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 special train carrying the injured people from Chapra in Bihar is on the way to Dibrugarh. The train is expected to arrive in the Dibrugarh station in the afternoon. The train left Paltanbazar station at 8 in the morning two and a half hour after it reached Guwahati. Six passengers were killed and 30 others sustained injury when the Dibrugarh bound Rajdhani Express carrying them from Delhi jumped off the rails at Chapra in Bihar on Wednesday.
A rising water level of the Brahmaputra has forced the authority in Guwahati to suspend ferry services on the mighty river. Talking to Assamtimes, official sources said that the ferry service from Kachari ghat to North Guwahati would be opened only after receding of the waterlevel. The Kamrup(metro) district has deployed a few ASTC buses to North Guwahati to clear the rush.
Ambubachi has come to an end on Thursday morning. The doors of Kamakhya temple now is open for the devotees who came to the Nilachal hilltop 4 days back to attend the Ambubachi mela. Devotees in large numbers from the country and abroad are waiting in huge queue for puja offering to the goddess.
Some mesmerizing Naga music will reverberate in a castle on a rocky island off the coast of Italy and the heights of the Himalayas around the same time this month end as filmmaker-critic Utpal Borpujari’s documentary “Songs of the Blue Hills” has been invited to three more international film festivals. The film has been selected to the 12th Ischia Film Festival held under the patronage of the President of Italy in the medieval Aragonese Castle located on the Mediterranean Sea, the 7th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) and the Ladakh International Film Festival after having already earned high appreciation in six international film festivals. Produced by...
Parts of the upper Assam districts have come under flood after the waterlevels of the Brahmaputra and its tributeries rose following the incessant rains that lashed the catchment areas during the last couple of days. Some vital roads in Sivasagar, Jorhat and Dibrugarh districts have come under the surging waters damaging crops in the paddy fields. The situation could turn grave as the water levels of these rivers have been rising alarmingly.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday left it on party high command to decide on his fate as chief minister. Talking to reporters after his meeting with Mallikarjun Kharge in the morning, Gogoi said that he had hardly any idea of his top job and that party high command would take the final call. His statement assumes significance a day after the dissidant ministers and MLAs formaly demanded removal of Gogoi as chief minister. Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has been leading the camp on Monday night submitted a letter to the high commamd raising a few allegations against Gogoi.
Atleast 15 people had a narrow escape when the houses they lived in were collapsed in landslide in Guwahati on Tuesday. The incident took place in the wee hours at Jyotinagar near Bamunimoidam when a wall slipped into their houses. The family members managed to escape the tragedy.
A tragic mishap claimed the life of a pilgrim near Kamakhya temple on Tuesday. The accident took place near the ancient at Nilachal hilltop where the pilgrim who came from West Bengal was knocked down by a vehicle in the morning.
AICC leader Mallikarjun Kharge took stock of the voice of growing resentment within the party ministers and MLAs in Guwahati on Monday. Kharge, who is on a stock taking visit to Guwahati asked the legislators to ensure victory in the 2016 assembly polls. A section of the legislatures strongly advocated change of chief minister to ensure poll victory. Some others want action against the dissident ministers and MLAs saying that it would harm the party in the polls.
Suspected NDFB militants are believed to have kidnapped an engineer from Andhra Pradesh Haflong last week. Sources have confirmed a demand of Rs. 6 crore ransom for the release forcing police to launch a combing operation in the entire district. Identified as Nagamalleswara Rao, a native of the Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, is employed with a private firm in Assam. According to police, he was abducted on June 16 as he was working as the manager of a stone crusher unit. The reason for abduction is extortion. Around five suspected militants entered the stone crushing unit at Kalachand, about 60 kilometres from Haflong and kidnapped the 36-year-old manager.
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