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..
Yet another gangrape incident in Barpeta sends no less sensation across the state on Wednesday. The shocking incident took place inside a house in Howly beside the Barpeta Medical College Hospital where four youths gangraped a 12 year old local girl.Later she was left under the Howly overbridge. The parents of the victim lodged a complaint before police. The accused are still on the run. The incident assumes significance hardly a week a after a private bus driver and his assistant gangraped a minor girl inside their bus in Goreswar triggering massive protest across the state.
In a huge relief for Nabam Tuki, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Gauhati High Court’s judgment ordering CBI probe into the allegations against Arunachal Pradesh chief minister.Taking up the plea, a bench of Supreme Court has stayed the high court’s order for CBI probe into the role of the then PWD minister in 2011.The huge scam in allocation of contracts took place when Tuki was holding the PWD portfolio forcing the Gauhati High Court on August 21 to order CBI probe.
In yet another move that can ignite the anti-dam stir across the north eastern region, NHPC starts resuming the hydel dam construction at Gerukamukh. NHPC is believed to recruited many workers to be heavily guarded by the security forces. No worker is allowed to come out of the construction fearing attack by the anti-dam protestors.NHPC has allegedly resumed the hydel dam construction without any go-ahead from the expert committee who have been studying the allegations by the anti dam protestors. But no local organizations have come out in protest against the NHPC who has resumed the construction of the hydel dam.
Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma embroils in yet another controversy after he made public his move to join BJP. Highly placed sources told Assam Times that AICC has yet to receive any letter from the former minister.On the other hand, APCC has confirmed that Dr Sarma has not formally resigned from the party before he met BJP president Amit Shah in New Delhi on Sunday.This has forced the party to suspend Dr Sarma from the party’s primary membership on Tuesday. APCC president Anjan Dutta served Dr Sarma a showcase notice asking him to clarify why he should be spared.
Delhi police busted a major sex racket after recovering three minor girls on Wednesday. Acting on some disturbing inputs, a police team conducted a raid at a room in Narayan area where the three minors girls were rescued.Delhi police are in touch with their counterparts in Assam to handover the rescued girls.
Any construction in and around the Kaziranga National Park will not be allowed. The government will have to ensure it. This was what the National Green Tribunal directed on Tuesday. The National Green Tribunal is dead opposed to any construction in and around the.A NGT bench headed Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the government to file a map of the park with its boundaries and the construction has been restricted to 5 km radious.The tribunal asked the government to ensure the strict compliance of the orders of the tribunal and no construction whatsoever should be permitted to come up in and around the world heritage park.The tribunal will resume hearing on September 14. The...
Police have arrested Rubul Ali two days after he along with his associate raped a minor girl inside their bus on Sunday.Rubul was picked up from Baihata Chariali during an intensified operation after thousands of people hit the streets demanding immediate arrest of the culprits involved in it.Another accused Arsed Ali has been absconding. The raped the 13 year girl inside the bus after it arrived in Goreswar from Guwahati. Local residents on Monday morning rescued her when she tried to escape the perpetrators.
The move to formally welcome Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma is believed to have divided the BJP leaders. A section of the party leaders in Assam is upbeat with Dr Sarma’s entry saying it would help the party showing good poll performance. Some others have said that it would do more harm than good. At least 7 senior leaders including MPs have been dead opposed to Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma saying that it would hamper the party’s poll prospect. “Several top BJP leaders are disappointed with the central leadership which allowed his to join the party. It is quite embarrassing,” said a senior leader who did not wished to be named.Another leader said, “till the other day we have...
Assam Congress has suspended Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma two days after the Jalukbari MLA confirmed his move to join BJP.According to APCC sources, Dr Sarma who has been doing dissidence against Tarun Gogoi as chief minister has been suspended alleging anti party activities.The former minister is all set to join BJP at huge party rally in Guwahati on August 28. The suspension assumes significance two days after he sent his resignation letter to AICC after his meeting with BJP president Amit Shah.
Thousands of people hit the streets in Goreswar demanding exemplary punishment for the driver and his associate who allegedly gangraped a minor girl inside their bus on Sunday.With banners and festoons, local residents in Goreswar came out of their homes asking police to immediately to nab the driver and his assistant.They said that they will keep agitating till the perpetrators are brought to book. “The minor girl must get justice,” said a protestor.The happened on Sunday where the driver and his assistant gangraped the girl confining her inside the bus at night after arriving from Guwahati.
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