Calcutta, March 20: A visible rift among BJP MLAs in the Bengal Assembly over repeated walkouts and session boycotts became evident on Thursday when party’s Chakdaha MLA Bankim Ghosh, a known loyal of Nandigram MLA Suvendu Adhikari, termed such decisions as “mistakes.” In a remark that left Adhikari uncomfortable, Ghosh…
Nabadwip, March 18: In a shocking act of apparent revenge against his mother for leaving him for another man, a youth in Nadia’s Nabadwip allegedly pushed his five-year-old stepbrother into the Hooghly River during a boat ride, after taking him to the market under the pretext of buying cake. The child,…
Krishnanagar, Feb. 27: Amid mounting allegations of corruption against the Trinamool Congress leadership, party MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday strongly criticized those involved, labeling them as “Dacoits” who are damaging the party’s reputation. In an apparent reference to Trinamool MLA Manik Bhattacharya—one of the accused in the teachers’ recruitment scam…
Kalyani, Feb. 23: A 22-year-old woman was killed, and three others critically injured, when a hydrogen gas cylinder exploded at a crowded rural fair in the Shaguna-Ghoragacha area of Nadia’s Kalyani late Saturday night. The blast, occurring around 12:30 am, instantly killed Muskan Mondal, a homemaker purchasing a balloon for…
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….
Kaligaj, Feb. 2: Trinamool Congress MLA from Kaliganj, Nadia, Nasiruddin Ahmed, has died at the age of 71. He suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on Saturday night and was pronounced dead at Mira Primary Health Center in Plassey. His death has been met with sadness across the political spectrum, particularly…
Krishnanagar, Jan. 31: An additional district judge’s court in Krishnanagar has sentenced nine individuals to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for trafficking contraband drugs, including heroin and acetic anhydride, a chemical compound, that occurred two years ago. Each convict found to be associated with an interstate narcotic smuggling racket, has…
Ranaghat: For one-year-old Aasmika Das of Ranaghat Daspara in Nadia, the clock is ticking fast. Daughter of a young web designer, Aasmika is facing an unusual deadline of June this year, by which she needs to be administered a vaccine, which is not just costly enough rather beyond the normal…
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…
Majhdia, Jan. 24: In a significant crackdown on smuggling along the Indo-Bangladesh border, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday conducted a raid in the Naghata area of Nadia’s Krishnaganj, uncovering three underground bunkers packed with Phensedyl, a banned cough syrup that is widely abused as an addictive substance. The…