Krishnanagar, Dec. 30: Matangini Ekota today become the first club in the district to win the first ever Nadia district women’s hockey league title. The ME girls today outplayed girls of Nivedita XI defeating them by a solitary goal in the title fight that was played at the Krishnanagar Government…
Kalyani, Dec. 30: State education minister Partha Chatterjee today instructed the Kalyani civic administration to plant more trees to make the town a real green one. He also advised vice chancellor of Kalyani University professor Sankar Kumar Ghosh to plant more trees at the University campus so that it turns…
Kalyani, Dec. 29: State transport minister Suvendu Adhikari today inaugurated ‘Kalyani Book Festival’ at the Central Park civic centre ground in the town. Eminent author Bani Basu was present on the occassion as the chief guest. Over 60 publishing houses of National and International repute took part in this year’s…
Mayapur, Dec. 29:With an aim to inculcate spiritual values among people, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) organised long “Gita Mela” that began from December 23 in Mayapur. The 10 days long fair would conclude on January 2. To mark the occasion, copies of ‘Bhagavad- Gita’ published in more…
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…