Nabadwip, April 5: In an attempt to conserve and restore the population of Gangetic fish, the Barrackpore-based Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI) began a fish ranching programme in the Bhagirathi River on Wednesday. To begin with at least 2.5 lakhs of wild Indian major carp germplasm like Rohu, Katla,…
Krishnanagar, March 27: A farmer couple from a backward Hindu community in Nadia’s Palashipara, have been allegedly slapped with a ‘fine’ of Rupees ten lakhs and ostracized by a self-appointed so-called village committee as ‘punishment’ because their daughter eloped to marry a Muslim youth that apparently caused “shame” and sheer…
ড. বিশ্বম্ভর মন্ডল কলকাতা ছেয়ে ফেলা একটা বিজ্ঞাপন ‘গলানো সোনা ১০০ টাকা’ হৈচৈ ফেলে দিয়েছিল কয়েক বছর আগে। একইভাবে ২০২২ সালে জুলাই মাসে পশ্চিমবঙ্গের বেশ কয়েকটি জেলায় ‘লাইন মারুন’ লেখা বিজ্ঞাপন হৈচৈ ফেলে দিয়েছিল। ‘লাইন মারতে শিখুন!’ বিজ্ঞাপনে ঢেকে গিয়েছিল হুগলী জেলার ব্যান্ডেল, শ্রীরামপুর, বাঁকুড়া জেলার বাঁকুড়া, বর্ধমান, বীরভূম শহরও।…
Kolkata, March 3: Former BJP MP from Nadia’s Krishnanagar and Union Minister Satyabrata Mookherjee, better known as Julu Babu, passed away at his residence in Kolkata after a prolonged illness on Friday morning. Mookherjee, 90, who originally hailed from Nadia’s Kaliganj, was also very popular as a Good Samaritan. He…
Karimpur, Feb. 28: To make the educated unemployed youths proficient and skillful enough for various competitive examinations, the BSF authorities have set up a ‘library-cum-multi facility training centre’ at the Bousmari border outpost under 141 Battalion in Nadia close to the Indo-Bangladesh border. The training centre – ‘Azad Granthagar’ –…
Krishnaganj, Feb. 23: Kitab Sing, 60, a BSF Inspector attached to the 54-Battalion and posted in Nadia’s Tungi’s border outpost was arrested on Wednesday night allegedly for raping a 34-year-old lady constable. The alleged rape occurred on the night of February 18 (Saturday). The accused officer had summoned the on-duty…
Gede/Kolkata, Feb 21: An Inspector attached to the BSF’s 54-Battalion deployed in Nadia’s Krishnaganj has been accused of raping an on-duty lady constable outside a border outpost in Tungi village close to Indo-Bangladesh on Saturday night. This is the first occasion a lady personnel has been raped by her superior…
Kalyani , Feb. 19: An alleged errant driving of a patrolling vehicle of police through a narrow road crowded due to a religious congregation of the Matua community that unleashed panic and spoiled “prasad” for distribution led to a violent clash between the cult group members and cops in Kalyani…
Ranaghat, Feb. 18: Police have arrested two youths with three country-made revolvers and 15 rounds of live ammunition when they were trying to flee ignoring an ‘anti-crime’ naka checking by police on the Ranaghat-Dhantala road in Nadia during the early hours of Saturday morning. A team from Dhantala police station…
Santipur, Feb. 12: Forest department has lodged a complaint against three persons in Nadia’s Santipur allegedly for killing two civet cats and for cooking its meat for a feast. Acting on a tip-off about the alleged feast a team of forest officials conducted a raid in Govindapur village of Santipur…