Archive for August, 2008

Denial to withdraw potatoes forces farmers to lock cold storage – The Statesman

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Denial to withdraw potatoes forces farmers to lock cold storage
The Statesman, India – 16 Jul 2008
RAIGANJ, July 16: Denied withdrawal of what they had stored in a commercial cold storage at Sree Krishnapur, potato farmers of the Islampur sub-division in

Water supply project to come up in Kaliyaganj, construction on – The Statesman

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Water supply project to come up in Kaliyaganj, construction on
The Statesman, India – 13 hours ago
RAIGANJ, Aug 14: Kaliyaganj municipality authorities have decided to introduce a domestic water supply scheme with a central government fund within a brief

Security beefed up at Indo-Bangla border – The Statesman

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Security beefed up at Indo-Bangla border
The Statesman, India – 13 hours ago
The DIG, BSF, Raiganj Mr BS Rana inspected the border today and said that the security arrangements have been beefed up since Wednesday.

Locals prevent under-aged girl from getting married – The Statesman

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Locals prevent under-aged girl from getting married
The Statesman, India – 12 Aug 2008
RAIGANJ, Aug. 12: Locals stopped the marriage of an underage girl in Raiganj, North Dinajpur district last night. The girl identified as Rupa Sikdar (14),

Woman held for attempted child theft – The Statesman

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Woman held for attempted child theft
The Statesman, India – 10 Aug 2008
RAIGANJ, Aug 10 : A woman was arrested on charges of stealing a child from Kaliyaganj hospital of North Dinajpur district this morning.

Change in train timings sparks off protest – The Statesman

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Change in train timings sparks off protest
The Statesman, India – 4 Aug 2008
4: Upset over the change of train timings, the daily passengers of Kaliyaganj of North Dinajpur district demanded a change in the timings of 628 DN

HIV people play 20-20 cricket against stigma – NDTV.com

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

HIV people play 20-20 cricket against stigma
NDTV.com, India – 8 hours ago
This is the biggest thing." The tournament will begin on August 15 with the first match being played in Raiganj in North Bengal.

Students drag WBPDCL before forum over delayed admit cards – The Statesman

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Students drag WBPDCL before forum over delayed admit cards
The Statesman, India – 18 hours ago
RAIGANJ, Aug. 13: Two students Gauranga Das and Bishnu Kumar Das, residents of Karnajora in Raiganj today registered a suit with North Dinajpur district

Schoolboy drowns Calcutta, Aug. 2: (The Telegraph)

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

A Class XII student drowned today while taking a dip in a pond after a football match at Jadu Colony in Behala.

BDO gheraoed over inclusion of four mouzas – The Statesman

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

BDO gheraoed over inclusion of four mouzas
The Statesman, India – 6 Aug 2008
RAIGANJ, Aug. 6: With a demand of the inclusion of four mouzas~ Sayedpur ,Kurmanpur ,Bejpukur and Bimalpara from South Dinajpur district to North Dinajpur,