Bengal Newz Archive December 2009
Saturday, January 23, 2010
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န Dhaka, 1 December :
န Awami League leaders pay respects at the portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi Road 32, inaugurating a month-long victory celebration programme on Tuesday. Photo : Nashirul Islam
န Kolkata, 1 December :
န A volunteer from the NGO 'Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee', dressed as a bride, sits in a palanquin (also known as palki), during an HIV/AIDS intervention awareness campaign to mark World AIDS Day in Kolkata. Photos : Avijit Mondal
န Dhaka, 1 December :
န Bangladesh Communist Party takes out a rally marking the 'Month of Victory' at Muktangon in Dhaka on Tuesday. Photo : Nashirul Islam
န Durgapur, 1 December :
န Activist walks during a rally marking World AIDS Day at Kada Road in Durgapur. Nearly 2.5 million people in India are infected with HIV, the AIDS virus. Photo : Niraj Modi
န Bandel, 2 December :
န Employees of Dunlop India Ltd return to work at Sahaganj unit after a 9 month shutdown. The 25 suspended workers were denied entry, prompting them to announce a hunger strike at the factory gate. Photo : Sanjay Bhaduri
န New Delhi, 2 December :
န Subir Bhaumik with former Union Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region, Mani Shankar Aiyer after the release of his book “Troubled Periphery" in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo : Subhra K Gupta
န Agartala, 3 December :
န Tripura CM Manik Sarkar handed over the 'Policeman of the year, 2009' awaed to Inspector Kamal Krishna Kalai, OC Mungiakami police station at Police Day programme on Thrsday. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Kolkata, 3 December :
န A physically challenged woman takes part in an awareness programme held to commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Kolkata. Photo : Avijit Mondal
န Dhaka, 3 December :
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န The Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) observed the 18th International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2009 with different programmes at Savar. CRP founder and coordinator Valerie A Taylor is seen. Photo : Courtesy
န Sundarban, 4 December :
န Villagers catch spring tiger prawns in a river near a mangrove forest in Sundarban delta in West Bengal. Photo : AP
န Dhaka, 4 December :
န A young vendor selling Bangladesh national flag in front of Bangla Academy at Dhaka University campus on Friday ahead of the Victory Day. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Kolkata, 4 December :
န A boy transports clay using a hand cart in a brick field on the outskirts of Kolkata today. Photo : Reuters
န Dhaka, 4 December :
န Folk singers take out a procession in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Friday ahead of their rally at Ramna Batamul. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Kishoreganj, 5 December :
န Survivors look inside the capsized passenger boat for any sign of people in the Daira River in Kishoreganj district. Photo : AP
န Lahiripur (Sundarban). 5 Dec :
န Women cook food at Lahiripur in Sundarban delta, about 140 kilometers south of Kolkata. Photo : AP
န Guwahati, 5 December :
န ULFA Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, wearing spectacles, arrives at a court in Guwahati this evening. Photo : AP
န Dhaka, 6 December :
န Manusher Jonno Foundation brings out a procession from Shahbagh on the occasion of World Dignity Day 2009 in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Dinhata, 6 December :
န Former Bangladesh president, General Hussain Muhammad Ershad with his childhood friend Udayan Guha (states known political face) was received by his relatives at Dinhata in Cooch Behar today. Photo : Aritro Roy
န Dhaka, 6 December :
န Action from the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at Bangbandhu SAFF Championship at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Dhaka, 7 December :
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န Sujon (4) works in a brick field in Gabtoli, Dhaka. Sujon has two siblings and his mother Komola Khatun migrated to Dhaka from Bhola, one year ago after she lost her lands and house to the river Meghna due to erosion. Photo : Reuters
