Taherpur, Dec. 20: A tragic railway accident claimed the lives of three BJP supporters from Murshidabad in the early hours of Saturday near Taherpur railway station in Nadia. The victims, who had travelled to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting, were struck by a Sealdah-bound local train amid dense…
Krishnanagar, Dec. 30:BSF personnel have gunned down a Bangladeshi smuggler after they came under attack during an anti-smuggling operation near the Indo–Bangladesh border in Nadia district during early hours of Sunday morning. The incident occurred at BOP Matiari under the 32 Battalion, where the troops were attempting to stop an…
Chakdaha, Nov. 29: In a significant nod to West Bengal’s academic excellence, Tanmay Sanyal, an Assistant Professor of Zoology at Krishnagar Government College, has been conferred with the prestigious Global Teacher Award on Saturday. Sanyal is one of only 34 educators selected worldwide this year for the honour, which recognises…
Krishnanagar, April 28: In a significant development, the Election Commission (EC) of India has deleted 9,228 names from the electoral rolls of Nadia’s Kaliganj Assembly constituency during a special summary revision conducted between April 8 and 24 — an unusually high number that has sparked fresh debate over the presence…
Tehatta, April 26: Para Commando Jhantu Ali Sheikh returned to his native village of Patharghata in Nadia on Saturday morning, his body sealed in a coffin, his final homecoming marked by grief and pride. The 37-year-old hawaldar’s mission to defend the motherland ended on Wednesday when he was killed during…
Tehatta, April 24: Jhantu Ali Sheikh, a 37-year-old para commando with the 6 Para Special Forces and a havaldar by rank, was martyred during a counter-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur on Thursday morning. A resident of Patharghata village of Tehatta in Nadia, Jhantu sustained fatal bullet injuries in…
Kalyani, Feb. 8: A devastating explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Kalyani’s Rathtala area on Friday afternoon claimed the lives of four women and critically injured an elderly person. The blast, which occurred around 2 PM ripped apart the 500-square-foot structure, sending shockwaves through the densely populated neighborhood….
Majhdia, Jan. 25: Border Security Force (BSF) has raised concerns about border security after discovering three underground bunkers in Nadia’s Majhdia, less than two kilometers inside Indian territory along the porous Indo-Bangladesh border. A fourth, incomplete bunker was also found nearby. The discovery comes amid heightened tensions in Bangladesh following…
Karimpur: A dispute has emerged between the Border Security Force (BSF) and residents of Sikarpur gram panchayat in Karimpur-II block, Nadia, over the installation of gates in the fencing being erected along a stretch of the Indo-Bangladesh border. Villagers have demanded the inclusion of at least three gates to access…
Souraj Biswas, 33, of Santipur in Nadia district, pays homage to late Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by sculpting a clay bust on Friday. Deeply moved by Singh’s passing, whom he calls the “Pioneer of India’s financial renaissance,” Souraj said. It took around 7 uninterrupted hours to complete the clay model…