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1. Write a newspaper report on a street accident in about 150 words mentioning
date & time, place, cause , effects and measures taken :
5 KILLED IN BUS ACCIDENT
(From Our Special Correspondent)
KALYANI, March 15 : 5 persons including a school girl were killed and 20 others were injured in a serious bus accident this morning near Kalyani Central Park at 10-30 am. The accident took place when a speedy bus skidded off after knocking an ill-fated school going girl. 5 died on the spot. 20 others were wounded. The injured passengers were rushed to J.N.M Hospital. 15 out of them were let off after first-aid. The rest were hospitalised. Local people blocked the road in protest against the road mishap. The police rushed to the spot, intervened over the situation and resorted to lathicharge to disperse the angry mob. Finally, they took charge of the dead bodies and brought the situation under control. A shadow of sorrow loomed large all over the area. sns
2. Write a newspaper report (in about 150 words) on a road accident using the following points : [Date and time – location – cause of the accident – persons injured – rescue work – blockade by local people – arrival of the police – normalcy restored.]
BUS SKIDDED – 3 KILLED AND 70 INJURED
(By Suman Chattopadhyay)
HOWRAH, Feb. 25 : 3 passengers were killed and 70 others were injured in a serious bus accident in front of Howrah Fire Brigade Station yesterday at 10 am. The accident occurred when the Howrah-bound private bus running at breakneck speed suddenly skidded off the road and overturned while negotiating a curve in front of the Fire Brigade Station. 3 persons died on the spot and 70 others were injured. The injured persons were removed to Howrah General Hospital. 25 were let off after first-aid. Others were hospitalised. An irate mob set fire to the private bus blocking the main road in protest against rash driving. In the mean time a contingent of police reached the spot and resorted to lathicharge to disperse the angry crowd. Traffic was disrupted for about two hours. This resulted in a huge traffic jam. But normalcy was restored with the police intervention. TNN.
3. Write a short report on the train accident in Firozabad between the Purushottam Express and the Kalindi Express which collided on the morning of 20 August, 1995. It should not be more than 150 words. [Points : time 3.00 am
– conflicting reports of deaths – Army called in a lot of lives lost – 298 deaths – more than 400 injured – 16 athletes among victims – many trains cancelled – announced a compensation of Rs. 10,000 to the next kin – Rs. 2500 for others injured]
TERRIBLE TRAIN ACCIDENT IN FIROZABAD
(By A Staff Reporter)
FIROZABAD, AUG. 20 : At least 298 passengers were killed and more than 400 others were injured in the decade’s worst train accident in Firozabad in the early hours of the morning (3.00 am). The accident took place when the superfast Purushottam Express rammed into the Kalindi Express due to wrong signalling by the signalman on duty. Though the official report put the toll at 298, conflicting reports of deaths from various sources are pouring in. According to the source available here, a platoon of Indian Army has been pressed into service to carry on the rescue operation on war footing. The number of injured persons has already crossed 400. Railway sources said that at least 16 athletes were among the deceased. The Railway Minister rushed to the spot this morning to make an on-the-spot enquiry. An ex-gratia of Rs. 10,000/- to the next kin of the deceased and Rs. 2500/- for others injured was announced. Many trains plying through this line have been cancelled. sns.
