Krishnanagar, Jan. 8: Three persons, including a six-year-old child, were killed and at least six others sustained injuries when a Mayapur-bound bus collided with the rear of a Krishnanagar-bound bus on the outskirts of the town on Wednesday afternoon. The accident occurred around 4:15 pm near the Bahadurpur forest area…
Ranaghat: An additional district and session judge’s court in Ranaghat sentenced prime accused Brajagopal Gayali (Sohail), son of Trinamool Congress leader Samarendra Gayali, to life imprisonment on Tuesday in connection with gang rape and subsequent death of a class nine girl in Hanskhali of Nadia that occurred in April 2022….
Taherpur, Dec. 20: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s meticulously calibrated electoral offensive in West Bengal, designed to be spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, encountered immediate turbulence on Saturday. A thick blanket of poor visibility prevented the Prime Minister’s helicopter from landing…
Taherpur, Dec. 20: A tragic railway accident claimed the lives of three BJP supporters from Murshidabad in the early hours of Saturday near Taherpur railway station in Nadia. The victims, who had travelled to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting, were struck by a Sealdah-bound local train amid dense…
Taherpur, Dec. 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sharpened his attack on West Bengal’s ruling establishment, calling for an end to what he described as a “Maha Jungle Raj” in the state, a phrase deliberately coined to echo the National Democratic Alliance’s long-standing campaign narrative against the Rashtriya Janata…
Krishnanagar, Dec. 30:BSF personnel have gunned down a Bangladeshi smuggler after they came under attack during an anti-smuggling operation near the Indo–Bangladesh border in Nadia district during early hours of Sunday morning. The incident occurred at BOP Matiari under the 32 Battalion, where the troops were attempting to stop an…
Chakdaha, Nov. 29: In a significant nod to West Bengal’s academic excellence, Tanmay Sanyal, an Assistant Professor of Zoology at Krishnagar Government College, has been conferred with the prestigious Global Teacher Award on Saturday. Sanyal is one of only 34 educators selected worldwide this year for the honour, which recognises…
Krishnanagar, Nov. 22: A lady Booth Level Officer (BLO) engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list in Nadia’s Chapra assembly segment allegedly committed suicide at her home in Krishnanagar town early on Saturday, reportedly unable to bear what she described as “inhuman” workload and the fear…
Krishnanagar, Nov. 13: Vehicular movement across Nadia, East Burdwan, Hooghly, and Murshidabad districts is set to face a major disruption for about 45 days, beginning this Friday, as the state Public Works Department (PWD) initiates a crucial maintenance drive on the 50-year-old Gouranga Setu over the Bhagirathi river. The arterial…
– দীপাঞ্জন দে কবি, গীতিকার-সুরকার, সংগীতশিল্পী ও সংগীতশিক্ষক নির্মলেন্দু বিশ্বাস (১৯৩৯—২০২১) (Nirmalendu Biswas) ছিলেন চাপড়া জনপদ ও তার বিস্তৃত অঞ্চলে সংগীতচর্চাকে প্রাতিষ্ঠানিক কাঠামোর মধ্যে আনার অন্যতম পথিকৃত। তাঁর উদ্যোগে সংগীতশিক্ষার যে সুনির্দিষ্ট ভিত্তি গড়ে ওঠে, তা আজও স্থানীয় সাংস্কৃতিক পরিমণ্ডলের মূল ভরসা। তিনি প্রতিষ্ঠা করেছিলেন সংগীতচর্চার পীঠস্থান ‘গীতিকুঞ্জ’। পাশাপাশি…