Soon after assuming charge as minister for public health engineering and labour, Serampore MLA Bhaskar Bhattacharya outlined his policy priorities, stressing service to the common people.
The Amader Para, Amader Samadhan (APAS) scheme is a flagship campaign launched by the West Bengal government.
The state government has planned to set up a silk hub in Serampore. At an administrative meeting in Tarakeswar, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the establishment of the hub in Hooghly district to create a major centre for silk export and skill development for craftsmen.
The prompt alertness of a team of police officers from the Chandannagar Commissionerate, Serampore police station, led to the recovery of a stolen newborn from Serampore Walsh Hospital within an hour of its disappearance.
Riverbank erosion at Serampore has become severe along the Hooghly, stretching from Siddheswari Tala to Mahesh over a distance of about six kilometres.
Serampore or Shrirampur, call it what you may, this little historic town in Bengal is a treasure trove for those interested in exploring old colonial settlements.
The first national-level men's singles and doubles, Rs 1 lakh prize money tournament was held at Serampore sub-divisional tennis club.
Lord Krishna was pleased with Rudraram's worship and appeared to him in the form of an ascetic, asking him to bring a stone from the Sultan of Gaur and carve an idol of him.
Serampore MP Kalyan Banerjee on the occasion said, “Efforts were made to dampen the spirit of Durga Puja and carnival under the garb of protests and agitations but nothing worked. Even predictions of a heavy downpour proved wrong. There is no stopping the spontaneous flow of emotions and sentiments.”
Far away from the modern world of artificial items, the Serampore Aat-er Palli has come up with an innovative idea to uphold the ancient way of paddy cultivation followed by Bengal's traditional Nabanna Utsav.
