: FESTIVAL OF THE NORTHEAST

Press Release

CULTURES OF PEACE: FESTIVAL OF THE NORTHEAST

Venue: India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

 Gulmohar Hall &

Amphitheatre

Dates: 28 and 29 January 2011

Organized by

Zubaan                  Heinrich Boll Foundation                     India Habitat Centre

The Programme

28 January

Venue: Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Session One: WRITING PEACE, WRITING VIOLENCE

9.30 am to 11.30 am

Speakers:

Subir Bhaumik, journalist, Tripura

Temsula Ao, retired professor, Nagaland

Arupa Kalita, writer, Assam

Ananya Guha, senior academic, Meghalaya

Aruni Kashyap, writer, translator, Assam

Pradip Phanjoubam, journalist, Manipur

Indrani Raimedhi, journalist, columnist, writer, Assam

Moderator: Nilanjana Roy

Exhibition Opening: SEVEN SISTERS AND THE CITY, by Uzma Mohsin

11.30 am

Venue: Convention Hall Foyer, India Habitat Centre

Exhibition Inaugurated by (tbc)

We request the media to support this festival by widely covering the festival. The Festival is open to ALL and there are no entry passes or invitations required for the events.

For more information please contact:

Preeti Gill, Editor, Zubaan

Landline: +91 11 26494617/ 18      Mobile:  +91 9810536512

Email: zubaan@gmail.com

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