Side Stories

Big Gangetic Tortoise Trapped In Fishing Net, Rescued

This gangetic tortoise, weighs over 30kg, a type of nile-soft shell tortoise was trapped in the fishing of Saiful Mondal on Saturday afternoon while he was fishing in his boat on the river Jalangi in Gopinathpur area of Tehatta in Nadia. Saiful, a resident of Nawda of Murshidabad sought help…


Police Stopped Locket To Enter Trouble-Hit Nakashipara Village

NfN NETWORK Bethuadahari, July 17: A delegation of BJP led by party’s women wing leader Locket Chatterjee today denied entry to trouble torn Sashthitala village in Nakashipara by Nadia police. The actor turned leader who has a scheduled public meeting today in Bethuadahari town was stopped at the Netaji statue…


4 Boys Injured As Bombs Kept Inside Pigeon Case Exploded

NfN NETWORK Chapra, July 16: A frantic search for pigeon met with fatal end for four boys when they were critically injured as bomb kept inside a cage went off in Tentulberia village of Chapra on Sunday evening. Mustafa Sheik (13), Muqbul, Hobittal Sheikh and Sahib Sheikh all aged 9…


Woman With Paramour Killed Son

Chapra, July 15: Police have today arrested a 48 year old woman from Doiyerbazaar area of Chapra for conspiring to kill her son as he was vocal against her illicit affair with a man in the village. Police have also arrested accused woman Koushallya Biswas, her paramour Sankar Ghosh and…


KU Organised Walk For Peace And Harmony

Nearly one thousand students, teachers and non teaching staff of Kalyani University today walked in a rally to propagate the message of peace, harmony and love while condemning the recent violence that hit parts of North 24parganas district. The 4km walk was flagged off by vice chancellor professor Sankar Kumar…


Lord Jagannath Returns To Iskcon’s Rajapur Temple

SUBROTO BISWAS Mayapur, July 3: The devotees today celebrated Ulta Rath festival, the return journey of Lord Jagannath from Gundicha, with fervour and gaiety at the Keertan capital of the world and spiritual headquarter of Iskcon in Mayapur of Nadia. To mark the occasion the devotees were busy preparing various…


‘Nature First’ Begins Week Long Tree Planting Programme

NfN NETWORK Ranaghat, July 1: Nature first, a nature lovers’ organization, today organized a tree-planting programme at the Rabindranath Tagore Sesquicentennial auditorium compound in Ranaghat town. The programme was organized to mark the week-long “Van Mahotsav” programme that commenced today. The “Van Mahotsav” is an annual tree planting programme that…


Know Lord Jagannath’s Chhappan Bhog At ISKCON

SUBROTO BISWAS Mayapur, June 26: The “Chhappan Bhog” (56 delicacies) that offered to Lord Jagannath during his stay in Gudicha has always been a matter of curiosity to the devotees. Be it in Puri, or in Iskcon hub of Mayapur, it is always a matter curiosity that help the devotees…


Iskcon Devotees Celebrate Rath Yatra In Rajapur

NfN NETWORK Rajapur (Nadia), June 25: The holy Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath organised by the Iskcon authorities began today in traditional way from Rajapur temple premise in Nadia. Near about one lakh of people across the globe gathered at this pilgrim township to experience Lord Jagannath riding the chariot…