West Bengal - The Purbottar

28 Oct

Kalas Yatra organizes on the occasion of Chhath Puja

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, India, North BengalINDIA, Puja

On the occasion of Chhath Puja, a colorful Kalas Yatra was organized in Jalpaiguri. Chhath Puja started on Friday with the Kalas Yatra. Devotees have started preparations for Chhath Puja on the occasion of Kali Puja. Kamarpara Chatt Puja Committee of Jalpaiguri town takes out a grand procession through Kalas Yatra. Chhath Puja Committee members started this Kalas Yatra. A group of devotees cleaned the road with a broom and another group of devotees washed the road. After that, a group of women set off with pitchers on their heads. The procession thus circumambulates the entire town of Jalpaiguri. Prominent…

22 Oct

Nabanna publishes the list of next year’s holidays

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsFestival, India, West BengalHoliday, INDIA, west bengal

The puja season is on and this year is going to end in two months. Then the new year begins. Meanwhile, good news for government employees. Nabanna has released a detailed list of holidays for next year. The state government is going to offer several additional holidays in 2023. According to the notice, the 12th of January 2023 is Vivekananda's birth anniversary, 23rd is Netaji's birth anniversary and the 26th is the Commonwealth Day holiday. Meanwhile, Saraswati Puja is on January 26. So they will get a day off on the previous day. 14th February is a holiday for Tagore…

21 Oct

Nabanna is warning for Cyclone

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsClimate & Environment, West BengalCyclone, INDIA, Nabanna, South Bengal

Since the beginning of this year, one after another low pressure is flowing over the state. In this situation, the people of Bengal are worried about how the weather will be before Kali Puja. Rumors on social media are that a supercyclone has formed in the ocean. Nabanna is taking special steps for the impending cyclone. The meteorological department has ordered the strengthening of the infrastructure of Kali Puja pandals. Nabanna has been specifically directed to the districts of South Bengal. District Magistrates have been directed to vigilance. They have been directed to keep in constant touch with the District…

12 Oct

Yellow alert issued for north Bengal, 2164.34 cumec water released from Teesta barrage

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsClimate & Environment, India, North BengalINDIA, North Bengal, Teesta, Weather, west bengal

Small and big rivers are in spate due to incessant rains in the Jalpaiguri district. Meanwhile, yellow alert has been issued in Teesta river. According to the Irrigation Department, 2164.34 cumecs of water were released from the Teesta barrage at 8 am on Wednesday. In the last 24 hours, there has been recorded rain in Malbazar. The amount of rain is being reported as 102.70 mm. At the same time, the people of the nearby villages are worried due to the rise in the water level of the Teesta river. Due to heavy rains in Sikkim, the water level of…

11 Oct

Tiger cubs released in Bengal safari

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsLifestyle, North Bengal, West Bengalbengal safari, Forest, INDIA, tiger, west bengal

On Monday, four tiger cubs were released into an open tiger enclosure at the Bengal Safari Park near Siliguri. On March 22 this year, a tigress named Sheela gave birth to these four cubs. Four babies are aged six to seven months and they are released into the open area at their proper age. Vehicle travelers can enjoy seeing these cubs on tiger safari. ANI reports that the Tiger Safari plan has been tested to understand the mindset of the tigers and achieved effective results. At this time the number of female tigresses in Tiger Safari Park is five. Their…

08 Oct

WBCHSE introduces with new pattern of HS Exam

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEducation, West BengalEXAMS, HS Exam, INDIA, West Bengal .

The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has announced that for the Class 12 or Higher Secondary Board Examination 2023, instead of separate papers for Part A and B, there will be only one combined paper. Therefore, it is not necessary to connect both the parts together at the end of the test as is done earlier. The board informed that all objective and subjective questions will appear in one question paper. WBCHSE said that the previous question papers were too complicated. But this time the question paper will be more easy.Chiranjeev Bhattacharya, West Bengal Higher Secondary Education…

29 Sep

‘Dostojee’ wins the best prize at Japan Film Festival

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBollywood, Entertainment, West BengalFilm, Film Festival, INDIA, Japan, Prize

Bengali filmmaker Prasoon Chatterjee's directorial debut 'Dostji' won the top prize, the Golden Shika Award, at the Nara International Film Festival (IFF) in Japan in the international competition category. The director will also receive the opportunity to make a film in Japan fully financed and produced by Nara IFF (up to $1 million) as part of the award. At Nara IFF, 'Dostojee competed in the International Competition category along with seven other brilliant films from around the world. Starring Jayati Chakraborty and Swatilekha Kundu as well as child artists Asiq Sheikh and Arif Sheikh, the film centers on the innocent…

28 Sep

Raise in Dengue cases in the state

editor0 CommentsHealth, West Bengal

The recent situation in West Bengal seems to be the direst, On Monday the state health department reported 840 new infections. Over 500 people have been hospitalized, and two fatalities were reported in Kolkata on the day. The positivity rate has climbed from 10% to 12% in the last ten days. Most of the cases are been reported from Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Kolkata, Hooghly, and Murshidabad districts. Uttar Pradesh hasn’t been able to escape from the mosquito-borne disease either. As per the report, 12 people in Lucknow tested positive for dengue over the weekend,…

28 Sep

Typhoon Noru is coming, Heavy rains may lash Bengal on Mahasasthi

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsClimate & Environment, India, North East, West BengalINDIA, Noru, Typhoon, Weather, west bengal

It is certain that rain is going to play havoc in Bangali's biggest festival Durga puja. Despite the prayers of lakhs of devotees, the Met Office said there is no option of escaping from wet in Durga Puja this year.Weather conditions have so far confirmed that Typhoon Noru will bring heavy rains to the city and other parts of the state. Cyclone Nuru will bring torrential rain during the festival. "We expect the good intensity of rain from Shashti night to Ashtami morning. The maximum number of thundershower cells are likely to form during this period. We can expect rain…

26 Sep

Journey of the Ac toy train has started

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, North Bengal, North East, TravelDarjeeling, INDIA, Toy train, west bengal

AC toy train service started on Monday just before Durga Puja. Many MPs, MLAs, and district presidents of the BJP were present on this special occasion. Vistadome Troy train service with AC coach from New Jalpaiguri station to Darjeeling started from today. GM Ansu Gupta, DRM SK Chaudhary along with BJP MP and state president Sukant Majumdar were present at the inauguration ceremony. Today, all of them flagged off the toy train in a brief inauguration ceremony at NJP station. According to railway sources AC Troy train left for Darjeeling today with about 50 passengers. On this occasion, Darjeeling MP…