West Bengal

Indian Railways opens a new trade horizon with Bhutan
28 Oct

Indian Railways opens a new trade horizon with Bhutan

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, North Bengal, ,
Indian Railways has opened a new trade horizon with its neighboring country Bhutan. A freight train of 75 Isuzu cars which is bought by Bhutan from Chennai, arrived at Hasimara railway station in Alipurduar at 9.30 pm on Thursday.Although the train was supposed to arrive on Thursday morning but it arrived late at night. On Friday morning the vehicles left for Bhutan by road. This is a major step by the Alipurduar Division of Railways in expanding Indo-Bhutan trade. People are saying that in the coming days, the economic development of this area of ​​Alipurduar will take place along this…
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Kalas Yatra organizes on the occasion of Chhath Puja
28 Oct

Kalas Yatra organizes on the occasion of Chhath Puja

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, Siliguri, , ,
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 Chhata Puja on the occasion of Kali Puja. Kamarpara Chhath 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…
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Nabanna publishes the list of next year’s holidays
22 Oct

Nabanna publishes the list of next year’s holidays

Priyanka BhowmickWest 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…
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Yellow alert issued for north Bengal, 2164.34 cumec water released from Teesta barrage
12 Oct

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

Priyanka BhowmickIndia, North Bengal, Siliguri, , ,
Small and big rivers are in spate due to incessant rains in the Jalpaiguri district. Meanwhile, yellow signal 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 have 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 Teesta river. Due to heavy rains in Sikkim, the water level of other…
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Tiger cubs released in Bengal safari
11 Oct

Tiger cubs released in Bengal safari

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, Siliguri, 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…
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WBCHSE introduces with new pattern of HS Exam
08 Oct

WBCHSE introduces with new pattern of HS Exam

Priyanka BhowmickEducation, 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…
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Local train mows down 3 kids near Uluberia
07 Oct

Local train mows down 3 kids near Uluberia

Priyanka Bhowmickaccident, 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…
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Kolkata’s famous Ice Cream Parlour “Him Cream” opened in Guwahati
07 Oct

Kolkata’s famous Ice Cream Parlour “Him Cream” opened in Guwahati

Business CorrespondentWest Bengal
In view of the upcoming Durga Puja, Kolkata’s popular “Him Cream” exclusive Ice cream Parlour has been opened at the premises of ’11 July’ Fine Dine Restaurant situated at Shivani Arcade, FA Road, Kumarpara in Guwahati. In this regard, well-known industrialist Krishna Choudhury and young woman entrepreneur Kajal Sethi said that this is the first ice cream parlor of ‘Him Cream’ in the Northeast. Kolkata-based company ‘Him Cream’ Ice Cream is very popular among the people of West Bengal. Keeping in mind the demand of the customers, they have also added a ‘Him Cream’ ice cream parlor to their 11th…
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‘Dostojee’ wins the best prize at Japan Film Festival
29 Sep

‘Dostojee’ wins the best prize at Japan Film Festival

Priyanka Bhowmickbollywood, Entertainment, international, West Bengal, , , ,
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…
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Increase in Dengue cases in the state
28 Sep

Increase in Dengue cases in the state

editorHealth, 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,…
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