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 Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha demands UN intervention on the rights of indigenous people against the possible onslaught of the Bangladeshi immigrants.In a recent memorandum to the United Nations Organization (UNO), the umbrella body of 40 organizations said the Centre should implement the UN guidelines and measures to safeguard the interest of the indigenous people of the state.They further asked the UNO to send a delegation to Assam to get the actual picture of torture heaped on the indigenous people' in the name of the deportation of the Bangladeshi immigrants.
There is let up in the state’s overall flood scene. The water levels of the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries started receding from last night giving some sort of relief to over 13 lakh affected people in 4 districts. Only in Sonitpur and Tinsukia districts more than 400 people took shelter in relief camps.Many parts of Baksa, Dibrugarh and Kamrup districts came under the surging under waters in Barpeta, Sonitpur, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur Tinsukia, Darrang, Nalbari, Golapara, Jorhat and Kamrup (Metro).
Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said 1,95,243 people have been affected as flood waters submerged 533 villages. The government has opened toll free phone numbers -- 1070 for the State Emergency Operation Centre, and 1077 for the District Emergency Operation Centre. Talking to Assam Times, official sources said the flood waters have also affected over 8,245 hectares of crop land. The government asked the district administrations to arrange relief and rescue material, and take stock of the infrastructural damage.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi strongly advocated an operation all clear like army action inside Myanmar.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Friday, he said after Bangladesh and Bhutan, now Myanmar is the fertile ground for the north eastern insurgent outfit.Gogoi said that steps are on to firmly deal with the situation in Tinsukia where suspected ULFA militants gunned down a local trader and his daughter at Bijuliban area for refusing to pay ransom.
Finally Akhil Gogoi moved the Gauhati High Court alleging rampant corruption in the Assam Civil Service examination .The KMSS president who has been spearheading the fight against APSC has filed a public interest litigation seeking the court’s intervention.Talking to reporters he said that he was waiting for governor’s intervention after he appraised him of the rampant corruption in APSC with evidence. But despite assurance Governor PB Acharrya refrained from taking any step.
Deteriorating air quality in the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) region and the resulting impacts requires urgent attention from governments, policy makers, scientists, stakeholders and the public. Atmospheric issues are often neglected at policy making and local levels. The Atmosphere Initiative at ICIMOD, realizing the media’s important role in raising public awareness is organizing a training workshop for journalists to increase their understanding of the issues and complexities surrounding air pollution, its sources and impacts, and mitigation options. Established in 2013, the Atmosphere Initiative of ICIMOD is a part of the Regional Programme on Cryosphere and Atmosphere. It...
A local AASU leader was killed and at least then others sustained injured when security forces sprang upon a group of people who hit the streets in Nalbari demanding Tihu as a sub division.The incident took place when the local residents in large were holding a huge protest meeting near the National Highway No 37 in Tihu reiterating their demand to declare Tihu as a Nalbari district sub division. Initially police and para military forces resorted to lathi charge to disperse the protestors.When the protesters refused to clear the road, one of the CRPF jawans started indiscriminate firing at the protestors where local student Himansu Tamuly was killed along with a CRPF jawans BC Bordoloi.But...
Renowned author and journalist Siddharth Varadarajan will deliver the Journalist Kamala Saikia Memorial Lecture on August 9. Convened at the Vivekananda Kendra auditorium in Uzan Bazar by Kamala Saikia Memorial Trust in association with the Guwahati Press Club, the event will take place at 4 in the afternoon.Senior journalist from Tinsukia Amulya Khataniar and educationist Kshiradhar Baruah will be felicitated for their outstanding contribution to their respective fields.
Amid a joint combing operation against ULFA, a heavy exchange of firing between police and militants is going on in Sivasagar district.According to information, the encounter is taking place on in Delli reserve forest area bordering Nagaland. Acting on a tip off that a group of five ULFA and NSCN-K militants are hiding in the dense jungle police and para military forces launched a raid in the wee hours where the gun fight took place which is continuing. Details are awaited.
A CRPF jawan gunned down one of his colleagues when they were deployed to deal with a people in Nalbari on Friday who blocked a vital road demanding Tihu as dib division.The incident took place when hundreds of local people in Nathkuchi blocked the road raising their demands forcing the authorities to deploy security forces.Suddenly one of the jawans Amal Das started indiscriminate firing at his colleague Nirmal Das who succumbed to injuries on the way to the hospital. Then Amal tried to shoot himself dead to be prevented by other colleagues.Several other protestors also sustained injury in the incident. Eight of the seriously injured protestors are undergoing treatment at the hospital....
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