Krishnanagar, Oct. 30: The immersion of holy ‘Mangal Ghat’ of Goddess Jagadhatri begins today in Krishnanagar on Monday morning with pomp and color. As per the tradition followed by people in the town, the ‘Mangal Ghat’ is immersed in the river Jalangi prior to the immersion of the Devi’s image later in…
Krishnanagar, Oct. 30: A 43-year-old woman, who was riding the pillion of a motorbike with her husband without helmet, was crushed under wheels of a truck when she fell on the road being hit by it at a crossing during the early hours Monday morning in Nadia’s Krishnanagar. Police said,…
Phulia, Oct. 29: Residents of Nadia’s Phulia on Sunday morning woke up to a spectacular view as they found that 3km stretch in their locality turned into a canvas of colors with ‘street alpana’ drawn by about 875 artistes and general people responding to a request by a social organization….
The Jagadhatri idol of Krishnanagar Bowbazar Barowari Puja Committee being decorated with the gold made ornaments weighing over 10kg on Friday night. The festivities resumed in Nadia again with the Jagadhatri puja. the maximum number of pujas are held in Krishnanagar, where it is traditionally celebrated for two days –…
Krishnanagar, Oct. 26: Senior journalist Dipankar Bhattacharya, working as a Nadia district correspondent with Bengali daily ‘Dainik Sambad”, passed away on Thursday afternoon at Saktinagar district hospital in Krishnanagar. He was 52 and is survived by his wife and a daughter. His last rites were done late in the evening at…
Taherpur, Oct. 26: Family members and relatives of a Tumpa Biswas, a homemaker, who was found hanging under mysterious circumstances in last week at her in-laws house in Barasat village of Taherpur, today blocked Ranaghat-Krishnanagar state highway in front of Taherpur police station accusing the police of inaction on their…
Kalyani, Oct. 26: Relatives of Situ Swarnakar, a youth from Nadia’s Chakdaha who died at JNM Hospital in Kalyani on Wednesday evening have alleged that the patient could not be administered any medicine by the doctor for about an hour when he was gasping because the attending nurse in the…
Chakdaha, Oct. 26: At least ten houses and over 2 Bigha agricultural lands lost over past 24 hours in Sannyalchar village of Chakdaha due to severe erosion of embankment of Hooghly River. The district administration has urged the local people to shift to safer places and sent relief materials for…