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..
Amid a pall of gloom the lifeless Chitra Saikia has arrived in his home on Sunday morning three days after he was killed in firing along the Indo-Pak border. At around 8 in the morning, Chitra’s body was flown to Guwahati where senior army officials paid their last respect. Then it was taken to his home in Jagi Bhakat gaon in Jagiroad where he would be cremated.Various parties, organizations and individuals have condoled the death of the army jawan and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.
The sexual assault of a six year old student by a hostel warden at Goko creates no less repercussion among the student fraternity Arunachal Pradesh. Various organizations have demanded stringent punishment for the warden who sexually assaulted the minor student. WSWWS president Marbom Bagra and general secretary Hoksum Ori have questioned the school authority for not placing female warden for the girl child at in Liitung Liimang Public school at Geku.The women wing has called for close monitoring of all schools and character antecedents of teachers engaged from outside by the education authority and district administration before such heinous crime surface in our society.
Arunachal Pradesh governor visited JP Rajkhowa visited the bamboo processing centre at Poma on Saturday. During his visit, Rajkhowa interacted with the trainees, master trainers and members of Poma Village Development Society, which is running the centre. Facilitated by departments of planning, environment & forests and implemented by the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Corporation limited, the center was set up with technical help from Cane and Bamboo Technology Center (CBTC) in Guwahati.Rajkhowa observed that the Centre is good for economic empowerment of rural community but to realise that it must involve the youth in big way. He advised that financial assistance must be provided to the...
Upper Siang Deputy Remo Kamki asked a local farmer body to re-consider their ultimatum for closure of NEEPCO office at Yingkiong. Kamki asked them to refrain themselves from violent and unlawful activities against the Power developer. He said in case of any law and order problem, the Forum shall be held responsible.The affected people spearheaded by the SIFF are already opposing the proposed Hydro Electric Project and also expressed their reluctance to allow even preliminary survey and investigation. They even vehemently opposed the proposed enumeration fearing that once any preliminary assessment is allowed, the project will inevitably come up.The farmer has been dead opposed to the Hydro...
The base ballers from Assam have fetched no less pride to the country when the India clinched the Presidential Cup championship in Iran on Saturday.The Indian team comprise Gangesh Das, Projex Das and Ashis Baruah who stole the march in the global baseball fight in Iran. The trio is on the way back to New Delhi on Tuesday. Various sports organizations and individuals have greeted the three baseball players for their landmark achievement abroad.
More trouble awaits Gopinath Das who is absconding after police registered a rape case against the Boko AIUDF MLA.A child right protection organization has written to Assam Assembly Speaker Pranab Kumar Gogoi for his immediate disqualification for keeping minor girls as his domestic help.Speaker Gogoi is likely to step in very soon. The organization demands his disqualification three days after police rescued yet another minor domestic help from his house in Guwahati.The Boko MLA is waiting for Gauhati High Court’s breather when it would hear his anticipatory bail plea on Monday. Das allegedly raped his minor domestic help inside his car forcing her to move police demanding justice. Under...
Properties worth one crore were reduced to ashes when at least ten shops caught fire in Goalpara district on Saturday.The incident took place at Balapara area where the fire originated at a shop and then started spreading to the adjacent shops. Fire tenders were deployed to deal with the huge inferno. But by then the fire engulfed as many as ten nearby shops.“The extent of damage stands nearly over one crore. The reason of the fire has yet to be ascertained. Preliminary investigation suggest electric short circuit. Details are yet to be learnt,” said a police officer who arrived in the spot to assess the situation.
Two local businessmen went missing from Mancachar on Saturday. Popularly known as Akidul Islam and Billul Miyan, the duo were suspected to have been kidnapped by militants from across the interstate border. Security forces have stepped up search operations in Chandguri from where the duo went missing.
Police have stepped up operation against Gopinath Das who has been remaining untraced after police registered a rape against the AIUDF MLA a couple of days back. Boko police on Saturday carried out simultaneous raids in five places in search of Das who allegedly raped his minor domestic help inside his car.A team of Boko police raided a house in Goalpara in search of Das who was not available. Then another team picked up his two bother in laws to be questioned in this connection.His last hope remains on the Gauhati High Court who is take his anticipatory bail plea on Monday.
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