Govt is going to establish 9 Jute Parks across India for creating mass awareness regarding jute and jute products, one of them will be in Raiganj.
Name and address of the Jute Park:
Sikaria Jute Park Pvt. Ltd.
Makdampur & Bilaspur Mouza, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, W.B.
The Kulik Bird Sanctuary is home to more than 160 species of birds.
Located in Raiganj City in India’s state of West Bengal, it is growing as a famous tourist spot.
[Raj Thakur, Tourist]:
“We have heard the Kulik forest is the second largest in Asia… All the birds are very beautiful, but the openbill stork is the most beautiful.”
A 2008 census found that 91,540 birds visited the area.
From June through December, several types of migratory birds arrive from South Asian countries and coastal regions.
[Apurba Sen, Divisional Forest Officer]:
“Hundreds of bird species can be seen here, but we generally focus on four types of birds. These are openbill storks, night herons, egrets and cormorants. Last year, when we counted these birds the figure was around 111,000.”
The resident birds include kites, flycatchers, owls, kingfishers, woodpeckers and drongos.
Source: http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_asia/2010-07-20/317156397184.html
Six people were killed and two others injured when an autorickshaw collided head-on with a speeding trailer near Raiganj in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district Friday, police said.
Sashin Mohan Das (50), Moni Biswas (21), Joy Mondal (20), Sajal Biswas (22), Shefali Mondal (38) and Sushanta Mondal (16) were killed when their auto collided with the oil tanker at Sohari crossing, about 6 km from here, they said.
The victims were returning to their home at Ferozepur near here after attending a marriage reception when the mishap took place.
The injured Rajen Biswas, Illa Biswas, Monasree Mondal and Pappu Mondal have been admitted to hospital, they said, adding the oil tanker driver fled with the vehicle after the collision.
Agnidev Chatterjee was supposed to shoot some scenes of Ki Ashai Badhi Khelaghor in Kalimpong from Thursday onwards.
News reached us yesterday that the bus the director’s unit was travelling in, has met with an accident, early Thursday morning. “Thirty technicians were on their way to Siliguri when te driver behind the wheel lost control and the bus veeered off into a ditch.
This happened at 6.45 am on Thursday near Raiganj. Six are in a critical state; 11 seriously injured. No deaths have been reported. They’re being rushed back to Kolkata,” informed Agnidev. We wish Agnidev’s unit a speedy recovery.
THERE are primarily two types of archaeological objects – those found on an open surface under the bare sky; and those found underground. The latter is discovered through exploration and excavation. Many such archaeologically potential sites have been explored and excavated so far, resulting in the discovery of priceless artifacts that have placed them on the archaeological map of Bengal. It has also opened a new vista in elucidating local history and added flavour to regional culture.
Tenahari is one such village, rich in archaeological objects. This small hamlet is located on the banks of the Kulik river in North Dinajpur district. The village was brought into the limelight in the last quarter of the 20th century when locals, while digging a pond, found a few artifacts, most of which were iconographic specimens. The discovery of such objects knitted a connection with the Pala-Sena period.
Tenahari is famous for two large reservoirs. One is the Ballal Dighi (the pond of King Ballala Sena of Bengal), and the second is Nehali Bill. The former has a long antiquity and, according to the locals, goes back to the time of King Ballala Sena of Bengal (1158-79 AD). It is spread over 42 bighas. A flight of brick steps was found while digging a pond near the Dighi. The Neheli Bill is a gigantic reservoir, very suitable for pisciculture and the chief source of water for irrigation. It covers an area of 500 bighas.
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