န Bantala, 7 December :
န Workers atop on a boiler unload fertilizer made from tannery waste, at a factory at Bantala, in East Kolkata. Photo : AP
န Dhaka, 7 December :
န A boatman struggles with an oar to cross a sandy portion of the River Kiligonga, 20 kilometers north of Dhaka. Photo : AP
န Sirajganj, 8 December :
န Corruption prevention committee forms a human chain in front of Sirajganj deputy commissioner's office as part of its awareness campaign against corruption. Photo : STAR
န Agartala, 8 December :
န A farmer carries bundles of straw amid dense fog during early morning on the outskirts of Agartala today. Photo : Reuters
န Dhaka, 8 December :
န BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia delivers the inaugural speech at the fifth national council of the party at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka on Tuesday. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Asansol, 8 December :
န India’s first 2MW solar photovoltaic power plant was commissioned Tuesday at Jamuria's Seebpur village by Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah. Photo : Niraj Modi
န Dhaka, 8 December :
န Bangladesh's Enamul Haque celebrates after score 2nd goal during the against Sri Lanka at Bangbandhu SAFF Championship at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Tangail, 9 December :
န Vehicles at Ashekpur bypass near Tangail town ply very slowly with headlights on at 10:30am(BDST) as dense fog disrupts traffic movement during the last few days. Photo : STAR
န Haldia, 9 December :
န A ship MV Fani, loaded with 12,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate has been held up at the Haldia Dock Complex after objections from intelligence agencies. Photo : Raghu Nandan Mallik
န Dhaka, 9 December :
န A homeless child sleeps on the platform of Kamplapur railway station in Dhaka. Photo : Reuters
န Hili (S Dinajpur), 9 December :
န Some Bangladeshis women interacting with the first ever women contingent of the BSF has been deployed at Hili border checkpoint on the India–Bangladesh border in Balurghat subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur. Photo : Sankar Das
န Dhaka, 9 December :
န Women's organisation Nari Pakkha lights candles at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka in memory of war hero's who died in 1971. Photo : Nashirul Islam
န Tangail, 10 December :
န Sushasaner Janno Procharabhijan forms a human chain at Nirala Intersection in Tangail town, demanding steps to save Louhajang River from encroachment and pollution. Photo : STAR
န Tezpur (Assam), 10 December :
န Injured in the blast at Missamari in Assam's Sonitpur district being rushed to the civil hospital, Tezpur on Thursday. Photo : Barlin Saikia
န Agartala, 10 December :
န A labourer works at a brick factory at Mandhay village, about 30 km of Agartala. Photo : Reuters
န Cox's Bazar, 11 December :
န A huge human chain was formed at Laboni point of Cox's Bazar beach today morning with the slogan "Save Cox's Bazar, save Bangladesh. Photo : Abira Basu
န Siliguri, 11 December :
န Supporters of Gorkhaland hold a placard and a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi during an indefinite strike on the outskirts of Siliguri. Photo : Sanjit Mitra
န Dhaka, 11 December :
န A street vendor sells national flag on Dhaka University campus on Friday. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Noakhali, 11 December :
န Spotted deer roam a forest at Nijhum Dweep in Noakhali on Friday. Photo : Mustafiz Mamun
န Kolaghat, 11 December :
န Smoke rises from chimneys of a thermal power plant at Kolaghat in East Midnapore district. Photo : AP
န Dhaka, 11 December :
န Bangladesh's Aminul Haque fights for the ball against India in the 2nd semifinal of Bangabandhu SAFF Championship in Dhaka on Friday. India beat Bangladesh to storm into final. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Dinhata, 12 December :
