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COOCHBEHAR TRADE FAIR 2015 TO BE HELD ON 11TH & 12TH MARCH 2015 [AUDIO]

Posted on March 8, 2015 by tni

By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) ~ Edited By Pradiptamay Saha (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Coochbehar, 8th March, 2015: In Line with the Bengal government’s initiative now Coochbehar is also going to have its own trade fair. The trade fair is scheduled on 11th and 12th of March 2015, which is being jointly organized by MSME Development Institute and Coochbehar District Merchants Chamber of Commerce (CDMCC). The secretary of CDMCC Mr. Rajendra Kumar Baid told TNI…

HISTORICAL ANANDAMAYEE KALI TEMPLE RE-INAUGURATED AT SILIGURI

Posted on February 14, 2015 by tni

By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) ~ Edited By D. Prasun (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 14th February, 2015: Age old Kali Temple Sri Sri Aanandamayee Kali Mandir of Siliguri was re-inaugurated yesterday (13/02/2015) at the Kalibari Road. As far as history was concerned this temple has been established by Charan Kobi Mukunda Das, Bengali poet, ballad singer, composer, and patriot, who contributed to the spread of Swadeshi movement in rural Bengal. It was a small…

A TWO DAY FLOWER SHOW ORGANISED AT COOCHBEHAR

Posted on February 11, 2015 by tni

Webdesk, TNI Coochbehar, 11th February, 2015: The 33rd Flower Show was organized at Coochbehar’s NN Park. The Flower show was inaugurated by the State Forest minister Mr. Binoykrishna Barman on Monday i.e. 9th Feb 2015. The two-day long flower show depicted many rare species of plants and flowers. A total of 76 contestants participated in the show in about 51 categories. The flower show has seen a huge number of visitors from Coochbehar town especially…

MASS MARRIAGE CEREMONY BEING HELD AT JALPAIGURI MILAN SANGHA

Posted on January 17, 2015 by tni

By Mousona Paul (TNI Jalpaiguri) ~ Edited By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Jalpaiguri, 17th January, 2015: The 4th Mass Marriage Ceremony was been held on 16.1.2015 at Milan Sangha Maidan of Jalpaiguri. The initiative of this mass marriage has been taken by the Lions Club of Jalpaiguri in co-operation with Janajati Sevashram, Bhagatpara. The ceremony witnessed the marriage between 21 pairs of bride and grooms. They were seen to pronounce the hymns and…

FOUNDATION STONE OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S STATUE LAID AT KALIMPONG

Posted on January 13, 2015 by tni

By Nisha Chettri (TNI Kalimpong) ~ Edited By T. Deepika (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kalimpong, 14th January, 2015: On the 152nd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, Bharat Uday (B.U), a nonprofit organization installed Swami Vivekananda’s sculpture at the 10th mile, Kalimpong. Bharat Uday (B.U) invited Nima Tamang, a member of the 32 number constituency to lay the foundation stone. The height of the sculpture is approximately 12 feet. Vivekananda’s birthday is also celebrated as National Youth’s…

TRADITIONAL SHOEMAKING CRAFT FACING EXTINCTION

Posted on January 12, 2015 by tni

Nisha Chettri The aesthetic interest along with the craftsmanship in designing embroidered shoes in Kalimpong is an endangering profession today. Wrestling with the evolution of modernity and the shrinkage of ethnicity, the shoemaker of Kalimpong breathe in anxiety and feels that the profession will no longer inherit to the next generation. Arjun Lama, a professional Tibetan shoe maker, of Wongmo Villa, Kalimpong, has been doing this since the last 34 years. Spending most of his life…

WB HANDICRAFT EXPO GOING ON IN FULL SWING AT JALPAIGURI

Posted on January 2, 2015 by tni

By Mousona Paul (TNI Jalpaiguri) ~ Edited By Pradiptamay Saha (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Jalpaiguri, 2nd January, 2015: West Bengal State Handcrafts Expo is going on in full swing at the A.B.P.C Club Maidan of Jalpaiguri. North Bengal Development Minister, Mr. Goutam Deb has already been inaugurated the programme on 20.12.2014. This initiative has been taken by the Micro, Small and Medium Textiles Enterprises of West Bengal. Such initiative is really praiseworthy. It simply opens up the…

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