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..
Saibal Das, Howly: Sensation prevails in Howly after miscreants kidnapped a school boy on Sunday. Identified as Azizul Hoque, the son of a local businessman was forcibly taken at a vehicle from his house.According to a woman who witnessed the incident, four miscreants who came at a Maruti Swift Desire number AS 01 AM 7059, stopped in front of the boy and lifted him forcibly.Police later intercepted the vehicle at Manikpur with driver named Rafikul Islam of Gohorchock in Barpeta.He confessed before police that the miscreants hired his vehicle in Guwahati and that he had dropped the miscreants along with the school boy at Balagur in Kalgachia. Investigation is going on.
Amid tight security, counting of votes begins for Lakhipur constituency in Cachar district Silchar and Jamunamukh on Tuesday.The poll counting got underway at 8 in the morning after the opening of the strong rooms.Amid tight security the votes are being counted in the electronic voting machines. The initial trends would be available from 9 while the results are expected by 12 noon. The authorities have already deployed sufficient security forces at counting booths to ensure free and fair counting.
Despite round-the-clock vigil, Indo-Bhutan border in Kokrajhar district has become a safe heaven for the poachers.Security forces guarding the areas along the international border have arrested eight poachers on Monday.According to the police, the poachers were arrested at the Ripu Reserve forest as they were trying to strike.Seven muzzle loaded guns and ammunitions have been recovered from their possession
The Central Bureau of Investigation in Guwahati arrested an office assistant on bribery charges on Monday. Identified as Anjali Das, the assistant with the regional passport office in the city allegedly took bribe for official works. Investigation is on.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has announced a broad-based panel to study the computational intricacies of the Assamese writing script in the Unicode standard.Comprising linguists, IT specialists-language technologists, domain specialists, IT experts from universities, information technology and cultural affairs departments, the committee would go into the computational intricacies of the Unicode script and the uniqueness of the Assamese script.Gogoi, further has asked for a detail report from the IT Department, the Cultural Affairs Department and AMTRON.He also asked Chief Secretary Jitesh Khosla to formulate the future course of action in this connection to ensure a place for the Assamese...
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In a bid to restore confidence among the people along the Assam-Nagaland border in Golaghat, the Assam government officials will hold a meeting between heads of all the affected villages from both sides on September 22. The decision figured in the meeting between senior officer MGKV Bhanu and AK Rout in Golaghat on Sunday attended by DCs and SPs of Upper Assam districts. DCs and SPs from Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao attended the meeting which primarily discussed the border issue. /
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Yet another suicide incident shocks the Guwahati IIT. A B Tech student of the institute committed suicide on Sunday. According to information, identified as Tushar Yadav, the student from Gurgon in Haryana committed suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of his hostel. The incident took place at 8 in the morning where Yadav was believed to have jumped from Kameng Hostel. He was taken to the hospital where he was declared brought dead. This was the second such incident during the last six months.
Security forces have been put on alert in BTAD, Barptea, Sonitpur, Darrang and Lakhimpur district in view of NDFB’s Martyrs’ Day which falls on Sunday.Vital roads, bridges and major industries are heavily guarded fearing the attack of the militant outfit on Sunday.A suspected NDFB-S militants exploded a powerful grenade on Saturday night at a tea garden office where a trader was killed and two others sustained injury a day before the Martyrs’ Day.
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