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.
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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 recovery of three decomposed bodies from the river Dihing creates no less sensation in Naharkatiya.Local residents in Ushapur Konwargaon recovered the body of a woman along with two children floating on the river in the evening. The bodies are yet to be identified. Local residents believed these to have belonged to Arunachal Pradesh.
Japanese encephalitis have claimed two more people suggesting insufficient measures to contain the killer disease.The latest strike takes place in Doomddooma area where two persons died on Saturday night.Nipul Roy from Rupai Saiding died in the evening hours after Bebi Deb lost her life in the same disease.It has forced the authorities to step up measures to contain the killer disease which has already claimed at last 95 people in the last couple of weeks.Local residents told Assam Times the massive fogging operation has yet to cover a huge areas.Event DDT has not been spread in some areas even after many people are affected in Japanese encephalitis.
Hundreds of people in Lathitila, Dumabari, Boraibari areas in Mancachar district came out of their homes venting anger against the political parties and organizations alleging their silence.Rup Debin Boraibari told Assam Times, “Not even a political leader, social activist has visited us to get the pulse.”Ismail Hussain in Boraibari said,” they are playing politics over the issue leaving us in the lurch.”“We are not informed. We have lost our land. But the people in power and out of power are least bothered,” Salmu Myan told Assam Times in Dumabari. At the stork of Friday midnight the state’s geographical map underwent a sensational charge.A huge plot of land covering 116 enclave has...
Security forces are fanning in Goalpara district in search of a group of dreaded ULFA militants who are believed to have been hiding to strike in the run up to the Independence Day.Army, police and para military forces are intensifying the combing operations in the nook and corner of the vulnerable areas to flush out the insurgents who are preparing to strike at the instance of the outfit’s eastern commander Dristi Rajkhowa. ……
The killer encephalitis continues to wreak havoc in the state claiming at least 90 people during the last two months.Yet another person died of the killer disease in Dibrugarh on Saturday. Known as Nayan Dihingia, he died at AMCH hours after a woman died in Sipajhar.Identified asTezimola Deka, the 43 year old man died in the wee hours.…
A dreaded ULFA militant is believed to have been killed at an encounter with security forces in Arunachal Pradesh.The incident took place at Damko area in Changlang district along the interstate border on Saturday wee hours.Sources told Assam Times that the operation was launched acting on the inputs that two ULFAmen responsible for the killing the Tinsukia incident were hiding in the dense jungles. The encounter assumed significance hours after an accused in the gory incident surrendered before the authorities. ……
Two back to back incidents of racial attacks on north eastern people in New Delhi hangs the capital’s head in shame again. The first incident took place on Friday when girl moved police alleging sexual exploitation by her employer.The manager of the firm where the victim is an employee is absconding. Search is on to nab the accused.The second incident took place at Malviya nagar where a local youth molested a Naga girl on Friday. Police, however, caught the accused on receipt of the complaint. ……
At the stork of Friday midnight the state’s geographical map underwent a sensational charge.A huge plot of land covering 116 enclave has gone to Bangladesh nearly one month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikha Hasina signed the land swap deal.A high level delegation from Dhaka started implementing the pact on Friday where 15,000 people from Bangladesh got Indian citizenship in Assam alongwith West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Tripura.Jubilant new citizens in many affected parts of the region celebrated the change over at the stork of midnight. The affected areas in Assam Boraibari Lathitilla, Dumabari in Mancachar where many people are getting confusing...
Stunned by startling revelations, Dispur on Thursday banned two products for containing Benzoic acid and fluoride. Two products - Annapurna Chilly sauce and Niyor Packaged Drinking Water -were banned for an initial period of thirty days.Sources told Assam Times that acting on the inputs from food analyst and the director of Referral Food Laboratory in Ghaziabad , the government clamped ban on the two products with immediate effect.Manufactured by M/S Satez Agro Products Private Limited in Assam, Annapurna Chilly sauce was found to have Benzoic acid above the maximum permissible limit.Niyor Packaged Drinking Water, manufactured by M/S Blue Bell Enterprise in Assam, was found to contain...
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi mires in yet another controversy a day after he moved the court seeking rights for the D voters.Various political parties and organizations condemned Gogoi for trying to ensure voting rights for the doubtful citizens.BJP MLA Jadav Deka told reporters on Thursday called it a desperate attempt of the Congress government to safeguard the vote bank.The Assam Government on Wednesday moved a plea in Gauhati High Court seeking doubtful voters’ right.
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