Ranaghat, Oct. 17: A youth died after being stung by a swarm of bees when he climbed a coconut tree to collect green coconut in Coopers’ Camp area of Ranaghat this afternoon. The incident occurred in Ward-11 of the town. Police said Mangal Gyen (23), a daily wage earner and…
Chakdaha, Oct. 16: A day after the 15 year old gang-rape victim from Neulia-Ashrampara of Chakdaha had died, the bereaved family members accused the Chakdaha police authorities of sheer harassment and desperate refusal to accept their complaint against the five accused including the spurned lover of the girl. The girl’s…
Santipur, Oct. 15: Police have seized a huge cache of banned fire crackers from a shot and arrested the trader selling it illegally. The trader, identified as Dilip Biswas (40), a resident of Baigachipara in Santipur was arrested after police recovered about 50kgs of banned crackers stocked in his shop…
Chakdaha, oct. 15: A 15 year old, who was schedule to appear in next year’s Madhyamik examination, had committed suicide after being allegedly gang raped by her spurned lover and four of his friends in Bishnupur-Beler Math village under Chakdaha block. The family members of the victim girl, who was…
Karimpur, Oct. 15: Zafar Ali Mandal (51), a grocer was mowed down by a speeding truck at Goas Madhya Bazar on Mahishbathan-Amtala Ghat road on Sunday morning. The victim, who was returning home from market was hit from behind by the truck and crushed him under the wheels leaving him…
Mayapur, Oct. 13: Several low lying areas close to the embankment of river Bhagirathi under Nabadweep-1 and II blocks in Nadia have been flooded as the river course was inundated due to release of water from different dams in Bihar following heavy rains there. Areas like Varuidanga, Srinathpur, Ganjadanga, Nidaya,Mayapur…
Krishnanagar, Oct. 12: An ambush team of 81 battalion of Border Security Force (BSF) today recovered 88200 US dollar from a private bus in Bedberia village of Nadia’s Chapra. The amount was kept in a bag in the form 882 notes of ‘100 US Dollar’ denomination. The amount was evaluated…
Mohanpur, Oct. 12: Former Director of CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory Professor Sourav Pal has taken over charges today as the third Director of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata and also set up his priorities being the new head of this premier institution of the country. As the new Director Pal said that…