4. Write a newspaper report on a road accident in about 150 words on the basis of the following points : [Date & time of the accident, place, cause, casualties, rescue operation and effect]
5 DIED IN BUS ACCIDENT
(From Our Special Correspondent)
SURI, June 21 : 5 persons including a woman and two children were killed and 7 others were seriously injured in a bus accident near Tilpara Barage about 5 km from Suri this morning at 9.00 am. The accident occurred when a minibus bound for Rampurhat skidded and fell down about 30 ft. in the Mayurakshi canal. According to eyewitnesses the minibus skidded off when two bus drivers were competing with one another on the rain-soaked highway at breakneck speed. 5 persons died on the spot and 7 others were seriously wounded. The local people rushed to the spot and helped the injured persons come out of the bus. Later the injured passengers were removed to Suri Sadar Hospital. An angry mob blocked the road for 3 hours in protest. Later the police arrived and took control of the situation. One of the drivers has been arrested but the other is still absconding. TNN
5. Write a newspaper report in about 150 words on the basis of the following points : [ Incident, date & time, place, cause, casualties and effect ]
BOY KNOCKED DOWN, BEHEADED BY BUS
(Statesman News Service)
KOLKATA, Aug 31 : A bus speeding down a narrow lane in Kestopur knocked down a five-year-boy from his father’s bicycle and crushed him to death on Sunday evening. Little Ajoy Mistry was dragged a hundred yards under the wheels and beheaded. The family was on its way to a relative’s place at 6.30 pm. Ajoy was chatting excitedly as his parents had promised to take him Puja shopping on Monday. His father was hugging the left of
the narrow lane when they heard the rumble of an approaching bus. He cycled even more to the left but the bus hit them from behind the next moment. The couple was flung off clearly but Ajoy fell under the wheels. The boy’s parents, Monoj Mistry and Kakoli, fainted at the horrific sight. The driver and conductors of the 12C/2 Kestopur-Howrah bus fled after the accident. A mob wrecked the bus even as the mangled body lay stuck under its wheels, blocked off the road and brickbatted policemen when they tried to intervene. SNS
6. Write a newspaper report in about 150 words on the basis of the following points : [ Incident, date & time, place, cause, casualties and effect ]
ADMINISTRATIVE CALLOUSNESS LED TO BOY’S DEATH
(Statesman News Service)
KOLKATA, 24 FEB : Sheer callousness of North 24-Parganas district administration to run buses through a service road resulted in the accident on VIP Road near Koikhali yesterday at 6.00 pm claiming the life of a 17-year-old boy. Mohammad Jahangir was playing cricket with his friends on the boulevard. He came in front of a bus to pick up the ball. Seeing him come the bus stopped while a bus coming from behind overtook and hit him killing him on the spot. An irate crowd set the bus on fire. Several vehicles were damaged. The road block was set up after the accident causing enormous hardship to the homebound and airport bound commuters in the evening. Many of them missed their flights or had to reschedule their travel. The plying of buses through the service road which was allowed was a faulty scheme that led to the accident, said some senior police officers.
7. Write a short report on the train accident in Mathura between Delhi-bound Goa Express and Udaipur City-Hazrat Nizamuddin Mewar Express which collided on the morning of 21 August, 2009. It should not be more than 150 words. [Points : time 4.30 am – Delhi-bound Goa Express rammed into the last bogie of the stationary Udaipur City-Hazrat Nizamuddin Mewar Express from behind between Mathura and Vrindavan – 22 deaths – 22 injured – Army called in to assist the rescue operation – many trains diverted – Miss Mamata Banerjee, the railway minister announced a compensation of Rs. 5 lakh to the next kin – Rs.1 lakh for others injured – a member of each family of those killed or disabled given a job]
PRE-DAWN RAIL DISASTER NEAR MATHURA KILLS 22
(Statesman News Service)
MATHURA, 21 OCT : At least 22 people were killed and 22 others injured in a pre-dawn train accident near Mathura around 4.30 am today. The accident took place when the Delhi-bound Goa Express rammed into the last bogie of the stationary Udaipur City-Hazrat Nizamuddin Mewar Express from behind between Mathura and Vrindavan due to disregard of the signal by the Goa Express driver. The visiting officials did not rule out a technical glitch in the signal system as the cause for the mishap. About 150 personnel of the Army were called in to assist the railway staff in clearing the track. Gas and foam cutters were used to extricate the trapped passengers from the mangled bogie. All trapped passengers have been extricated. Most of the trains have been diverted to other routes. Railway minister Miss Mamata Banerjee ordered an inquiry into the mishap and announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased. The seriously injured will receive Rs 1 lakh and those with minor injuries will get Rs 10,000. Miss Banerjee said she had decided to go for a CBI probe. The railway minister said a member of each family of those killed or disabled will be given a job.
