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…
Mohanpur, Dec. 19: A residential “Chemistry camp” for the students of class IX today begins at the Indian Institute of Science Education-Kolkata’s campus in Nadia’s Mohanpur with an objective to develop appreciation and understanding about the subject among the students belong to different background. The camp titled “Salters’ Chemistry Camps…
Krishnanagar, Dec. 18: A 50 year old woman from Nadia’s Krishnanagar, has alleged that the police refused to register her complaint despite she was gang raped by three youths on December 15 night and forced her to sign on complaint written by them only to accuse the youths of abusing…
Karimpur, Dec. 16: State library services minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury today said that the state government has ordered an inquiry after it found that a huge amount of money it sanctioned for development of infrastructure of public libraries remained unutilized. Speaking on the occasion of golden jubilee celebration of Karimpur Public Library…