န Supporters of Greater Cooch Behar Democratic Party sit in a fast-unto-death programme to get their separate statehood demand at Prantik bazar in Dinhata today. GCDP president, Ashutosh Barma told Bengal Newz that they never backtracked from their demand for implementation of the merger treaty by which Cooch Behar State was merged with Union of India. Photo : Aritra Roy
န Hilli border, 12 December :
န Indian army remembering the unsung heroes of Bangladesh Liberation War and the historic 12 December at Hilli border point in South Dinajpur district. At lest 1000 people died in dinajpur during '71 war. Photo : Sankar Das
န Mahishadal, 12 December :
န Some German scholars interacting with local students on the opening day of Mahishadal Gramin Mela, 2009 today in East Midnapore dist. Photo : Raghu Nandan Mallick
န Dhaka, 12 December :
န An activist helps his comrade wear an animal mask during a rally in support of the 'Copenhagen's climate change conference' in Dhaka. Photo : AP
န Tepania (Tripura), 13 Dec :
န A tree-top houses, the new attraction for tourists flocking Tripura where forests make up 60% of the total geographical area. The houses, perched atop 15-metre-high trees, situated at the 155-hectare 'Tepania ecopark' 40Km from Agartala. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Kolkata, 13 December :
န Shah Rukh Khan and our Sourav Ganguly share the dais at a television channel's programme in Kolkata. Photo : Avijit Mondal
န Guwahati, 13 December :
န Book lovers thronging the ongoing 11th North East Book Fair at Assam Engineering Institute play ground at Chandmari in Guwahati on Sunday. Photo : Sentinel
န Dhaka, 13 December :
န India under-23 beat Maldives to lift 5th SAFF Cup title today. Bangladesh's PM Sheikh Hasina is seen fourth right. Photo : AP
န Dhaka, 14 December :
န Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina places a wreath at the Mirpur Intellectuals graveyard minutes after President Zillur Rahman pays tribute to marking the Martyred Intellectuals' Day. Photo : Mustafiz Mamun
န Dhaka, 14 December :
န Children take part in a mock genocide in front of the Martyred Intellectuals' Memorial at Rayerbazar in Dhaka. They gathered on Monday to pay tribute at a memorial for intellectuals and professionals killed during the independence war in 1971. Photo : Reuters
န Kolkata, 14 December :
န Indian army commandoes climb down a rope to show a mock operation during the celebrations ahead of the 'Vijay Diwas' celebrations in Kolkata. Photo : Avijit Mondal
န Balurghat, 15 December :
န The BSF guards scan for suspicious activity during a patrol in the Balurghat border. BSF intensifying its vigil along the 4096-km-long Indo-Bangladesh border, after an intelligence inputs that Taliban-trained terrorists enter India. Photo : Sankar Das
န Dhaka, 15 December :
န Artistes sing the songs aired by Shadheen Bangla Betar Kendra during liberation war in front of TSC of Dhaka University ahead of victory day. Photo : Mustafiz Mamun
န Tamluk, 15 December :
န 110th Birth Day of freedom fighter Satish Chandra Samanta observed in honor today, who fight for freedom of India from the clutches of the British. And made Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar in Tamluk during the Quit India Movement. Photo : Raghu Nandan Mallick
န Chittagong, 15 December :
န Several guardians make frantic attempts to reach their kids to the seat for test of admission into the nursery class of St Mary's School in Chittagong. Photo : Zobaer Hossain Sikder
န Agartala, 15 December :
န Tripura CM Manik Sarkar addressing during opening ceremony of 55th National School Games 2009 in Agartala today. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Kolkata, 15 December :
န An Indian army soldier performs an equestrian stunt on the 39th 'Vijay Diwas' celebrations in Kolkata Turf Club groung today. Photo : Shankar Mondal
န Guwahati, 15 December :
န Bertil Lintner, Swedish journalist, author and expert on south east Asia conflict studies releasing Subir Bhaumik's new book “Troubled Periphery" in Guwahati on Tuesday. Photo : Subhamoy Bhattacharjee
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န 16 Dec : Performers wave national flags during a Victory Day parade celebrating Bangladesh's independence in Dhaka. Photo : Reuters
န Dhaka, 16 December :
