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19 Jan

Terrible incident at NJP station! 1 soldier died, and 4 injured

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West BengalSILIGURI, west bengal

An army jawan died after touching an overhead wire while filling a tanker with water. 4 more soldiers were injured. The incident took place at New Jalpaiguri station. It is come to know that, on Thursday, an army train stopped at platform No. 5 of NJP station. At that time, one of the jawans was filling the tanker with water, and he accidentally touched an overhead wire and died on the spot. When the soldier was taken to the railway hospital, the doctors declared him dead. The injured have been admitted to Benghubi Army Hospital. According to sources, the army…

16 Jan

Temperature recorded 1.4 degree in Delhi, this big alert on weather for next 6 days

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsClimate & Environment, North BengalDelhi

The outbreak of cold is likely to increase once again in the states of North India including the national capital Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana. The double attack of dense fog along with cold waves can disturb people. The IMD has issued an alert for 6 days regarding the cold in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. According to India Meteorological Department, there will be severe cold in Delhi-NCR for the next 3 days and then there will be dense fog in the whole of North India for 3 days. Talking about today's weather, the minimum temperature has been…

08 Jan

Detergent factory gutted in a massive fire in Siliguri

Business Correspondent0 CommentsWest Bengal

A massive fire broke out at a detergent factory in northern West Bengal's Siliguri, and it took almost 10 hrs for the fire extinguisher to bring the blaze under control, officials told on Sunday. Smoke was first spotted at the factory in Fulbari in the NJP police station area late on Saturday, they said. Initially, labourers of the factory attempted to extinguish the flames but when they failed to do so, the fire brigade was called. The concrete roof of the factory was burned. No injured was found, the fire is suspected to be caused by an electrical short-circuit, officials…

05 Jan

‘Police friend’ program was held at Halishahar police station

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsWest BengalINDIA, kolkata

An innovative initiative of Barrackpore Police Commissionerate to remove the distance between police and the public. Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has launched a program called "Police Bandhu".As a result, the high officials of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate will be present in all the police stations in the Barrackpore sub-divisional area on certain days. People can come there and complain about their lack. Today's program was held at Halishahar police station. Where Barrackpore Police Commissioner Alok Rajoria was present.

04 Jan

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inspects preparations for Gangasagar Mela

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, West BengalINDIA, west bengal

Gangasagar Fair will start in somedays. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will reach to Gangesagar today to check all the preparations for the fair. After inspecting the preparations for the fair, she will hold a high-level meeting. Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the new helipad on this occation. Also, will hold preparatory meetings with ministers and administrative officers of various departments. Later, Mamata Banerjee will owrship at Kapilmuni Ashram. Already starting from Kapil Muni's ashram, the entire fairgrounds have been surrounded by tight security. The ministers in charge are already checking all the details of the fair premises. On January…

04 Jan

Stone pelting at Vande Bharat Express in Bengal, 2nd time in 2 days

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, West BengalINDIA, PM Modi

Vande Bharat Hypersonic Superfast Express has been attacked again. Allegedly stones were pelted at two rooms in Vande Bharat after leaving New Jalpaiguri. In this incident, it is alleged that the windows of the C-3 and C-6 rooms of the superfast train were cracked. The railway authorities were serious after the incident. It is to be noted that miscreants allegedly broke the glass of the gate by pelting stones in the Kumarganj area of Maldar Harishchandrapur police station of Down Vande Bharat Express on Monday. It is alleged that bricks and stones were thrown on the hypersonic superfast train leaving…

03 Jan

Stones pelted at Howrah-bound Vande Bharat Express

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalwest bengal

Window panes of the Howrah-bound Vande Bharat Express were broken on Monday after some anti-social elements pelted stones at the recently launched train near Malda's Kumarganj station in West Bengal. The incident comes four days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India's 7th Vande Bharat Express on its way from Howrah to New Jalpaiguri Junction. The express train connects South Bengal to North Bengal. It was launched on December 30, 2022 from Howrah in the presence of Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. About this incident, Eastern Railway said, "On 02.01.23 at about 17.50 hrs, information was received from the duty…

31 Dec

Amid high drama, West Bengal welcomes first Vande Bharat Express

Business Correspondent0 CommentsPolitical, West BengalMamata Banerjee, PM Modi

High drama prevailed at Howrah Station on Friday during the inauguration of the Vande Bharat Express to NJP. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee denied to get up on the stage as people belonging to BJP political party started chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' as CM arrived. PM Modi, who was scheduled to reach Howrah for the ceremony, virtually inaugurated the express train after the demise of his mother Heeraben. Workers started pulling out the parts of the dais after PM Modi called off his arrival. Banerjee chose to sit on a chair along with the audience during the ceremony. Railway Minister…

30 Dec

Sikkim stops issuing Nathula permits to tourists after heavy snowfall

editor0 CommentsNorth Bengal

The administration in sikkim has stopped issue permits to tourists to go to Nathula. This call was taken by the Sikkim police late on Thursday following serious precipitation within the chain of Himalayan state.Apart from Nathula, issue of tourer permits to go to Tsomgo have conjointly been suspended. According to weather report, a lot of snow is probably going to fall within the next few days within the higher components of north and east sikkim.Although travel Tsomgo and Nathula has been illegal by the geographical region authorities, variety of tourists can still rise till the primary week of the New…

23 Dec

West Bengal will not impose any new Covid curbs during the upcoming Christmas celebrations: Mamata Banerjee

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsCovid-19, West BengalCovid-19, INDIA, west bengal

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said West Bengal will not impose any new Covid restrictions, especially during the upcoming Christmas celebrations and the Gangesagar Mela.The West Bengal Chief Minister said that the epidemic, which has paralyzed normal life for a long time since it hit the country in March 2020, will be dealt with as per need if there is any resurrection in the state. She said, "We are monitoring these things. We have also made a committee look after everything." Banerjee said the annual Gangasagar Mela (Mela), which attracts lakhs of pilgrims from different parts of India, will…