3 killed in road mishap
COOCH BEHAR, July 12: Three persons were killed in a fatal road mishap in Cooch Behar today. Four were injured in the incident.
One Mahiruddin Mian of Marichbari village in Cooch Behar-II was under treatment in the MJN Hospital. He was released out from the hospital this morning. His family members hired an Ambassador car to bring back him to his residence at Marichbari. On the way, at about 11-15 a.m. the vehicle collided with a NBSTC bus at Baneswar. The bus was coming from Alipurduar to Cooch Behar. Mahiruddin Mian (65), his son Mainuddin Mian (36) and the taxi-driver Amir Hossain (22), who is a resident of Takagachh village, died on the spot. Four other family members who were accompanying the released patient got serious injuries. They were shifted to MJN Hospital in Cooch Behar. The injured are Saira Banu, Majiya Bibi, Julekha Bibi and a one-and-half year old kid Rahul Ali.
Md Majiruddin Mian, brother of deceased Mahiruddin Mian said that his brother was admitted at MJN Hospital only on yesterday. He was suffering from asthma and other ailments. Today he came to meet him at the hospital but he had to see the lifeless body of his brother and nephew.
Cooch Behar Kotowali Police started a probe into the incident. []
Barman’s bail plea granted
COOCH BEHAR, July 12: Chief Judicial Magistrate, Cooch Behar, Mr Chapal Kumar Panda granted the bail petition of the general secretary of The Greater Cooch Behar Peoples’ Association (GCPA) Mr Bangshi Badan Barman today.
Mr Barman’s pleader Mr Shibendra Nath Roy said that he submitted a petition to the court to release his client on bail. Considering all aspects the judge granted the bail plea in a case (No. 116/2006). The case is connected with Section 555/2 IPC related to creating of differences between two groups of people, 127-A of Representation of Peoples’ Act 1951 related to campaign against holding of elections and 3 of Prevention of Insult to National Honours Act 1971. The third section was attached following a case lodged by a police officer Mr Indrajit Thapa on 5 April of this year, Mr Roy said.
Though the court granted the bail plea the GCPA leader will have to stay behind the bars because there are some other cases pending against him in Cooch Behar, Dinhata, Tufanganj and Mathabhanga. He is now in jail custody following orders from these courts in connection with those cases, Mr Roy added. []
MLA wants state as member of Brahmaputra Board
COOCH BEHAR, July 12: Alipurduar MLA Mr Nirmal Das is demanding for the last few years to convince the state government about the importance of getting membership in the Brahmaputra Board to get adequate funds to combat the floods and erosion of North Bengal. Though the state got a membership as an invitee following much deliberation it is not so important as a full-fledged membership. At last, he raised the demand in the state Assembly today to draw the attention of the state government.
Talking over telephone from Kolkata, Mr Das said that it is important to get the full-fledged membership in the Brahmaputra Board. As a full-fledged member-state West Bengal may be able to get all the benefits and funds from the Brahmaputra Board to combat the yearly floods and erosion of North Bengal to save the people of the region, he argued. He appealed the state government to take an initiative to talk with the Central government over the issue.
Mr Das hoped that the state government would do the needful to get the full-fledged membership of Brahmatra Board to save the people of flood and erosion prone areas of North Bengal. []
PHOTO : Alipurduar Parade Ground being used as a dumping yard of garbage by Alipurduar Municipality. The civic body made an appeal to the state land reforms minister for a piece of land to use as dumping ground. In Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri.
