North Kolkata Calling !!

Four persons are reportedly killed by elephants.Nearly 82 of them came from West Midanapur.Their presence created panic in Bankura where at this moment a herd of 72 elephants are still present.The authorities are trying to move the herd from there towards a far off area. Fear has gripped the students and their guardians who have stopped them from going to schools.Even some schools have decided to remain closed till things are normal. Considering the Secondary Examination knocking at the door some students are seen cycling towards schools that are still having classes.They are forced to form a group while travelling for the sole purpose of safety!

Often night guards in Dooars tea garden face life threatening situations. Recently such an incident happened when three guards were watering tea bushes. They finished the job around midnight and decided to rest on the tent pitched at one end of the tea estate. There was a gorge nearby through which a stream passed. Two of the guards were asleep while the third was still awake. Suddenly Jivan (the 3rd guard) heard the sound of twigs and branches being broken by an approaching elephant herd. He quickly alerted the others and soon realized that they were in between the herd and the deep gorge. At first thought they decided to dodge the elephants but later found it to be too risky. There was every chance that they might be flung aside and trampled upon by the herd. Luckily they had a long rope in the tent which they tied to a bunch of bamboos. The three of them-one after the other-held the rope (their only hope) and dangled as quietly as possible. T