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19 Sep

Aakash student scores 99.99 percentile in JEE Mains

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A student of Aakash Institute, Sreemanti Dey has done Kolkata proud by topping West Bengal in the Girls Category in the JEE Mains 2020 examinations. She scored 99.99 percentile and obtained All India Rank 131. This is an impressive feat considering that more than 6 lakh students have registered for JEE Mains from across the country. Sreemanti credited her outstanding performance to hard work and the excellent coaching provided by Aakash IIT-JEE instructors for the examination, which is considered among the toughest in the world. The JEE Mains Exam is applicable for admission to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs. Mr Aakash Chaudhry,…

19 Sep

Bigg Boss 14 start date

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Colors TV has finally announced that Bigg Boss 14 Grand Premiere date on October 3 at 9 pm. The show will premiere on Colors TV. The makers dropped a new promo with Salman Khan where the Dabangg star is seen in shackles. He breaks them and says that Bigg Boss will be back to smash the boredom. Bigg Boss 14 will be streamed 24X7 on Voot app this year.

16 Sep

PLASMA DONATION BY BSF JAWANS AT GMC HOSPITAL, GUWAHATI

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At the time of the national crisis in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Border Security Force Frontier HQ Guwahati is not only engaged in manning the Indo-Bangladesh Border but also extending all the possible help towards social welfare by donating Plasma to COVID-19 infected patients after being infected by COVID-19 virus during their routine assigned works, hospitalization and recovery to combat COVID-19 Pandemic. On 15 Sept’ 2020, BSF Jawans of 41 and 67 Bn BSF under Guwahati Frontier who recovered from COVID-19 infection voluntarily donated their convalescent plasma after assessing their antibodies status to Guwahati Medical College (GMC)…

16 Sep

Police arrested a man named Devananda Joshi with a 9mm pistol

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The Siliguri police, on Tuesday night, launched operations and arrested a man along with a 9mm pistol. The arrested accused has been identified as Debananda Joshi (52). In this context, East Zone ACP Swapan Sarkar stated that the accused is a resident of the Siliguri Ward No. 05 Ganganagar area. A 9mm pistol was recovered from his possession, which was planned to be transported to Nepal.The arrested accused was produced before the Siliguri court today. The police will start an investigation after taking him into police custody

16 Sep

Guwahati Frontier apprehended 03 Indian cattle smugglers and rescued 107 cattle heads from the bordering areas

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In operations, troops of Border Security Force under Guwahati Frontier apprehended 03 Indian cattle smugglers and rescued 107 cattle heads from the bordering areas of District Coochbehar (West Bengal) , Dhubri & South Salamat (Assam) On intervening night of 14/15 Sept’ 2020.Acting on tip off, on intervening night of 14/15 Sept’ 2020, troops of BSF BOP NDA of 41 Bn BSF under Guwahati Frontier carried out a special operation in general area of village Nepuralga, PS- Sukhchar, Distt- South Salamara (Assam) and apprehended 03 Indian cattle smugglers along with cattle heads, while these were being smuggled from India to Bangladesh.…

16 Sep

NFR takes steps for better customer interface

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In order to improve transportation of freight traffic, NFR has opened new stations for handling inward and outward goods traffic. Few more railway stations have been opened for freight traffic during last month enabling easier transportation of various goods by customers.To boost outward freight traffic Udalguri station under Rangiya division has been opened for handling of outward goods booking facility for stone chips & boulder traffic for a period of three months w.e.f. 03.08.2020.Rangapani station under Katihar division has also been opened for outward booking of Fertilizer traffic w.e.f. 12.08.2020 until further advice.Bagdogra station under Katihar division has been notified…

15 Sep

NJP police arrested on the charges of burglary

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The NJP police arrested a person,on the charges of burglary.The name of the criminal is Govinda Mahato. The incident surfaced from the Jabravita Primary School in the South Shantinagar area, on Sunday night. Reportedly, the school’s lock was found broken and gas cylinders, mid-day meal rice, and various other valuable things are missing. On Monday, the school authorities lodged a complaint at the NJP police station. Based on this, the police launched investigations and got hold of the accused yesterday night. According to police sources, the accused has various theft records in past . Govinda Mahato was produced before the…

15 Sep

Police arrested the accused on the charge of rape

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In a horrifying incident, a man has been accused of attempting to rape his own daughter. The incident surfaced from the Patan Tea Garden area near Simulbari. Based on the complaint lodged by the victim, the Siliguri Women’s Police arrested the accused on Sunday night.According to police sources, an elephant entered the aforementioned tea garden, 3 days ago. Following which, the locals stepped out of their residences. Grabbing the opportunity, the accused man attempted to rape his 16-year-old daughter who was home alone. However, as soon as she started shouting for help, he fled away from the scene. The minor…

15 Sep

Siliguri Iskcon Mandir is now open for devotees

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After a long period of 6 months, Siliguri Iskcon Mandir reopened yesterday following all government protocols and safety measures. The public relations officer of Iskcon Mandir, Namkrishna Das, stated that from now on, the temple will remain open from 4 pm to 7 pm every day. However, only 10-15 visitors will be allowed to enter the temple at a time and must leave the premises within the specified time. No one will be allowed to roam around the temple premises unnecessarily.

14 Sep

HINDI DIWAS CELEBRATED BY BORDER SECURITY FORCE

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The Border Security Force, Ftr HQ Shillong organized ‘Hindi Diwas’ on 14th Sept 2020 upon culmination of Hindi-Pakhwara(Fortnight) from 1st Sept onwards. On the occasion, the importance of Hindi was deliberated upon by various speakers. During `Hindi Pakhwada’, Quiz, Noting/Drafting, Essay writing and Typing Competitions in Hindi were organized by BSF from 1st Sept onwards as per the directions of Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, Shri D Haokip, DIG(PSO)/President of Rajbhasha (Hindi) Committee, distributed Commendation Card to the BSF personnel who obtained first, second and third positions in various competitions and congratulated…