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..
Tripura police remains clueless a day after suspected NLFT militants abducted 11 including 5 from Assam persons from Amchurmukh at gunpoint. Operation is going on to rescue the workers. But there workers and militants are still clueless. The incident took place a jeep carrying them was stopped at gun-point at Amchurmukh. Then they took away 11 workers leaving five others in the jeep at around 9 at night.
Social worker and journalist Nazira Syed Khairul Hassan won the best youth organiser award of Sivasagar district for the year 2014 sponsored by the Nehru Youva Kendra under the ministry of youth affairs and sports. He would receive the prestigious award on the National Youth Day slated for January 12, 2015. Hassan has been involving in a number of social service on welfare and poverty allivation, women empowerment, income generation ,Environment conservation, health awareness etc. under the It may be mentioned that under the banner of a social organisation PRAGATI.
HANTIGIRI NARZARY, KOKRAJHAR: Kokrajhar joined the 150th birth anniversary of Lakhminath Bezbaruah at Rashmela ground along with other parts of the state on Saturday. Hundreds of people participated in the birth anniversary by paying floral tribute to the Rasraj organised by Kokrajhar district unit of All Assam Students Union(AASU). Sahitya Akademy awardee and writer Haricharan Boro and Prof Nabajyoti Sarma,Bodoland University attended the function as guests. A poem recitation and song competition compose of Rasraj was also organised on the occasion among students.
Congress party is confident of coming back to power in BTAD. Only the time is required. The ruling party in Dispur thinks so. The party will have to wait for 2015 elections in the BTC.This was what the party leaders said in Kokrajhar on Saturday. Rajya Sabha MP Santiuse Kujur and Chandi Basumatary,ex MLA and Chief coordinator said that the Congress will contest in all 40 seats and scoring majority seats in the council election slated to be held next year 2015 by March-April.Kujur said that Congress has started its campaign got the council election among party workers and held meetings in council region. He said that his party will oust BPF in the BTAD areas.He has charged that BPF has been...
It’s a glowing tribute to the Sahityarathi Laxminath Bezbaruah. The state remembered the doyen of the Assamese reciting his O Mur Aapunar Desh by one lakh students in as many as 42 locations on Saturday. Courtesy All Assam Students’ Union (AASU). Inaugurating the 150th birth anniversary of the doyen in Guwahati on Saturday, Dr Amarjyoti Choudhury called a genius who had established Assamese as a modern Indian language rich in its literature. AASU advisor Samujjal Bhattacharyya said that over one lakh students took part in 42 locations across Assam in the simultaneous recitation of his famous poem on Saturday.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi turns 81 on Saturday. But the birth day will be a low-key affairs which will confine to his family members only at Koinadhara. He has already received umpteen numbers of wishes on his birth day. Doctors at the GMCH have advised Gogoi at least 3 days’ rest on health ground.Gogoi was born on October 11 in 1934 at Rangajan Tea Estate in Jorhat district. After completing his graduation from J.B. College in Jorhat, studied Law and took LLB Degree from Gauhati University. Gogoi took over as chief minister in 2001 and his third consecutive term expires in April 2016.
The Centre keeps Assam on alert along with West Bengal apprehending terror attacks by the followers of Osama bin Laden. Acting on IB reports, home ministry sent letter bearing No Ref No 3627-60 and 3698-3731/C&R Cell-C-2/S11) to Dispur fearing attack by Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, HUJI, Ansarullah Bangla Team and Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. These groups are believed to have been targeting the prominent places in the country to foment communal tensions in Assam. Assam shares long porous borders with Bangladesh, terror groups belonging to the would engineer bomb blasts at important commercial hubs like stock exchanges, airports, railways, popular religious places and the BJP offices....
HANTIGIRI NARZARY, KOKRAJHAR: Hundreds of women activists under the banner of the All Bodo Women’s Welfare Federation staged protest in Kokrajhar on Friday demanding high level inquiry into mysterious death of Renuka Basumatary. The demonstrators shouted slogans with banner, festoone and placards demanding early arrest of Umacharan Barman, who is to be blamed for the shocking incident. The two long sit in began from 11 in the morning jointly by Kokrajhar district committee of ABWWF and Women Wing of BPF near DRDA office complex. They submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi through Kokrajhar Deputy Comissioner demanding a high level inquiry into killing of Renuka...
A local court West Bengal has remanded six youths to 14 days police custody a day after they were arrested from Barpeta in connection with the Burdwan explosion. They have been nabbed on the basis of the confessional statements of Amina Bibi and Rajira Bibi whom the West Bengal Police arrested after the explosion where two terrorists were killed and one was injured at a house in Khagragarh area of Burdwan on October 2. Apart from it, Assam police have been probing possible links of the six youths with the Bangladesh-based Islamic terror network Jamat-ul-Mujahideen. The investigation is on to get some vital clues regarding the presence of Islamic terror network in the state.
Sensation prevails in Tezpur after a police officer allegedly committed suicide on Friday. The incident was believed to have taken place in the wee hours where senior police officer Naren Talukdar shot himself dead at his room. He shot himself to death within own service pistol and is body was found inside his room at the police station complex in the morning. Post mortem report is expected to come out on Friday evening. Investigation is on to ascertain the reason for the policeman taking the extreme step.
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