Krishnanagar, Dec. 25: The Nadia district administration launched its inaugural language festival in Krishnanagar on Wednesday, with eminent author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay officiating. This festival, reportedly the first of its kind organized by the state government, aims to explore the history, tradition, and evolution of language, its role in cultural exchange,…
Calcutta, Dec. 22: The Nabadwipghat-Nabadwipdham railway link in Nadia district is one of Bengal’s significant rail projects that has faced delays due to land acquisition challenges attributed to the state government, according to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. In a detailed written reply to the Rajya Sabha on December 20,…
Ranaghat, Aug. 6: The Border Security Force (BSF) has appealed to the state government to discourage farmers from cultivating tall crops—such as jute, mustard, and bananas—in areas beyond the border fencing. These crops obstruct the visibility of patrolling personnel, posing security risks. Strategically, the BSF maintains a prohibition on plants…
Krishnanagar, June 4: Both Trinamool Congress and BJP retained their Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday which the two parties won in the 2019 general election. While the expelled Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra has been re-elected from the Krishnanagar seat, BJP’s Jagannath Sarkar emerged victorious in Ranaghat despite his party falling…
Krishnanagar, March 31: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ridiculed BJP’s target to win 400 seats in the Lok Sabha election and put a challenge before the saffron party to show its capability to win at least 200 seats. At the same time she urged people to re-elect her party nominee Mahua…
Ranaghat, Dec. 24: Nadia district administration has launched an outreach initiative under the Duare Sarkar programme to enroll the backward people of tribal communities by doorstep visit since many of them are not aware of the social welfare schemes of the state government despite all-out campaigning and awareness drive throughout…
Krishnaganj, Dec. 17: Two smugglers from Bangladesh were killed in Govindapur village of Nadia’s Krishnaganj located along the international border when BSF personnel allegedly opened fire to thwart a cattle smuggling attempt during the early hours of Sunday morning. BSF sources said that the miscreants, who were at least twenty…
Santipur, Oct. 13: 18 students were rescued by a combined team of National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence personnel on Friday evening after they remained trapped on a boat on a canal of the river Hooghly in Nadia’s Santipur for about nine hours since the morning as dense patches…
Phulia, Sept. 15: Police on Friday arrested a BJP Mandal committee president from Nadia’s Phulia allegedly for beating up a businessman as he refused to contribute to the party fund to organize a public meeting of party leader Suvendu Adhikari. Businessman Sujan Joardar, who is also a social activist, lodged…
Phulia, Sept. 14: A businessman from Nadia’s Phulia who is also known as a social activist, was allegedly thrashed by a BJP mandal committee president and his brother as he refused to shell out money to the party fund, which they demanded to organize a public meeting of party leader…