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08 Apr

One killed in a bison attack in Coochbehar

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalcoochbehar

A person died in a bison attack at 7 O'clock in the morning. Three of the seven injured are undergoing treatment at Cooch Behar Medical College. The incident took place in the Haribhanga area of Cooch Behar Block 1. According to local sources, local residents saw two bison eating corn around six in the morning. The incident spread excitement in the area. It is come to know that on Saturday morning Biren Burman was standing in front of a bamboo tree near his house when a bison suddenly came from behind and attacked him. The family took him to the…

05 Apr

Saurabh Roy Chowdhury, a resident of Siliguri, died in avalanche in Sikkim

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West BengalSILIGURI

28-year-old Saurabh Roy Chowdhury, a resident of Shaktigarh, Ward No. 31, Siliguri Purnigam, died on Tuesday after being hit by an avalanche in Sikkim. It is reported that Sourav went to Sikkim along with three others for office work. Heard the news of snow falling there and went to see it. At that time they got stuck in heavy snow. While the other three returned alive with injuries, Sourav died after being buried in the snow. His cousin Runu Roy Chowdhury said that Sourav's dead body was found after a long time after the army's rescue operation. Siliguri Mayor Gautam…

24 Mar

Municipal workers staged a protest against Rabindranath Ghosh’s car being stopped and harassed

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalcoochbehar

Cooch Behar Municipality employees and Trinamool workers took out a procession in front of Rabindranath Ghosh's house today against Rabindranath Ghosh's car being stopped and harassed. Municipal employees and Trinamool workers staged a protest at Kotwali police station in Cooch Behar today on demand of the arrest of the culprits.Also, municipal employees have decided to go on strike today in protest against this incident in Cooch Behar Municipality. Cooch Behar South Assembly Constituency MLA Nikhil Ranjan Dey accused the municipal workers of bringing outsiders and marching to show force against the residents. At the same time, he alleged that the…

24 Mar

Tufanganj police recovered body of housewife

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsFeatured, Latest, North Bengal, West Bengalcoochbehar

The police recovered the body of the housewife from inside the house in the area Kadam Bagan No. 9/203 of Nakkatigarh Village Panchayat. The dead woman's name is Rinku Debnath. Husband Subrata De alias Khokon De has been absconding since the incident. The incident created a sensation in the area. A large police force of Tufan Ganj Police Station and a Sub-Divisional Police Officer reached the spot after receiving the information about the incident. The body was rescued by the police on Thursday late night. It is known that the housewife's husband, Subrata De alias Khokon De, runs a catering…

14 Mar

Higher secondary examination has started across the state

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengaleducation

The higher secondary examination has started today. The total number of candidates in the Cooch Behar district is 31,983. Among them, there are 13643 male students and 18340 female students. There is a total of 107 venues for the exam and a total of 28 centers. The first day of the exam started peacefully amid tight security. This time some new methods have been adopted for safety in the higher secondary examination. Many students could not give the secondary examination because of covid. And now due to this regret was seen in the voice of a student who came for…

13 Mar

Gate meeting was held on various issues of tea workers

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalalipurduar, west bengal

A gate meeting was held regarding various problems of tea workers. The gate meeting was held by the Bharatiya Tea Workers Union, the BJP's tea plantation workers' union, on Monday morning. The meeting was held in front of the gate of the Tasati tea garden factory in Falakata block. It is come to know that the gate meeting of the day is mainly about increasing the minimum wage of the workers, providing land leases and other demands. It is said that this gate meeting will continue for the next three days and if their demands are not solved, the members…

07 Mar

People of Cooch Behar are celebrating Holi festival

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalcoochbehar, west bengal

Cooch Behar got into Holi festival. The traditional Madanmohan temple of Cooch Behar has been crowded with visitors since morning. Cooch Behar's life Thakur Madanmohan was first touched by Abir, then the people of Cooch Behar started playing Abir. Since the royal period, the Dol festival has been held in the Madanmohan temple of Cooch Behar. So the crowd was visible from the morning.

06 Mar

CPI(M) called meeting for panchayat elections

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalcoochbehar

CPI (M) is going to form an alliance for panchayat elections with other parties except Trinamool BJP but not at the state level but at the district or local level. This was announced by CPIM State Secretary Mohammad Salim in a press conference at CPI (M) party office in Cooch Behar district today. In a press conference on this day, he said that the district committee is meeting ahead of the panchayat elections.

06 Mar

Four members of the same family died in a terrible road accident

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, North Bengal, West Bengalcoochbehar

Four members of the same family died in a terrible road accident on Mathabhanga Jamaldah State Highway. Three others were seriously injured in the incident. According to local sources, seven passengers were going to Jamaldah in a toto in the Paikar Tari area of Gopalpur village panchayat on state road number 16 from Mathabhanga to Jamaldah at around 12.30 o'clock yesterday night. At that time, a truck hit the toto from behind and the toto fell into the ditch on the side of the road. Basanti Barman (40) died on the spot. When the injured were first sent to Jamaldah…

04 Mar

No child admitted in NBMCH has symptoms of Adenovirus: Gautam Dev

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, North Bengal, West BengalHealth, INDIA, SILIGURI

North Bengal Medical College and Hospital Patient Welfare Association Chairman Gautam Dev held a meeting with the principal and dean of the medical college about Adenovirus. After the meeting, Gautam Dev said that none of the children who are being admitted with various symptoms in the North Bengal Medical College Hospital have shown any symptoms of Adenovirus. Naturally, since no symptoms are present, there is no need to test for Adenovirus. However, special attention is being paid to every child who comes to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. If any symptoms related to Adenovirus are seen in anyone then…