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Krishnagar Prayash Members Feed Street Dogs, Homeless During Lockdown

Krishnagar: Members of the ‘Krishnagar Prayash’, a dog lovers’ association with the support of the police and some like-minded persons have been regularly feeding around two hundred street dogs and homeless persons for about past three months since a day after the nationwide lockdown was announced to prevent an outbreak of the Covid…



Gharial Trapped In Fishing Net In Chakdaha

Chakdaha, May 17: A mature fish-eating crocodile, commonly known as ‘Gharial’ was trapped in a fishing net on the river Hooghly in Raninagar area of Chakdah town during the early hours of Sunday morning. Fishermen Subhash Biswas and Dipankar Sarkar who were sailing a fishing boat on Hooghly spreading a…


Krishnagar Public School Celebrated 50Th World Earth Day

Krishnagar, April 22: Students of Krishnagar Public School (KPS) celebrated the World Earth Day on Wednesday ‘virtually’ while staying at home owing to the nationwide lockdown pledging support for the protection of the environment. The annual celebration of the World Earth Day turned 50 this year. The theme of this…



Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra Festival Begins in Mayapur

MAYAPUR: Around fifty thousand devotees from across the country as well as from at least 80 countries like Italy, France, Brazil, Spain, UK, US, China, Russia took part in Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra festival organised by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) at its headquarter in Nadia’s Mayapur on Thursday….


Doctors Pay Tribute To Bengal’s Pulwama Martyrs

Howrah, June 22: Members of the Howrah unit of Indian Railway Medical Service Association (IRMSA) on Saturday handed over a cheque of Rupees fifty thousand each to the family members of slain CRPF jawan Sudip Biswas of Nadia’s Hanspukuria and Bablu Santra of Howrah, who were killed along with 38…



Documentary Films Shot On Mobile Phone Showcased In Santipur

Santipur: In an attempt to make people aware about local culture and heritage, a mobile documentary film festival cum competition was organised in Nadia’s Santipur on Sunday.  15 short documentary films on local culture and heritage of Bengal each with 10 minutes duration shot exclusive on mobile phones in English…


ISKCON To Launch Kolkata-Mayapur Cruise Service For Gaud Purnima Festival

Mayapur, Feb. 25: To help devotees interested to visit its temples in Mayapur on the occasion of ensuing Gaud Purnima festival set to begin this week, the Iskcon authorities will operate direct cruise services from Kolkata to Mayapur Ghat from February 28. The special cruise, titled as ‘Jaladuta1’ will run…