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..
A Supreme Court panel will be meeting on Tuesday to end the ongoing Gauhati High Court deadlock over the public interest litigation.Convened by Chief Justice of India HL Dutte, the meeting will be attended by Justice Ranjan Gagoi, Justice A.M. Sapre and Justice Amitabh Roy, who will deliberate on the contents of the memorandum submitted by the lawyers’ body of the Gauhati High Court on Sunday.A Gauhati High Court Bar Association delegation met CJI in New Delhi on Sunday who assured them of steps to short out the issue.
After Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, five sitting Congress legislators are believed to have been preparing to join BJP on August 28.Three of them have been camping in New Delhi to clear the formalities. According to unconfirmed reports, parliamentary secretary Balin Chetia, Nalbari MLA Jayanta Malla Baruah and Jonai MLA Pradan Baruah are preparing to follow Dr Sarma who unofficially joined BJP on Sunday.Dr Sarma along with his associates are set to join BJP on August 28 when the party wll be holding a huge rally in Guwahati.
DoNER minister Jitendra Prasad Singh on a day long visit to Assam on Tuesday. Singh is scheduled to visit the flood affected areas in Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Goalpara and Dhubri where the current flood wave has rendered more than 2 lakh people homeless.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is meeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday to discuss the political situation after Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed hi entry into BJP.He is also likely to meet Vice president Rahul Gandhi along with other top AICC leaders.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi called Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma an able political leader 24 hours after his former man Friday unofficially joined BJP.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Monday, Gogoi said that he did many thing at the initiative of Dr Sarma whom he gave good chances.“Yes, I wanted him in Congress. His exit won’t put Congress in dire straights,” he said. Victory of Congress in the Tiwa Autonomous Council election has proved that the popularity of Congress Govt is on the upswing.— Tarun Gogoi (@tarun_gogoi) August 22, 2015
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi said on Monday that the current flood wave has claimed 14 lives apart from affecting 8,26,000 people in 14 districts.Addressing a press conference in Dispur, he alleged to have received insufficient fund from the Centre. He said the water level starts receding adding that 2 lakh people are still in the relief camps.
Two bikers died when their two wheelers on which they were traveling hit a stranded truck in Barpeta district on Sunday midnight.The incident took place on the Barpeta-Howly road when the duo believed to have lost the control over the two wheelers.Identified as Sujit Karmakar and Lipon Karmakar the duo died on the spot.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is holding an emergency meeting in Guwahati on Monday to discuss the political situation a day after Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma unofficially joined BJP.All cabinet ministers are expected to attend the meeting scheduled at 12-30 in Dispur. After the crucial meeting, Gogoi is scheduled to leave for New Delhi to meet Sonia Gandhi in the evening.
At least 40 passengers had a narrow escape from death when the bus carrying them caught fire in Sonitpur district on Monday.The incident took place at Sootea area in Biswanath Chariali in the wee hours. Passengers told ne24 that the bus was on its way to Dimapur from Chilapathar. “As the bus halted for a while in Sootea we came to see smoke billowing from the engine. We got down in fear. Minutes after it the bus caught in the fire,” said a passenger who was on his way to Dimapur from Dhemaji. Another passenger said, “the bus caught fire. We are safe but our bags were reduced to ashes.” Fire tenders arrived in the spot and brought the inferno under fire. The reason is said to be...
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi is leaving for New Delhi on Monday a day after Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma unofficially joined BJP in New Delhi.Gogoi, who is on an official visit to the capital citing his participation in the Niti Aayog meeting on Monday, is scheduled to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi to apprise her of the prevailing political situation following Dr Sarma’s entry into BJP.
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