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Santipur Hooch Tragedy: Death Toll Reaches 12

Santipur, Nov. 29: Death toll in the Santipur hooch tragedy increased to 12 since 2 more persons died at the District hospital in Krishnagar on Thursday morning. The medical team which has camped in the tragedy stricken Nrisinhapur village has found 13 more persons writhing in pain at a brick…


Hooch Tragedy Claimed 10 Lives In Santipur, CID Probe Ordered

Santipur, Nov. 28: At least ten persons including a woman died and about twenty others fell ill as they had consumed suspected spurious liquor in Nrisinhapur Choudhury para area of Nadia’s Santipur since the early hours of Wednesday morning. Three persons died at Kalna sub divisional hospital, two at Santipur…


Birds Die Trapped In Fishing Nets In Nadia

Krishnanagar, Nov. 1: Over hundreds fish-eating birds of different species are regularly trapped and killed being entangled in nets laid over ponds and wetlands by the fishermen to protect fish in several places in Nadia regularly. While farmers claimed that they are compelled to use the net to protect the…


Street Play To Raise Money For Cancer Victim Theatre Artiste

Santipur, Sept. 1:  Members of a threatre group from Nadia’s Ranaghat have started performing street play with the support of some students in Santipur to raise money for an elderly threatre worker who has been suffering from cancer and lost one of his legs around ten days ago due to…


Milkmen In Santipur Accused Of Supplying Spurious Milk, Beaten Up

Santipur, Aug. 14: Angry local residents beaten up over two dozens of milkmen at Santipur railway station in Nadia on Tuesday morning accusing them of adulterating milk using chemical with which they regularly make curdle and supply to numerous confectioners in the city market. The locals turned violent as they…


Murder Cuffs on Trinamul’s Student Leader

Santipur, July 19: Mani Sarkar, a prominent Trinamul Congress Chatra Parishad (TMCP) and former general secretary of Santipur College students’ union was arrested on Thursday for his alleged involvement into murder of a BJP leader in Santipur after panchayat poll. The accused a BA final year student of Santipur College…


Santipur Youth Makes Longest Staple Chain

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…


Driver Fell Asleep, Bus Hits Lorry, 2 Died On NH34

Santipur: Two persons of a touring team returning from Digha to Nadia’s Phulia riding a bus were killed and 32 others injured in an accident on National Highway 34 in Udaypur village near Santipur when the driver of the bus allegedly fell asleep at the wheels during the wee hours…


BJP Leader Shot Dead At Home In Santipur

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…


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…