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..
A child development programme officer of Khowang in Dibrugarh district along with an accountant of the same office got the real price of bribery when police caught them red handed on Monday.Police caught them when officer Leena Sonowal, and accountant Dilip Dutta acting on a complaint by Aganwadi workers when they sought the release of arrears.Around Rs 32,000 was recovered from Sonowal and Rs 50,000 from Dutta.
Gauhati University has conferred honourary doctorate to linguist Pramod Chandra Bhattacharya, witch hunting survivor Birubala Rabha and Jadav Payeng, who afforested 550 hectares of land near the Brahmaputra.They received the degree from chancellor PB Acharya at the convocation ceremony at the varsity campus on Monday.Bhattacharya is known for his researched on language and culture of different indigenous communities of Assam while Birubala has been waging war against witch hunting. Payeng stole the limelight for their his afforestation initiatives.
Dispur on Monday has asked the Darrang Deputy Commissioner to file a detailed report on the incident where nearly a dozen students were taken ill after they were administered JE vaccination on Monday.According to the district authorities, the students who have been undergoing treatment at the Mongoldoi Civil Hospital are stable and a number of tests are in process to ascertain the cause.The students told Assam Times that they came to feel dizziness and nausea after taking the vaccines.Health depatment officials said that it should not strike unnecessary panic among the school goers across the state.They told Assam Times that the JE vaccination won’t halt following the Darrang incident....
The ailment of several students after JE vaccination seems to have created panic among the school goers from Monday.School authorities, students and guardians alike are reluctant to allow the students to be vaccinated to prevent JE outbreak.“We are really worried. But we have to follow the government orders for vaccination. Students are scared of pot vaccination ailment. A section of the guardians are not interested. What can we do?” said a school teacher in Mongoldoi.“I wont allow my boy to be administered JE vaccination. Who will take the responsibility if he falls ill?” said Tanu Barman in Nalbari who is opposed to JE vaccination in schools ?“We are dead opposed to vaccination....
Aam Admi Party’s high voltage drama in Delhi threatens to split its Assam unit if the scheme of things within the party is any indication.Senior leaders are quite disappointed with the internal rift in the party in Delhi hardly three months after the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP formed the government in Delhi.The disappointment came to light on Saturday when the AAP executive meeting expelled Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan alleging anti party activities. This was followed by the exit of another ideologue and social activist Medha Patekar.“We are perturbed and disturbed with the party leadership. At a time when the party is getting overwhelming support across the nation the ideologue duo...
Dada Saheb Phalke awardee filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan today interacted with scribes in Guwahati Press Club. Attending the Guest of the Month programme, Padma Vibhushan Gopalakrishnan argued that regional film industry deserves support from the government. He specially stated that Assam government should patronage the local film industry as it is facing crisis.Mentioning about Assam and Kerala having lot of similarities including its green landscapes, abundant rains, growing vector-borne diseases and also the lifestyle of the habitants, Gopalakrishnan pointed out that both the States are geographically apart, but the people are emotionally very closed.The noted film personality has...
Sonitpur is gearing up to update National Registration Certificate from Wednesday.According to DC Lalit Gogoi, (NRC) based on Citizenship Act 1955 and Citizenship Rule 2003, the district administration is fully prepared for the exercise.He said the district has 150 centres for the entire process in six phases by 2016..The exercise would cover 158 gaon panchayats and each of the seva kendras will cover 2500 to 3000 families.
Adoor Gopalakrishnan received the Bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award 2015 on Sunday.Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Asam Sahitya Sabha president Dr Dhurbajyoti Bora gave away the award to the veteran filmmaker at a glittering function at Rabindra Bhawan in the evening.In his address said that the State government would soon institute an international universal brotherhood award in the name of the Bard of the BrahmaputraAfter receiving the award, the film maker said Assam and Kerala are emotionally attached to each other.Instituted by the Asam Sahitya Sabha and sponsored by the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), the award carries a memento, a citation, an eri chador...
The death of a female elephant left the animal lovers no less shock in Guwahati on Sunday.The incident took place in the army cantonment area in Narengi where the animal was believed to have died in electrocution. The carcass was spotted at Narangi Cantonment 222 Advance Base Ordnance Depot Area.Forest officials arrived in the spot and buried the animal after on-the-spot post mortem.
Finally, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is born. Led by Pradyut Bora, over 100 members held the foundation ceremony at ITA Machkhowa in Guwahati on Sunday afternoon.The party formally adopted its constitution and elected , Pradyut Bora as president in the 2 hour simple ceremony. In his address, Bora explained the aims and objectives of the new party and its background.The speakers stressed a new healthy political culture in Assam which confines not only to an electoral politics. Manoj Bosumatary, Durlov Baruah, Devajit Bhuyan, Arindam Majumdar will be the secretaries of the party while Snigdha Sangma and Dr Diganta Buragohain are spokesmen of the party.
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