Santipur, Jan. 14: Policemen attached to Santipur police station with support of some local youths have launched a noble initiative to protect the mentally unstable vagrants from the chilling spell of cold. While icy winds walloped most areas in the state intensifying the prevailing cold conditions dropping the mercury level as low as around…
Kalyani, Jan. 12: Former Bengal governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi inaugurating the 21st Bango Sanskriti Utsav in Kalyani on Friday evening. Inaugurating the festival, Gandhi, who recently fought the vice presidential election said: “Today is Swami Vivekananda’s Day. I could not have been more fortunate to be present in the city…
Kalyani, Jan. 12: Two days 1st Farm Innovation Congress 2018 and National Conference on Innovative Farming For Food and Livelihood Security In Changing climate began in Nadia’s Kalyani on Friday. The Congress has been organized by Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswabidyalaya. Around 200 agriculture scientists across the country would explore ways for…
Chakdaha, Jan. 12:BJP National secretary Rahul Sinha today accused Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee helping the Bangladeshi terrorist outfit like Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) spreading its base in the state. He accused the Trinamul supremo for being unconcerned with her Muslim appeasement policy while the ultras of these terrorists outfits have been…
Kolkata, Jan. 11: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is eyeing up Kalyani considering it as the most ideal place to set up the second city airport after the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. The proximity to Kolkata coupled with good motorable communication may be the key factor to…
Chakdaha, Jan. 11: A youth was allegedly beaten up and set ablaze by two of his friends in Chakdaha’s Gourpara area on Wednesday night when he protested against drinking and abusing in front of his residence. The accused “friends” who were in intoxicated state poured petrol on Santanu Das, alias…
Phulia, Jan. 10: State agriculture minister Asish Banerjee today stated that a museum of rice being set up in Nadia’s Phulia which would be used for research and development of new types of rice species in future. The minister today visited Phulia where the museum being constructed with the financial assistance…
Mohanpur, Jan. 10: The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata (IISER-K) in collaboration with Calcutta based ADO Additive Limited has developed a new kind of “Poly Plasticizer”, which will increase the setting time of cement and prevent loss of materials that often occurs due to hardening during transportation from…
Karimpur, Jan. 8: Parents of a martyred Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan from Karimpur have started building a rest house at a burning ghat in Karimpur town using a part of the financial aid they received as compensation from the government after their son died in Maoist attack last…
The body of the slain BSF head constable Radhapada Hazra brought back to his home in Nadia’s Nazirpur during the wee hours of Friday morning. The last rites were performed in his native village in Rejinagar.