Krishnanagar, April 28: In a significant development, the Election Commission (EC) of India has deleted 9,228 names from the electoral rolls of Nadia’s Kaliganj Assembly constituency during a special summary revision conducted between April 8 and 24 — an unusually high number that has sparked fresh debate over the presence…
Tehatta, April 26: Para Commando Jhantu Ali Sheikh returned to his native village of Patharghata in Nadia on Saturday morning, his body sealed in a coffin, his final homecoming marked by grief and pride. The 37-year-old hawaldar’s mission to defend the motherland ended on Wednesday when he was killed during…
Tehatta, April 24: Jhantu Ali Sheikh, a 37-year-old para commando with the 6 Para Special Forces and a havaldar by rank, was martyred during a counter-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur on Thursday morning. A resident of Patharghata village of Tehatta in Nadia, Jhantu sustained fatal bullet injuries in…
Kalyani, Feb. 8: A devastating explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Kalyani’s Rathtala area on Friday afternoon claimed the lives of four women and critically injured an elderly person. The blast, which occurred around 2 PM ripped apart the 500-square-foot structure, sending shockwaves through the densely populated neighborhood….
Majhdia, Jan. 25: Border Security Force (BSF) has raised concerns about border security after discovering three underground bunkers in Nadia’s Majhdia, less than two kilometers inside Indian territory along the porous Indo-Bangladesh border. A fourth, incomplete bunker was also found nearby. The discovery comes amid heightened tensions in Bangladesh following…
Karimpur: A dispute has emerged between the Border Security Force (BSF) and residents of Sikarpur gram panchayat in Karimpur-II block, Nadia, over the installation of gates in the fencing being erected along a stretch of the Indo-Bangladesh border. Villagers have demanded the inclusion of at least three gates to access…
Souraj Biswas, 33, of Santipur in Nadia district, pays homage to late Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by sculpting a clay bust on Friday. Deeply moved by Singh’s passing, whom he calls the “Pioneer of India’s financial renaissance,” Souraj said. It took around 7 uninterrupted hours to complete the clay model…
Krishnanagar, Dec. 25: The Nadia district administration launched its inaugural language festival in Krishnanagar on Wednesday, with eminent author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay officiating. This festival, reportedly the first of its kind organized by the state government, aims to explore the history, tradition, and evolution of language, its role in cultural exchange,…
Calcutta, Dec. 22: The Nabadwipghat-Nabadwipdham railway link in Nadia district is one of Bengal’s significant rail projects that has faced delays due to land acquisition challenges attributed to the state government, according to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. In a detailed written reply to the Rajya Sabha on December 20,…
Ranaghat, Aug. 6: The Border Security Force (BSF) has appealed to the state government to discourage farmers from cultivating tall crops—such as jute, mustard, and bananas—in areas beyond the border fencing. These crops obstruct the visibility of patrolling personnel, posing security risks. Strategically, the BSF maintains a prohibition on plants…