Santipur, May 24: A BJP leader was shot dead at his home in Methirdanagar village of Haripur area of Santipur late on Wednesday night because he refused to join Trinamul Congress as instructed by some local Trinamul activists. The bizarre incident occurred when the leader was preparing for the night’s…
Krishnanagar, May 23: Krishnanagar Municipality authorities on Wednesday announced a temporary ban on sale of meat based cooked food items, particularly biriyani in the town for indefinite period as during an inspection it’s officials found that rotten meats were preserved in freezers of several eateries and restaurants for preparing different…
Tehatta, May 23: BJP will not be able to have its own ‘Pradhan’ in a gram panchayat body in Nadia’s Tehatta-I block despite the party got a clear majority in it. The bitter truth which the party has to swallow is that their board will be headed by a woman…
Majhdia, May 22: A team of Indian army today started the defusing process of the two unexploded war time bombs those were found during reclamation of a pond in Nadia’s Hanshkhali on April 15. The bombs, weighs over 200kg, look similar to ‘general purpose bombs’ (GP bombs) are approximately 75…
Majhdia, May 18: Independent candidate of Nadia’s Shibniwas gram panchayat Niladri Sukul was announced winner late on Thursday evening as the counting process was temporarily stalled by the state election commission following a group of Trinamul activists had created pandemonium allegedly raiding a counting centre at Majhdia forced out the polling…
Karimpur, May 17: A violent mob backed by BJP set a police vehicle on fire along with a state transport bus and two motor cycles during a clash with police when they blocked Krishnanagar-Karimpur road protesting forced eviction of leading BJP candidates and their counting agents by armed Trinamul Congress…
Majhdia: Police have arrested a Trinamul Congress activist as he allegedly he along with other activists stormed inside a counting station and stamped ballot papers capturing the counting hall when they found that one of the party candidates for Sibniwas panchayat was trailing behind the opposition backed independent candidate. The…
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Hanshkhali, May 16: A four and half year old girl child died when a bullet accidentally hit her forehead after it was discharged from an improvised pistol illegally owned by man who happens to be a friend of her grandmother. Police said, the incident occurred in Gyarapota village late on Tuesday…