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15 Nov

Kanchenjunga Stadium hosts the opening of a football academy by Siliguri Municipal Corporation

editorSports

At the Kanchenjunga Stadium here on Thursday, the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), the biggest civic organization in north Bengal, opened its football academy. The academy was formally opened by Mayor Gautam Deb, who also stated that the project would prepare Siliguri's and the surrounding areas' bright football players for competitions at the national level. We established the football academy in order to give the aspiring players the right guidance. After opening the academy at the stadium, Deb stated, "This will help them to hone their play so that they can find the opportunity to play in different football clubs of…

15 Nov

RG Baruah Memorial All Assam Art Competition prize distribution held

editorAssam

On Thursday, The Assam Tribune hosted the award distribution ceremony for the RG Baruah Memorial All Assam Art Competition, 2024. The awards were presented to the winners by Divija Rajkhowa, director of the Assam Tribune Digital Private Limited, Ritu Baruah, director of Dainik Asam, and Ragini Baruah, senior sub-editor of The Assam Tribune. Babita Rajkhowa gave the young participants praise for their hard work and inventiveness. According to her, the judges found it difficult to choose the winners because of the excellent caliber of the applications. As she presented the awards, Ritu Baruah drew on the principles of Singhapurush Radha…

14 Nov

Three stores on S.F. Road in Siliguri are destroyed by a massive fire

editorSiliguri

Three stores on S.F. Road in Siliguri were destroyed by a massive fire late on Wednesday night, which caused a lot of commotion in the neighborhood. Local sources claim that the fire started at around two in the morning after a loud explosion, with flames visible rising from one of the stores. Locals think a gas cylinder explosion caused the fire to start at a biryani shop. After several hours of work, three fire engines that had arrived on time were able to contain the fire. A furniture store and another establishment were reduced to ashes in addition to the…

14 Nov

Beginning today, Rapido will provide passenger taxi service at Kolkata Airport

editorKolkata

The cab aggregator plans to begin taxi services on Thursday in order to improve transportation at the Kolkata Airport. Along with airport officials, state transport minister Snehashish Chakraborty and transport secretary Saumitra Mohan have scheduled the inauguration ceremony for November 14. This action will address the passengers' lack of adequate transportation options. The passengers had repeatedly and vehemently brought up the matter. They claim that finding a taxi to their destination is difficult, particularly at night. There are currently a number of taxi services at the Kolkata Airport. At the airport, cab services are offered to passengers by Uber, Ola,…

14 Nov

Ambassador of France visited Himalayan Zoological Park

editorSikkim

On Wednesday, French Ambassador to India Thierry Mathew visited the Himalayan Zoological Park in Sikkim's Bulbuli region. Mathau and the French group were welcomed by Forest and Environment Secretary cum PCCF Pradeep Kumar and other authorities. They are informed about ongoing projects and initiatives including 'My Child from the Wild'. Himalayan Zoological Park launched "My Child from the Wild" animal adoption program with an aim to educate people about forest protection. During the ambassador's visit from November 10 to 13, the French Consul General's office in Kolkata expressed support for red panda conservation as part of the programme, which aims…

14 Nov

Cyber fraud syndicate busted in Guwahati 15 arrested

editorAssam

Police arrested 15 people after busting a sophisticated cyber fraud organization in a late-night raid at Talukdar Hotel and Lodge in Bamunpara, Boragaon. Massive "Mule Bank Account" money laundering network unearthed by West Guwahati Police Department. Police officials said the gang offered Rs 20,000 to illiterate and vulnerable people to open bank accounts. In the raid, police seized 31 mobile phones, 36 ATM cards, 21 check books, 7 stamps, 4 cars, 1 motorcycle, 4 hard drives, 1 laptop and other tools and equipment. Cyber police have launched a thorough investigation into the network's activities and possible links with larger criminal…

13 Nov

Sikkim garbage reportedly dumped in Siliguri environmentalists confront the cops

editorSiliguri

The discovery of garbage in Siliguri that was purportedly transported from Sikkim has alarmed environmental groups.A memorandum asking for action on the event was delivered to the Siliguri Police Commissionerate on Tuesday by representatives of a number of environmental organizations.Sikkim rubbish has reportedly been unloaded at an open space in the Nepali Basti region of Siliguri in recent days, according to sources. Locals notified the police and halted a number of trucks carrying the trash on Monday. After then, officers from the Ambari Outpost showed there and took the cars. Because of their grave worries about this practice, environmentalists formally…

13 Nov

In Siliguri, a guy was detained after gold worth crores was found in his pants pocket

editorSiliguri

A man's pants pocket contained gold valued at crores. After apprehending an individual and transporting the gold illegally, it was retrieved once more. On the basis of a tip, the raid was carried out by the Central Revenue Intelligence Department, or DRI. A person from the Cooch Behar district's Shitalkuchi neighborhood was taken into custody. After that, he was taken to Siliguri and examined. Gold biscuits valued at crores of rupees were found in the trousers pocket of a guy called Tapas Saha after being taken to the DRI office in Siliguri. The approximate weight of the gold that was…

13 Nov

Four family members including a 7-year-old perished in a traffic accident on the Dibrugarh-Tinsukia Bypass

editorLatest

On the intervening night of Tuesday, a four-wheeler that a family was riding on went into a wayside water body on the Dibrugarh-Tinsukia bypass, killing four of them, including a toddler. The van also included a mother and a little daughter who were injured and are receiving medical attention. The victims include Artha Gupta and Rajesh Gupta from Bihar, and Mohan Shah and Montu Shah from Bordubi, Assam. For autopsies, the bodies have been sent to Tinsukia Civil Hospital. In preparation for Mohan's daughter's November 16 wedding, the Bihar family had traveled to Assam. According to eyewitnesses and preliminary police…

11 Nov

Today is the last day of the WB ANM GNM Round 1 Choice Filling and Locking Process

editorWest Bengal

Today, November 11, 2024, the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) will wrap up the round 1 choice filling and locking procedure for admission to the state of West Bengal's Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM) and General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) programs. Students must finish the preference form before the deadline if they finished the registration procedure ahead of schedule. All qualified students are still able to apply for the WB Nursing round 1 option filling and locking 2024. Instead of waiting for the option filling deadline, students are advised to finish the procedures as soon as feasible. Throughout the…