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..
Additional chief secretary Subhash Chandra Das will probe the Rongajan firing incident that left 22 civilians and seven police personnel injured on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference in Dispur on Wednesday, Gogoi condemned the police action against protesters at Rangajan area and said the government will order an inquiry.
Finally the Centre steps in to defuse the Assam-Nagaland border tension. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked home ministry to submit a report on the entire situation a week after Naga miscreants killed at least 14 local residents of Uriamghat. But the Centre would only assist the state government to contain the violence. The Centre has already rushed around 1,000 additional paramilitary personnel for deployment along the Assam-Nagaland border. //
The heat of Assam-Nagaland border violence seems to have touched Dispur. KMSS protestors on Wednesday staged dharna out the assembly demanding steps to defuse the escalating tension along the inter state border. KMSS leaders said that the Gogoi government has been failing to firmly deal with the situation. Speaker Pranab Gogoi appealed to the protestors to remain calm. He assured them of steps to efficiently deal with the situation where at least 14 local residents of Uriamghat were killed in Naga miscreants.
The problem is grave. Present is tense while the future is indefinite. Yes, we are talking of the flood problem that ravages the state every year.The loss is an astronomical Rs 200 crore in average per year. This is what the figure state Economic Survey.According to its recent report, the perennial problem submerges 40 per cent of the state’s total land. The extent of loss rose to the tune of Rs 500 crore in 1998.During 2004, the figure went up to Rs 771 crore. The survey puts 31,500 sq km area as flood-prone quoting the assessment of the Rastriya Barh Ayog which is about 39.58 per cent of the total land area of Assam.According to the official records, the average annual area affected...
Amid the simmering border flare up, Chief minister Tarun Gogoi is all set to hold a fence-mending talks with his Nagaland counterpart on Thursday. Both the chief ministers are scheduled to meet in Dispur at 11 in the morning where the border violence would figure for an amicable solution. Gogoi has been blaming it all on Nagaland for the volatile situation in Golaghat district for the last couple of days. He further has asked for prime minister Narendra Modi’s direct intervention for an amicable settlement of the decade old problem.
The Assam-Nagaland border erupted in violence not because of the group clash. It’s a handiwork of NSCN(M) if the reliable sources are to be believed. According to sources available with Assam Times a circle of the insurgents is involved in the border flare up where at least 14 local residents of Uriamghat area were killed and over 50 houses were torched. The Centre is believed to received the input. But it is not in a position to convey it to the pro talk militant outfit in the absence of the interlocutor. /
Extra security forces have arrived in Uriamghat along the Assam-Nagaland border in Golaghat district.Altogether nine Central Reserve Police Force posts have been handling the situation. Now these new forces have increased the strength.Immediately after the arrival of the new forces, the authorities cleared the blockade on the National Highway 39 leading to Nagaland on Tuesday.The Centre rushed the additional forces after Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had sought the Centre’s intervention for restoration of peace in the Uriamghat area of Golaghat.
The flood situation in Nagaon and Morigaon turns critical on Tuesday. Over 150 villages have come under the surging waters of the Brahmaputra affecting around one lakh people. The water submerged vast tracts of human habitation and farm land with standing crops at Bhuragaon and Mayong revenue circles of Morigaon. Erosion has added to the woes. Erosion seems to have taken serious turn at the main dyke of Brahmaputra at Bhuragaon point. It threatens to submerge the revenue circle office, police station, Bhuragaon college and the main market there. /
The flood waters have brought brimful misery to the birds and animals in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. Talking to Assam Times, Park officials said that nearly per cent of the park has comes now under the surging waters. These have forced the rhinos and other wild animals there to take shelter on highlands. The forest guards are on a round the clock vigil to prevent the poachers to strike.
Amid an escalating tension along the Assam-Nagaland border in Golaghat district the All Tai Ahom Students Union activists in Amguri burnt the effigy of Union home minister Rajnath Singh for not settling the border row. Hundreds of ATASU activists thronged the Amguri town on Tuesday and shouted slogans against the Centre for not doing enough to solve the decade old border row. The protest assumed significance a week after the Naga miscreants killed at least 13 people and torched 50 houses in Uriamghat area in Golaghat district bordering Nagaland.
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