Santipur, Aug. 8: Come August 15, Anupam Sarkar of Santipur would pay tribute to the Martyrs of the Nation on the 74th Independence Day by creating the largest wooden matchstick logo of ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’ while attempting entry to the Guinness Book of World Records simultaneously. Nadia district administration has come up…
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…
A flood-like situation was created in some parts of Nadia and East Burdwan district following a large stretch of the river Bhagirathi had overflown and inundated the adjacent areas since Friday night. The water level in Bhagirathi has increased apparently due to continued rain in the North Bengal where a…
Krishnanagdar, July 8: The Nadia administration on Thursday handed over the birth certificate to the Nabadwip based couple for their newborn son who were earlier denied it by the local Municipality authorities for not affixing a surname to the name of the child in the prescribed application format. The couple…
Chakdah, June 29: Armed miscreants with their faces covered by mask blocked Chakdah-Kalyani state highway in the Ishwaripur area with a branch of a tree and looted cash, camera, and gold ornaments worth over Rs.20 lakh from businessmen and farmers when they were heading to different markets on separate vehicles…
Tehatta, June 27: Burglars sneaked into the office cum residence of Trinamul’s MLA Tapas Kumar Saha in Nadia’s Tehatta and decamped with cash and valuables of an undisclosed amount during the wee hours of Saturday morning. Preliminary investigation revealed that the Saha, who represents Palashipara assembly seat in the district,…
Santipur, June 27: The state government has taken up protective works in the erosion-prone areas of river banks in six districts so that a difficult situation likely to emerge upon due to monsoon could be tackled effectively. With the continued spate of intermittent rain that has led to fresh erosion…
As per the legend, after his arrival his chariot (Rath) at Sundarachal, Lord Jagannath stays there for seven days before the return journey (Ulta rath) to Neelachal on the eighth day. During his stay at the holy Sundarachal where he remains in seclusion and enjoys pastimes, he is offered special…
Mayapur, June 22: Iskcon authorities in Mayapur have decided to bring the chariot of Lord Jagannath onto the personal screens of millions of devotees worldwide this year, suspending — for the first time ever — the traditional Rath Yatra festival in the fallout of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. On June…
Santipur, June 19: A group of students from Santipur has started putting up nests in the trees since a large number of it was damaged due to the Cyclone Amphan that wreaked havoc uprooting many trees across the state on May 20. The students, who formed Prayas, a nature care organization,…