Sitalkuchi, largely an agrarian region, dominated by tobacco farmers with some wealthy ones and some migrants, has seen violence in the recent past. A young couple was harassed by TMC workers outside the polling booth in April 2019. There were two attacks on state BJP president Dilip Ghosh –– one before his rath yatra in December 2018 and one a week ago. But there have been none like the violent clashes on Saturday that experts say threatens to polarise the state further.
Sitalkuchi has among the highest percentage of Muslims (36%) in Cooch Behar, only next to Dinhata where MP Nisith Pramanik is the BJP candidate, apart from Rajbhongshis (50%). The Rajbongshis are the third-largest Hindu caste in Bengal constituting 28% of the total population, but account for 60% of the rural population of North Bengal and claim to be the ‘earliest settlers’.
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Pig feed Distribution & awarness programme heldGoalpara KVK in collaboration with the Indian Centre for Agricultural Research Organised a Pig feed Distribution & awarness programme on scientific technical aspects of pig rearing at Bodofa UN brahma cultural Building on 28th Jan 2021.
Under the initiative of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, free feed distribution and awareness camps were organized among pig herds in association with the Goalpara KVK at Dudhnoi under the Tribel Sub Plan on January 28 at The Badofa UN Brahma Cultural Building premises.The awareness camp discussed in detail how pig herds can benefit commercially from rearing pigs.Dr. Keshav Barman, Principal Scientist, National Center for Pig Research (Rani) under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, addressed the gathering called for awareness meeting.