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27 Sep

Mamata vs BJP in Bhabanipur: Dilip Ghosh claims ‘attack’; Trinamool hits back

editor0 CommentsWest BengalBJP, TMC

West Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh has demanded the postponement of the Bhabanipur bypoll. The BJP has pitted Priyanka Tibrewal against Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee in the September 30 bye-election crucial for her to retain her chief ministership. Addressing a press conference on Monday, BJP's national vice president Dilip Ghosh alleged that he and other party workers were attacked on the campaign trail by TMC cadre. Ghosh said he was distributing leaflets in Bhabanipur when TMC workers started raising slogans against the BJP. "Then I entered a vaccination centre. They gheraoed me. That attacked me. Started beating up…

27 Sep

Tagore’s Visva Bharati likely to be part of UNESCO World Heritage Site

editor0 CommentsWest BengalUNESCO, Viswa Bharati University

A 30-member delegation team from UNESCO is likely to visit Santiniketan between September 28 and October 3 brightening up the prospect of Rabindranath Tagore-envisioned prestigious university Visva Bharati being included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site. This comes 11 years after the Union Culture Ministry appealed for the second time to secure the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site for Santiniketan to get recognition for Tagore’s cultural ark in the run-up to his 150th birth anniversary in 2010. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) with the help of Viswa Bharati University has prepare a fresh dossier and has…

26 Sep

Cyclone Gulab Reaches Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Winds Up To 100 Kmph

editor0 CommentsWest BengalCyclone, odisha

Cyclone Gulab began its landfall process on Sunday evening, the India Meteorological Department said. The system is likely to cross North Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha coasts between Kalingapatnam and Gopalpur as a cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 75-85 kmph gusting to 96 kmph during the next three hours. A red alert was sounded in both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh for a cyclonic warning and post landfall lookout. Cyclone Gulab is likely to move nearly westwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh, south Odisha coasts between Kalingapatnam and Gopalpur.The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into cyclone…

24 Sep

Bhabanipur bypoll: BJP candidate Priyanka Tibrewal stopped from entering ward near West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s house

editor0 CommentsWest BengalMamta banerjee

BJP candidate for Bhabanipur Assembly bypoll Priyanka Tibrewal on Tuesday wrote to the Election Commission, claiming that she was being stopped by the West Bengal Police from door-to-door campaigning on the instructions of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. In a letter to the EC, Priyanka Tibrewal's election agent said the BJP candidate went door-to-door campaigning near the houses of Mamata Banerjee, who is also contesting the bypoll, and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee in Bhabanipur on Tuesday. However, even after following all Covid-related rules and regulations, Priyanka Tibrewal was stopped by the police during her campaign, allegedly on the instructions of Mamata…

22 Sep

Medica Cancer Hospital dedicates Halcyon machine

editor0 CommentsNorth Bengal, North EastMedica Cancer Hospital

Medica Cancer Hospital has introduced a high-end radiotherapy machine Halcyon with Image-guided radiationtherapy (IGRT) & Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). To mitigate the lack of propercancer treatment in the North-Eastern region, Medica Cancer Hospital has implemented multipleadvanced technologies and the latest inclusion of Halcyon makes them the best treatment centrefor cancer not only in North-East India but also in the neighbouring countries.The Halcyon Radiation Therapy system’s targeted therapy ensures that damage to healthy tissuessurrounding the tumour can be further avoided or minimized. The advanced system also ensuresthe completion of treatment in fewer steps as compared to the older radiation therapy system.Through…

21 Sep

Nepali citizen with Indian identity card caught in Panikanki

editor0 CommentsCrime, North Bengal, West Bengalcrime

Kharibari police arrested a Nepali woman with Indian documents. The woman’s name is Rankumari Limbu, a resident of Ratamari in Mareng district of Nepal. The woman was detained by the jawans of SSB's 41st Battalion on Sunday afternoon on suspicion of entering India from Nepal through Panitanki border. A Indian passport and PAN card along with the identity card of Nepali citizenship were confiscated from the woman. She also had an identity card of Hong Kong. The woman was later handed over to Raniganj Immigration Check Post. Later on Sunday Raniganj Immigration centre handed over the woman to Kharibari police.…

19 Sep

Karate player Rizong Tamang won a gold medal in West Bengal State Karate Championship

editor0 CommentsSports, West BengalKarate Championship, Rizong Tamang, SILIGURI

Mr. Rizong Tamang from Darjeeling District has made it clear that he is the no 1 Kata player all over West Bengal he has won a gold medal in West Bengal State Karate Championship and now he has also been select for the National championships which means he will represent West Bengal, the karate team we wish him all the best for his upcoming championship and thank him for making our Darjeeling District shine in the state championship

19 Sep

Biggest beauty pageant of India

editor0 CommentsWest BengalSILIGURI

‘Mr, Miss & Mrs Bengal India’ is one of the leading beauty pageant of India. It is a project by Samrat Rajput, who is the Chairman of Mr, Miss & Mrs Bengal India and SR Modelling Studio. Mr, Miss & Mrs Bengal India – the much-awaited project’s Co-Chairman is Miss Reshmi Deokota. The Event is crafted by Mithun Saha and Powered by Sandeepg Realestate Limited. Noteworthy, MR, Miss & Mrs Bengal India has successfully completed Season 1 & finally comes to the end of Season 2. This mega event’s (MR, Miss & Mrs Bengal India) Grand Finale will be held…

04 Sep

Bengal BJP MLA Soumen Roy joins TMC

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West BengalBJP, TMC

On the day the bypolls dates in West Bengal were announced by the Election Commission, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Soumen Roy on Saturday joined the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). The BJP MLA from Kaliaganj was earlier a member of the TMC. "BJP MLA Soumen Roy is rejoining us for the development of Bengal and North Bengal," TMC leader Partha Chatterjee said. "He wants to keep the culture and heritage of Bengal intact," he added. With Soumen Roy joining the TMC, the BJP's tally in the state assembly has come down to 71. In the last four weeks, four BJP…

02 Sep

WB govt appoints 10 IPS officers to assist SIT probe on post-poll violence

editor0 CommentsWest BengalIPS officers, WB govt

The West Bengal government has appointed ten IPS officers to assist a special investigating team (SIT) formed by the Calcutta High Court to probe cases of post-poll violence in the state, a senior official said on Thursday. The officers have been deployed for the north, west and south zones of the state as well as for the Kolkata Police areas, he said. "The services of the IPS officers are hereby spared, in addition to their normal duties, to assist the SIT constituted by the Hon'ble High Court at Calcutta (sic)," an order issued by the state home department stated. A…