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..
There seems to be no respite from sweltering heat that disrupts normal life across the state on Wednesday. Wednesday morning started at 29 degree Celsius and it the figure has gone up to 35 at 9 in the morning which is expected to touch 38 degree Celsius by the afternoon. Guwahati is also burning in the sweltering heat waves along with other parts of the state.Denizens are making beeline near the coconut and watermelon vendors for some sort of respite. Ordinary Guwahatians are off from the roads to escape the heatwave that has been continuing for the last couple of days.
Three organizations are deposing before the Dispur police on Wednesday a week after they filed an application for probe into the Louis Berger scam where a foreign company allegedly bribed a section of GMDA officials in 2001.According to information, the leaders representing Krishak Sabha, Chedar and Asom Swaraj Adhikar Samaj are all prepared to give their statements before the Dispur police station on Wednesday in connection with the case they field on July 23 alleging the bribery scam in GMDA in 2001. A section of ministers along with some GMDA officials alleged to have accepted bribe to the tune of cores of rupees from a New Jersey-based construction company for awarding the contract of a...
Two persons died and five others sustained injury when a vehicle carrying a group of school teachers hit a truck in Goalpara district on Wednesday.The tragic accident took place at Bhimajuli in Mendipathar area where the teachers who were travelling to Tinsukia from Dudhnoi hit on a stranded truck in the wee hours. They were on way back to Tinsukia after attedning the teachers' meet in Dudhnoi which concluded on Tuesday.Identified as Rajiv Gohain, the teacher from Tinsukia died on the spot. The conductor of the vehicle Dilip Roy succumbed to his injuries at the hospital where he was admitted.Five other seriously injured have been battling for life at the civil hospital.
The Assam Public Service Commission will accept the applications for ACS ((preliminary) examination till August 1.According to a notification, the candidates would be able to submit the applications for combined competitive examination for ACS, APS and allied services till Saturday midnight.
The Gauhati University premises is throbbing with the activities to complete the Dr Bhupen Hazarika Samadhi Kshetra by November 5.Men deployed in the ambitious project are working round-the-clock to meet the target. Dispur is firm on its decision to open the memorial on November 5, the fourth death anniversary of the award winning maestro.Chief minister Tarun Gogoi himself is monitoring the progress with PWD minister Ajanta Neog and minister for cultural affairs Bismita Gogoi. The Chief Minister who reviewed the progress two days back asked his two ministers to meet the deadline.
Assam is known for its highest power tariff structure where the consumers have been bearing the brunt. This was what FINER has observed when it welcomed the move to revise the structure for 2015-16.In a statement, FINER said that the move to decrease the tariff for agriculture by 30 paise would help the entire sector yield good result.Notably, FINER has been dead opposed to the idea of increasing the power tariff by APDCL, APGCL and AEGCL. It moved the AERC opposing the move. …
North-East Electric Power Corporation has yet to get a whopping Rs 1,000 crore outstanding amount from Assam and Meghalaya as power dues.According to NEEPCO Chairman and Managing Director P C Pankaj, they have yet to realize Rs 536.64 crore from Assam. The outstanding amount for Meghalaya stands at Rs 429.4 crore.“The actual amount of due for receipt from Assam and Meghalaya was Rs 269.2 crore and Rs 288.21 crore, respectively, with a surcharge of Rs 267.44 crore and Rs 140.83 crore,” he said.Same it is in the case of other north-eastern states. According to information, Tripura has Rs 89.74 crore outstanding amount to be followed by Manipur with Rs 68.14 crore. The outstanding amount...
Senior cabinet minister Rockybul Hussain will look after the power portfolio in addition to his agriculture department. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, PWD minister Ajanta Neog gets the social welfare portfolio while Basanta Das will look after industry, commerce and public institutions.The exercise assumes significance at a time when chief minister Tarun Gogoi has been talking for a minor expansion of his cabinet with the reinduction of Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Business experts and police officers have stressed a set of strategies to firmly deal with smuggling that ravages economy of the north eastern states.Participating a meeting organized by FICCI on committee against smuggling and counterfeiting activities destroying economy in Guwahati on Tuesday, the speakers said that the growing problem needs to be solved early.FICCI CASCADE adviser P C Jha talked of higher VAT in cigarettes which leads to increase in illegal trade. He urged the government to take note of it.Assam and Meghalay are losing a total of Rs 700 crore revenue every year to illicit trade, he said adding that , VAT on cigarettes is as high as 30 per cent and 27 per cent in both the...
North east insurgents have been resorting to illicit trade in drugs and fake currency to make money.This was what Mukul Sahay said when the additional DGP was talking to reporters in Guwahati in the sidelines of a FICCI function on Tuesday.Sahay said funds to these insurgents come mainly from the smugglers to ensure their safety and security. He observed that funds, mostly, comes from tobacco, drugs and fake currency rackets in the entire north eastern region.He observed that illicit trade has yet to be accorded priority because of traditional crimes like insurgency and ethnic clash.
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