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..
Terror shadow seems to have fallen in Assam in the run up to the Independence Day slated for Monday. A policemen killed and another sustained serious injury when suspected KPLT rebels attacked a police station in Karbi Anglong district on Saturday. The incident took place in the wee hours where a group of rebel started an indiscriminate firing at Rongbongway police station where two policemen were left injured. One of them died on the way to the hospital while another is struggling with death at a hospital. Security forces have been carrying out an intensified operation in search of the KPLT rebels who attacked the policed station two days before the Independence Day.
Security forces are fanning in Tinsukia district a day after suspected ULFA militants killed two people. Army, police and para military forces have been carrying out an intensified operation to flush out the rebels who are believed to have been moving in the district to disrupt the Independence Day celebrations. Security forces have been patrolling on the streets. Policemen deployed on the vital roads and bridges have intensified checking of the vehicles. Two people were killed and seven others injured when suspected militants started indiscriminate firing on a group of people in the evening.
Suspected ULFA militants killed 2 persons 2 days after the insurgent outfit warned the people against the celebration of the Independence Day on Friday evening. The incident took place at Philobari area in Tinsukia district where a group of hardcore militants is believed to have been moving to disrupt the I-Day celebration. Details awaited.
A BJP legislator claims to have received extortion notice of Rs.1 crore from ULFA-I suggesting the failure of the 4 month old Sarbananda Sonowal Government. He is none other than Balin Chetia who took up the case with Chief Minister on Friday. The BJP MLA from Sadiya confirmed it inviting the opposition Congress to alleged that even a ruling party legislator is not safe and secured in the regime of Sarbananda Sonowal.
In a historic move, Assam on Friday ratified the Constitution amendment Bill on the Goods and Services tax hardly a week after Parliament cleared the Bill.With this, days are not far to replace most of the indirect taxes. VAT, central sales tax, luxury tax, entry tax (all forms), and entertainment and amusement tax will be incorporated into the GST. The new regime will benefit the tax department, and trade and industry.
Electronic Media Forum Assam {EMFA} strongly condemns the vandalism engineered by a section of youths targeting the on duty media persons in front of Guwahati Railway Station on Thursday night and urges the authority to nab the culprits immediately. According to the eye witnesses, a section of Cotton College hostel boarders had arrived on the location in the night hours, where some auto-drivers were already indulging in clashes with few taxi-drivers, and the group of Cottonians started the vandalism. Many private vehicles were damaged by the students. The hostel boarders also targeted the television journalists from various news channels, who went to the location following the clashes,...
Prominent wildlife organization of Assam, Nature’s Beckon and Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) welcome the recent initiative of Assam government to protect the wildlife in general and conserve the one-horned rhinoceros in particular. The two organizations, while appreciating the latest initiative to start the process of verification of rhino horns kept in the custody of forest department and different treasuries in the State, urge strongly the government to make public the number of rhino horns in its custody since 1980. The people of Assam also must know how much rhino horns were there in the custody of the forest department and the treasuries of Assam till 1980 (those recovered before the...
A panel of experts on Thursday started verifying the genuineness of the rhino horns stored inside the treasuries in four districts. Led by Mohan Chandra Malakar, the committee started the process in Golaghat at the Circuit House. The forest officials, who had signed and sealed the trunks during the time of deposition were invited to check the seal of the trunk. According to an official statement, “each of the rhino horns stored in the state treasury, already have a Government of India (GOI) serial number and that was tallied today while preparing the inventory. Weights and photographs of the horns were also taken. For scientific evaluation, the original weight and present weight have also...
AJYCP has vehemently criticized BJP MLA Ashok Singhal for his recent bombardment in the Assam Assembly on the mega dam protestors. In a statement, president of the influential youth and student organization Biraj Kumar Talukdar said there might be some inside stories behind Singhal’s somersault on the controversial issue. “Whatever Singhal said on the floor was quite contrary to his earlier position. Till the other day, he and his organization did everything possible to stop the mega dam construction along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border,” said Talukdar. He said, “has Singhal changed his position following his secret deal with the NHPC authorities in pre-poll scene? Or has he started...
A powerful explosion rocked Tinsukia on Thursday a day after ULFA(I) along with a few other like minded outfits warned the people in general to stay away for the Independence day celebrations. The Thursday’s incident took place in Badalbheta Tea Estate in Doomdooma area where the suspected militants exploded an IED inside a drain along Philobari bypass road at 7.30 in the morning. Here is, however, no casualty in the incident. But the security forces are fanning in and around the entire area to nab the militants who exploded the IED in the run up to the Independence Day celebrations.
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