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..
Rainwaters are likely to wreak havoc in Guwahati again during the next couple of days if the weathermen are to be believed. Met department has predicted heavy rain in and around the premier north eastern city from Sunday which is likely to continue for the next couple of days forcing the authorities to remain alert. The Meteorological centre has predicted 51 mm, 70 mm, 7l mm, 31 mm and 62 mm respectively within the 50-km radius from Guwahati airport during the next three or four days. On the other hand, following the alarming rise in the Brahmaputra waterlevel, the authorities have closed down the sluice gates in Bharalumukh to stop the flow of extra water from the mighty...
Life is limping back to normalcy in Golaghat district. Curfew in the violence-hit district was relaxed for further two hours till 8 pm on Saturday following no fresh incident. The prohibitory order imposed on April 20 was relaxed by the district administration for 14 hours from 6 am while it was 12 hours on Friday. Night curfew from 8 pm to 6 am will, however, continue to be in force. Talking to Assam Times, officials said that there is no report of any untoward incident during the last 48 hours. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi also said the state government would provide adequate compensation and rehabilitate the people displaced by the recent violence along the border...
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Lakhimpur district continues to reel under the second wave of flood waters. The situation worsened on Saturday as the water level of the river Subansiri is still on the rise. Yet another person was washed away at Chauldhua village in Lakhimpur on Friday night. With this, the toll has gone up to 3. The river Subansiri is flowing above the danger level following heavy rainfall forcing more than 1000 families in Lakhimpur district to take shelter in relief camps set up by the district administration. /
Yet another person died on Saturday three days after he sustained injury in Golaghat police firing. Identified as Gokul Barik, the 20-year-old daily wage earner succumbed to his injuries in the wee hours at a Guwahati hospital. Baraik was injured in Wednesday's police firing in Golaghat. He was admitted to Jorhat hospital with bullet injury and later referred to Guwahati. With this, the toll in Golaghat police firing has gone up to 4. At least seven organisations, which called an indefinite shutdown of the district to protest the state government's failure to handle the recent violence in the inter-state border, also called off the shutdown on Thursday night. /
AASU leaders and activists across the state were on a day long hunger strike on Saturday demanding the visit of a central team to the violence-hit Assam-Nagaland border areas. The 12 hour-long hunger strike began at 6 in the morning in all district and sub divisional headquarters and ended at 6 in the evening. Other demands include proper rehabilitation of the affected families in Uriamghar, replacement of CRPF currently on duty from the interstate border, deployment of Assam police for strict vigil and shifting of top administrative officials.
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DoNER minister Gen VK Singh contradicts Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on the reasons behind the border dispute with Nagaland. Talking to reporters in Guwahati on Friday, Singh said that infrastructure has nothing to do with border dispute between two states. He told it a day after in his address at the North East Chief Ministers’ Meeting in Guwahati, Gogoi blamed lack of infrastructure as one of the major issues for border disputes.
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