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 Kamatapur Liberation Organization has made it plain and simple that Jiban Singha is still alive three days after the army claimed to have killed the outfit’s chairman at a sytrike in Myanmar. KLO told a section of media on Saturday night that Jivan is keeping fine and that army have been spreading lies to confuse the people. KLO made its position clear hours after ULFA confirmed that the KLO chief was not dead as it wa claimed by army. Notably, army on Friday claimed to have killed the KLO chief at a strike inside the soil of Myanmar along with several other insurgent leaders.
Yet another student leader is preparing to join politics. He is none other than Aswini Chetia. The president of All Tai Ahome Students Union is all set to join Congress shortly. APCC sources told Assam Times that Chetia is in constant touch with party president Anjan Dutta. Sources confirmed that Chetia will seek to contest from Sivasagar in the assembly polls early next year.Chetia’s preparation to join the ruling party assumes significance after a circle of AASU and AJYCP leaders are joining BJP.
The flood situation threatens to take further grim turn if the weathermen are to be believed. Meteorological centre in Guwahati has predicted more rainfall in the state during the next 48 hours. It would further compound the scene in 10 districts. These flood hit districts have received excess rain during the last ten days. Chirang and Goalpara recorded 312 per cent and 243 per cent excess rain respectively.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi reviewed the overall flood scene at a meeting with senior bureaucrats in Dispur on Saturday. Gogoi, who arrived in Guwahati from New Delhi on Friday hunkered down with chief secretary VK Pipersenia along with other senior officers where he asked the officers to expedite relief and rescue in the flood hit areas to mitigate the misery of the flood hit people. Food and civil supply, health department officials apprised the chief minister of the current stock of food and medicines for the flood hit measures.
The death of Jiban Singha is shrouded in confusion on Saturday a day after army claimed to have killed the KLO chief in the strike on the soil of Myanmar.In his e-mail, ULFA-I spokesman Arunodoy Dohotiya said on Saturday that the Jiban is fine and healthy and that army have been resorting to blatant lies. Army on Friday said that KLO chief was killed in strike inside the Myanmar territory along with more than a dozens of insurgents. Army further said that the bodies would be flown to New Delhi for confirmation through DNA test. His family members in Coochbehar are caught in utter confusion in the absence of any confirmation from the government. ...
The overall flood situation has gone from bad to worse following the incessant rains that cripple normal life in the state during the last one week.More and more areas in ten districts have come under the surging waters of the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries during the last 24 hours.Flood waters on Saturday inundated new areas in Barpeta, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Sonitpur districts. Over one lakh people have been reeling under flood in Barpeta district damaging 2,800 hectares of crops.The Brahmaputra is still flowing above the danger mark in Nimatighat in Jorhat and Dhubri where roads, embankments and bridges were washed away.
The authorities have restricted water transport services on the Brahmaputra in Nimatighat and Majuli island because of a rising water level of the mighty river.Official sources told Assam Times that the plying of boats and other vessels after sunset has been banned in other segments of the Brahmaputra.
Flood situation refuses to improve in Sonitpur, Kokrajhar, Tinsukia, Goalpara and Dibrugarh districts on Saturday as the rivers are still flowing above the danger marks.The water levels in Dibang, Lohit, Subansiri and Siang in Arunachal Pradesh have been rising because of excessive rain during the last one week.
Union sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday alleged gross misutilization of the minority welfare fund in the state. Addressing a meeting at the District Library in Guwahati, he said that the minority welfare fund has been failing to percolate benefit to the people for whom it was meant. “This is because of gross misappropriation of the fund by the Assam government. I beg to appeal to the people to keep a close watch on the implementation of the minority welfare fund as the Centre has extended the base this time,” he said.BJP minority cell leader Abdul Rashid Ansari was prominent among those who attended the meeting.
Two prominent former student leaders are set to join BJP on Sunday. Former AJYCP president Manoj Baruah and former ATTSA leader Taresh Goala are set to join the party at a meeting in the District Library in presence of top leaders of the ruling party. Apart from state unit president Siddharth Bhattacharya, Union sports minister Sarbanada Sonowal are scheduled to attend the meeting on Sunday.
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