Ms. Namatra Baruah (15 years), North Lakhimpur, Assam.

A singer of both Modern & Classical Songs who has immense potential for giving music of her own, is looking for a sponsor for releasing her audio-vedio album.

Interested people may contact:

Mr. A M Dutta,
E-mail : amdutta@rediffmail.com
Phone: +91-361-413718 or +91-3752-30504

The aim & object fo TOURFED is to promote and develop the dying tourism industry of Assam.Also to elimate poverty through Touirsm,TOURFED is committed to improve the economic condition of the rural population of Assam through Rural tourism.

Time and the internal situation probably compel India even to hook up the same doctrine to heal the domestic sores. We admit the prowess and ability of Indian yellow propaganda machinery that is competent enough to fabricate precise ceaseless propaganda to attain in a certain desired political focal point but merely for the time being.

A product of the torrid times, Shankar Borua, a Canada-based Assamese filmmaker, had tried to unravel the psyche of the northeast Indian. The 32-year-old who migrated to Canada three years ago is fast being acknowledged as a "rebel filmmaker of the alternative genre".

RUBY IS THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN

1st Runner Up (2nd): Ruby Kakati, 20, Manchester

Manchester born and bred straight A grade student and football fanatic Ruby Kakati says ‘I was dazed when my name was announced, it was a total shock, I am over the moon with gaining a title and think the title went to the best woman on the day, I am really happy for Suky’

Dear Friends,

While the cell phone industry has grown at a tremndous pace, in India, thanks to the short sighted policy of the government, its growth was hindered in Assam, and the North east on the pretext that it is a security threat. As a result the Reliance mobile, was able to squander huge monopoly profits. It is evident from the fact that while, cell phone charges have crashed almost all over India, in Guwahati they continue to be very high.

Dear Friends,
Many of you must have already read this news item in www.assamtribune.com. Still for those of you who haven't I am sending the following news item of The Assamtribune published on 11th Aug. 2002.
Sincerely,

Subhasish Baruah,
Guwahati, Assam.
e-mail: subhasishbaruah@yahoo.com

N.B. The link for reading the news item in case you are intersted is : http://www.assamtribune.com/aug1102/at06.html

Guwahati, Sunday, August 11, 2002
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From: Mahesh C. Baishya
To: AssamNet
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 9:02 AM
Subject: Fw: ASSAM FLOOD

Dear Friends,

Sarodya Society, LearnQuest Academy of Music, and Sulekha.com presents
Shruti 2002 - A Festival of Classical Indian Music

Edward Pickman Hall, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Saturday, September 28, 2002
7-11 pm.
Tickets: $40 (patron), $25 (general), $10 (student)
Purchase online at: http://www.Sulekha.com/Boston

National Award winning filmmaker, litterateur and academician Dr Bhabendra Nath Saikia was walking down the memory lane in front of a large audience in a special function held on the felicitation of 25 years of Dr Saikia's as filmmaker.