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Anchors: Get real

Must not drag India to the brink of war The smirks on the faces of television anchors has provoked me to write this piece. And I write in both anger and with deep frustration at the way our television channels and news leaders have morphed into shouting, agenda-driving shows and show comperes. The National Broadcasting…

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Saving Shillong: of leaking pipes, garbage and polluting trucks

Over the past years, during regular visits to my home town, the most enjoyable part of the day have been the long walks on crisp mornings, heading out from my parental home in Motinagar, now Liewdemsoh, into the welcoming shade of the pine forest above the AG Staff Quarters where the ripple of bird song and the dappling light of the sun through the trees, the rush of wind and the rush of the stream take us to a different world.
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Prime Minister recognizes C-NES’ boat clinic initiative

Recognizing the unique initiative of C-NES in taking health services to the marginalized, socially and geographically excluded, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had warm words of praise for the programme in a recent visit to Assam. Calling it a "novel" effort, the Prime Minister described the program as an example of the "lead" that Assam was giving to the rest of the country in the healthcare facilities." Dr. Singh, who is a Rajya Sabha member of Parliament from Assam, was speaking at the Foundation Laying Ceremony of the Jorhat Medical College, on 25th August 2008. Present at the event were Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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The horror in Assam

The horror in Assam is not just tragic, it is a malignant devastation that has visited a place and peoples who were known until comparatively recently for their hospitality, calm and kindness.  The places where the blasts have taken place are busy markets and areas, known to all of us familiar with Guwahati and the…

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The River Dolphins (Xihus)

From: <FriendsofAssamNE@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 6:52 PM Subject: [FriendsofAssamNE] Digest Number 824 To: FriendsofAssamNE@yahoogroups.com Congrats to Sanjoy Hazarika on another initiative............ the Xihus (river dolphins) are being presented in Germany. Some of us got a chance to see this documentary in Washington DC last year Sept... (http://www.c-nes.org/events/59.html) screened at the World Resource…

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SAJA, the South Asian Journalist Association of North America

SAJA is the most interactive and best media group on the net with regard to South Asia in the news in the US and Canada. This includes interviews, events, books and authors, cutlural functions, blogs and special discussions on an energetic site run by the eclectic and wonderful Sree Sreenivasan who teaches journalism at Columbia…

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