Teachers felicitated

 

COOCH BEHAR, Sept. 6: Lions Club of Cooch Behar celebrated the Teachers' Day by felicitating two eminent teachers – Mr Kumud Ranjan Poddar and Ms Sulekha Chatterjee for their dedicated service to the society.  LCC vice-president Mr Depak Mundra said a cultural programme was also organised on the occasion on yesterday evening. Cooch Behar ADM (D) Mr Pannalal Mahapatra, Mrs Pratima Mahapatra and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. []

 

'Greater' case hearing

 

COOCH BEHAR, Sept. 6: The hearing of two cases against the activists of The Greater Cooch Behar People's Association was held at the court of the district and sessions judge, Ms Anindita Roy Saraswati inside Cooch Behar District Correctional Home today. The next hearing will be held on 11 September.

 

The lawyer of GCPA, Mr Shibendra Nath Roy said that three cases were running at the court against GCPA men. Two policemen were killed on 20 September 2005 at Chakchaka and an ASP was also murdered at the same venue on that date. Hearing of the first case was started on 3 July of this year. Hearing of the second case is yet to start. Another case related to the bid to set fire to the petrol pump at Khagrabari on the same day was started on 2 July. Mr Roy said they appealed to the court to frame charge of the first two cases jointly because the two incidents were occurred at the same venue and at the same time. Public Prosecutor Mr Ganesh Chandra Roy Karmakar opposed the plea. But, hearing all arguments the judge has fixed 11 September as the next date of hearing, Mr Roy said. []