Siliguri,
Feb. 27: The Confederation of Indian Industry has said it will carry
out skill development programmes for youths in north Bengal
so that they can be absorbed into retail and tourism sectors which have
witnessed growth in the region in recent years
North
Bengal and the way forward” and panellists included Siliguri MLA
Rudranath Bhattacharya and city police commissioner Anand Kumar.
Rape & murder by neighbour
The
announcement was made at the annual meet of the north Bengal zonal council of
the CII held at Savin
Kingdom
“In the
work plan of the CII for 2013-14 which was presented at yesterday’s meeting, it
was decided that a skill development programme would be carried out for youths
in north Bengal . The trend of economic growth
in north Bengal shows that maximum employment
opportunities are in the tourism and retail sectors,” Prabir Seal, who was
nominated as the vice-chairman of the NB zonal council of the CII for the next
fiscal, said today.
“The
training will be in consonance with the trend and help youths hone their skills
so that they can be easily absorbed into these sectors.”
The meeting also
hosted a discussion on “Bottlenecks of the development of Rape & murder by neighbour
Alipurduar,
Feb. 27: The body of a Class VI girl who was allegedly raped by a
neighbour last night was found in a garden today.
A
resident of the area, Kishore Naskar, said the girl’s father while returning
home from the market last evening met his neighbour Albert Toppo. He told
Albert to take a cauliflower he had bought from the market and drop it at his
house.
When
Albert reached the house, he met the worker’s 13-year-old daughter and offered
her a ride on his cycle.
The
child knew Albert and agreed.
“I
returned home at 8.30pm and heard that my daughter was missing. We started
looking for her. Even Albert expressed concern,” the father said today.
This
morning, workers at Mathura Tea Estate spotted the girl’s body tied to tea
bushes.
The
girl’s brother and two other boys told the police they had seen her with
Albert.
Akash
Magharia, the additional superintendent of police, Alipurduar, said: “Albert
Toppo has been arrested. Preliminary investigation reveals that it is a case of
rape and murder.”
A police officer said
Albert was being questioned.
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