Alamgir Hossain

1 week ago | telegraphindia.com | Snehamoy Chakraborty |Alamgir Hossain

Mamata’s statement came in the backdrop of the recent allegation that leftover neem wood from Puri’s 12th-century Jagannath Dham had been used to carve the idols placed at the Digha shrine Snehamoy Chakraborty, Alamgir Hossain Published 07.05.25, 07:34 AM Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that her administration would plant 100 neem trees on the premises of the Jagannath temple in Digha to ensure there was no scarcity of the wood, which is mandatory to carve idols of Jagannath,...

1 week ago | telegraphindia.com | Snehamoy Chakraborty |Alamgir Hossain

She also kept senior party leaders from the area away from a meeting with victims of the recent riot that claimed three lives and disrupted the livelihoods of hundreds Snehamoy Chakraborty, Alamgir Hossain Published 07.05.25, 07:14 AM Mamata Banerjee addresses a rally at Suti’s KD Vidyalaya in Murshidabad on Tuesday. Picture by Samim Aktar Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced a new subdivision comprising the Suti, Farakka and Samserganj blocks of Murshidabad.

1 week ago | telegraphindia.com | Snehamoy Chakraborty |Alamgir Hossain

Now they (BJP) are claiming that I have stolen neem wood. That particular log of neem wood was brought by a daitapati (servitor), and it was sourced from a location that is not a place similar to the one being claimed, says the Bengal CM Snehamoy Chakraborty, Alamgir Hossain Published 06.05.25, 06:49 AM Attendees during the inauguration of the Jagannath temple in Digha on April 30.

3 weeks ago | telegraphindia.com | Snehamoy Chakraborty |Alamgir Hossain

They formed four small teams, each consisting of five members, and began a survey to understand the additional needs of the victims, as the government support was found to be inadequate for many of the affected people Snehamoy Chakraborty, Alamgir Hossain Published 22.04.25, 07:48 AM Tararni Mondal and Madhabi Mondal stand amid the remnants of their home in Samserganj’s Betbona village.

3 weeks ago | telegraphindia.com | Snehamoy Chakraborty |Alamgir Hossain

The April 11 violence that marred Poila Baisakh business has left the predominantly Hindu and Jain traders of Murshidabad’s business hub of Dhulian pinning their hopes on Eid al-Azha Snehamoy Chakraborty, Alamgir Hossain Published 21.04.25, 04:51 AM The deserted Dhulian market in Murshidabad’s Samserganj on Sunday. Picture by Samim Aktar The communal riots in Dhulian have failed to dim its Hindu traders’ enthusiasm for Eid.