8. Write a newspaper report on an accident of school bus catching fire in about 150 words using the following points : [ Incident, date & time, place, cause and casualties ]
SCHOOL BUS CATCHES FIRE, 20 HURTS
(Press Trust of India)
MUMBAI, 20 AUG : At least 20 school children were injured, seven of them seriously, when a school bus caught fire at Navi Mumbai today. “Seven school children sustained severe burn injuries after a school bus they were traveling in caught fire. Of the seven, five were admitted to National Burns Hospital and two at Masina Hospital. The children with over 50 per cent burns are in critical condition,” police inspector, Panvel, Mr Ahmed Pathan said. The incident happened around 7 am when the bus carrying about 40 children was on its way to CKT school in New Panvel after picking up the students, the police said. The exact reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. Driver of the bus, Vishwanath Thadetare and cleaner Anil Yadav have been arrested for negligence in the case and will be produced before a local court tomorrow, the police said. The police officials have also engaged in forensic experts and RTO officials to ascertain the actual cause of the fire. Preliminary reports indicate that the bus caught fire due to a short-circuit. The further investigations are on. sns.
9. Study the information below regarding a building collapse and write a newspaper report on it within 150 words : [ Date & time, place, probable causes, casualties and steps taken ]
5-STOREYED BUILDING COLLAPSED : 11 KILLED
(From Our Special Correspondent)
KOLKATA, March 21 : Late last night a five-storeyed building collapsed on Rajendra Road, Bhowanipur here killing 11 persons on the spot and injuring 17 others seriously. The deceased included a 75-year old man. The injured persons were hospitalised. Preliminary report said that the collapse might be due to the use of low quality building material and improper soil testing on the site. Serious defects in construction works were not totally ruled out as one of the causes of the collapse. The promoter and the building contractor have been arrested and will be produced before a local court tomorrow, the police said. In the mean time the Calcutta Municipal Corporation has set up a five-man enquiry committee and asked it to submit its report immediately.
10. Study the information below regarding a boat accident and write a newspaper report on it within 150 words : [ Date & time, place, causes and effects ]
BOAT CAPSIZED : 1 DROWNED AND 10 MISSING
(From Our Special Correspondent)
HOOGHLY, Feb. 21 : One person was drowned and 10 others were found to be missing in a boat capsize in the Rupnarayan river last night. According to reports, a country boat carrying about 80 people of a marriage party left Bandar ferryghat in Khanakul for Bengai in Dashpur in Midnapore was suddenly hit by a launch at about 7.40 pm and overturned. All the passengers fell into the river. The dead body of a woman was recovered. But 10 passengers are still missing. The rogue launch was not traced out as it sailed away soon after the collision. Those who had been recovered were admitted to hospital. The search for others is still going on. sns.
11. Study the information below regarding a fire accident at a bank and write a newspaper report on it within 150 words : [Date and time, place, cause, casualty, damage and measures taken]
FIRE AT UBI, GARIAHAT
(From Our Special Correspondent)
KOLKATA, Sept. 2 : A fire at Gariahat Branch of the United Bank of India created a panic in the locality morning. The residents of the adjacent building first noticed the smoke gushing out of the closed windowpanes at 9-55 am. They informed the Gariahat Police Station and also the Fire Brigade. The Fire Brigade personnel had to break open the doors to extinguish the fire. The fire engines were deployed to put out the fire. After a two hours’ operation, the fire was brought under control. But till then piles of important papers, furniture and computers were considerably damaged. ‘It was a huge loss.’, the police said. The total loss as estimated by a senior bank official was nearly Rs.15 lakhs. As it was Sunday, there was no report of human casualty. Though the exact cause of the fire has not been ascertained, the possibility of a short-circuit is not altogether ruled out.
