1st B'desh vehicle through land border to arrive in New Delhi

The first Bangladeshi vehicle to have entered India through a land border as part of an accord for improved regulation of passenger and cargo traffic between the two countries will arrive in New Delhi on Monday.

Fitted with a Global Positioning System (GPS) to track its movement, the vehicle carrying commercial goods will reach Inland Container Depot (ICD), Patparganj.

"It is a historic moment as a vehicle from Bangladesh carrying imported consignment has been allowed to come into India without changing trucks," said Vinayak Azaad, Additional Commissioner at ICD, Patparganj.

The vehicle had entered the country late last month via Petrapole border in West Bengal, he said.

There was no provision to allow trucks registered in India to enter Bangladesh and vice versa until the accord was signed last year.

Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal Motor Vehicles Agreement, which was signed in June last year, allows vehicles to enter each other's territory and does away with trans-shipment of goods from one country's truck to another at the border, a time consuming and costly process.

"This will pave the way for more efficient passage of goods between India and Bangladesh saving a significant amount of time and resources of both the countries," Azaad told PTI.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the customs have played a significant role in ensuring hassle-free entry of the vehicle into India.

"We have coordinated with the Road Ministry and state police forces to ensure hassle-free movement of the vehicle to Delhi," the official said.

Read more at http://www.thestatesman.com/news/bengal/1st-b-desh-vehicle-through-land-border-to-arrive-in-new-delhi/163322.html#Kc38GFEG1Pel2BCF.99

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The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee paying Floral Tributes at the Portrait of Former President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on the occasion of his Birth Anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on September 05, 2016.

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee paying Floral Tributes at the Portrait of Former President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on the occasion of his Birth Anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on September 05, 2016.

Woman stripped & thrashed by neighbours

A homemaker in Jalpaiguri district has alleged that she was dragged out of her home by the hair, stripped, tied up and beaten with rods for several hours by some neighbours who suspected she was having an illicit affair with a villager.

The woman's husband, a fish seller, said he did not believe her wife had an affair with anyone. This morning when the woman was released from a Dhupguri hospital and refused to return home, the husband said, he convinced her to go back.

"I told her she had done nothing wrong, so she should not feel fear or shame," he said.

The couple have two school-going sons.

The 38-year-old woman lodged a complaint today at Dhupguri police station naming Tapan Roy, his wife Sandhya, Swapan Roy, Jaleswar Roy, Naren Roy and his wife, Arati Roy, and Sanjoy Roy in her complaint.

All the seven have been accused of torture, molestation, attempt to murder and snatching. All are on the run.

The woman said in her police complaint the seven came to her home on Friday evening and "accused me of having an illicit relation with Swapan Roy and treated me inhumanly. I was resting as I was unwell. These men and their wives, who stay a few houses away, came into my room. My husband was away and they caught me by my hair and started beating me up. They were armed with lathis, iron rods and heavy iron utensils. They then began dragging and pushing me out of my house and took me to their home."

She said she was tied to a post in the verandah of a house. "They stripped me and began beating me up. The men molested and tortured me. I was rescued by some local people and taken to the block health centre," the woman wrote.

Kanak Roy, the Trinamul panchayat pradhan of the area, said he had heard of the incident.

"I have heard that a housewife was tortured by neighbours. I went to the place where the incident took place and spoke to both sides. The woman has filed a complaint and it is now up to the police to investigate the case," Roy said.

The husband of the victim said: "The accused are close to the panchayat pradhan and I am apprehensive the police will not take proper action."

Amitava Maity, the Jalpaiguri police superintendent, said an investigation had been started based on the woman's complaint. "A woman has lodged a complaint accusing neighbours of torture and molestation. The police station concerned is investigating the case," he said.

Sources in the district police said the woman had been released from the block health centre after first-aid yesterday. "The police station has no medical records as yet and the victim would be taken to Jalpaiguri district hospital for a full medical check-up," a source said.

VIA: Telegraph

झमक घिमिरे-मानार्थ विद्यावारिधि उपाधि

मध्यपश्चिमञ्चल विश्वविद्यालयको विशेष दीक्षान्त समारोहमा नेपाली साहित्यकी विलक्षण प्रतिभा एवम् प्रेरणादायी व्यक्तित्व झमक घिमिरेलाई मानार्थ विद्यावारिधि उपाधि प्रदानपछि ।

तस्बिर : रोशन सापकोटा, रासस

Bengal Govt to give away Siksha Ratna awards today

With the inspiration of Mamata Banerjee, the Hon. Chief Minister of Bengal, on the occasion of Teachers’ Day, successful teachers will be conferred with Siksha Ratna awards.

