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03 Oct

Big news for North Bengal residents ahead of Puja

Banasree SarkarSiliguriNorth Bengal

Ahead of the puja, two AC rocket buses and two CNG bus services were started from the central bus terminus at Tenzing Norge in Siliguri. North Bengal Rashtriya Paribahan Nigam Chairman Parthapratim Roy, Siliguri Municipal Corporation Mayor Gautam Dev, Deputy Mayor Ranjan Sarkar, and others inaugurated the bus service by showing the green flag. Parthapratim Roy said that two AC rocket buses will ply on Siliguri and Kolkata and two CNG buses on the Siliguri-Cochbehar route. He also said that the North Bengal Rashtriya Paribahan Nigam will soon launch several more CNG-powered bus services to keep the environment pollution-free. There…

09 Aug

Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and large parts of North Bengal were shaken by the earthquake

Banasree SarkarLatestNorth Bengal

Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, and large parts of North Bengal were shaken by the earthquake. The tremor was felt at 6:57 am on Thursday. The magnitude of the quake was 4.5 on the Richter scale. It is initially known that the source of the earthquake is 9 km away from Namchi in Sikkim. Tremors were also felt in neighboring Bhutan. However, no damage has been reported so far due to the earthquake. Some meteorologists believe that the earthquake originates 10 kilometers below the surface. The epicenter was located 22 km from Darjeeling, near Rabangla in North Sikkim. Many people are sleeping when…

15 Feb

Fire in the bus of North Bengal State Transport Corporation

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalcoochbehar, North Bengal

The entire area was shocked by the incident of a sudden fire in a vehicle standing at the New Bus Stand of North Bengal State Transport Corporation's Coochbehar Depot. After hearing the news, the fire brigade team rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control. As a result, the entire bus stand of North Bengal State Transport Corporation was saved from the fire. An employee of the North Bengal State Transport Corporation first spotted the fire in a parked bus last night. When the fire department was informed, a fire engine arrived at the spot and brought the…

13 Feb

Like every year, a 15-day long fair will be held in Jateshwar on Shiva Chaturdashi this year

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalalipurduar, North Bengal

Every year on Shiva Chaturdashi, a fair is held in the field of Garuhati in Jateshwar. This fair lasts for 15 days. A fair is held every year on Shiva Chaturdashi Tithi at Jateshwar in Falakata block of Alipurduar district of North Bengal. Every year it is observed that a large number of pilgrims from different areas visit the Jateshwar Shiva temple.In this regard, Jateshwar Shiv Mandir Committee Secretary Devjit Pal said, "Shiva Chaturdashi is going to start from next February 18. The auspicious beginning is done by fetching water from the river and pouring it on Mahadev's head through…

10 Feb

The forest department released 20 vultures from the Rajabhatkhawa breeding center

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalalipurduar, North Bengal

On Friday, the Buxa Forest Department released total of 20 vultures from the Rajabhatkhawa breeding center. It is reported that 13 of them are white back breeds and 7 are Himalayan griffon breeds bred in the Rajabhatkhawa breeding center. The Bombay Natural History Society has taken up the initiative of breeding vultures that have disappeared from the environment to maintain the balance of the environment. After that, the vulture breeding project was launched in the Rajabhatkhawa forest of the Buxa Forest Department. In 2019, the first experimental open sky collar ID (PTT) release of vultures was conducted at the Rajabhatkhawa…

06 Feb

Rajbanshi festival starts at Cooch Behar

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalcoochbehar, North Bengal

The two-day-long Rajbanshi festival began at Dinhata. The event started on Monday at Dinhata Saghati Maidan on the initiative of Panchanan Anugomi Manch. North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha inaugurated the program by lighting a lamp. On this day, before the start of the event, a colorful procession started from the town's Solidarity Maidan and circumambulates various routes. After the procession, the program was inaugurated.Partha Pratim Roy, chairman of North Bengal State Transport Corporation, Gauri Shankar Maheshwari, chairman of Dinhata Municipality, Sabir Saha Chowdhury, vice chairman, Vivekananda Roy Singh, president of the organizing organization, Trinamool leader Bishu Dhar, Ashok Roy…

06 Feb

Meeting on security measures of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalmedicines and healthcare, North Bengal

The hospital authorities are concerned about the security measures of the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. They approached the Siliguri Police Commissionerate and the Health Department several times but it was totally unfruitful. In this situation, the hospital authorities are facing a problem with the security system of the hospital. On Monday, the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital Patient Welfare Association held a meeting. Mayor of Siliguri and Chairman of Patient Welfare Association Gautam Dev, MLA of Matigara Naxalbari Anandamoy Barman, Hospital Superintendent Sanjay Mallick, Principal Indrajit Saha, Dean Sandeep Sengupta and other department heads were present in…

02 Feb

One dead, two injured after being hit by a dumper standing on the side of the road

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalcoochbehar, North Bengal, west bengal

One person died on the spot and two others were seriously injured after hitting the dumper, which was standing on the road. The incident took place in the Madrasah Chowpathi area of Mathabhanga. The incident cast a shadow of mourning on the area. It is come to know that three people were traveling on a motorbike when the motorbike hit the back of a dumper, which was standing on Mathabhanga-Siliguri State Road No. 16. The other two including the biker fell on the spot and one person died on the spot. All of them are residents of Ward No. 9…

01 Feb

Road awareness camp and road play organized to prevent cancer

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalcancer, North Bengal

Awareness camps and path plays were organized to prevent cancer. This program was organized by Karkinos Health Care and courtesy of Cooch Behar Theater Group. This program was taken at 3 places in Cooch Behar city.This program was taken up in Coochbehar city adjacent to Nabhubazar, Coochbehar Maharaja Nursing Home and Coochbehar Amtala area. Ritam Pal Chowdhury, Kanika Singh, Biswajit Burman, Dr. Pradyut Saha, Purbachal Das Gupta of Coochbehar Theater Group and others were present in this program on behalf of Karkinos Healthcare.

12 Oct

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

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, North Bengal, weatherINDIA, 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…