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 Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council is holding a huge meeting of the local heads at the Polo Ground in Shillong on Saturday to discuss the various issues confronting the indigenous tribes.The decision to hold the meeting was taken after the Council took serious note of the Meghalaya government’s move to draft a new Bill to empower the traditional institutions and heads.Later under mounting pressure, the government withdrew the ordinance and decided to move a new Bill. The meeting is expected to discuss the extension of the building bye-laws jurisdiction in scheduled areas.
In yet another development in the state’s political scenario six months ahead of the assembly polls, an independent MLA is set to join BJP on Saturday. He is Dwipen Pathak, who is expected to unofficially join BJP when he is meeting party president Amit Shah in New Delhi in the afternoon. Pathak, who won the polls five years back with Trinamool Congress ticket later resigned the party.
A surging water level of the Brahmaputra is posing a serious threat to Guwahati city forcing the authority to keep the denizens on maximum alert.If the mighty river maintains the surging trend, Panbazar, Uzanbazar, Maligaon, Bharalumukh and Fancy bazaar area might come under waters during the next 24 hours. The Kamrup (Metro) deputy commissioner’s office and CJM court have been facing the first threat along with the adjacent areas.The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level because of the incessant rains in the catchment areas of Arunachal Pradesh.
The overall flood scene remains totally ravaging on Saturday. The Brahmaputra and its tributaries are swelling because of heavy rains in the catchment areas of Arunachal Pradesh. The surging waters have submerged more and more areas during that last 24 hours displacing over 13 lakh people in 19 districts.The situation in Dibrugarh district remains unchanged where the current wave has claimed 6 lives. Surging waters washed away a minor boy in Maijan beel area on Friday morning. All vital roads and bridges have come under the flood waters. Same scene prevails in Dhemaji where over 3 lakh people have been reeling under flood waters. There is no immediate of any let-up in the situation if the...
Sensation strikes in Tura after the local residents recovered a body of a businessman who went missing from Dhubri on Thursday.Identified as Ismile Haque, the young businessman went missing from Tamalguri area forcing his family members to move police. Police investigation is going on.
The Gauhati High Court Bar Council has suspended three lays at the fag-end of the impasse alleging violation of the organization’s rules and regulations.The council on Friday suspended senior lawyers Bhaskar Dev Konwar, Benudhar Das and SS Dey who allegedly refused to stick to the council’s lines. Before that a division bench of the court set up a special panel to look in to the allegations against the acting Chief Justice………….
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday made an aerial survey in the flood affected areas in Dibrugarh, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Tinsukia and Sivasagar.He asked the authority to intensify relief and rescue operations in the flooded areas. He further alleged that the Centre has not released any fund to help the flood-hit lot. He further criticized Sarbananda Sonowal alleging that the Union minister has been failing to ensure early release of the central fund to the flood-hit people.
Dissident Congress leaders have been camping in New Delhi to carry forward their further course of action. According to sources, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma who is taking the lead will help them meet BJP president Amit Shah in the capital on Saturday.The dissident MLAs include Kripanath Malla, Piyush Hazarika, Jayanta Malla Baruah, Palab Luchon Das, Balin Chetia, Mansingh Rongpi, Pradan Baruah who left for New Delhi in the after.Hours after them Dr Sarma also left for the capital. Notably, the sitting Congress MLAs have been finding it difficult to get assurance of tickets to contest the assembly polls early next year in the face of resistance from a circle of senior Assam BJP leaders.
Congress leader Ripun Bora took on Sarbananda Sonowal a day after the Union minister Union minister claimed that the Centre has released funds for the flood affected people.Talking to reporters in New Delhi on Friday, Bora said that the Rs 270 cr fund released recently was the outstanding amount. “Sonowal is not perhaps not aware of these and that’s why, he has been saying so,” said Bora. Bora took on the Narendra Modi government saying that the Centre has done precious little to help the flood affected state.
The Gauhati High Court on Friday set up a special panel to look into the allegations against acting chief justice K Sredharan Rao. Taking up two different petitions against the Justice Rao a division bench of the court set up the committee. The bench asked the committee to submit the report within ten days. “We are satisfied with the move. Let our serious allegations against the Justice Rao be probed. We will wait for the findings,” a lawyer told Assam Times when they were holding a meeting to call-off the protest.After the meeting at the old high court premises the Bar Association leaders confirmed that they would join the functionings from Monday. Later they took out a procession...
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