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IGNOU Siliguri Celebrated its Foundation Day Today

Posted on November 19, 2016 by tni

By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) | TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Falakata, 19th November, 2016: IGNOU Regional Centre Siliguri today celebrated the ‘Foundation Day’ of the University at the Regional Centre premises. Dr. Biswajit Bhowmik, Regional Director welcomed all the guests and highlighted IGNOU’s role in reaching to the unreached segments of the society in North Bengal. He mentioned that IGNOU Siliguri Regional Centre started its journey in North Bengal in 2004 with 2500 learners….

PHIRE DEKHA: THE BANGLA FILM MAY TURN IN THE AUDIENCE TO THE SCREENS

Posted on November 7, 2016 by tni

The dream of making films from Siliguri is a dream for every film making aspirants from this region. There have been talks of making films from here. However, materialistically some backward pressure lets the aspirations go down the drain or may become a reality the social accepting ambiance don’t stay together. This may be contributed to various factors in terms of lack in real efforts, miserly financial investments, age-old technicalities, non-cooperative environment etc. Decades ago…

17TH ASHRAMPARA JAGADHATTRI PUJA INAUGURATED AT SILIGURI TODAY

Posted on November 6, 2016 by tni

By Shekhar Patra (TNI Siliguri) | TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 6th November, 2016: After the festivities of Durga Puja, Laxmi Puja, Kali Puja the succession event of festivities continues for the Bengalis. This time as always is the Jagaddhatri Puja. Over the years Siliguri has witnessed the Jagaddhatri puja and the enthusiasm of the Siligurians in it. The 17th Annual Jagaddhatri Puja of Ashrampara Jagaddhatri Puja Committee was today inaugurated by the MIC…

CHHAT PUJA CELEBRATED AT GAIRKATA WITH HUGH ENTHUSIASM

Posted on November 6, 2016 by tni

By TNI Correspondent (Gairkata) | TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Gairkata, 6th November, 2016: Dedicated to lord Surya and Chhati Maiyya (Usha, lord Surya’s wife), Chhat puja was celebrated at Gairkata. Devotees especially from the people of Bihar the enthusiasm was huge in Gairkata. The makeshift Ghats made by the local people and their committees were full of Chhat enthusiasts in the Angrabhasha river at Gairkata. Womenfolk were observed come with the offerings to the…

3RD DISTRICT BOOK FAIR TO HELD AT FALAKATA DURING THE NEW YEAR EVE

Posted on November 6, 2016 by tni

By Arunangshu Maitra (TNI Falakata) | TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Falakata, 6th November, 2016: The 3rd Alipurduar Book fair will be organized from 26th December 2016 to 01stJanuary 2017. However, the Bookfair will be organized at Falakata Town Club ground at Falakata. A preparation meeting has already being conducted last week for the same. The important personalities present were the MLA of Falakata Mr. Anil Adhikari, District Library Officer Mr. Debabrata Kumar Das, Principal…

ISLAMPUR CHHAT DEVOTEES LIVES IN THE HANDS OF ‘CHHATI MAIYA’

Posted on November 5, 2016 by tni

By Dipankar Dey (TNI Islampur) | TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Islampur, 5th November, 2016: Due to heavy rains in Islampur for the last couple of weeks back the water level of all the ponds at Islampur town is fill up in the brink. This condition is in so much precarious state that the water was lifted by the pump-sets every day from the time of Diwali but with no effective result. At this time…

2000 CYCLES OF ‘SABUJ SATHI’ SCHEME DISTRIBUTED AT CHOPRA

Posted on November 5, 2016 by tni

By Dipankar Dey (TNI Islampur) | TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Chopra, 5th November, 2016: Around 2000 cycles under Government of West Bengal’s Sabuj Sathi scheme were distributed at a program organized at Chopra College ground today. A total of 1938 cycles were distributed among the students of 5 schools of Chopra Block. The cycles were distributed by the Chopra MLA and chairman of NBSTC Mr. Hamidul Rehman. The students from schools of Chopra block…

BANGLA-NEPALI UNITY “SAMPRITI EXPRESS” RELEASED AT DARJEELING TODAY

Posted on November 5, 2016 by tni

By TNI Representative (Darjeeling) | TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Darjeeling, 5th November 2016: Today a book titled “Sampriti Express” was inaugurated at Darjeeling in the ‘Nepali Sahitya Sammelan’ program. The writer of the book Mr. Subhomoy Chatterjee informed the press that the book is being written in the context of a unity of Bengali and Nepali cultures. The inauguration program was held at Nepali Sahitya Sammelan Bhawan at Darjeeling. The program was presided by…

CHAAT PUJA ARTICLES DISTRIBUTED AT SILIGURI’S GANGANAGAR

Posted on November 4, 2016 by tni

By Snigdha Som (TNI Siliguri) | TNI Editing Siliguri Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 2nd November, 2016: Sri. Sri. Chaat Puja Samiti at Ganganagar Road No 2 of Siliguri today distributed sarees and wheat among the needy devotees of Chaat Puja. The committee today told TNI that at least 250 sarees and around 25 Q of wheat were distributed in a small program organized at Ganganagar of Siliguri by the committee members. The dignitaries present were social…

MUSLIM KALI: 100 YEAR OLD TRADITION OF INDO-BANGLA BORDER AT ISLAMPUR

Posted on November 4, 2016 by tni

Dipankar Dey The Indo-Bangla border area under Islampur Police station popularly known as Hatkhola Village is also famous for its unique Kalipuja. Yes, its also known as Muslim Kali Puja. The people from nearby villages like Chaundi, Panchi, Jagtagaon, Banshbari, Talbari etc. visits this puja every year. However, when asked about the origin of the puja, nobody could correctly or confidently answer. Elderly people said that the puja is obviously more than 100 years old…

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