Mohonpur, Nov. 29: Rahul Banerjee, an associate professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata has been nominated for the prestigious Swarnajayanti Fellowship 2016-2017 by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. The Swarnajayanti Fellowships are bestowed upon only a few young scientists…
Mayapur, Nov. 28: The 3-day long Gita Jayanti festival organised by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) begins at its main hub in Mayapur this evening. The festival aims to promote the understanding of “Bhagawad Gita” among all sections of the society. The Iskcon aims to expand the knowledge…
Dhantala, Nov. 28: Dhiraj Mistry (33), a lottery ticket vendor was arrested by Nadia police from his home in Dhantala’s Barbaria colony today morning as he was accused of sharing a cartoon on his Facebook timeline allegedly abusing chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Dhiraj was produced before the additional chief judicial…
Krishnanagar, Nov. 27: Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury today said that some party MLAs and councilors have left party to join the ruling Trinamul Congress, but the people who elected them are still with Congress. “The supporters remained loyal to the party and they still support it”, said the…
Krishnanagar, Nov. 26: An amusement park proposed to be constructed by Krishnanagar Municipality in front of 171 year old Krishnanagar Government College on a piece of 3-acre land owned by it, under Atal Mission For Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) project has created a major controversy as its alumnus body…
Ranaghat, Nov. 23: A lorry laden with cotton bales was gutted on NH34 in Ranaghat during the early hours of Thursday morning. It took three hours by two fire tenders to douse the fire. The sudden inferno suspended traffic movement on the NH34 for about three hours. Normal traffic movement…
Chakdaha, Nov. 22: The 4th Chakdaha Book Fair is all set to begin from December 9 at the Nabaraun Samity ground in the town. The six days long event will be concluded on December 14 with a gala cultural programme. The fair will be inaugurated by state education minister Partha…
Aranghata, Nov. 22: A BA first year girl apparently from Nadia’s Aranghata ended her life after she was rebuked and admonished by her elder brother as she forget the personal identification number (PIN) of his debit card which he had given to her to withdraw money for him. Purnima Sarkar…
Phulia, Nov. 20: To mark Bengal’s win over Odhisha securing the Geographical Indication tag of Rasogolla, a social organization in Nadia’s Phulia made giant Rasogolla weighing about 8kg on Sunday night. The members of the Junior 100 foundation, who organized the celebration at the same time, paid their tribute to…
Gede, Nov. 19: Two years ago Mohammed Mamunur Rashid (37), a farmer from Rajsahi in Bangladesh, was found loitering in Mahatpur village of Nadia’s Chapra close to Indo-Bangladesh border. His clothes tattered and his memory was lost. A patrolling team of Border Security Force caught him and handed him over to…