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..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a newspaper can change the face of society if it aims social consciousness.In his speech at the platinum jubilee celebration function of the Assam Tribune Group at Machkhowa ITA on Saturday evening, Modi said that news papers are a great force in democracy adding that this force should be retained by the journalists.Assam Tribune Editor Prafulla Govinda Baruah in his welcome speech gave a brief account of the journey of the 75 year old news paper.Chief minister Tarun Gogoi, Union ministers Kiren Rijiju, Sarbananda Sonowal also shared the dais with the prime minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Guwahati-Mendhipothar train in Meghalaya at a function in Guwahati on Saturday.In his speech the prime minister stressed better rail connectivity in the north eastern region saying that his the region will be the thrust area of his government.Governor JB Patnaik, Union ministers Sarbananda Sonowal, Kiren Rijiju, Chief minister Tarun Gogoi and his Meghalaya counterpart Dr Mukul Sangma were among those who attended the function at Maligaon organized by the Northeastern Frontier Railway.
Amid tight security prime minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Guwahati on a two days visit to the north eastern region on Saturday. Modi landed at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at 4 in the afternoon to be received by state BJP heavyweights.
Amid tight security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Guwahati on Saturday on a two days north east visit.Modi who is on a maiden visit to the region will land in Guwahati in the afternoon. Then he would open the railway service to Meghalaya at a function in Maligaon.Then he would attend a valedictory function of the Assam Tribune at the Machkhowa. Then he would leave for the Raj Bhawan to spend the night.
Union home minister Rajnath Singh is on a three days visit to the north east. Singh arrived in Guwahati on Friday evening a day before the DGP-IGP conference in the city. He is laying the foundation stone of the Central Forensic Laboratory at Mirza in the outskirt of Guwahati on Saturday morning.
Yet another major relief for Ranjan Daimary. A local TADA court in Guwahati granted bail to the NDFB boss for the next 6 months.The court passed the order for interim bail after the government refused to raise any objection on Friday.The court earlier refused to grant him bail and asked for the government affidavit.
Tourism Department of Assam Government has taken initiatives to start training young people who can become tour guides and become self employed. A training programme of tourist guides was held in Jorhat on November 17-22. Participants were trained on range of subjects like hospitality, skills like communication, marketing, dealing with tourist confidently, etc. There were resources person and experts from the fields who dealt on different aspects of tourism like historical tourism, wild life tourism, eco tourism, tea and golf tourism, adventure tourism, etc. Pankaj Goswami , Professor of History from J B College focused on the historical sites and monuments of Jorhat...
The United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) seems to have unleashed a reign of terror in the run up to Narendra Modi’s visit slated for Saturday. ULFA militants belonging to Paresh Baruah faction shot dead a Hindi speaking man in Lakhimpur district on Thursday.According to police, two motorcycle-borne assailants started indiscriminate firing at a trader near a petrol depot in the town early in the morning.Identified as Kumud Kumar Patel, the trader died on the spot while two others sustained injury. The duo have been identified as Santosh Patel and Rupak Kumar who are undergoing treatment in the hospital.
Amid stepped up offensive, security forces killed an Ulfa(I) rebel on Thursday two days before Prime Minister’s maiden visit to Assam. Identified as Nitul Gogoi, the ULFA man was killed near Tingkhang in in Dibrugarh district in the morning. ULFA-I later called Gogoi a pro-talks faction of the Ulfa.
The United Liberation Front of Asom on Thursday threatened to target BJP leaders and activists in the run up to Narendra Modi’s visit to Guwahati slated for Saturday.In a statement sent to media on Thursday, the outfit demands complete information on the ULFA leaders who went missing during the operation all clear in Bhutan.
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