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Tutor Hurt In Accidental Firing By Student’s Father

Ranaghat, March 11: A young private tutor was critically injured in an alleged accidental firing by the father of one of his student’s in Nadia’s Ranaghat when he went to his home on Saturday morning to show him a new firearm, possessed illegally by him. While a panicked teacher Sankar…


Youth Gets 10 Year Jail Term For Sexual Assault On Girl Child

Krishnanagar, March 9: A special court set up in Krishnanagar under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) 2012 today sent a youth to ten years rigorous imprisonment for assaulting a 3 year’s girl sexually and injuring her seriously in the way. Tapas Majumder, a resident of Nakashipara, was held guilty…


Army Jawan From Palashipara Killed In Blast In Manipur

New Delhi/Palashipara, March 7: An army jawan, hailed from Nadia’ Palashipara, was killed when a land mine exploded in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district close to Myanmar border late on Tuesday night. Three other jawans were injured in the incident. The deceased jawan identified as Abhijit Mandal (28), who was a resident…


Road Trouble For School Children In Kalyani

Kalyani, March 7: A 200-meter dilapidated road stretch adjacent to an English medium primary school in Kalyani has become a blemish causing embarrassment to the local civic administration, as the tiny toddlers find it tough to reach their school walking over it. But since it failed to react by repairing the road even in…


Miscreants Molest Girl, Confined Her At Home, Beat Up Parents

Chakdaha, March 2:    Miscreants allegedly kept a BA second year girl and his Madhyamik candidate brother confined at their home since Friday afternoon beating up their parents in a bid to evict them from their residence over a land dispute in Nawda-Durgapur village under Chanduria-1 panchayat of Chakdaha. Miscreants had…


Holi Carnival To Raise Fund For Sanitary Pads At Schools

Kalyani, March 1: A Kalyani based social welfare organization today arranged a carnival on the occasion of Holi with an entry fee to donate sanitary pad vending machines for the girls at three schools in the neighborhood using the fund it garnered for the occasion. Members of US, saved about…


Student Died During Train Selfie Stunt

Ranaghat, Feb. 28: Raj Bhakta, a student of class XII at Purnanagar high school in Dhantala, died this afternoon while taking a selfie using his mobile phone with a fast approaching train on his background. Raj who stepped on railway tracks died on the spot as a Ranaghat bound train…


Civic Volunteer Marries Destitute Girl

Krishnanagar, Feb. 28: Nadia district administration today arranged marriage of a 20 year old girl from Siliguri who was forced to escape from home being tortured by her step mother and rescued by police near Gede. Asha Das of Baghajatin colony today tied the marital knot with Buddhadeb Biswas, a…


Rotten Rice In Ration Shops: Blame Game Begins

Krishnanagar, Feb. 28: The Nadia district administration has asked the ration dealers in the district to “check” quality of rice and food grains while receiving the same from the distributors. The district administration, embarrassed with large number of complaints for distribution rotten rice, has also asked the dealers not to…


Howrah Youth On Roller Skates Spreading Road Safety Message

Krishnanagar, Feb. 26: A 30 year old tailor from Howrah’s Chengail has been travelling to district riding over his roller skates through the busy roads like Kona Expressway, Durgapur Expressway and National Highway appealing the drivers and motorcyclist to drive safe to save own life and others. Partha Bhattacharjee launched…