န Actors enact a drama "Surrender" during a programme organised by Sector Commander's Forum at the Sohrawardi Udyan in Dhaka on Wednesday marking the Victory Day. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Dhaka, 16 December :
န Some special boyes and girls giving salute to President at the 'Victory Day' celebration ceremony at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla Stadium. Photo : Mustafiz Mamun
န Kolkata, 16 December :
န Bank employees sit outside a closed bank during a strike in Kolkata. About 400,000 Indian bank employees went on strike on Wednesday to protest merging state-owned banks, partially affecting cash transactions and clearing operations. Photo : Reuters
န Dhaka, 16 December :
န People of all classes pays tributes to the martyrs at National Memorial in Savar. Bangladesh is celebrating the 38th anniversary of its glorious victory over Pakistani occupation forces on Wednesday. Photo : STAR
န Dhaka, 16 December :
န On the celebration ceremony to mark the 38th anniversary of Bangalis glorious victory over Pakistani occupation forces at Dhaka Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla Stadium. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Shillong, 16 December :
န Indian Army personnel celebrating Vijay Divas in Shillong on Wednesday. Photo : Sentinel
န Kolkata, 16 December :
န Indian army and air force soldiers in uniform salute as their wives and children stand at the base of martyrs' column, to pay tribute to war heroes on Vijay Divas, the Bangladesh Victory Day in Kolkata Fort William. Photo : AP
န Chittagong, 17 December :
န Different departments of Chittagong University display their achievements in different fields at makeshift stalls to marking the 'Chittagong University Day' on the campus. Photo : STAR
န Barasat, 17 December :
န A police van and two police jeeps set on fire by angry mob. At least 21 police were injured when a protest against online lotteries turned violent in Barasat. Photo : Sudip Ghosh
န Copenhagen, 17 December :
န PM Sheikh Hasina speaks at a community reception and discussion arranged by the Denmark unit of the Awami League at Copenhagen Conference Centre on Wednesday night. Photo : PID
န Kolkata, 18 December :
န Gold jewellery on display is pictured at a jewellery shop in Kolkata. India's December gold imports are likely to rise to 15-20 tonnes from 3 tonnes a year earlier. Photo : Reuters
န Agartala, 18 December :
န Tripura Power minister Manik Dey inaugurating the NICT 2009 at Pragna Bhaban, Pt Nehru Complex in Agartala today morning. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Dhaka, 18 December :
န A burning bus is seen at Mirpur Shewrhapara in Dhaka on Friday as angry people set fire on a bus after a road accident. Photo : Mustafiz Mamun
န Siliguri, 18 December :
န A woman labourer works at a brickyard on the outskirts of Siliguri. Photo : Reuters
န Agarata, 18 December :
န Tripura CM Manik Sarkar along with Saumitra Banerjee, Chief of news bureau (Eastern Region), The Telegraph, in dais of NICT 2009 in Agartala. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Jhargram, 18 December :
န Trucks torched by PCPA activists at Rashmi Ispat Factory at Jhargram in West Midnapore dist on Friday during their road blockade programme to protest against the detention of their two leaders. Photo : PTI
န Balurghat, 19 December :
န A Pakistani war Tank captured by Indian Army during Indo-Pak war in Bangladesh (Eastern Front) in 1971, and donated to the brave people of Balurghat. Photo : Sankar Das
န Agartala, 19 December :
န A labourer works at a brick factory at Mandhay village, about 30 km of Agartala. Photo : Reuters
န Manikgonj, 19 December :
န A farmer walks through a Mustard field at Manikgonj, 20 kilometers, north of Bangladesh capital Dhaka. Photo : AP
န Krishnanagar, 20 December :
န A woman works at a Jaggery making unit at Adityapur in Nadia district. Khejur Gur (liquid date palm jaggery - made from boiling the sap from date palms) is very popular in Bengal during the winter months. Photo : Indrani Chatterjee
န Bogra, 20 December :
န A sword wielding Shibir activist chases opponents during violent clashes between Chhatra League and Shibir on Government Azizul Haque University College campus in Bogra. Photo : STAR