12. Study the information below regarding a fire accident at a match box manufacturing factory and write a newspaper report on it within 150 words : [Date and time, place, cause, casualty, damage and measures taken]
FIRE BROKE OUT AT A MATCH BOX FACTORY
(Statesman News Service)
KOLKATA, Feb 20 : In an incident, fire broke out at a matchbox manufacturing factory at Dakhineswar near Belghoria early this morning. The flames first came to the notice of the guard on duty. He at once informed the Fire Brigade over the telephone. The personnel of the Fire Brigade rushed to the spot immediately. Four fire engines were pressed into service to douse the flames. The flames were put out after two hours’ constant effort. But till then all the materials needed to make matchboxes were reduced to ashes. No one has been injured and the extent of the damage in the fire is yet to be ascertained. Police said the fire broke out at the factory around 5.30 a.m. today. They suspect that the fire was sparked off by an electrical short circuit in the factory. Fire officials are investigating the exact cause of the fire.
13. Write a newspaper report on the massive fire that blazed through the Kolkata Book Fair at Maidan. Use the following points. Give a report a headline : Points : [ Date – 3rd February – time – 3 pm – 90% of an estimated 500 stalls reduced to ashes – a 65-year old man named Jiten Sil died and six injured – the Publishers and Booksellers’ Guild blamed for faulty planning and supervision – the Fire Brigade accused of faulty fire-fighting arrangements – fire allegedly first started from a food stall, Aikatan – the State Home Minister announced the fair would reopen on Friday under the supervision of the City Police Commissioner – new stalls will be set up – sale of food will be banned. ]
KOLKATA BOOK FAIR GUTTED
(By a Staff Correspondent)
KOLKATA, Feb. 3 : A massive fire blazed through the Kolkata Book Fair at Maidan this afternoon reducing to ashes nearly 90% of an estimated 500 bookstalls. Police said, Jiten Sil, a 65-year old man, died and six others were injured in the stampede following the fire. The fire allegedly started from ‘Aikatan’, a food stall in the fair. The Publishers and Booksellers’ Guild has been blamed for faulty planning and supervision. The Fire Brigade has also been accused of faulty fire-fighting arrangements. The State Home Minister Mr. Buddhadev Bhattacharya announced at Writers’ Building tonight that the fair would reopen on Friday under the supervision of the City Police Commissioner. New stalls would be put up and sale of food would be banned.
14. On September 10, 2009, 5 students were killed and 27 others injured in a stampede in the Khajuri Khas Senior Secondary in New Delhi due to wet staircases. Write a newspaper report on the incident in about 150 words.
5 STUDENTS KILLED AND 27 INJURED IN A STAMPEDE
(The Times of India)
NEW DELHI, 10 SEPT : Tragedy struck a government secondary school here today when five girls were killed and 27 other students injured, six of them very critically, in a stampede. The incident occurred when students of the Khajuri Khas Senior Secondary School were trying to make their way up and down a narrow staircase when they were asked to shift classrooms at around 9 a.m. as certain classrooms were water-logged due to incessant rains since last night, officials said. One of the girls, going down the staircase, fell, leading to the stampede. Earlier reports said a rumour about electric charge in water led to the stampede but locals refuted it saying that the area had no power supply at the time of the incident. All but one of the 27 injured students were girls. The injured have been admitted to Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital. “Among the injured, the condition of five students is very critical,” hospital authorities said. Most of the victims died due to suffocation and head injuries. The Delhi government has ordered a high-level inquiry headed by the Deputy Commissioner of North East Delhi. The government announced compensation of Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50,000 each respectively to the next of kin of the deceased and the injured.
