Two youths drown during picnic
Two youths drowned in separate incidents in Burdwan and Durgapur on New Year’s Day, Thursday.
Two youths drowned in separate incidents in Burdwan and Durgapur on New Year’s Day, Thursday.
To combat the recurring problem of contractors supplying substandard materials for road construction in panchayat areas, the East Burdwan Zilla Parishad today introduced a new facility termed a civil laboratory to enable on-the-spot scrutiny of construction ingredients.
The body of a missing tribal girl was fished out of an irrigation canal in Memari near here on Tuesday morning.
A pioneering initiative has been launched at Ikrah Free Primary School in Jamuria, West Burdwan district, where the first-ever smart classroom in a state government-run primary school has been inaugurated.
Yet another structure of Mohantasthal — a monastery dating back to the Raj era — caved in this morning in Burdwan town.
Goutam Bauri, a leukaemia patient from Burdwan town, fell seriously ill mid-air while travelling from Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport in Andal to Mumbai and the flight had to make an emergency landing at Raipur Airport.
The three-century-old Durga Puja of Seoraphuli Rajbari has held fast to its unique traditional rituals and culture over the years. It does not run parallel with the usual Durga Puja rites and appearances.
Around 3.59 acres of Waqf property, situated beside the old Grand Trunk Road in Burdwan town, have allegedly been illegally sold to private individuals, leading to the construction of various commercial establishments, the All Bengal Save Waqf Committee claimed at a press briefing this afternoon.
A proposal to establish an export hub for the twin districts of East and West Burdwan was discussed at a preliminary meeting held here today.
Kirti Jha Azad, Member of Parliament for the Burdwan–Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency and former cricketer, has launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of spreading falsehood during his speech in Durgapur yesterday.
