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.
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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..
“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.”
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday strongly criticized BJP’s poll manifesto saying that the north east gets raw deal in the papers released on Monday.He said that the party has not strong commitment on the main issues confronting on Assam and its neighbouring north eastern region.“We have done wonderful job. Is Modi trying to hijack the credit?,” Gogoi told reporters at a press conference in Guwahati on Monday.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday questioned BJP’s delay in the release of the party’s poll manifesto on the date of the first phase of Lok Sabha polls on Monday.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Gogoi said that the opposition party was resorting to delaying tactic in the release of the poll manifesto.“The person who has failed to release even the poll manifesto in time how he would rule the country,” that’s what Gogoi told the reporters.He further said that prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi enjoys the veneration of a semi-God among the BJP leaders and workers.
Mani Kumar Subba’s condition refuses to improve on Monday two days after he was admitted to the Medanta Medicity Hospital in Gurgaon.Doctors attending on the Tezpur independent candidate on Monday conducted a major surgery. But the three time Congress MP in Tezpur is still on ventilation support.Subba was admitted to GNRC in Dispur on Friday following complaint of stork and high blood pressure at his home in Lakhimpur.
Amid tight security arrangement, voting in the first phase of Lok Sabha election has come to an end in Lakhimpur on Monday. The voting which began at 7 in the morning ended at 5 in the afternoon. The turn out is believed to have crossed a huge 80 per cent.But some booths had to extended the voting hour till 5-30 due to some technical reasons. Around 14,24,008 voters peacefully exercised their franchise to decide on the fate of 13 candidates which is sealed in the EVMs.Long queues of voters were seen in front of the polling booths from early in the morning. Polling took place at 1,921 booths from 7 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon in all the booths simultaneously.Union minister Ranee...
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Voting has come to an end in Koliabor constituency as soon as the clock struck 5 in the afternoon. The turn out has crossed 75 per cent. The fate of 13 candidates are sealed in the electronic voting machines. Heavily guarded by over 5000 security personnel, the voting began at 7 in the morning to end at 4 in the afternoon at 1772 booths.A section of polling booths ended voting only at 5 in the afternoon citing disruption in the morning. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s son Gaurav Gogoi is locked in a keen contest with former MP and AGP candidate Dr Arun Sarma.The counting will take place on May 16 along with other places in the country.
Over 80 per cent voters turned up in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in Dibrugarh constituency which came to an end on at 5 in the evening on Monday.The fate of 6 candidates are sealed in the electronic voting machines. Voting took place at 1,5,35 booths from 7 in the morning in the constituency of 11,16,930 voters.Congress candidate and Union minister Pawan Singh Ghatowar is facing a keen contest with his BJP counterpart Rameswar Teli while AGP candidate Anup Phukan is also powerful in some pockets. The counting would take place on May 16.
Polling has ended in Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency with a huge turn out of more than 85 on Monday.The polling which began at 7 in the morning ended at 5 in the evening. Voters in large numbers were seen lined up in front of the booths till the end of the voting. The authorities had to extend the voting hour by one hours after polling was halted because of technical glitches in many places. Comprising ten assembly segments with 11, 73,947 voters, polling took place at 1,597 booths.Of them 04371 voters are male while 570476 others are female.The authorities have deployed over 3,000 officials with 1700 electronic voting machines to ensure free and fair polls.Congress candidate BK...
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