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..
Asom Gana Parishad will continue to oppose the government’s anti-people policies.The Oppositio party leaders are scheduled to meet governor JB Patnaik on August 13 where they would submit a memorandum seeking his intervention.Further, AGP along with other like minded opposition parties will stage a sit-in demonstration on these issues on August 14.The regional party finalized it at an all-party meeting on Thursday at its headquarters in Guwahati.The meeting was attended by the representatives of the CPI, NCP, Samajwadi Party, UPF, CPI-ML, besides the representatives of the AGP.
An urea-ammonia plant is coming up in the state. Courtesy BVFCL. The public sector fertiliser firm plans to set up the plant with capacity of 8.64 lakh tonnes per annum in partnership with Oil India Ltd (OIL) and state government. The investment amount would be of Rs 4,400 crore. Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited and the Assam government will hold 11 per cent equity each in the joint venture. But Oil India Ltd will have 26 per cent stake. The remaining 52 per cent stake in the project will be awarded through bidding process to either public or private parties. All the three parties will be awarded equity in the project on nomination basis and the project will...
Dispur is hopeful. The impasse over the NHPC project at Gerukamukh will be over. This was how, the Assam reiterated its support to the construction of the Lower Subansiri hydropower project through a scientific process. But it would cost nearly Rs 5,000 crore due to delay. Replying to written question by AGP MLA and former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta on the floor of the House on Thursday, power minister Pradyut Bordoloi said that the state government wants this project to be completed through a scientific process. Bordoloi also said the Centre allocated Rs 11,000 crore as on December 2010 for construction of the dam. Construction work of the ambitious 2,000 MW Subansiri...
Security forces claimed to have killed two militants of the Garo National Liberation Front in an encounter with the Army at Hudakona in Nalbari district on Thursday. According to information, the gun battle took place in the wee hours where the militants were killed on the spot. An improvised explosive device, three grenades, and two 9mm pistols were recovered from the slain ultras.
The Assam government will soon hold a discussion with concerned officials and MLAs from the border areas to solve various issues. Accepting a request from AGP MLA Prafulla Kumar Mahanta in the assembly on Thursday, minister Rockybul Hussain said that the government was taking steps to minimise conflicts, Hussain said Border Peace Committees are being formed to maintain cordial atmosphere through dialogues with the neighbouring states. He further said that the government has set up 48 border outposts, he added. Between 2011-12 and 2013-14.
Steps are on to claim nearly 80,000 hectares of land occupied by six neighbouring states. This was what the Assam government informed the assembly on Thursday. In response to a query by an AGP MLA, minister Rockybul Hussain said that a total of 77,531.71 hectares of Assam land across 15 districts are under the control of six neighbouring states. According to Hussain, these include Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura. Even in Dispur revenue circle, over 40 hectares of land are being illegally occupied by Meghalaya. Nagaland has possessed the highest amount of land - 59,159.77 hectares. tis was followed by Tripura in 25 hectares....
In bid to clear the extra rush of passengers, the Southern Railway will operate weekly special trains between Kochuveli-Guwahati via Perambur to clear the extra rush of passengers. Train No 06336 Kochuveli-Guwahati weekly special will leave Kochuveli at 12 noon on August 10, 17, 24 and 31 (Sundays), leave Perambur at 5.20am on Mondays and arrive at Guwahati at 8.15am on Wednesdays. According to the railways, the train No 06335 Guwahati-Kochuveli weekly special train will leave Guwahati at 11.25pm on August 13, 20, 27 and September 3 (Wednesdays), leave Perambur at 4.30am on Saturdays and arrive at Kochuveli at 10.30pm on Saturdays. The composition of the trains...
AGP MLA Phani Bhusan Choudhury called Wednesday’s noisy scene on the floor an unfortunate. In his reaction immediately after Anjan Datta staged walk out in the assembly in protest against the new seat arrangement, the AGP leader said that the entire incident seemed to have belittled the Speaker. /
Congress legislator Ardhendu Dey, who was allowed to sit in the place of Anjan Dutta on Wednesday said that he was a senior member and there was nothing wrong in the new arrangement. Talking to reporters outside the House on Wednesday after Anjan Dutta’s walk out, the former cabinet minister said that his seat in the second row was given on a written request of the Parliamentary Affairs Minister. He said, “I went to the Speaker and asked why this was done to me as I was a senior member and was a cabinet minister. Then the Speaker gave me the seat to be opposed by Dutta.
Senior Congress legislator Anjan Dutta questioned the impartiality of Assembly Speaker when he walked out of the House in protest against the seat arrangement. Dutta, who felt insulted to be seated in the rearranged row alleged that the dissident legislators, irrespective of age and experience were allowed to sit in the front row. “I am in this Assembly since 1991. Sir, why suddenly my seat was rearranged? There are junior MLAs sitting in the front row. Those doing dissidence will be rewarded with a front row seat. Speaker sir, are you impartial?,” an angry Dutta told Speaker Gogoi. /
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