Hogolberia, Dec. 10: Panic gripped local residents in Harekrishnapur village in Nadia’s Hogolberia after a jackal had attacked at least seven persons, injuring an elderly woman critically, in two separate incidents that occurred during the early hours of Monday morning. While five persons were released after primary treatment, two others…
Krishnanagar, Dec. 10: Bengal’s second exclusive university for women, Kanyanshree University is all set to come up at a 10 acres of land in Godadanga area of Krishnanagar town very soon. The Nadia district administration has identified a piece of 14 acres land where the proposed flagship university for the…
Kaliganj, Dec. 7: Zalil Seikh (38), a gram panchayat member and former president of Trinamul’s youth wing of Ghoraikhetra area Nadia’s Kaliganj block was shot dead by unidentified assailants near his home in Chakundi village late on Friday evening when he was returning home. Party insiders claimed that the murder…
Hogolberia (Nadia): Prosenjit Biswas, a BSF constable from Nadia’s Hogolberia, posted in Sundarbani area under Rajouri district close to Indo-Pakistan border died in unprovoked firing by Pakistani forces on Thursday evening. Prosenjit had earlier in the afternoon called his wife Sumana and apprised her that he would come home to…
Aranghata (Nadia): An unusual daily cleanliness habit being maintained by a retired head master for over two decades has made him a role model of sort in Nadia’s Aranghata. At 82, Rajkumar Pal, a resident of Anandanagar village spends over four hours every day to clean and wash the 185…
Kalyani, Dec. 3: Parents of children with learning disabilities who are being imparted education using apps to overcome problems like autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and other problems, have alleged that their endeavor facing the ultimate challenge as no school board in the country has so far…
Chakdah, Dec. 5: Police on Wednesday arrested seven members of an Uttar Pradesh based cannabis supply racket wearing army uniform apparently while they were waiting to deliver the consignment in Raninagar area of Chakdah town on Tuesday night. The cops have seized 26kg of cannabis; two sets walkie talkie often…
Khardah, Dec. 3: Body of a six months old female child got entangled to the cow-catcher of the engine of a Lalgola bound EMU train and could be recovered around 54km away in Ranaghat after it hit her and her father while he was crossing railway tracks near Khardah railway…
Santipur, Dec. 1: A social organization which works to educate children of brick kiln laborers in Santipur took some doctors of Santipur state general hospital, to the brick kilns and several villagers including Nrisinhapur where 12 persons died after consuming illicit liquor so that the laborers and villagers could listen…
Santipur, Nov.30: Over a dozen homemakers of Nrisinhapur village in Nadia’s Santipur who lost their family members in the hooch tragedy have urged state education minister Partha Chatterjee on Friday in folded hands to impose a complete ban on sale of all types of liquors in the state to save…