North East - The Purbottar

21 Sep

Royal Enfield extends support towards Flood Relief efforts in Assam

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastflood, INDIA, royalenfield

In an effort to stand by the community during trying times, Royal Enfield and its community of riding clubs have extended support to the North-Eastern States’ fight against the recent unfortunate floods. With the added situation of the COVID pandemic, relief this year has been difficult. Royal Enfield dealerships in the region along with its community of riders have come forward to provide food and rehabilitation aid to the affected people across Assam.Royal Enfield as a brand has always had the community at its heart, and in these challenging times, Royal Enfield dealerships and riders from the community-led groups are…

19 Sep

Aakash Institute student tops West Bengal

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastjee, main2020

Sreemanti Dey, a student of Aakash Institute has done Kolkata proud by topping West Bengal in the Girls Category in the JEE Mains 2020 examinations. She scored an impressive 99.99 percentile and obtained All India Rank 131. Congratulating Sreemanti Dey, Mr. Aakash Chaudhry, Director and CEO of Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) said, “It is a matter of great pride for us that our student Sreemanti Dey has excelled in the tough JEE Mains 2020 entrance exam. The credit goes to the hard work of our student, the support of her parents and instructors who have guided the student throughout her…

16 Sep

SpiceJet launches dedicated cargo services to various cities in the North East

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCARGO SERVICE, SPOCEJET

SpiceJet, the country’s favourite airline and the largest air cargo operator, has launched 14 new cargo flights to and from North Eastern India using its Bombardier Q400 freighters thus ensuring unparalleled connectivity with the rest of the country. In line with its commitment to enhance regional connectivity, SpiceJet is the first Indian carrier to introduce dedicated cargo flights for North Eastern India. The dedicated cargo flights will help transport fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, perishables, fish seeds, fresh fish, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, express cargo and other general cargo. Besides improving logistics and connectivity, the new freighter service will boost the growth…

16 Sep

PLASMA DONATION BY BSF JAWANS

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCovid19, JAWAN DONATE PLAZMA

At the time of the national crisis in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Border Security Force Frontier HQ Guwahati is not only engaged in manning the Indo-Bangladesh Border but also extending all the possible help towards social welfare by donating Plasma to COVID-19 infected patients after being infected by COVID-19 virus during their routine assigned works, hospitalization and recovery to combat COVID-19 Pandemic. On 15 Sept’ 2020, BSF Jawans of 41 and 67 Bn BSF under Guwahati Frontier who recovered from COVID-19 infection voluntarily donated their convalescent plasma after assessing their antibodies status to Guwahati Medical College (GMC)…

16 Sep

GUWAHATI FRONTIER BSF APPREHENDED 03 INDIAN CATTLE SMUGGLERS AND RESCUED 107 NOS CATTLE HEADS

editor0 CommentsNorth EastINDIA, westbengal

In operations, troops of Border Security Force under Guwahati Frontier apprehended 03 Indian cattle smugglers and rescued 107 cattle heads from the bordering areas of District Coochbehar (West Bengal) , Dhubri & South Salamat (Assam) On intervening night of 14/15 Sept’ 2020.Acting on tip off, on intervening night of 14/15 Sept’ 2020, troops of BSF BOP NDA of 41 Bn BSF under Guwahati Frontier carried out a special operation in general area of village Nepuralga, PS- Sukhchar, Distt- South Salamara (Assam) and apprehended 03 Indian cattle smugglers along with cattle heads, while these were being smuggled from India to Bangladesh.…

16 Sep

NFR takes steps for better customer interface Easier freight transportation to boost local economy

editor0 CommentsNorth EastINDIA, nfr, westbengal

In order to improve transportation of freight traffic, NFR has opened new stations for handling inward and outward goods traffic. Few more railway stations have been opened for freight traffic during last month enabling easier transportation of various goods by customers.To boost outward freight traffic Udalguri station under Rangiya division has been opened for handling of outward goods booking facility for stone chips & boulder traffic for a period of three months w.e.f. 03.08.2020.Rangapani station under Katihar division has also been opened for outward booking of Fertilizer traffic w.e.f. 12.08.2020 until further advice.Bagdogra station under Katihar division has been notified…

15 Sep

Police arrested one person on charges of robbery

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastarrested one, robbery

The NJP police arrested a person,on the charges of burglary.The name of the criminal is Govinda Mahato. The incident surfaced from the Jabravita Primary School in the South Shantinagar area, on Sunday night. Reportedly, the school’s lock was found broken and gas cylinders, mid-day meal rice, and various other valuable things are missing. On Monday, the school authorities lodged a complaint at the NJP police station. Based on this, the police launched investigations and got hold of the accused yesterday night. According to police sources, the accused has various theft records in past . Govinda Mahato was produced before the…

15 Sep

Father accused of attempting to rape his own daughter

editor0 CommentsNorth EastINDIA, west bengal

In a horrifying incident, a man has been accused of attempting to rape his own daughter. The incident surfaced from the Patan Tea Garden area near Simulbari. Based on the complaint lodged by the victim, the Siliguri Women’s Police arrested the accused on Sunday night.According to police sources, an elephant entered the aforementioned tea garden, 3 days ago. Following which, the locals stepped out of their residences. Grabbing the opportunity, the accused man attempted to rape his 16-year-old daughter who was home alone. However, as soon as she started shouting for help, he fled away from the scene. The minor…

15 Sep

Assam Governor visits Kokrajhar

editor0 CommentsNorth EastAssam, INDIA, westbengal

Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi during his one day visit to Kokrajhar on Monday held a meeting with the Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police and other senior officers of different departments and called upon the officers to work with the spirit of ‘Team BTAD’ and pursue a ‘common cause’ to boost the welfare of the people.He also asked them to work unrelentingly to meet the targets of the implementation of the government schemes.Holding separate meetings with the district functionaries of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri at BTC secretariat in Kokrajhar today, Governor said that since the government is committed to…

15 Sep

After a long period Siliguri Iskcon Mandir reopened

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastiskcon, mandir, SILIGURI, westbengal

After a long period of 6 months, Siliguri Iskcon Mandir reopened yesterday following all government protocols and safety measures. The public relations officer of Iskcon Mandir, Namkrishna Das, stated that from now on, the temple will remain open from 4 pm to 7 pm every day. However, only 10-15 visitors will be allowed to enter the temple at a time and must leave the premises within the specified time. No one will be allowed to roam around the temple premises unnecessarily.