Film critic-journalist Utpal Borpujari has been nominated as a member of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) jury for the 34th Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF), considered among one of the most prestigious film festivals globally. Borpujari will serve in the jury that will decide the International Critics’ FIPRESCI prize at the festival that will run from August 26 to September 6.
The other members of the jury, chaired by Andrea Dittgen of Germany, are Mario Abbade from Brazil, Diego Cabrera from Peru, Jon Frosch from France, Pascal Grenier from Canada, Anders Larsson from Sweden and Jake Wilson from Australia. Borpujari, who had won the Swarna Kamal for the Best Film Critic at the 50th National Film Awards in 2003, has served in FIPRESCI juries earlier also, in international film festivals like MAMI in Mumbai, Osian’s Cinefan in Delhi and documentary festival MIFF in Mumbai.
Hailing from Guwahati, Borpujari is currently working as a senior journalist with the New Delhi bureau of Bangalore-based English daily Deccan Herald. He is currently also a member of the world film selection committee of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held annually in Goa.
Assam Congress hailed Tarun Gogoi's state budget for 2008-2009 saying it a pro poor people.The party has welcomed the proposals for food processing park in Chaygaon, Rs 75 crore to revive the Assam Finance Corporation, Palstic park in Tinsukia with a hope that these will go a long way to strengthen the state's economy. According to the party, the proposal for engagement of 21,000 youths with Sarba Sikhya Mission and along with 10,000 more youths through National Rural Health Mission is a step like never before. The steps virtually to reduce the prices of potato, onion, suji, atta will be a big relief for the common people.
The Kingkhap Assamese ladies association of Kharghar celebrated international women's day at Mile Stone party hall in a befitting manner. Noted journalist Sobita Goswami, welknown physician Dr. Bobbita Ghodke were invited to grace the association as guest of honour . The function started with lighting of the lamp by the honoured guest followed by the felicitation with Assamese Gamosa and a bouquet. The kingkhap is a newly formed ladies organisation. President Deepali Das delivered the welcome address and Secretary Ruma Hazarika also spoke about the significance of women's day. Sobita Goswami presented a valuable speech on the importance of women in the society. Dr. Bobita Ghodke stressed...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has tabled a Rs 2189.23 crore crore deficit state budget on the floor of the House on Monday pledging to make Assam a healthy and wealthy state. In his speech, Mr Gogoi, who also holds the finance portfolio said the state has been making progress on several fronts. In his budget, Mr Gogoi proposed 65,000 new jobs for the youths in this fiscal. In addition to this for the unemployment youths, the Government has proposed interest-free loans for the self help groups.Besides, the works on the gas cracker projects in Tengakhat are going on rapidly to complete the project by 2012, said the Chief Minister adding that the project will go a long way to address the...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is all set to table the state Budget for 2008-2009 on the floor of the House today. Speaking to Assam Times, Assam legislative Assembly officials here say Mr Gogoi who also holds the finance portfolio will table the budget today on 10 in the morning. The budget is expcted to be for the common people.
Much ink have been spilled on the racist and indecent attitudes in Delhi and its neighbouring areas towards those hailing from the seven sister stats and Sikkim but these refuse to die down. Over the years, the things have gone from bad to worse. That too at the instance of a section of ‘mainstream’ but muddle headed journalists and writers who boast of championing for the dumb millions but hardly knowing all about what is there in the home country. Nothing underscores this more painfully than a recent feature carried by The Times of India.Written by Nona Walia, the entire feature Spa with a difference, has some off- the-cut-remark which nothing but an insane can accept....
ULFA is set to target against the Hindi speaking people in Assam forcing the authorities to beef up security arrangement in upper Assam. The banned insurgent outfit shot dead three brick kiln workers near Udalguri tea Estate in between Tengakhat and Chabuwa on Sunday midnight.According to information, a group of armed youth stormed into a brick kiln owned by one Shyam Gohain at around 10-30 on Sunday evening Immediately after entering, they started indiscriminate firing on the workers who were sleeping. Three of them killed on the spot while three others managed to escape from the spot. Police and civil officials arrived in the spot later and started investigation.
Local people blocking a road to stage demonstration in protest against the police and paramilitary atrocity for several hours at Duliajan on 09-03-08. Yesterday evening, police and paramilitary forces beaten and tortured innocent people in Duliajan after a grenade blast in a CRPF camp. Pix by UB Photos.
As many as six people have been left injured in upper Assam's Dibrugrah town when the suspected ULFA militants exploded a powerful hand grenade on Saturday evening. According to information, the blast took place at the Cole Road of the town at around 7-45 in the evening. All these injured people have been shifted to the Assam Medical College Hospital. The Hospital has already two people who received injury at the Tinsukia blast that rocked on the afternoon. Police and civil officials are there on the spot and have started operation to nab the culprits involved in it. It may be noted that 20 people were injured in two other blast in the state earlier on Saturday. Four of them in the city'...
A mass wedding ceremony of 52 couples of diferent religion were held today at Siajuli Baba Dham Namghar organized by the Seva Bharti and Marwari Sanmelan Mahila Manch at Lakhimpur on 8th March 2008. Pix by UB Photos.
As many as sixteen people have been injured while a powerful bomb exploded in Tinsukia town at around 1 pm on Saturday. According to information, the blast took place at the busy GNB Road in front of a grocery. The injured people have been rushed to the hospital. High level police and civil officials have arrived in the spot to start operation. Meanwhile, one more crude bomb have been recovered just before a while. Details are awaited.
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