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AIIMS-Kalyani Welcomes 2nd MBBS Batch; Signs MoU With IISER-K For Research

Kalyani, Jan. 1: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Kalyani (AIIMS), which is expected to launch outpatients service this month, has joined Mohanpur based Indian Institute Science Education and Research-Calcutta (IISER) for interdisciplinary research activities. An IISER official said since medical studies are no more just limited to medicine and…


Lord Jagannath In Mayapur Offered 50Kg’s Veg Cake On Christmas Eve

Mayapur, Dec. 23: For the first time at ISKCON in Mayapur, a giant cake laced with chocolate, vanilla, and other sweet creams weighing 50 kg was offered before Lord Jagannath on Wednesday to mark the beginning of the Christmas celebration. The 6 ft long cake stuffed with dry fruits was…


Wedlock At Lockdown: Man Brings Bride Home On Motorcycle

Subrata Ghosh of Santipur takes his bride Dipa on the pillion of a motorcycle to return home on Saturday morning during the bi-weekly state-wide lockdown. Earlier on Friday Dipa traveled about 200 km from her home in Kakdwip (South 24 Parganas) with her parents and a handful of relatives to…


Lord Jagannath Offered Over 200 Delicacies At ISKCON

As per the legend, after his arrival his chariot (Rath) at Sundarachal, Lord Jagannath stays there for seven days before the return journey (Ulta rath) to Neelachal on the eighth day. During his stay at the holy Sundarachal where he remains in seclusion and enjoys pastimes, he is offered special…


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….