West Bengal

Mamata gives deadline to Visva-Bharati to put Rabindranath Tagore name on plaques
27 Oct

Mamata gives deadline to Visva-Bharati to put Rabindranath Tagore name on plaques

Priyanka BhowmickIndia, West Bengal,
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticized authorities for not inscribing the names of Rabindranath Tagore on the plaques at the Visva Bharati University in Santiniketan, a UNESCO 'World Heritage Site', and warned of mass protests there if they were not replaced by Friday morning. "It is only for Tagore that Santiniketan got the UNESCO tag and you removed his name from the plaque. We were silent because of the Durga Puja celebrations. If you don't remove the plaques and put up new ones with the Nobel laureate's name. Tomorrow at 10 am, our people will put Kabiguru's…
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Bright Academy organized a free health check-up camp with Maharaja Agrasen Hospital
22 May

Bright Academy organized a free health check-up camp with Maharaja Agrasen Hospital

Priyanka BhowmickLifestyle, North Bengal, Siliguri, West Bengal, ,
“Stay fit and healthy, that’s the ultimate goal”. Bright Academy has always been a front runner in providing a helping hand to any community service. Continuing this tradition Bright Academy organized a Free Health Checkup Camp on 20th May, 2023 in association with Maharaja Agrasen Hospital. The Camp included free medical consultation. The team of professionals included Mr. Neeraj Choudhary, Secretary (Maharaja Agrasen Hospital),Dr. B.P. Rudra, MBBS, DGO, DNB (Obstetrics & Gynaecology), Dr. Vineet Kr. Prasad, MBBS, MD, MACP (USA)(Internal House) and Dr. Nupur Sinha, MBBS, DCH, DNB (Paediatric), FIAP (Neonatology). Around 100 patients were assessed, advised and counselled. The…
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Saurabh Roy Chowdhury died in avalanche in Sikkim
05 Apr

Saurabh Roy Chowdhury died in avalanche in Sikkim

Priyanka BhowmickSiliguri,
28-year-old Saurabh Roy Chowdhury, a resident of Shaktigarh, Ward No. 31, Siliguri Purnigam, died on Tuesday after being hit by an avalanche in Sikkim. It is reported that Sourav went to Sikkim along with three others for office work. Heard the news of snow falling there and went to see it. At that time they got stuck in heavy snow. While the other three returned alive with injuries, Sourav died after being buried in the snow. His cousin Runu Roy Chowdhury said that Sourav's dead body was found after a long time after the army's rescue operation. Siliguri Mayor Gautam…
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Four members of the same family died in a terrible road accident
06 Mar

Four members of the same family died in a terrible road accident

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West Bengal,
Four members of the same family died in a terrible road accident on Mathabhanga Jamaldah State Highway. Three others were seriously injured in the incident. According to local sources, seven passengers were going to Jamaldah in a toto in the Paikar Tari area of ​​Gopalpur village panchayat on state road number 16 from Mathabhanga to Jamaldah at around 12.30 o'clock yesterday night. At that time, a truck hit the toto from behind and the toto fell into the ditch on the side of the road. Basanti Barman (40) died on the spot. When the injured were first sent to Jamaldah…
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Gautam Dev in meeting with senior doctors on Adenovirus
04 Mar

Gautam Dev in meeting with senior doctors on Adenovirus

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, North Bengal, West Bengal, ,
North Bengal Medical College and Hospital Patient Welfare Association Chairman Gautam Dev held a meeting with the principal and dean of the medical college about Adenovirus. After the meeting, Gautam Dev said that none of the children who are being admitted with various symptoms in the North Bengal Medical College Hospital have shown any symptoms of Adenovirus. Naturally, since no symptoms are present, there is no need to test for Adenovirus. However, special attention is being paid to every child who comes to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. If any symptoms related to Adenovirus are seen in anyone then…
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Biker died after being hit by a careless bus
02 Mar

Biker died after being hit by a careless bus

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West Bengal,
A private bus hit a bike that was coming from the opposite direction while overtaking a government bus. The bike rider died on the spot due to fire. Due to this incident, a shadow of grief has descended on the area. The incident took place in Shikarpur area of ​​Mathabhanga 1st block. It is come to know that the dead person is a resident of Bairagirhat area of ​​Mathabhanga. It is also come to know that the bike rider was coming from Bairagirhat area towards Mathabhanga on his daughter-in-law's motorcycle, while a private bus coming from Shikarpur area hit the…
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Dilip Ghosh is involved in several issues in Birpara block
22 Feb

Dilip Ghosh is involved in several issues in Birpara block

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West Bengal,
Dilip Ghosh joined the Chay pe charcha on Wednesday in the Birpara Chowpathi area of ​​Madarihat Birpara block. Dilip Ghosh arrived in Birpara last night. This morning, Dilip Ghosh went out for a morning walk. He talked to the residents. By joining the team meeting, Dilip Ghosh spoke about various issues. He said that the land that is being given to the tea workers is very little. At least a certain amount of land should be given so that the workers can live properly. Dilip Ghosh said that if tea workers do not get the DA, the workers will protest…
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Political speculation about the role of the state and the center before the start of air services
21 Feb

Political speculation about the role of the state and the center before the start of air services

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West Bengal, ,
Cooch Behar Kolkata flight service is going to start from today. Even before the start of air services, political speculation started over the role of the states and the Centre. The Trinamool Congress claims that the state government has a substantial role to play in launching the air service. On the other hand, BJP claims that the central government is starting this air service. North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha said in a press conference today that BJP is playing politics with air services. In July 2021, the Secretary, Department of Transport, State Government, through a letter to the Secretary,…
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General meeting of Cooch Behar District Committee is going to be held
16 Feb

General meeting of Cooch Behar District Committee is going to be held

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West Bengal,
The general meeting of Cooch Behar District Committee of West Bengal State Government Employees Federation is going to be held at Rabindra Bhaban, Cooch Behar on February 18. District President of the organization Gautam Roy spoke about this event in a press conference at Cooch Behar Press Club today. He said that the state convenor of the organization Pratap Naik will inaugurate the event. Also, various Trinamool leaders including North Bengal Development Department Minister Udayan Guha will attend the event.
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Fire in North Bengal State Transport Corporation bus
15 Feb

Fire in North Bengal State Transport Corporation bus

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West 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…
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