Newspaper reports on natural calamities / disasters
15. Write a newspaper report on the tidal waves in Digha in about 150 words using the following points : [Date and time, place, cause, effects and measures taken]
TIDAL WAVES LASHED DIGHA
(By A Staff Reporter)
DIGHA, Aug. 6 : Large areas of Digha were flooded after huge tidal waves of 8 to 10 ft. height triggered by a cyclonic wind of 120-140 km/hr speed lashed the sea -resort yesterday at 12-30 pm leaving a trail of havoc behind. All the temporary stalls of the hawkers near the sea beach were washed away. Even most of the main road went under 6 ft. water. Electricity and water supply were almost disrupted. Out of fear most of the tourists left Digha hurriedly. Hundred of boulders used to save the beach from erosion were washed away and even the guard wall of the beach was also broken by the tidal waves. The local administration has already started repair work on war footing. But the damage is so extensive that it will take time to repair and restore normalcy. TNN
16. Write a newspaper report on a severe cyclone in about 150 words using the following points : [Date and time, place, speed and result]
SEVERE CYCLONE HIT COASTAL ORISSA
(From Our Special Correspondent)
PURI, Aug. 12 : A severe cyclone hit coastal Orissa today leaving a trail of widespread havoc behind. The coastal towns of Puri, Baleswar and Paradip were the worst affected. The cyclonic wind lashed across the area at a speed of 80 km per hour around 6.45 pm. It resulted in huge tidal waves that swept across the coastal towns. More than 10,000 people were rendered homeless. The train services have been disrupted due to blockage of railway tracks by uprooted trees and severed overhead electric wires. Though a prior warning of the storm had been sounded across the coastal towns, the fate of the fishermen who had already ventured in the sea remains uncertain. The State Government has already taken measure to provide immediate relief to the affected people and has pressed into services all the state machineries to combat the calamity on war footing, reports TNN.
17. On Monday last at Sonarpur in the district of South 24 Parganas three persons, including a child died after being struck by lightning. Write a report on the incident in about 150 words.
LIGHTNING KILLS THREE
(By A Staff Reporter)
SONARPUR, MARCH 6 : 3 persons including a child were killed in Sonarpur area after they were struck by lightning. The victims Panchanan Mondal (45), Subhasini Mondal (36) and Aritra Mondal (11) belonged to the same family. According to the sources, the parents along with their son were going to a relative’s house when they were electrocuted near the paddy field at Majhergram. An eye-witness who was tilling the land some five hundred feet away said that it seemed to him that a dazzling silver ball came down from the cloudy sky with ear-splitting sound. When he rushed to the spot, he found the victims lying dead on the road. The bodies were sent to Sonarpur Hospital for post mortem. The incident cast a shadow of gloom over the family and the village.
18. Use the following points to write a report for the newspaper on an earthquake in about 150 words : [Date and time, place, result and relief work]
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE ROCKS GARHWAL AND KUMAON REGIONS
(From Our Special Correspondent)
LUCKNOW, Oct. 21 : Wide areas in the Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttar Pradesh were rocked by a severe earthquake in the early hours of the morning of yesterday. It took a toll of at least 415 human lives and injured at least 1,200 persons. 2,000 houses were damaged and 5,000 houses were razed to the ground. Water and power supply have been badly affected and as a result, normal life has been paralysed. About 200 pilgrims have been stranded at different places. The State has pressed into services all the official machineries to provide relief and rescue operations on war footing. 30 medical teams with doctors and medicines have been sent to the devastated zone for treatment. The Indian Air Force Planes have been pressed into service to airdrop food packets and other necessary articles. The U.P Govt. has sanctioned a grant of Rs. 55.50 lakhs for Uttar Kashi and Rs. 13.60 lakhs for Tehri Garhwal for immediate relief to the unfortunate quake-hits. TNN
19. Write a report in about 150 words about the torrential rain in Kolkata and its effects. Use the following points :
[Continuous torrential rain in Kolkata for about four hours on 3rd May, 2008, afternoon – water logging in many areas – disruption of traffic – buses diverted to other routes – persons coming home from offices suffered – most shops closed.]
TORRENTIAL RAIN PARALYSED CITY
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Kolkata, May 3 : Incessant torrential rain gripped the city metropolis for about four hours this afternoon, the 3rd of May, causing severe waterlogging of long stretches of arterial roads in North and East Kolkata. As a result of this sustained heavy shower for hours traffic got stranded in many areas that remained underwater. Buses and vehicular traffic have been diverted to other routes; and large number of persons coming from offices or different business houses had to suffer a lot covering long distances on foot. As most shops downed their shutters during peak business hours in the evening streets looked deserted. To add to the misery power-supply in many areas got badly disrupted. KMC sources briefed that though initially some drainage pumps did not work properly, the situation is now under control. Despite all such assurances from the municipal authorities, average commuters feel quite nervous to think how miserable would be the situation in near future. SNS
20. Study the following information and then write out a newspaper report on the basis of it :
[Points : Cyclone Aila hit some 13 districts of West Bengal on May 25, 2009 – South 24 PGS, North 24 PGS, Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Darjeeling, Midnapore, Bankura and Birbhum hit – deep depression in the Bay of Bengal spawned the killer cyclone – 82 killed and more than 4 lac people affected – CM Buddhadev Bhattacharya and Miss Mamata Banerjee visited Sundarban delta – held meetings with district administration to chalk out relief and rescue operation – 2 columns of army pressed into service – pouches of water, packets of food and medicines air-dropped from helicopters – community kitchens opened at several places.]
