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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…

18 Oct

India sees a single-day rise of 1,542 coronavirus infections

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, IndiaCovid-19, Health, INDIA, west bengal

India reported a one-day increase of 1,542 coronavirus infections, the lowest in 182 days, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The number of cases rose to 4,46,32,430, while active cases fell to 26,449. Said active Covid-19 caseload declined by 385 cases in 24 hours. The death toll rose to 5,28,913 with 8 new fatalities, including five deaths reported by Kerala. Three new deaths were reported from Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal, data updated at 8 am said. Active cases comprise 0.06 percent of total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has risen to 98.76 percent, the…

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…

11 Oct

Tiger cubs released in Bengal safari

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsLifestyle, North Bengal, West Bengal, wild lifebengal 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…

07 Oct

Local train mows down 3 kids near Uluberia

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsAccidentalaccident, Died, Investigate, police, Train, west bengal

Three children were killed and one injured when a local train rammed into a local train near Ulberia station in the Howrah-Kharagpur section of the South Eastern Railway late on Thursday evening.According to the report of the police, the incident took place at around 8:45 pm near Dom Para, a short distance from Ulberia station. The news of this heart-wrenching accident caused a furor. All the children who died are said to be between 10 and 12 years of age. Their names have been described as Aminur Mollah, Jasim Mollah and Sheikh Nasiruddin. According to sources some children were playing…

28 Sep

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

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, North East, weather, 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…

26 Sep

635 New Dengue Cases in West Bengal

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsHealth, India, West BengalCoronavirus, covid, Health, INDIA, west bengal

According to a report of health department officials, Saturday West Bengal reported 635 new dengue cases. In the worst affected districts Kolkata, North and South 24 Parganas are counted. In total, currently 745 patients are undergoing treatment at the state-run hospital.This season, the death toll from dengue has risen to 16 since the outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease two months ago. On the other hand, as per the bulletin of the health department, the state recorded 314 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the tally to 21,12,872.It's also added the toll rose to 21,495 with one more fatality.

20 Sep

Bengal Governor slammed for pushing Sunil Chhetri aside

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, North East, SportsINDIA, west bengal

West Bengal Governor La Ganesh has faced the wrath of netizens online after a video of him pushing aside Sunil Chhetri during a presentation ceremony went viral on social media. Sunil Chhetri was reportedly pushed aside by Governor for a photo opportunity at the Durand Cup award ceremony, the video of which went viral on social media. Sunil Chhetri is the captain of both Bengaluru FC and the Indian national football team, who created history after winning the Durand Cup 2022 Trophy in the final by beating Mumbai City FC 2-1 at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Stadium in Kolkata on…

20 Sep

Women mow down by a car in Kolkata

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsAccidental, West BengalINDIA, west bengal

A middle-aged woman(45years) was thrown from a car on Red Road here on Sunday night. The incident took place at around 11:30 pm on Kolkata's Red Road. According to reports, some locals said they saw the woman arguing with a man around 10:45 p.m. The police believe that the woman may have committed suicide. Police searched on local CCTV footage and found a verbal altercation between the man and the woman who were passing by on Red Road. Police said, "At one point, she was seen sitting on the road even as the man looked on. She then ran towards…