Archive for February, 2009

Rescuers shut out, thieves prowl – Relief team kept at bay as man crawls on road (The Telegraph)

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Effect II: The 119 are luckier than Satyanarayan De. He climbs out of coach S-4 and, blood oozing from head and left leg, drags himself along narrow metalled road beside the tracks till he passes out.

Rescuers shut out, thieves prowl – Calcutta Telegraph

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Calcutta Telegraph

Rescuers shut out, thieves prowl
Calcutta Telegraph, India – 19 hours ago
Vegetable vendor Mintu Sarkar, passenger from Raiganj, too saw the “outsiders”. They merely added another dimension to the chaos that has robbed Mintu of

Ration chaos up, committees missing – The Statesman

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Ration chaos up, committees missing
The Statesman, India – 12 Feb 2009
RAIGANJ, Feb. 12: Over ten months have passed since the panchayat elections were held, yet more than 125 monthly ration (MR) shop vigilance committees are

Trinamul hints at fund misuse, blocks road – The Statesman

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Trinamul hints at fund misuse, blocks road
The Statesman, India – 14 hours ago
RAIGANJ, Feb. 13: The Raiganj~Balurghat road was blocked this morning by the Trinamul Congress, who made several demands, including the start of an inquiry

More buses during exams mooted – The Statesman

Friday, February 13th, 2009

More buses during exams mooted
The Statesman, India – 14 hours ago
RAIGANJ, Feb. 13: North Dinajpur district administration has urged the authorities of Raiganj depot of North Bengal State Transport Corporation to provide

Nothing for us in this Rail Budget.

Friday, February 13th, 2009

43 New trains announced in this budge but we did not get anything new.  We were exacting at least a new train for Siliguri and return of our Seemanchal express.

Let’s wait for next year 😉

Raiganj residents demand an upgraded telephone directory – The Statesman

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Raiganj residents demand an upgraded telephone directory
The Statesman, India – 10 Feb 2009
RAIGANJ, Feb 10 : Members of Raiganj nagarik samiti recently requested that BSNL publish an upgraded telephone directory for the residents of North Dinajpur

For the deaf and dumb… – The Statesman

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

For the deaf and dumb…
The Statesman, India – 10 Feb 2009
RAIGANJ , Feb 10 : The state social welfare department has mooted a proposal to upgrade Suryadaya, the deaf and dumb school at Karnajora, Raiganj,

Post-puja feast does not go down well with students – The Statesman

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Post-puja feast does not go down well with students
The Statesman, India – 9 Feb 2009
RAIGANJ, Feb. 9: Unhappy with the menu of post Saraswati puja feast, students of Subbashganj High School in Raiganj, North Dinajpur today ransacked the

Locals blame medics for patient’s death – The Statesman

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Locals blame medics for patient’s death
The Statesman, India – 11 hours ago
It was reported that Dipti Roy (22) of Uttar Gauripur in Kaliyaganj was admitted in Raiganj district hospital on 6 February with labour pains.