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 Gauhati High Court’s ban on the sale of small cars without global safety requirements triggers no less discontent among theStunned by the high court order, thecar manufactures are likely to wait till August 27 when the court will be resume its next hearing. For the time being they would make their case with the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers since Assam is among the state have record of highest sale of passenger cars in the North East.The car manufacturing companies have claimed that a set if stringent crash tests would be applicable from 2017 when testing facilities are available in the country.The PIL assumed significance in view of the increasing cases of road deaths.
Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday assured Assam of all help to contain the flood scene which worsened following incessant rains affecting more than 3 lakh people in the state.Talking to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi over telephone on Friday, the Union home minister him assured all possible assistance from the Centre to help the people in the flood-affected areas of the state.Gogoi told the Union minister that the various central and state agencies have been carrying out relief and rescue operations.The flood scene worsened on Friday following incessant rainfall in the catchment areas affecting nearly three lakh people in 13 districts of the state.Spoke to Assam CM Shri Tarun Gogoi...
Despite vigorous rescue operation by SDRF team, there is no trace of the seven people who are feared to have met watery grave in Dhubri on Thursday.SDRF team finds it quite difficult to concentrate the search operation in the face of the strong flood currents in Elengi where the incident took place on Thursday afternoon.Three people have been rescued minutes after the incident where flood waters in Elengi washed away a vehicle carrying 11 people including 5 children from Bilasipara.
She is none other than Rita Das Mozumdar who moved the court seeking its intervention to stop the sale of small four wheelers without crash-test clearance.According to the advocate at the Gauhati High Court claims to have found that cars weighing up to 1,500 kg do not meet the specifications laid down by the Motor Vehicles Act. According to her, it amounts to a violation of the statute itself.The 50 year old Mozumdar owns a Hyundai Eon, Maruti Suzuki Ritz and Mahindra Xylo, filed a PIL contending that small passenger cars manufactured do not conform to safety standards.
Army, police and para military forces arrested two miscreants during a combing operation in Udalguri on Thursday.Identified as Ramesh Chauhan and Luhit Chauhan, the duo were picked up from Bagarbari area in the evening.A factory made revolver was seized from their possession. A senior team of police officers has been interrogating the miscreants in Udalguri police station.
Assam accounts for 11 per cent of cases of offences against the state, the second highest in the country.The National Crime Record Bureau data suggests that Assam stands next to Kerala with 72 cases of offences against the State in 2014.According to NCRB data, these cases, mostly, pertained either to waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against the government (Section 121), conspiracy to commit offences punishable under Section 121 (Section 121 A), collecting arms with intention of waging war against the government (Section 122), concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war (Section 123) or sedition. Meghalaya has recorded 32 such cases. Arunachal Pradesh,...
Altogether 8 persons are feared dead when the vehicle carrying them in Dhubri washed away by flood waters on Thursday.The incident took place in Elengmari where strong water currents washed away the vehicle in the afternoon. Three persons managed to save their lives while eight others are still missing. The NDRF team deployed in the rescue operation has been finding it difficult in the face of strong currents. Rescue operations are going on.
A mild tremor created no less panic among the flood affected people in lower Assam districts on Thursday midnight.Originated along the Assam-Meghalaya interstate border the tremor struck at 12.51 midnight created panic among the flood affected people in Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Chirang and its adjacent areas.
Massive landslide in Meghalaya continues to disrupt surface communication in the entire north eastern region on Friday.Hundreds of vehicles bound for Guwahati anf Silchar, Mizoram and Tripura have been remaining stranded for the last couple of days at Ratachora on the East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya where a huge hillock collapsed on the National Highway 6. More landslide has complicated the surface communication in Ratachora, Tansen and Kuliang keeping a major portion of the National Highway blocked.
Senior lawyers in Gauhati High Court will send a delegation to the Supreme Court seeking the apex court’s intervention to break the PIL logjam. Talking to reporters at the court premises on Thursday senior lawyer Arup Borbra said that the need of the hour is the Supreme Court’s intervention to break the deadlock. For the fourth consecutive days the lawyers have been boycotting the bench of acting chief justice alleging his recent move on PILs.
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