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 stage is set for repolling in four booths on Thursday. All these booths fall under Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency where EVM refused to function properly on Monday.According to Jorhat returning officer, repolling will take place from 7 in the morning at 38 Sensuwa LP School under Jorhat Assembly segment, 5 Pukhuria LP School under Mariani assembly segment, 84 Baharbari LP School under Sonari Assembly segment and 61 Khoragarh LP School under Amguri assembly segment.Repolling was ordered after the authorities were convinced of EVM malfunctioning.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected interim bail for Kamal Medhi who has been booked in connection with the Pranab Boro self immolation case.The division bench of the apex court heard the petition moved on his behalf where the KMSS general secretary was denied bail in view of the seriousness of the case pending against him with the Dispur police station.Medhi moved the top court after the Gauhati High Court refused to grant him anticipatory bail in connection with the sensational case where a KMSS activist died in self immolation attempt in Dispur on February 24.
Congress MLA in Silchar Dinesh Prasad Goala is ailing. Goala, who is undergoing treatment at Silchar Valley Hospital of heart ailment would be airlifted to Kolkata.According to information, Goala was admitted to the hospital after he complained of breathing problem due to heart attack.Doctors attending on him suggest the family members to rush him to Kolkata for better treatment.
Three polling officials sustained injury when KPLT militants targeted three buses carrying them to Diphu on Tuesday.The incident took place at Howraghat in the evening when the three buses carrying Electronic voting machines and officials from Nagaon and Tezpur.KPLT militants who were hiding on the roadside started indiscriminate firing at the buses as soon as they arrived in the in Rongpi Tiniali.Minutes after the attack, the militants managed to vanish from the spot. Security forces arrived in the spot and launched combing operation to nab the militants.Normal life remains heavily disrupted in the entire hills district under the impact of the 100 hour long bandh by the Karbi militant...
Eights persons died and over ten others have taken ill after they consumed mushroom in five parts of Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Sivasagar district on Tuesday.All they were rushed to the Assam Medical College Hospital in Dibrugarh three days back.The deceased were identified as Aarti Buragohain and Rupali Gogoi from Digboi, Anjali Durga and Leba Sashi from Namdang in Margherita, Dulima Majhi, Satu Kormakar and Manjuri Goria from Moran in Sivasagar district. Apart from the over ten others, including 3 of a family, have been undergoing treatment at the AMCH.Relatives of the victims from Margherita told Assam Times that they collected mushroom from the nearby jungles.They were taken ill...
Three persons have been injured and properties worth several lakhs have been destroyed when a huge storm lashes the Rangia and Chaygaon in the outskirt of Guwahati on Tuesday.The storm lashed Chayagaon at around 4 in the evening where over 100 houses were damaged, hundreds of trees were uprooted along with telephone and electric posts disrupting surface transport communication.The worst affected area is Bamungaon where a women sustained injury as her houses collapsed under the impact of the storm.Nearly 100 houses collapsed when yet another storm hit hardly Rangia where normal life remained disrupted for several hours.Vita roads and bridges remained blocked after the storm uprooted trees,...
A warlike situation seems to have been simmering in Geleky in Sivasagar district bordering Nagaland forcing the authorities to deploy security forces on Tuesday.The situation tended to take a volatile turn on Tuesday morning when a section of civil officials from Nagaland accompanied by police arrived in the Singibeel area and tried to set up polling booths.Local residents in large number come out to resist the move. But they failed to do it.When the information was passed to the authorities, the Sivasagar district administration officials rushed to the spot and halted the move.Additional SSB, IRB and CRPF companies have been deployed to man the area where the Nagaland government is trying...
Will the ruling Congress in Assam be able to put up wonderful performance in the Lok Sabha polls? What awaits Tarun Gogoi if Congress fails to fare well this time? These are the questions that strike the party in rank and file.Springing surprise, the chief minister himself reacted. Talking to reporters in Guwahati a day after the first phase of Lok Sabha polls, Gogoi said that he would not be able to retain the chief ministership if Congress candidates fail to win the polls.“That’s why, I am sparing no pain to ensure the victory of all my candidates these days,” said Gogoi in a lighter vein.Gogoi, however, said that he enjoys faith of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and that nobody inside the...
Silchar is gearing up for Rahul Gandhi’s visit on Wednesday. During his three hours visit, the Congress vice president will hold a rally in the town.Senior party leaders told Assam Times that Gandhi is scheduled to land at the Silchar airport at 10-30 in the morning and would leave straightly for the Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex where he would hold the rally at 11 in the morning to campaign for the Silchar Congress candidate Sushmita Dev.Chief minister Tarun Gogoi, APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita, minister Gautom Roy along with other senior party leaders are scheduled to attend the rally.
“I am confident. We will get all the seats where the Lok Sabha polls held on Monday,” this was what chief minister Tarun Gogoi said a day after the first phase of Lok Sabha polls passed off peacefully in Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Koliabor, Lakhimpur and Tezpur.He said that he and his party were leaving no stone unturned to put up a wonderful show in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.He said that the party’s vote share would go up this time because of the huge turn out in the first phase of polling. “I am confident. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi have reposed faith on me. We will win. That’s all I can say today.”
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