Kalyani, Dec. 27: An elderly Irish woman born in India, who spent over 50 years in teaching in Kalyani and Calcutta, but migrated later to UK, was flown back to the city from Birmingham in a casket on Wednesday, only to rest in peace as per her wish at a…
Kalyani, Dec. 26: Even as tragedy struck making an irrecoverable personal loss due to sudden death of his father in a road accident, a young teacher showed great compassion by donating his eyes to fulfill his father’s last wish. On Monday night a little after his father succumbed to injuries at…
Ranaghat, Dec.25: A good number of small and medium bakeries in Nadia this Christmas have taken more private orders for cake from local residents taking the raw materials from them instead of making bulk quantity for retail sail as they could not procure raw materials as per their requirement due…
Thanarpara, Dec. 24: Asma Biwi (65) was hacked to death by her younger son Mustafa Mandal (45), at her home following a tiff over share of property in Nadia’s Dogachi-Pagalpara village on Sunday morning. Police said, Mustafa, a farm labour by profession, had first hacked her mother Asma Biwi with…
Krishnanagar, Dec. 22: The 33rd Nadia District Book Fair began on Friday at the Krishnanagar public library ground. The 9day’s fair was inaugurated by academy award wining author Sudhir Chakraborty. This year 81 publishing houses of international and natural repute have taken part in the fair. The fair has been organized…
Hanshkhali, Dec. 23: A Trinamul Congress activist was killed by unidentified assailants in Nadia’s Hanshkhali on Friday night close to a rural market while he was returning home. A group of four masked assassins hurled bombs and fired at Alibuddin Mandal (45) at Barachupria village from close range and also…
Kalyani, Dec. 21: Additional chief judicial magistrate of Kalyani Sandip Kundu today evening has issued a non bailable arrest warrant against actor cum politician Hiran Chatterjee for not appearing before him to answer a complaint of non payment and harassment field by a Nadia based civil contractor. The arrest warrant…
Mohanpur, Dec. 20: To increase fruitful collaborative researches, the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata (IISER-K) authorities in this week have signed memorandum of understanding (MoUs) with Institute of Environmental Research of the Faculty of Chemistry, Max Planck Gesellschaft of Germany, Lund University of Sweden, Institute of Molecular Science, Japan and…
Krishnanagar, Dec. 20: A new police station would soon be set up in Nadia’s Palashipara . The new police station would be created bifurcating existing Tehatta police station, which was spanned over 519 square kilometers and comprising of 18 gram panchayat bodies under Tehatta-II block. The newly formed Palashipara police…
Gangnapur, Dec. 20: Mystery gripped Gangnapur on Wednesday following body of an elderly Trinamul Congress leader was found during the wee hours. Body of Pramatha Sikdar (61), an elected member to the Trianamul ruled Ranaghat-II panchayat samity, was found lying in a field, close to his residence. Police suspect that…