န Ghior, 20 December :
န Horse-cart owners ride past an unused boat at the abandoned river port area of Ghior, about 25 kilometers north of Dhaka. Most boatmen from this locality shifted their main occupation to riding horse-carts after the drying up of the River Ghior. Photo : AP
န Agartala, 21 December :
န A farmer works in a cabbage field on the outskirts of Agartala. Photo : Reuters
န Bogra, 21 December :
န Female students of Bogra's Government Azizul Haque University College leave their dormitories after the college authorities on Sunday asked them to vacate the halls by 10:00am on Monday. Photo : STAR
န Debatamura (Tripura), 21 Dec :
န Tourists visit the site of Debatamura, which famous for its 16th centuries panels of roks carvings on the steep mountain wall on the bank of Gomati, 97Km south of Agartala. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Darjeeling, 21 December :
န The Central, state and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha delegations at the the tripartite talks in Darjeeling on Monday. Photo : PTI
န Guwahati, 21 December :
န Assam CM Tarun Gogoi shaking hands with the players of Kolkatas Mohun Bagan & Md Sporting during the inaugural match of the 31st Federation Cup-2009-10 at Nehru Stadium in Guwahati on Monday. Photo : Sentinel
န Dhaka, 22 December :
န Traders dredge up sand and pile it in the Turag River, blocking one of the major waterways in Dhaka. Photo was taken from the Gabtoli Bridge on Tuesday. Photo : Mustafiz Mamun
န Mumbai, 22 December :
န Actress Sushmita Sen along with daughter Renee (C) during the launch of a children book, S's Secret authored by Shobha De (R) in Mumbai. Photo : PTI
န Burdwan, 22 December :
န Farmars separating the unhusked paddy from rice by traditional method in outskirts of Burdwan town. Handsome of quality paddy production in Burdwan district plays a main role in West Bengal's economy. Photo : Anindya Banerjee
န Dhaka, 22 December :
န A chef decorates Christmas cakes in Dhaka. Photo : AP
န Kolkata, 22 December :
န Sachin Tendulkar receives a painting by noted artist Jogen Chowdhury during a felicitation programme in Kolkata on Tuesday evening. Photo : Avijit Mondal
န Kolkata, 22 December :
န Sourav Ganguly, veteran Olympian footballer PK Banerjee and master blaster Sachin Tendulkar at a felicitation programme in Kolkata. Photo : Avijit Mondal
န Kolkata, 23 December :
န Men exercise in the morning fog at Maidan in Kolkata. Photo : Reuters
န Dhaka, 23 December :
န Children stand in front of an altar representing the nativity scene at a cathedral before Christmas in Dhaka. Photo : Abira Basu
န Kolkata, 23 December :
န Indian cricket team train in Kolkata. India will play their 4th one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka on Thursday in Kolkata. Photo : Reuters
န New Delhi, 23 December :
န A girl selling Christmas decorations waits for customers at her roadside stall in New Delhi. Photo : Rupak De Chowdhuri (Reuters)
န Kolkata, 23 December :
န Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram addresses a seminar on 'The Security Enviroment: Imperatives for Investment' during the National Conference on Leadership organised by the CII in Kolkata. Photo : PTI
န Dhaka, 24 December :
န Members of Jamat backed 'Islamic Shashontontro Andolon', pray afternoon prayer before taking part in a long march against the Tipaimukh dam project at Muktangon in Dhaka. Photo : Reuters
န Kolkata, 24 December :
န Team India celebrates dismissal of Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan during the fourth ODI at Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata, on Wednesday. Photo : Deshakalyan Chowdhury (AFP)
န Dhaka, 24 December :
န Children with disabilities perform at a cultural programme at the closing session of an awareness campaign titled 'Road to Rights' on the Central Shaheed Minar premises in Dhaka. Photo : STAR
န Kolkata, 24 December :
န West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee at the Industrial India Trade Fair in Kolkata on Wednesday. Photo : Avijit Mondal
န Kolkata, 25 December :
