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..
Flood waters are wreaking havoc in Kaziranga National Park. The famed abode of the one- horned rhino has come under the surging waters after the river Brahmaputra started flowing above the danger level. Park authorities told Assam Times that the flood inundated low-lying areas in almost all the ranges with the animals moving to the highlands in neighbouring Karbi Anglong district. Water has entered 50 camps across the Park with three camps evacuated in the Northern range. The flood have forced many birds and animals to be migrated to the highland across NH-37. To check speeding vehicles barricades have been set up and time-cards introduced to control the speed of the vehicles.
The overall flood situation remains grim on Sunday a day after two minor boys met watery grave in Lakhimpur and Nagaon districts. The water levels of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries have been rising for the last few days inundating vast tracts of land in upper Assam. The worst-affected areas include Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Sonitpur districts. Flood waters washed away a minor boy at Naoboicha area of Lakhimpur on Saturday. Another shocking incident took place at Kampur in Nagaon district where a minor boy met watery grave. In Lakhimpur, nearly one lakh people in seven circles have been affected in six revenue circles of Dhakuakhona, Naoboicha, Bihpuria, Narayanpur,...
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi asked for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal intervention to restore peace in Uriamghat along the boiling Assam-Nagaland border. In a letter to the Prime Minister on Saturday, Gogoi requested Modi to send additional ten companies of CRPF personnel in the violence hit areas for rapid reinforcement of security along with setting up of security pickets in the affected villages. He urged Modi to hold a meeting at the political and official levels urgently to discuss measures for restoring peace in the area. Gogoi alleged that CRPF personnel deployed there have been failing to protect the lives and properties of the villagers. He said that the volatile...
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that his government will firmly deal with the scourge of terrorism and violence in any form. After administering oath to state government employees on the occasion of 'Mourning Day' in Dispur on Saturday, Gogoi said that the state and its people will rise in unison against subversive forces hell-bent on destroying human values and posing threat to the lives. //
With a pledge to oppose all acts of terrorism and militant violence, Assam observed the 'Mourning Day' across the state on Saturday to mourn the tragic death of 18 people, mostly schoolchildren, in a bomb blast at Dhemaji on Independence Day in 2004. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi administered oath to the state government employees at the Dispur Secretariat at a brief function. Chief Secretary Jitesh Khosla and senior officials and employees of the Secretariat attended the function.. The employees in all the district and sub-divisional headquarters observed a minute's silence at 11 in the morning in memory of those who lost their lives at Dhemaji. The national flag was flown at half...
The All Assam Students Union on Saturday demanded governor JB Patnaik’s intervention into the Assam-Nagaland border flare up. Led by AASU adviser Dr Samujjjal Bhattacharya, a delegation of the students’ organization called on Patnaik at 3-30 in the Raj Bhawan and discussed the situation in Uriam Ghat. The delegation further urged the governor to step up the measures to bail out the flood affected people in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts. Talking to reporters, the AASU leaders said that Patnaik assured them of steps to look into their demands.
A CBI slethus probing the multi crore Sharada scam conducted a fresh raid in Guwahati along with Agartala, Odisha and New Delhi on Saturday. The country wide raids were conducted simultaneously at Focus NE office in Ulubari apart from an abandoned satellite news channel in Maligaon for several hours. The country’s premier investigation agency on Thursday raided Focus NE office and sealed two residences in Rukmininagar and Kharghuli area belonging to Manoranjana Sinh, the estrange wife of former union minister Matang Sinh. Further they raided the residence of Rajesh Bajaj, one of the close associates of Matang Sinh who helped the former union minister strike deal with Sharada chief...
The Election Commission has announced the schedule of the by polls in Janunamukh, Silchar and Lakhipur. The last date for filing nominations in the three assembly constituencies is August 27. Scrutiny will take place on August 28 while the last date for withdrawal of nomination is August 29. The polling will take place from 7 in the morning till 5 in the afternoon on September 13. The counting will be held on September 16. By polling in Silchar was required following the election of Sushmita Dev to the Lok Sabha while Lakhipur will go to the polls following the expiry of MLA Dinesh Prasad Gowala.
The Assam Public Service Commission will hold the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination-2014 on September 28 to select the candidates for 180 ACS, APS and allied services. According to the commission, the examination would take place from 10 in the morning in all district headquarters on that day.
In a major reshuffle in Assam BJP unit, Siddharth Bhattacharya is all set to replace Sarbananda Sonowal as the party’s state president. Bhattacharya received the message from party president Amrit Shah on Saturday who announced that the party will fight the 2016 assembly polls under his leadership. He will take over as new president in a day or two.
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