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28 Jan

Not a single rupee was spent on the cancer center in Cooch Behar

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalcoochbehar, west bengal

The work was supposed to start in Coochbehar's cancer center in January. 35 crore was allocated to this project. But apart from the services, Tata-Ambani-Mayocare's Indian start-up Karkinos Healthcare has not spent a single rupee on developing the infrastructure of the cancer center. Therefore, cancer patients and their families are sad in the new year. There is doubt whether the center will open at all. There are some problems with the land, as per the statement of Dr Javed Akhtar, the official of the start-up company. We cannot do anything until it is handed over to us. Once the land…

25 Jan

Several people were seriously injured in the terrible road accident

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengalcoochbehar, west bengal

Several people were seriously injured in a terrible road accident in the morning. The incident has spread excitement in the entire area. The incident took place in the Kalibari area of Mathabhanga Coochbehar State Highway No. 16.A truck loaded with goods and a bus carrying passengers from Dinhata to Siliguri collided in the Kalibari area adjacent to Mansai Bridge.About 20 people including the bus driver were seriously injured in this incident. At about 6:45 in the morning, the residents of the area immediately rushed to the spot after hearing the sound of the collision between the two vehicles. The residents…

23 Jan

Drawing competition organized in Kendriya Vidyalaya on the occasion of Netaji’s birthday

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengalcoochbehar, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, west bengal

On the 126th birthday of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, a drawing competition has been organized on the school premises of Cooch Behar Kendriya Vidyalaya. The drawing competition has been started with the students of Cooch Behar Kendriya Vidyalaya and all the state government schools, schools under the CBSC Board. 100 students from 10 schools participated in this competition. The top five students will be selected for this competition. Also, all those who participated in this competition will be given painting kits.

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…

11 Jan

Alerts were issued for rain in some states including Delhi

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsweatherWeather, west bengal

For the past few days, people of many states including Delhi are facing the cold and fog. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department observed dense to very dense fog in parts of Punjab, North-West Rajasthan, Jammu, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Tripura, affecting visibility in most cities. So according to the report of the Meteorological Department for Wednesday, there will be dense fog in Delhi. IMD is predicting rain According to the information received from the report of the Meteorological Department, rain is being expressed in the next two days. There is a possibility of snowfall in Jammu-Kashmir and…

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…

03 Jan

Stone pelted at Vande Bharat Express in West Bengal

Business Correspondent0 CommentsCrimewest bengal

Unidentified culprits on Monday attacked the newly-launched Vande Bharat Express by throwing stones on it in north Bengal’s Malda on the second day of the train’s journey after it was officially started by PM Modi on 30th of December. According to reports no passengers were injured, the glass of a door of coach number C-13 was damaged because of the attack. Railway authorities have started an investigation, and have filed a case under section 154 of the Railways Act. Monday’s incident, however, triggered a blame game between the ruling TMC and its principal opposition the BJP.

03 Jan

Legendary Rabindra Sangeet Singer Sumitra Sen passes away in Kolkata

Business Correspondent0 CommentsEntertainmentwest bengal

The popular singer was battling from broncho-pneumonia and was admitted on 21st of December but got discharged three days later, and was taken to her south Kolkata home by her two daughters. "Mom left us this early morning," her daughter Srabani Sen wrote in a Facebook post. Both her daughters -- Srabani and Indrani -- are eminent Rabindra Sangeet singers. Her family claimed that the singer was suffering from cold in mid of December and her condition turned severe due to her increasing age. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee expressed grievances to the death of the eminent singer. The singer…

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…

29 Dec

Film Producer Detained After Actor Wife’s Murder During Highway Robbery

Business Correspondent0 CommentsCrime, EntertainmentJharkhand, west bengal

Filmmaker was taken into custody after his wife, Riya Kumari actress by profession was shot dead yesterday during an alleged highway robbery attempt in West Bengal, police said. The arrest was done after the family of an actress from Jharkhand, registered a complaint against her spouse Prakash Kumar and his siblings, said Swati Bhangalia, Howrah (Rural) SP. The duo was on a way from Ranchi to Kolkata with their 3 yr old daughter when three men rob the husband and his belongings and shot dead his wife when she protested, said police. The incident took place Wednesday morning on NH…