န People attend Christmas mass at St. Paul's Cathedral church on the eve of Christmas in Kolkata. Photo : Indrajit Dutta
န Dhaka, 25 December :
န With the arrival of winter, thousands of migratory birds, mostly lesser whistling ducks, have taken shelter at the Jahangirnagar University sanctuaries. Photo : Anisur Rahman
န Guwahati, 25 December :
န Children playing with Santa Claus in a local school on the occasion of Christmas, in Guwahati on Friday. Photo : Eastern Projections
န Agartala, 25 December :
န People pray during Christmas at the Santi Rani church in Moriamnagar in outskirts of Agartala. Photo : Parthajit Dutta
န Chittagong, 26 December :
န A glimpse of the explosion took place at a ship-breaking yard in Sitakunda of Chittagong which killed at least 3 workers and injured 9 others. Photo : Zobaer Hossain Sikder
န Santiniketan, 26 December :
န The wood curved craft works at Poush Mela. Santiniketan's Poush Mela has a great deal of Craft Works displayed in various stalls. Photo Courtesy : Pathabhavan Praktoni
န New Delhi, 26 December :
န West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee arrives to attend the politburo meeting at party office in New Delhi. Photo : PTI
န Bishnupur, 26 December :
န Two Bauls performing at the 22nd Bishnupur Mela. This fair brings the entire South-Bengal alive with a cultural retrospective. Photo : Arpan Mukherjee
န Dhaka, 26 December :
န Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon takes out a bicycle procession in Dhaka with a call to ensure bicycle-friendly environment on Mao-Tse-Tung's birthday. Photo : STAR
န Rangamati, 27 December :
န Chief of Chakma Circle Raja Devasish Roy receiving a royal sword handed to him as token of respect by a headman at Raj Darbar on the 1st day of Raj Punyah festival in Rangamati town. Photo : STAR
န Sivasagar (Assam), 27 Dec :
န Kaberi Kachari, wife of ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, meeting her 97-year-old mother-in-law for the first time at their residence at Lakwa in Sivasagar on Sunday. Photo : Sentinel
န Dhaka, 27 December :
န A day labourer squeezes to sleep in a tukri, generally used for carrying goods, on the roadside of the Dhaka's Karwan Bazar apparently in an attempt to avert wintry chill. Photo: Anisur Rahman
န Burdwan, 28 December :
န The Muharram was observed in Burdwan town on Monday to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hossain (RA), grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). Photo : Dipankar Chatterjee
န Dhaka, 28 December :
န Hundreds of thousands of Shia people bring out a mourning procession in Dhaka to commemorate Karbala tragedy in celebration of Ashura. Photo : Mustafiz Mamun
န Kolkata, 28 December :
န Shia Muslims flagellate themselves during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on Monday. Photo : Reuters
န Cox’s Bazar, 29 December :
န A family is engaged with bringing mud full of bucket from the nearest mountain area to build their shelter at Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. Photo : Bayazid Akter (DrikNews)
န Dhaka, 29 December :
န Prime minister Sheikh Hasina speaks as chief guest during the inauguration of the Shaheed Buddhijibi Setu (3rd Buriganga Bridge) in Dhaka on Tuesday. Photo : Firoz Ahmed
န Kolkata, 30 December :
န Renowned artist Sunil Ranjan Paul gives final touches to a statue of late Indian PM Indira Gandhi with child Rajiv on her back, in Kolkata. Photo : PTI
န Dhaka, 30 December :
န BASAD party supporters in a joyous mood during the first national convention of the Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal held at Mahanagar Nattaya Moncha in Dhaka on Wednesday. Photo : Nashirul Islam
န Nandakumar, 30 December :
န An accident took place on Wednesday, when a passenger bus, moving at high speed at Nandakumar in East Midnapore district. Photo : Raghu Nandan Mallik
န Durgapur, 31 December :
န A man cutting date tree for collecting juice at just outskirts of Durgapur in Burdwan District. Photo : Niraj Modi
န North Sentinel Island, 31 Dec :
န Birds eye view of North Sentinel Island at Andaman Sea through the Advanced Land Imager on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. (Click) Photo : NASA