Nadia District

Suicide Prevented After Facebook Officials Alert Bengal Cops To Post

Cities | Press Trust India | Tuesday September 8, 2020

A man in his late 20s was prevented from committing suicide by the police in West Bengal's Nadia district on Monday after he posted a status on the social media, a senior Kolkata Police official said.

Jeweller, 62, Found Dead In Shop In Bengal, Police Say He Was Strangled

India News | Press Trust India | Sunday September 6, 2020

A jeweller was strangled in his shop in West Bengal's Nadia district on Sunday, police said.

Refused Money To Buy Drugs, Man Hacks Mother To Death: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 27, 2020

Unable to extract money from his mother to buy drugs, a man in West Bengal's Nadia district hacked her to death and seriously injured his sister-in-law who tried to save her from the attack, police said on Friday.

Trinamool, BJP Clash Over Ration Supplies In Bengal Amid COVID-19 Crisis

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday May 1, 2020

The BJP held demonstrations for several hours at Ranaghat in Nadia district of West Bengal on Friday against over an alleged attempt to "steal" a truckload of rice sent by the centre and pass off the food grain as state relief.

Wall Collapses On Teens Playing Mobile Games, 1 Dead: Bengal Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 7, 2020

A 18-year-old teen died in West Bengal's Nadia district after a wall collapsed on a group of teenagers who were playing a game on their mobile phones near it, police said on Tuesday.

60-Year-Old Man Spends Quarantine On Boat in West Bengal Village

Kolkata News | ANI | Friday April 3, 2020

Niranjan Halder, a resident of Nabadwip of Nadia district has been staying on a boat at the Dobapara area under Habibpur block in the Malda district.

Kolkata Man Found Living With Wife's Corpse For Three Days

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday February 1, 2020

A man lived with the corpse of his wife for three days in West Bengal's Nadia district before neighbours went to his house and found her decomposed body, police said on Friday.

Man Shot Dead In Bengal's Nadia, BJP MP Says He Was Party Worker

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 12, 2019

A grocer was shot dead in front of his wife by unidentified men in West Bengal's Nadia district, the police said on Saturday. Haralal Debnath, 52, was shot dead at Habibpur on Friday night, a police officer said.

Initiative To Set Up Kanyashree University To Empower Girls: Mamata Banerjee

Education | Press Trust of India | Friday October 11, 2019

Aiming to empower girls, the West Bengal government has taken the initiative to set up a Kanyashree University in Nadia district and Kanyashree colleges across the state.

"8 Killed In Last 4 Days": BJP Ups Attack After Bengal Priest's Murder

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday October 12, 2019

After the horrific murder of a family of three, including a child, the death of a priest in West Bengal's Nadia district has become a new flashpoint in the ruling BJP's attack on the state's Mamata Banerjee government.

Boy, 10, Dies In West Bengal Allegedly After "Tantrik" Performs Rituals

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 29, 2019

A suspected 'tantrik' (occult practitioner) has been arrested after the death of a 10-year-old boy, allegedly due to rituals performed by her, in West Bengal's Nadia district, police said.

Parents To Reunite With Missing Son After Tracing Him On TV Show

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 18, 2019

A television programme has helped reunite a 13-year-old boy, who has mental disabilities, with his parents after two-and-a-half years of him going missing.

Teachers Oppose Bio-Metric Attendance System At Kalyani University

Education | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 18, 2019

Representatives of various teachers' associations on Tuesday went to Kalyani University in Nadia district to express solidarity with the teachers agitating there against the move to introduce bio-metric attendance system.

Man Gets Life Sentence For Raping Minor In West Bengal

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 8, 2019

The POCSO Court of Nadia district in West Bengal has sentenced a man to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping a minor in 2018.

BJP Claims Worker Beaten In Bengal For Chanting "Jai Shri Ram"

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 7, 2019

The BJP claimed today that one of its workers was allegedly beaten to death by Trinamool Congress activists in West Bengal's Nadia district for chanting ''Jai Shri Ram''. Trinamool termed the allegation "completely baseless" and said the man was beaten up by locals for misbehaving with women.