news of Nadia district

BSF Seized 600 Kg Bangladeshi Hilsa During Smuggling To India

Kolkata, Aug. 22: A patrolling team of the Border Security Force attached to 141 battalion seized 600 kg Hilsa fish, worth around Rs.9.6 lakhs, from smugglers at Murshidabad’s riverine border on Saturday evening. BSF sources said that the smugglers were trying to push the consignment of the prized fish into…


CBSE Challenges High Court Order On Affiliation For Garden High School-IISER

Kolkata/Mohanpur, Aug. 17: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has filed an appeal before a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging an interim order passed by an earlier bench that had directed the issuance of provisional affiliation to the Garden High School-IISER, located on the IISER-Kolkata’s Mohanpur…


Wedlock At Lockdown: Man Brings Bride Home On Motorcycle

Subrata Ghosh of Santipur takes his bride Dipa on the pillion of a motorcycle to return home on Saturday morning during the bi-weekly state-wide lockdown. Earlier on Friday Dipa traveled about 200 km from her home in Kakdwip (South 24 Parganas) with her parents and a handful of relatives to…



‘Weeklong’ Order Revoked, Lockdown in Nadia Only On Aug. 13 & 14

Krishnanagar, Aug. 7: Nadia administration on Friday revoked its decision for a weeklong comprehensive lockdown while announcing only two days’ shut down on August 13 and 14 in some specific areas in the district. The decision for the weeklong lockdown has been modified by the district administration apparently after an…



Protective Works Begin To Save Erosion Prone River Banks

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…


Lord Jagannath Offered Over 200 Delicacies At ISKCON

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…


Mercy On Wheel: First Ever Digital Rath Yatra Across The Globe By ISKCON

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…


Students Make Artificial Nest For Amphan Stricken Birds

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,…