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.
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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 government has set up a Judicial Commission to study the working conditions in the tea gardens. Headed by a retired judge, the panel will study the implementation of the Plantation Labour Act in the tea gardens apart from suggesting measures to improve the working condition. The judicial panel would look into the housing, health, education and other facilities being provided by the tea gardens. The government has made it mandatory that a tea garden must have all the facilities under the Plantation Labour Act before it can be sold off.
The campaign is over as soon as the clock struck at 5 in the afternoon. Jamunamukh, Silchar and Lakhipur assembly constituencies are all set to go to the by polls on Saturday. All poll posters and banners have vanished from the public places after the end of the rallies organized by the poll candidates and political parties in the afternoon. Altogether 25 candidates are in the fray. Silchar has highest 12 candidates while Lakhipur has 5 candidates. By-election for the Silchar seat was necessitated by Congress legislator Susmita Dev's election to the Lok Sabha while Lakhipur seat fell vacant after the death of sitting MLA and former minister Dinesh Prasad Goala. The Jamunamukh seat was...
Security forces are keeping close watch on Kamakhya temple in view of Jihadi plan to strike in some selected pockets of south east Asia which include Assam. Top ranked police officials have been constantly monitoring the security network around the historic temple. More security forces are set to be deployed in a day or two. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday discussed the security scenario in the around the temple with the top ranked police officers. Gogoi instructed the police top officials to sound maximum alert in the temples across the state. The al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri recently announced its preparedness to set up base in South Asia. He also name Assam as...
M Thousan, HAFLONG: The indefinite strike of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council employees demanding payment entered second day on Thursday. But there seems to be no immediate solution in sight.Talking to reporters in Haflong, the agitating employees said that they won’t call off the stir unless they receive their salaries. They further told Assam Times that they have not received their salaries for the last ten months.“We have been repeatedly requesting our authorities. But precious little have been done. We have no other option left but to sit in indefinite strike,” said DJ Hafila who works with a department of the council.They have been staging a dharna in front of the NCHAC...
Preparations have reached final stage to hold by polls in Silchar, Jamunamukh and Lakhipur constituencies slated for Saturday.Stages are set for distribution of electronic voting machines among the polling officials from Friday morning. All polling officials have been asked to reached the assigned booths by 2 in the afternoon.Polling will take place from 7 in the morning to end at 5 in the afternoon. The counting will take place on September 16. Bypoll in Silchar was required after MLA Sushmita Dev was elected to the Lok Sabha.Same it is in the case of the Jamunamukh constituency were Chirajuddin Ajmal was voted to the Lok Sabha. Jamunamukh will go to the by polls following...
As many as 85 people hailing from Assam had a narrow escape when they were rescued from the devastating flood waves in Jammu and Kashmir.These include the families of teachers at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Srinagar. According to information, over 200 people from are still trapped in the flood.These people are basically teachers, CRPF personnel, CISF jawans and civilians. More information is expected to pour in during the next 24 hours after the restoration of the communication network. The rescued people are expected to reach Guwahati by Friday.
Birdaon Goyary, Gossaigaon: A pall of gloom descends in Sarabeel area in Kokrajhar following the sudden death of Jayananda Narazry on Wednesday. The teacher at the Boshgaon Girls ME school died of heart ailment. He left behind him his wife, a son and two daughters.
The Assam government has extended Rs 5 crore to Jammu and Kashmir to help the state tide over the floodwaves that killed over 150 people during the last ten days.Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday directed the finance department to ensure the assistance at an earlier date in the name of the flood marooned state on Wednesday.Apart from it, the state has sent a rescue team to Srinagar led by an additional director general of police.
State BJP on Wednesday demanded Centre’s intervention to solve the flood problems alleging Dispur’s failure to deal with the perennial problem. Talking to reporters during his visit to Morigaon, party president Siddharth Bhattacharjee alleged that all flood and erosion protection schemes had failed to protect people in the state from the perennial deluge. He demanded that the Central Water Resource Department chalk out new schemes to permanently solve the flood and erosion problem of the state. He accused the state government of indulging in gross corruption in implementing flood control schemes and demanded direct intervention of the Centre to tackle the problem.
Jammu police continue to grill the person from Assam a day after he was arrested in Samba with a US-made revolver along with fake currency. Identified as Innas Ali from Hojal, he was caught during a raid at the Shivam Guest House on the Jammu-Pathankote National Highway at Samba Chowk. His associate Raju Dass managed to escape.
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