It was a homely meeting organized at Guwahati Press Club that witnessed the release of a travel fiction titled Ontarior Seuj Dalisat (Over Green Carpet of Ontario) and penned by Dr Jagadindra Raychoudhury in presence of several senior journalists. Inaugurating the book, Swapnaneel Barua, a scholar and also a senior bureaucrat of Assam, pointed out that the writer not only documented various events related to his visit to Canada, but also painted a humanist reminiscence with his created characters.
The function, held on 1 July 2015, was also addressed by senior journalists like Hiten Mahanta, Rupam Barua, PJ Barua, Mukul Kalita, Ranen Kumar Goswami, Nava Thakuria and Pramod Kalita. Moderated by journalist Sabita Lahkar, the meeting was graced by acclaimed story writer Jyotish Sikder, professors Anup Talukder & Nirmali Medhi, singers Anindita Choudhury & Kishor Giri and Bitopan & Sneha. A prolific writer, Dr Raychoudhury is an associate professor of B Barua College, Guwahati and contributor to various Assam based newspapers and magazines. A smiling personality Dr Raychoudhury is also a regular participant in various radio programs and television talk shows. Published by Basundhara publication of Hatigaon in Guwahati, the book has 192 pages with a nice cover designed by prominent artist Padma Singha. It is priced at Rs 250/- per copy.
PermalinkSubmitted by Bitopan Ray Cho... on Thu, 02/07/2015 - 20:32
we know or have read many travel related books but "Ontario'r heuj dolisat" is not only a travel experience but is a travel fiction..A great experience as you keep on reading this book and gain new knowledge & issues..we expect many new books from him and wish him success..
The Supreme Court is likely to hear the PIL advocating ban on sale and registration of cars weighing below 1500 kg. The Gauhati High Court which imposed a temporary ban on the basis of the PIL last month recently is believed to have transferred the plea to the apex court which will start hearing this month itself. Moved by a Guwahati-based lawyer, the petition created no less flutter in the country’s automobile sector much to a major disappointment of Maruti Alto and Hyundai.The High Court transferred the PIL after it received an application for the road transport ministry with the request where the ministry was itself one of the parties.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi asked the tea companies operating in the state to ensure 20 per cent puja bonus to the tea workers. In a statement, Gogoi maintained that 20 per cent bonus is due amount for all companies. He further said the tea companies, which have not decided as yet to pay 20 per cent bonus, should make their stand clear to avoid any unrest or resentment.He also said that the State-owned Assam Tea Corporation Limited has already committed to pay 20 per cent bonus to its workers.
AJYCP members have ended the two days hunger strike on Saturday demanding Inner Line Permit system in the state to safeguard the interest of the indigenous people. Hundreds of AJYCP workers started the hunger strike in the morning on Friday which ended on Saturday saying that ILP is the only and best possible way to protect the indigenous people.Talking to Assam Times, the AJYCP workers said that they won’t allow the Centre to implement the refugee notification and that they want the ILP system to be implemented. “We have been demanding the system since 1978. But the governments at the Centre and state have not been considering it. We will intensify the agitation if the government...
A soon to be organized round table conference in Guwahati is expected to help both Assam and Nagaland resume the age old bonhomie between the two north eastern states. At least 12 civil society organizations from both the states have confirmed their participation in the event organized by a non governmental organization at the Indian Institute of Bank Management in Khanapara on October 9. Veteran Naga social activist Niketa Iralu will head the six Naga civil society organizations while author, educationist and retired Dibrugarh University teacher Dr Udayan Mishra will head their Assam counterparts. Asom Sahitya Sabha president Dr Dhrubajyoti Bora, AASU adviser Dr Samujjjal...
After a brief lull, poachers have struck again in Kaziranga leaving a full grown rhino killed in the world heritage site. The incident took place in Burhapahar range where the poachers have killed the animal.But they failed to take away the rhino as the forest guards reached the spot as soon as they came to hear the sound of gun firing. This was followed but a fierce gun fight where the poachers managed to vanish from the spot.
Indrani Mukerjea is battling for life after she was believed to have attempted suicide inside the jail in Mumbai on Friday.The main accused in the sensational Sheena Bora murder was said to have consumed pills before she fell unconscious forcing the jail authority to rush her to the hospital.Doctors attending her at the JJ Hospital said that she was unconscious and that she consumed some pills.After month long police custody she was remanded to the Arthur Road jail last month in connection with the murder of her daughter in Mumbai 3 years back.
The Shillong Press Club in association with Assam’s Dispur Hospitals has organized a Hepatitis-B vaccination camp for their member-journalists on October 17. The vaccination program is expected to start by 11 am and finish by 1 pm, where around hundred media persons of Meghalaya will be administered the first dose of the vaccine. The second dose of Hepatitis B will be offered on 3 November to complete the vaccination process.The Hepatitis-B is an infectious and deadly disease that primarily affects the human liver. Caused by the Hepatitis-B virus, the disease may show no symptom during the initial infection. The virus is transmitted by exposure to infectious blood or body fluids. Statistics...
Assam joins the nation in the Gandhi Jayanti celebration on Friday to mark birth anniversary of the mahatma with a day long programme.Seminar on Gandhian ideology, drawing competition and Bhajan recital are lined up across the state on the occasion. Prominent citizens in Guwahati thronged the Gandhi Mandap in Ulubari area in the morning to pay tribute to the father of the nation on his birth anniversary.Freedom fighters along with many other parties and various organizations are holding community prayers across the state on the occasion.
Scheduled tribe status for six ethnic communities in Assam is unlikely before the Assembly elections polls. One after another hurdles seem to have compounded the process to accord the much-awaited status.According to the ministry of tribal affairs, they have not received anything from Dispur to change the modalities for the new status for Ahom, Koch, Muttock, tea tribes, Chutia, Morans. The ministry has been expecting its opinion from chief minister Tarun Gogoi which has not been received. The possibility of the delay came to light when a delegation of a student organizations met union tribal affairs minister Jual Ornam in New Delhi recently.
The Assam government will inaugurate twenty-five numbers of Nutrition Shops across the State as a Special Project under AssamState Rural Livelihoods Mission Society (ASRLMS) in its first phase on Friday. Bagan Bazars are Nutrition Shops and its establishment is part of the approach to improve the health condition of the people residing in the tea gardens. The Nutrition Shops are branded as Bagan Bazar; and are of uniform size and design.Minister for panchayat & rural development, Rakibul Hussain, will ceremonially inaugurate the nutrition shop on Friday at Amlucki Tea Estate Bajiagaon Development Block in Nagaon. The main objectives of the concept are to reduce the level of Maternal...
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