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..
The violence in Manipur erupts an escalating protest in New Delhi where tribal people from the north eastern state came out opposing the three legislations cleared by the assembly on Monday. Under the banner of the Manipur Tribals Forum in New Delhi, the tribal people thronged the Jantar Mantar in the afternoon where they staged the dharna demanding prime minister’s intervention. They further threatened to launch a massive agitation if their grievances are not redressed. The dharna ended in the evening after they sent the memorandum to prime minister’s office. Heres' the memorandum the sent to the Prime Minister at the end of the darna on Wednesday. ...
Rumours have always been the billows that fan conflagration in the restive Churachandpur district. That has forced the authorities to smartly block the mobile messaging and internet services.As a result, the entire north eastern state remains disconnected from the rest of the virtual world much to a major inconvenience of the common people. On the other hand, a section of protesters have not allowed restoration of surface communication by feeling trees on the road.The violence erupted on Monday after a section of hills people set ablaze seven ancestral houses of ministers and MLAs at Churachandpur hours after the assembly ensured the passage of three crucial bills paving the way for...
Surface communication remains heavily disrupted in Assam along with other parts of the country following the 12 hour general strike by the trade unions on Wednesday.Called in protest against the anti people or anti worker policies of the NDA government, the general strike began in the state at 6 in the morning. Leaders and workers blocked rails and roads across the state in many places in the morning forcing the authorities to reschedule many trains in Guwahati.
The incessant rains that lashed Guwahati and its adjoining areas are likely to result in landslide soon. Local residents in Amingaon, Thirteenth Mile, Nineth Mile, Maligaon areas fear the tragic rerun of landslide incidents in near future. The district administration has yet to keep the denizens on alert in view of the incessant rains to be followed by massive landslide. Notably, a woman and her 2 year old daughter died a tragic death when a huge rock slipped into the hut where they were sleeping in Amingaon area on Tuesday wee hours.
After a brief halt, massive waterlogging wreaks havoc in Guwahati disrupting surface communication on Tuesday.A huge portion of the National Highway has come under the water logging forcing Nagaon-Guwahti buses, trucks and other vehicles to divert the route through Chandrapur area in the outskirt of the city.Many areas in the city have been flooded following the incessant rains in the afternoon. The worst-hit areas include Lachitnagar, Anil nagar, Nabin nagar, Chandmari and the busy RG Baruah Road.
Women in restive Churachandpur taking out procession on Tuesday a day after their male counterparts turned violent after assembly passed three crucial bills to ensure safety of "indigenous people".
Amid growing blamegame over the Louis Berger scam between Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and former GMDA minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, a Canada delegation is on a fact finding visit to Guwahati on Tuesday.The four member US team asked for a number of documents to cross check the bribery allegations against a section of ministers and GMDA officers. They are set to collect a set of papers to gather evidence of bribery in the crore rupee deal. It is learnt that the senior officials are examining the documents for ascertaining the kick back allegations. The scam took place twelve years back when the Canada-based firm was forced to bribe a section of powerful ministers and GMDA officers for...
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi gave hint of a tough action on the dissident Congress MLAs for anti party activities saying that the party won’t tolerate these any longer.Talking to reporters after the end of the meeting with party vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, Gogoi said that the dissident MLAs won’t be spared until and unless they tender apology before the party leadership. He said under no circumstance, his government not collapsed. Before that Gogoi along with PCC president Anjan Dutta discuss with Rahul Gandhi the state’s political situation after Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma deserted the party. General secretary Dr CP Joshi was also present in the meeting.
Miscreants set ablaze the Churachandpur Police Station in Manipur on Tuesday at around 2 in the afternoon. Earlier in the morning, Assam Rifles jawans and Manipur Polcie were chased by a large number of protestors and holed up at the station. Meanwhile 2 more unidentified dead bodies were found in Churachandpur town area. Locals suspect that miscreats coming from outside the area killing innocent people.
Yet another death has come to light in Manipur as the restive north eastern state continues to embroil in more violence.A charred body has been recovered from the ravaged remains of the house of INC MLA T. Manga Vaiphei in Churachandpur town, which was burnt down on Monday evening.The unidentified body was found on Tuesday morning in presence of police commandos deployed to firmly deal with the boiling situation hours after the assembly cleared the passage of three bills in the name of providing safety and security of the indigenous plains people in the state.
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