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Independent Candidate Won Where Youth Seen Stamping Ballots During Counting

Majhdia, May 18: Independent candidate of Nadia’s Shibniwas gram panchayat Niladri Sukul was announced winner late on Thursday evening as the counting process was temporarily stalled by the state election commission following a group of Trinamul activists had created pandemonium allegedly raiding a counting centre at Majhdia forced out the polling…


TMC Activist Held For Stamping Casted Ballots During Counting

Majhdia: Police have arrested a Trinamul Congress activist as he allegedly he along with other activists stormed inside a counting station and stamped ballot papers capturing the counting hall when they found that one of the party candidates for Sibniwas panchayat was trailing behind the opposition backed independent candidate. The…


4 Year Old Girl Accidentally Shot To Death In Hanshkhali

Hanshkhali, May 16: A four and half year old girl child died when a bullet accidentally hit her forehead after it was discharged from an improvised pistol illegally owned by man who happens to be a friend of her grandmother.   Police said, the incident occurred in Gyarapota village late on Tuesday…


Nadia Geared Up For 3-Tier Panchayat Poll

Krishnanagar, May 13: The much controversial panchayat poll is all set to be held on Monday in Nadia along with other parts of the state. The Calcutta High court in last week confirmed the poll date ending the stalemate with the state saw several incidents of pre-poll violence between ruling…


TMC Activists Accused Of Raping Pregnant Kin Of BJP Candidate

Krishnanagar, April 29: A close relative of a BJP nominated gram panchayat candidate in Nadia’s Santipur was allegedly raped by Trinamul Congress activists during the early hours of Sunday morning. Armed Trinamul activists had also allegedly ransacked the residences of two BJP candidates and beaten up their relatives in Ghoralia…


Student Accidentally Hit With Cricket Bat, Died

Kalyani, April 23: In a bizarre incident a second year student of a private optometry college in Kalyani had died after one of his batch mates accidentally hit a cricket bat on his head. The incident occurred on Sunday evening when the bat apparently slipped off the batsman’s hand and…


Majhdia Trio Made Gram Panchayat Poll A Family Battle

Majhdia, : Three members of a family in Nadia’s Majhdia are all set to fight against each other making the ensuing gram panchayat poll a family affair. At a time when political enmity soured the personal relationship, Laxman Roy, Bablu Roy and Aduri Roy of Adityapur-Roypara have preferred to make…


Bangladeshi Boy Rescued In Santipur

Santipur, April 20: Police have rescued a 13 year old Bangladeshi boy from Kalnaghat area of Santipur town late on Thursday night.   Police sources said that the boy who has identified himself as Mohammed Ashiq, son of Mohammed Saiful, a resident of Kamalpur in Dhaka, was handed over to “Child Line”,…


School Girl Left Home Protesting Marriage; Rescued By BDO

Kaliganj, April 18: Block Development Officer of Nadia’s Kaliganj Nazir Hossain today rescued a girl, after she rushed in to her school seeking shelter and refused to return home knowing that her father has fixed her marriage to a Doha based youth ignoring her desire wish to ready further. The…


Sunil Pal Took 8 Days To Return To Trinamul

Krishnanagar, April 16: Sunil Pal (alias Kesto), a Nadia Zilla Parishad member elected on Trinamul ticket, who joined BJP on April 8, returned to Trinamul Congress on Monday appearing at the party’s head office in Kolkata. Pal, who was disgruntled with the Trinamul’s Nadia leadership received BJP’s party flag from…