Santipur, June 27: 32-year-old Anupam Sarkar of Nadia’s Santipur had a long cherished dream to make an entry to the Guinness Book of World Records through the ‘cheapest’ possible way. The search prompted him to take up an endeavour to make the longest handmade ‘staple chain’ in the world. The professional television…
Krishnanagar, June 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be happy enough if he could see that a 45 year old medicine shop owner from Bengal’s Sabang has taken up a toiling mission to create awareness about his “Swachh Bharat” programme through an unusual cycle ride across the country. Debendra Nath Bera of Sarta…
Chakdaha, June 17: The yearlong centenary celebration of Basanta Smriti Pathagar, a state government sponsored library in Nadia’s Chakdaha begin in the town on Sunday afternoon. To mark the beginning of the celebration, around one thousand readers of the library that includes students and people from all walks of life…
Kalyani, June 10: An Assistant Professor from Sudan who was doing a research work at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswabidyalay (BCKV) in Nadia’s Mohanpur died on Sunday afternoon after he suffered cardiac arrest at his hostel room. Some fellow researchers took him to Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Kalyani where he succumbed…
Krishnanagar, June 6: A 23-year-old man died of his injuries on the way when being transferred to a Ranaghat based private hospital from Saktinagar district hospital in Krishnagar on Tuesday night after he was battered with iron rods and metal punchers or taking on a group of eve-teasers at a religious…
Chakdah: Around fifty families in Sutro-Mathpara village of Nadia’s Chakdah have stopped cultivation in 16 acres land for about past two years due to fear of snake bite. The sprawling multi-crop land has been left desolate after 15 farm laborers were bitten by snake in 2016 and five of them…
Mayapur, May 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) authorities in Mayapur on the 30th anniversary of the organisation’s registration in Russia. In a communication issued this week, the ISKCON authorities have expressed pleasure and thanked the Prime Minister acknowledging his congratulatory message. The ISKCON authorities have…
Kaliganj, May 28:A 2.5 inch long spider found at Gobindapur village in Nadia’s Kaliganj on Monday morning. Kalu Seikh, a local resident caught the spider when he was cleaning jungles at his home. He said, the giant spider was hidden inside roots of some wild plants, which came outside when…
Santipur, May 24: A BJP leader was shot dead at his home in Methirdanagar village of Haripur area of Santipur late on Wednesday night because he refused to join Trinamul Congress as instructed by some local Trinamul activists. The bizarre incident occurred when the leader was preparing for the night’s…
Tehatta, May 23: BJP will not be able to have its own ‘Pradhan’ in a gram panchayat body in Nadia’s Tehatta-I block despite the party got a clear majority in it. The bitter truth which the party has to swallow is that their board will be headed by a woman…