Kolkata, Jan. 11: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is eyeing up Kalyani considering it as the most ideal place to set up the second city airport after the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. The proximity to Kolkata coupled with good motorable communication may be the key factor to…
Chakdaha, Jan. 11: A youth was allegedly beaten up and set ablaze by two of his friends in Chakdaha’s Gourpara area on Wednesday night when he protested against drinking and abusing in front of his residence. The accused “friends” who were in intoxicated state poured petrol on Santanu Das, alias…
Phulia, Jan. 10: State agriculture minister Asish Banerjee today stated that a museum of rice being set up in Nadia’s Phulia which would be used for research and development of new types of rice species in future. The minister today visited Phulia where the museum being constructed with the financial assistance…
Karimpur, Jan. 8: Parents of a martyred Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan from Karimpur have started building a rest house at a burning ghat in Karimpur town using a part of the financial aid they received as compensation from the government after their son died in Maoist attack last…
The body of the slain BSF head constable Radhapada Hazra brought back to his home in Nadia’s Nazirpur during the wee hours of Friday morning. The last rites were performed in his native village in Rejinagar.
Nazirpur, Jan. 4: A Border Security Force jawan from Nadia’s Nazirpur, who was working as a head constable with the 173-Battalion deployed in the Chak Dulma post of Samba district in J&K was killed in a Pakistani sniper attack on Wednesday afternoon. The demised jawan, Radhapada Hazra, was martyred on…
Kalyani, Jan. 2:The outpatient department (OPD) services at Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial hospital in Kalyani were affected today largely due to the 12 hours strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) protesting the medical Bill that seeks to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI), was sent to a Parliamentary Standing…
Hanskhali, Jan. 1: A BA second year student, picnicking with friends, was allegedly killed by a group of armed villagers in Kulgachi forest park on Monday evening. The incident occurred when some villagers armed with sharp weapons attacked picnickers from Kulgachi Bazarpara killing one of them at the spot and…
Kalyani: A final year MBBS students of Kalyani College of Medicine today celebrated the New Year’s Day by walking 48km from Kalyani to Santipur distributing seeds of plants among people and requesting them to plant trees to save birds and the environment. Humbly avoiding an offer by his classmates to join…
Nakashipara, Jan.1: A large section of sugarcane farmers in Nadia’s Nakashipara and Kaliganj block have been burning their produce in the field as they are not getting good price from the jaggery manufacturers. Many farmers this year tried to sell sugarcane to the jaggery makers as the only sugar mill in…