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..
RASHMITA GOGOI FROM NEW DELHI
Bangladeshi immigrants issue is likley to dominate the Union cabinet meeting slated for Monday.
To be presided over by prime minister Narendra Modi, the meeting is expected to chalk out steps to detect and deport the immigrants from the country to fulfil the party’s principal poll promise.
Sources told Assam Times that the NDA government in its June 2 cabnet meeting will discuss a huge exercise across the country to identify all illegal Bangladeshi immigrants settled in after 1971 where Assam’s demography has been disturbed.
Steps to update the National Register of Citizens 1951, in Assam will also figure in the cabinet meeting to be attended...
Many youths sustained injury after policemen sprang upon them after they turned violent for cancellation of a pre recruitment training programme in Jorhat town on Sunday.
The incident took place at 6 in the morning when over 5000 youths from Jorhat, Sivasagar and Golaghat districts arrived at the Jorhat Stadium in response to an advertisement issued a few days back.
The training was to be arranged by a non governmental organization from Sunday morning to help the unemployed youths get recruited in army’s parachut regiment.
But the youths turned violent when the NGO officials informed that the programme was cancelled bereft of any reason.
A section of the youths assaulted the NGO...
A police constable has sustained serious injury at an encounter with Naga miscreants in Karbi Aglong district on Sunday.
The encounter between police and Naga miscreants took place in the wee hours at Lahorijan area along the Assam-Nagaland interstate border where the miscreants from the neighbouring state have been on encroachment spree.
According to information, the heavy gunfight began when the armed miscreants who are believed to have been backed by NSCN militants were trying to encroach upon a plot beyond their territory.
As they came to saw a team of police on their patrolling duty, the miscreants started firing at them forcing the police to retaliate. Police constable R Teron...
RASHMITA GOGOI FROM NEW DELHIThe Centre is seriously considering to revive the talks with ULFA and other insurgent outfits who have already come back to the national mainstream.
Top level home ministry sources told Assam Times in Delhi that Union minister for home (independent charge) Kiren Rijiju, who is likely to visit Assam very soon, is keen to talk to the ULFA leaders.
“If everything goes fine, the Centre is sure of talks with ULFA after June 15. Talks are on the card with other militant outfit also ,” said a home ministry official.
Notably, talks with ULFA and the government refused to progress in the absence of its founder general secretary Anup Chetia alias...
BJP pulls up its sleeves to make a dent in the minority stronghold belonging to Congress and AIUDF.
In a bid to woo the minority people, the state BJP unit has proposed to open atleas 7000 booths in the minority dominated area.
Attended by senior leaders incluing Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal, the convention pledged to win at least 5seats in the minority dominated areas.
The 5 member delegation who demand Tarun Gogoi to b retained as Chief Minister is back to Guwahati a day after they met the AICC panel.
The have not revealed the details of what they talked to the three member panel.
But the team lead by power minister Pradyut Bordoloi, was believed to have told the panel that the they party has to pay the heavy price of dissidence in the recent Lok Sabha polls.
They were further learnt to have told the senior AICC leaders that replacement of Gogoi as chief minister would put the entire party on the brink.
Led by Dr Ghulam Nabi Azad, the three member panel set up by Sonia Gandhi would submit the report before Congress president Gandhi will take the...
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has asked the finance department officials to pinpoint the real issues confronting the state to help him prepare a practical budget in June.
Presiding over the emergency meeting of the senior finance and planning department officials in Dispur on Friday, Gogoi said that the budget must reflect the real issues besetting the people for the last few years.
Apart from minister for planning and development Tanka Bahadur Rai, chief secretary JS Khusla also attended the meeting.
The Centre is takingserious note of the rhino poaching cases in the Kaziranga National Park. This was what Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal told reporters after holding a huge convention of the party in the national park on Friday.
He said that Union forest and environment minister Prakash Javadekar would soon visit the wolrd heritage site now riddled by repeated rhino poaching incidents.
Sonowal further said that he would take up rhino poaching and immigration issue of the national park in the soon to be held cabinet meeting.
He further said a high level probe would unearth the truth adding that if proved no minister, forest officer would be spared.
Union minister for sports and youth welfare Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday instructed the Kaziranga national park authorties to firmly deal with the rhino poaching cases.
Sonowal’s instruction came up when the Union minister held a crucial meet with Chief conservator of forest, Kaziranga national park authorities along with Golaghat and Nagaon deputy commissioners.
He said that the Centre won’t allow the rhinos to be poached in the national parks and sanctuaries.
BJP’s huge convention ended in Kaziranga on Friday with a pledge to go all out to woo the people.
Addressing a press conference in Kaziranga at the end of the day long event, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that the Centre is aware of the real issues including rhino poaching and illegal infiltration from across the border.
According to him, Union home minister Rajnath Singh is very keen to visit the state to know the problem.
He further said that the partymen would further reach all sections of the people to know their pulse which, he said, would help the party get absolute majority in the 2016 asembly polls.
Attended by the newly elected MPs and MLAs along with the...
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