ABN Seal College wins

 

COOCH BEHAR, Aug. 10: Acharya Brajendra Nath Seal College of Cooch Behar secured the first position in the state level Youth Parliament Quiz Contest for Colleges (2006-2007) that was held at Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata yesterday. Two other colleges of north Bengal – Sonada College (Darjeeling) and Malda College (Malda) were ranked second and third positions. The winners received their prizes from state parliamentary affairs minister Mr Sailen Sarkar.

 

The Youth Parliament Quiz Contest for Colleges was organised by state parliamentary affairs department. Almost all colleges of the state participated in the contest. There were 27 teams. The subject matter of the contest was Freedom Movement, Parliamentary System and Constitution. The ABN Seal College team consisting of Dipankar Sarkar and Khokan Das of department of History guided by Prof Dhananjay Bhattacharya became topper by defeating other teams.

 

ABN Seal College sources said that the district level contest was held at Rambhola High School premises in Cooch Behar on 30 July where 22 teams from almost all colleges of Cooch Behar district participated. Qualifying in the district level contest the ABN Seal College team participated in the state level contest and bagged the first position in the final round that was held at Kolkata yesterday.

 

Principal of ABN Seal College Dr Bijay Krishna Roy congratulated the winners. He will receive them personally alongwith others when they arrive at New Cooch Behar railway station tomorrow. The teachers and students of the college are also getting ready to offer "heroes' welcome" to the wining team. A felicitation ceremony will be held to honour them, college sources said. []

Blood donation camp

 

COOCH BEHAR, Aug. 10: Pashchimbanga Group-D Sarkari Karmachari Samiti organised a blood donation camp at Karmachari Bhavan in Cooch Behar today where 44 persons donated blood. Earlier, another camp was held at Mathabhanga where 38 persons donated blood according to district PGDSKS secretary Mr Shekhar Pal. []

 

Outbreak of enteric disease

 

COOCH BEHAR, Aug. 10: As post-flood effect outbreak of enteric disease came up at Taurakuthi village under Angarkuthi Paradubi Gram Panchayat area under Mathabhanga-II block. Already a woman (30) died of the disease there on Wednesday. Her husband and son were also admitted to a health centre. A medical team was sent to the village today. Mathabhanga ACMOH Md Rabiul Islam Gain said all health workers of the area were alerted. He admitted that 16 persons are affected of the disease. The outbreak may have originated from local water sources and so halogen tablets are being distributed to get pure and disinfected drinking water, he said today. []

 

AIYF's demand

 

COOCH BEHAR, Aug. 10: Cooch Behar unit of All India Youth Federation (AIYF) demanded renovation and regular maintenance of the embankment of Torsa that is guarding Cooch Behar town since 1954. Submitting a memorandum they urged the Cooch Behar Sadar SDO to look into the matter immediately.

 

Secretary of Cooch Behar AIYF unit Mr Ramen Pal said they submitted a memorandum containing 15-point charter of demands. They demanded rehabilitation of footpath hawkers and cleaning of all age-old ponds of the town. They also demanded abolition of the middleman system in employment exchanges and offices of motor vehicles department and food and supply department in Cooch Behar, Mr Pal said. []

 

PHOTO : Traffic jam is a daily problem at the Railway level crossing along Jalpaiguri-Siliguri road. In Jalpaiguri on Friday.