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..
In a bizarre incident, over 35 people have been undergoing treatment after they consumed botched gram in Sonitpur district on Tuesday. The incident took place in Dhekiajuli where the grams were served at a religious function as Prasad. Over 35 people started vomiting apart from complaining nausea and stomach pain hours after they consuming Prasad A special medical team has been engaged to treat the affected persons -- 15 each in Dhekiajuli and Tezpur.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi ordered probe into the LPG pipeline blast that killed four people in Sivasagar district on Monday. In a statement, Gogoi said that the inquiry would help ascertain reasons for the explosion and find out if there were any lapses on the part of the company. The chief minister further announced Rs 5 lakh as ex-gratia grant to the next of kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 to those seriously injured. v/
After a brief lull, poachers struck Kaziranga again two days before the visit of the Union Forest and Environment minister Prakash Javadekar. The one horned was killed by poachers in the wee hours on Tuesday in the world heritage site. The carcass was spotted in the morning by forest personnel. The Union Minister is all set to arrive in Guwahati on Thursday. The day after he is scheduled to visit the National Park to review the situation. He is expected to collect opinions of the residents in the area.
The Oil India Limited feels the heat of the Singijan incident where four people died and four others have been battling for life. Local residents told Assam Times that a routine check up on the high powered gas pipeline could have averted the explosion. But that was not done. Prafulla Das, a local resident alleged it an example of sheer negligence of the OIL authority which was why, the explosion took place because of technical fault. “If there was any technical fault, it could have been checked and properly repaired. Then the disaster could have been averted,” he said. Parinita Saikia, a government employee told Assam Times that these high powered LPG pipeline should be installed...
Flash flood waves claimed the life of yet another person with hardly any sign of let up during the last 24 hours. The tragic incident took place in at Mayong circle in Morigaon district on Monday. On the other hand, the flood situation still remains critical on Tuesday with more and more areas coming under the surging flood waters as 950 villages remained under water affecting nearly twelve lakh people. As of now, a total of 31 revenue circles of 12 districts across the state are under the waters. Meanwhile, carcass of three hog deer were recovered in Kaziranga National Park that might have died due to the flood. The affected 12 districts are Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Dhemaji...
RHISHAV GOGOI, MORANHAT: The death toll in the Moranhat OIL gas pipeline explosion has gone up to three with the death of one more person on Monday. The fourth one death took place where the injured was rushed to the Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh after the incident. Three others are still battling with life at the AMCH. Earlier, Basanta Sarma and his wife Paras Sarma succumbed to their injuries in the hospital. Their two children Akash and Hemanta received 99 per cent burn injuries. Another person identified as Michael Sabar received 98 per cent burn injuries and his wife Jyoti died in hospital. Three others have sustained 95 per cent burn injuries when the house they lived in...
Finally, the Assam police have brought back 40 children from Maharashtra nearly a month after they were rescued in an industry. A team of CID arrived in Maharashtra Sunday and left for Guwahati on Monday with the children of whom 36 are girls. They were brought to the outside state a couple of months ago by a racket of child traffickers to be deployed at a fishery industry. The Maharashtra CID, with the support of an NGO rescued as the children. But despite repeated information, the Assam police took nearly a month to send a team to take them back to Assam.
RHISHAV GOGOI, MORANHAT: At least three people died and over 30 others sustained critical injury when an Oil India Limited-owned gas pipeline exploded in Moran along the Sivasagar-Dibrugarh inter district border on Monday. The incident, which took place under mysterious circumstances, took place at noon leaving a massive fire in the area. Over 50 houses were reduced to ashes within an hour. Twenty fire tenders from Dibrugarh and Sivasagar have been trying to bring the situation under control. Oil India Limited authorities told Assam Times that the reason is yet to be known. Nobody has so far claimed the responsibility. The injured have been rushed to Assam Medical College Hospital...
The preliminary stage of interrogation ends. The CBI team probing the multi crore Saradha scam has allowed Sadananda Gogoi and Rajesh Bajaj to go from Kolkata office. But sources say that the country’s premier investigation agency is not so satisfied with their revelations during the first round of interrogation at CGO Complex at Salt Lake in Kolkata. Gogoi, the filmmaker Sadananda Gogoi who took money from Saradha for making an ad film apart from his role in the a few dirty deals between Saradha boss and a circle of Guwahati based polwerful political leaders, was interrogated thrice. Bajaj, ensured the dirty deal between Sen and Matang Sinh for investment in a Guwahati based news...
Apart from three top political leaders, the Central Bureau of Investigation pulls up its sleeves to quiz a steel and media baron in the multi crore Saradha scam. According to sources, the possibility of the industrialist turned media tycoon’s involvement gripped when CBI questioned businessmen Rajesh Bajaj in Kolakata office from Thursday. Bajaj, who was instrumental in augmenting the deal between Sudipta Sen and Congress MP Matang Singh, was posted as the chief operating officer with a Guwahati based news channel owned by Matang Sinh. There is another deal which took place at his initiatives. But the deal is under CBI scanner which was why the investigating agency...
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