Kolkata, Nov. 11: The much awaited local train service from under the jurisdiction of the Eastern and the South Eastern Railways resumed on Wednesday morning after about eight months amid strict vigilance by police and railway authorities ensuring Covid safety protocols. However, the resumption of the service marked with low…
Kolkata, Nov. 8: The Eastern Railway authorities would extend the validity of the season tickets expired during lockdown to the extent of days the passengers had lost. The passengers who had unexpired journey days left in their season tickets when the local train services were suspended due to the Covid…
Krishnagar: The Kanyashree University, a dream venture of chief minister Mamata Banerjee is all set to become operational for students from Tuesday (November 3) when the admission process to the four post-graduate courses would begin through its dedicated website www.kanyashreeuniversity.in. The website was launched on Monday by the university’s newly…
Chakdaha, Aug. 29: At least 16 families of ‘Dom’ community in Gournagar area of Nadia’s Chakdaha who either lost their home due to erosion of the Hooghly river bank or facing the threat were denied rehabilitation on government land by the local panchayat authorities because of opposition by a section…
Mayapur, Aug. 10: In the wake of an increasing number of Covid cases in Nadia, the Iskcon authorities announced to shut down of its temple premises in Mayapur suspending the daily ‘darshan’ of the deities from Sunday for at least one month to avoid spreading of the deadly virus. As…
Krishnanagar, Aug. 7: Nadia administration on Friday revoked its decision for a weeklong comprehensive lockdown while announcing only two days’ shut down on August 13 and 14 in some specific areas in the district. The decision for the weeklong lockdown has been modified by the district administration apparently after an…
Krishnanagar, Aug. 5: Concerned over the increasing trend of Covid positive cases in the district, the Nadia district administration on Wednesday has announced imposition of a weeklong comprehensive round-the-clock lockdown from August 8 to 14 in the 8 municipality towns and 25-gram panchayat areas in a bid to contain the…
Krishnanagar, Aug. 4: A top official of Nadia administration, who refused to be identified. has given Rs.50000 to Baijayanta Bhattacharyya, of Sri Rampally in Nadia’s Chapra who ranked 6th in this year’s higher secondary examination, to help him pursue higher studies since he found it tough to continue due to…
Krishnagar, Aug. 2: Border Security Force authorities have expressed serious concern over the increasing trend of migrant workers who lost their jobs due to lockdown are in turn getting involved with the smuggling rackets in the districts located along the Indo-Bangladesh border. Since April the BSF authorities in the South…
Gede, July 27: Indian Railways on Monday as a friendly gesture hand over 10 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh as ‘gift’ to help it handle the increasing volume of passenger and freight train operations. The 10 locomotives, worth Rs.60 crores were handed over to Bangladesh at the Gede (India) –…