The top school will be honoured with the ‘Best School 2016’ award.

Education Minister Partha Chatterjee will be present at the event to be held at Nazrul Mancha at 1 PM.

After coming to power in 2011, Mamata Banerjee started the tradition of honouring teachers on the occasion of Teachers’ Day.

It may be mentioned that in the last five years, 46 new colleges, 15 new universities have been set up by the Bengal government. Around 3 lakh seats have been created in higher education. 2500 primary and 3500 middle schools have been set up and 1815 high schools have been developed.

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Trinamool Congress recognised as national party

After winning two consecutive Assembly polls in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on Friday added yet another feather to her cap with Trinamool Congress being extended the national party status by the Election Commission.

The Election Commission said the Trinamool Congress has satisfied one of the conditions mentioned in the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 to be recognised as a national party — having been recognised as a State party in at least four States.

It is a recognised State party in West Bengal, Manipur, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh.

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INSPIRIA KNOWLEDGE CAMPUS TO HOST DEWANG MEHTA ANNUAL EVENT

Inspiria College, in association with NASSCOM and Dewang Mehta Foundation Trust will host the Dewang Mehta Excellence Award for the first time in North Bengal on 9th September 2016. The event is scheduled to be held at the Inspiria Knowledge campus on Friday, September 9th, 2016.
 Inspiria College has always sought to distinguish itself as a socially responsible learning community.
The College has taken multiple initiatives for the holistic development of the North Bengal region, this collaboration with the Dewang Mehta Foundation Trust is another step in this direction. Dewang Mehta was one of the illustrious sons of India. He was singly responsible for leading Indian IT industry and NASSCOM from 1991 till his untimely demise in 2001. He was synonymous with the success of the Indian IT sector and his contribution to the industry was immeasurable. Dewang represented a new breed of Indian who is competent, articulate, competitive, self-less, modern and supremely self-confident. He was the visible face of an emerging force, the Indian IT industry.
Dewang Mehta Foundation Trust has initiated diverse initiatives for the development and up-liftmen of the IT industry.  They felt the need to generate enthusiasm and to create awareness among students about the opportunities and prospects available in IT & CS education.

As the first modern Private College of the North Bengal region, Inspiria, in association with NASSCOM and Dewang Mehta Foundation Trust decided to host the Dewang Mehta Memorial Lecture and Felicitation of toppers in North Bengal for the first time. Toppers from all engineering colleges of North Bengal will be felicitated at this event. The event also includes the Dewang Mehta Memorial Lecture which will be delivered by Mr. Krishnakumar Natarajan, Executive Chairman, Mindtree, an eminent IT personality with over 30 years of experience in the IT industry. We have also invited Mr. T Chendil Kumar, a full-fledged corporate trainer based out of Bangalore to conduct a soft skills workshop for the Student Participants. The Award ceremony is also set to witness a Business Plan Competition where aspiring students, Entrepreneurs & Start-up enthusiasts will compete and display their business model to the eminent jury present in the event and also secure and attract interested industry investors and entrepreneurs for their respective business plans.
Commenting during the pre-event press conference, Mr Sriganesh, Trustee Dewang Mehta Foundation Trust said that, ‘As we are seeing the youth of this region working in different industry verticals, across our country and abroad, reflects the huge potential of the region. Dewang Mehta Foundation Trust along with NASCCOM and Inspiria University is organising this event for the first time with an objective of attracting the leadership of IT & ITes sector, spreading awareness about the region across verticals and recognising the talent of students of this Region.’

Atul Gupta, Managing Trustee, Inspiria Knowledge Campus added that, “Inspiria University has always sought to take initiatives for the holistic development of the region. We hope that this collaboration with NASSCOM and DMFT will help to attract the IT and ITes sector towards our region and motivate young talented students to pursue careers in the sector.’
Inspiria College is the best emerging College of the North-Bengal region; the College is dedicated to holistic education and work towards the pursuit of excellence by developing quality individuals, professionals and citizens.