Archive for August, 2008

Probe into citizenship of GP member ordered – The Statesman

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Probe into citizenship of GP member ordered
The Statesman, India – 24 Aug 2008
RAIGANJ, Aug. 24 : Questions raised concerning the citizenship of a CPI(M) member of Bhatol gram panchayat, Mr Uttam Kumar Barman has caused considerable

Missing girl found begging in Patna, re-unites with family – The Statesman

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Missing girl found begging in Patna, re-unites with family
The Statesman, India – 21 Aug 2008
RAIGANJ, Aug. 21: A twelve year old girl, Padami Khatun who went missing from her house at Paraharipur under Itahar police station of North Dinajpur

FIR against ADM on charges of assault – The Statesman

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

FIR against ADM on charges of assault
The Statesman, India – 21 Aug 2008
RAIGANJ, Aug. 21: The West Bengal State Government Employees’ Federation (unified) today alleged assault on their women members by the additional district

Bangladeshi dies in road mishap – The Statesman

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Bangladeshi dies in road mishap
The Statesman, India – 22 Aug 2008
22: A Bangladeshi woman died in a road mishap at Dalimgaon under Kaliyaganj police station of North Dinajpur district this morning.

Quality of flour distributed by ration shops under scanner – The Statesman

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Quality of flour distributed by ration shops under scanner
The Statesman, India – 11 hours ago
RAIGANJ, Aug. 25: A controversy has erupted over the quality of flour being supplied through the modified ration shops to the BPL beneficiaries in North

No compensation to erosion victims – The Statesman

Monday, August 25th, 2008

No compensation to erosion victims
The Statesman, India – 11 hours ago
RAIGANJ, Aug. 25: Many farmers whose agricultural plots were eaten up by different rivers in Malda and North Dinajpur districts were not given compensation

Poet Samudra's body back, burial Tuesday – Bangladesh News 24 hours (subscription)

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Poet Samudra's body back, burial Tuesday
Bangladesh News 24 hours (subscription), Bangladesh – 21 Jul 2008
Samudra was born in Hasil village under Raiganj in Sirajganj on June 23, 1946. He wrote poetry, stories, critiques, essays and columns starting in mid-1960s

Farmers to collect potatoes from cold storage – The Statesman

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Farmers to collect potatoes from cold storage
The Statesman, India – 20 Jul 2008
RAIGANJ, July 20: After the intervention of Mr Sashi Kumar Chaudhury, SDO Islampur, the potato farmers reportedly started to collect their stored potatoes

NH~34 in a deplorable state – The Statesman

Friday, August 15th, 2008

NH~34 in a deplorable state
The Statesman, India – 18 Jul 2008
RAIGANJ, July 18: Around 85 KM long stretch of National Highway 34 between Checkpost in Itahar and Purnia more at Dalkhola has remained in a bad shape for

Recuperating Dasmunsi leaves Kolkata hospital – Thaindian.com

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Thaindian.com

Recuperating Dasmunsi leaves Kolkata hospital
Thaindian.com, Thailand – 17 Jul 2008
Bengal to attend a Congress party meeting July 6, complained of breathlessness and was initially hospitalised at Raiganj in north Dinajpur district.