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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Lauds ISKCON

Mayapur, May 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) authorities in Mayapur on the 30th anniversary of the organisation’s registration in Russia. In a communication issued this week, the ISKCON authorities have expressed pleasure and thanked the Prime Minister acknowledging his congratulatory message. The ISKCON authorities have…


Australian Tarantula Found In Kaliganj

Kaliganj, May 28:A 2.5 inch long spider found at Gobindapur village in Nadia’s Kaliganj on Monday morning. Kalu Seikh, a local resident caught the spider when he was cleaning jungles at his home. He said, the giant spider was hidden inside roots of some wild plants, which came outside when…


BJP Leader Shot Dead At Home In Santipur

Santipur, May 24: A BJP leader was shot dead at his home in Methirdanagar village of Haripur area of Santipur late on Wednesday night because he refused to join Trinamul Congress as instructed by some local Trinamul activists. The bizarre incident occurred when the leader was preparing for the night’s…


Sale Of Meat Based Food Items Banned In Krishnanagar

Krishnanagar, May 23: Krishnanagar Municipality authorities on Wednesday announced a temporary ban on sale of meat based cooked food items, particularly biriyani in the town for indefinite period as during an inspection it’s officials found that rotten meats were preserved in freezers of several eateries and restaurants for preparing different…


ST Woman Elected On Trinamul Ticket To Head BJP’s Board

Tehatta, May 23: BJP will not be able to have its own ‘Pradhan’ in a gram panchayat body in Nadia’s Tehatta-I block despite the party got a clear majority in it. The bitter truth which the party has to swallow is that their board will be headed by a woman…


Independent Candidate Won Where Youth Seen Stamping Ballots During Counting

Majhdia, May 18: Independent candidate of Nadia’s Shibniwas gram panchayat Niladri Sukul was announced winner late on Thursday evening as the counting process was temporarily stalled by the state election commission following a group of Trinamul activists had created pandemonium allegedly raiding a counting centre at Majhdia forced out the polling…


BJP Supporters Evicted From Counting Centre, Turned Violent

Karimpur, May 17: A violent mob backed by BJP set a police vehicle on fire along with a state transport bus and two motor cycles during a clash with police when they blocked Krishnanagar-Karimpur road protesting forced eviction of leading BJP candidates and their counting agents by armed Trinamul Congress…


TMC Activist Held For Stamping Casted Ballots During Counting

Majhdia: Police have arrested a Trinamul Congress activist as he allegedly he along with other activists stormed inside a counting station and stamped ballot papers capturing the counting hall when they found that one of the party candidates for Sibniwas panchayat was trailing behind the opposition backed independent candidate. The…



4 Year Old Girl Accidentally Shot To Death In Hanshkhali

Hanshkhali, May 16: A four and half year old girl child died when a bullet accidentally hit her forehead after it was discharged from an improvised pistol illegally owned by man who happens to be a friend of her grandmother.   Police said, the incident occurred in Gyarapota village late on Tuesday…