Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Friday, August 25, 2006
Pluto Demoted...Planet no more
The planet Pluto has been demoted to "small solar system bodies" like other comets by the International Astronomical Union as it doesn't satisfy the defination of a planet.
This announcement came after a week when two more planets were discovered taking the total number of planets to 12. The tenth was discovered more than three years ago. However yesterday's declaration left the solar system with only eight planets.
For now, membership will be restricted to the eight “classical” planets in the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Pluto has been disqualified under the new rules for a planet which says, “a celestial body that is in orbit around the sun, has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a ... nearly round shape, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.” Pluto's orbit overlaps the orbit of Neptune.
This announcement came after a week when two more planets were discovered taking the total number of planets to 12. The tenth was discovered more than three years ago. However yesterday's declaration left the solar system with only eight planets.
For now, membership will be restricted to the eight “classical” planets in the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Pluto has been disqualified under the new rules for a planet which says, “a celestial body that is in orbit around the sun, has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a ... nearly round shape, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.” Pluto's orbit overlaps the orbit of Neptune.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Bangladesh not guilty:centre
NEW DELHI, Aug 17 – The escalating tension between Border Security Force and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) notwithstanding, the Centre today dismissed reports of Bangladesh grabbing 500 acres of Indian territory. In a Rajya Sabha reply, Minister of State for External Affairs, E.Ahmed said that reports about Bangladeshi nationals grabbing 2.02 sq km of Indian Territory have been found to be incorrect.
Read Assam tribune for more details www.assamtribune.com
Read Assam tribune for more details www.assamtribune.com
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
ULFA leader may be released
'The Hindu' on friday reported that the Indian government may release the top ULFA leaders who are in Indian Prisons.
The government is trying to set up talks with the outfit next month. Meanwhile the ULFA
has staged an increase in its activities in Assam in a ploy to pressurize the government to submit to their demands.
The government is trying to set up talks with the outfit next month. Meanwhile the ULFA
has staged an increase in its activities in Assam in a ploy to pressurize the government to submit to their demands.
Govt ignoring threat to North East: AGP
The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) today accused the Congress-led governments at Delhi and Dispur of compromising with the security of the nation by overlooking the threat posed to the north-eastern region by the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed fundamentalist forces.
(further details : www.assamtribune.com)
(further details : www.assamtribune.com)
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