The location is such that if Dhaka wanted, they could have annexed the region militarily too. But they were clever enough not to waste blood and bullets and instead took the sublime route of sending its population over the poorly guarded Indian border.

Duke President Richard H. Brodhead presided over the ceremony in the university’s Wallace Wade football stadium and General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner delivered the commencement address.

The following local student was among those to receive degrees:

Meenakshi V. Chivukula
Medfield, Massachusetts (USA)
Bachelor of Arts, International Comparative Studies

Daughter of Suresh and Lakhimi Chivukula of Medfield, Massachusetts.
Grand daughter of Smt. Komol Kumari Baruah (social worker) and the late Sri Hem Chandra Baruah of Jyotinagar, Guwahati.

No doubt, it is a matter of pride for us but it is further observed that socio-economic progress in India is not directly proportional to the vast educated and trained manpower. There is lack of value-based education in the higher institutions. Add to this fact that rural sectors are given less priority for socio-economic development. As a matter of fact, the proportion of our population in the relevant age group (17-21) that enters the world of higher education is only about 7 per cent.

In Assam, Zubin is a superstar and he has performed
for years in all parts of the state and has sung in
numerous movies and albums. Who hasn’t heard songs
like “Maya” and “Anamika”? Or "Kokal Khamusia",
"Xobdo" and "Mukti"?

One of the things that make Zubin a great singer is
his wide range of songs he can sing beautifully---from
Lokogeet, Borgeet, Bihu, zikir, Assamese modern songs
to Bollywood songs. He is omnipresent in Assam's
cultural scene at this moment.

Singer and composer in one, Zubin has recently risen
to stardom in Bollywood as well. He has already sung

According to the university registrar, KK Deka, most of the fresh courses are post graduate diplomas. MSc in bio-informatics is the new post graduate programme that will open up for students.

In the Assam High Madrassa Examination-2007, Samina Aktar of TND Girls’ Madrassa HS School, Aditpur, Barpeta, secured the first position with an aggregate of 469 marks. She was followed by Mizbahur Rahman (2nd) of Paschim Mangaldoi High Madrassa with an aggregate of 450, and Saddam Hussain of Haguripara High Madrassa, Goalpara, and Asraful Islam of Santipur High Madrassa, Bongaigaon (both third with 435 marks).

The problem is serious in Assam so far as technical education is concerned. In comparison to other States of the country, the number of engineering colleges in Assam is surprisingly small. Assam has only three engineering colleges where as Tamil Nadu has 25, Andhra Pradesh 223, Karnataka 112 and Maharashtra 151. Roughly Rs 180 crore go out of the State every year. We are glad to know that the Assam Government decided to establish a new engineering college. Dhemaji may be selected as the site as it is economically backward and geographically disadvantaged.

The event was successfully hosted by Ms Jaya Goswami and her family. An idyllic city by the gulf of Mexico, Corpus Christi is surrounded by panoramic islands and beaches. Although the inclement weather disrupted the schedule, the spirited Texas Asomiyas ensured a grand celebration.
Asomiyas from all over Texas, including Austin, Dallas, Huston and Edinburgh, participated with lots of enthusiasm. The Bihu celebration started at the Malaquite beach of Padre island. Because of rain, most of the activities were confined to indoors.

Dr Nilakshi Khataniar, the president of Asom Sangha, along with the Joint Secretaries Rajib Barman and Mandir Panchanan greeted everyone with a ‘Bihubobia’ welcome. At the outset, the president acknowledged the loss of two individuals of the community: well known Assamese singer, late Anima Bhattacharyya Chakravartty of Peterborough; and late Dr Bijit Bora, son of Lolita and late Kumud Bora of Ottawa, who was working with the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

The TCS held a recruitment test for the 2008-batch Bachelor of Engineering and MCA students of the college on the college campus yesterday. The outcome is said to be the largest single-day recruitment by the TCS in the entire North East region of the country.