CYCLONE ‘AILA’ HIT WEST BENGAL : 82 KILLED
(By a Staff Reporter)
KOLKATA, May 25 : Cyclone ‘Aila’ spawned by a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal ripped through some 13 districts of West Bengal early in the morning yesterday leaving a trail of havoc behind. The worst affected districts were South 24 PGS, North 24 PGS, Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Darjeeling, Midnapore, Bankura and Birbhum. The highest number of 20 deaths were reported from South 24 Parganas, 16 in North 24 Parganas, 8 in Darjeeling, 7 in Howrah, 5 each in Kolkata and Hooghly, 3 each in Birbhum and Murshidabad, 3 in Nadia, 1 each in Bankura, East Midnapore, Cooch Behar and Malda. More than 4 lakh people were affected in different districts. 10,000 houses were razed to the ground. The CM Buddhadev Bhattacharya visited the Sundarban delta and held meeting with the district administration to chalk out relief and rescue operation. 2 columns of army have already been pressed into service. Pouches of water, packets of food and medicines are air-dropped in the affected areas. Community kitchens were opened at several places. In the meanwhile Miss Mamata Banerjee visited the affected areas in South 24 Parganas after she was sworn in as the railway minister. She has promised to send a report to the Central Govt. for all sorts of help from the Centre.
21. Write a report on a flood in about 150 words on the basis of the following information.
[A severe flood hit different districts of West Bengal – heavy rains – water released from dams – 300 died – several missing – communication totally affected – loss of crops – people lost houses, huts, etc. – many homeless – rescue operation – compensation announced]
[ABTA-2008]
SOUTH BENGAL FLOODED
(By a Staff Reporter)
KOLKATA, July. 6 : A severe flood has inundated different districts of South Bengal including Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia, 24 Parganas (N). 24 Parganas (S), Bankura, Birbhum and parts of Kolkata. It has been raining heavily for some days. Release of water from dams has worsened the situation to a great extent. 300 people have already died and several others gone missing. Communication has been cut off at several places. Standing crops of several lakhs of rupees have been lost in the districts. Hundreds of kutcha houses and huts have been damaged. People in their hundreds have been rendered homeless. Many have been sheltered in high roads and high school buildings. Rescue operation has already started on war footing. Packets of dry food, pouches of water and medicines are being air-dropped from helicopters in the flood-affected areas. In the meanwhile the Chief Minister Mr. Buddhadev Bhattacharya has convened a meeting in Writers’ Buildings with the State Home Secretary Mr. Ashoke Mohan Chakraborty to review the latest situation in the flood-hit districts. A compensation of Rs. 10000/- for those who have lost their houses totally and Rs. 5000/- for those who have got their houses partly damaged has been announced.
22. East Midnapore was inundated by the rain for several successive days. Write a report in about 150 words about the miserable condition of the flood victims – Lakhs of people wading through 20 to 30 km of neck-deep water in search of shelter; reluctantly having house; many got stranded leaving neither drinking water nor food; rescue operation and distribution of food and drinking water by Government and NGOs.
FLOOD RAVAGES MIDNAPORE
(By a Staff Reporter)
MIDNAPORE, Feb. 21 : Floods ravaged large areas in the southern districts of West Bengal causing loss to life and property and disrupting normal life. The incessant rain over the past few days have inundated several villages in East Midnapore. More than a lakh of people have been left homeless. Mud houses swept away and concrete houses are under water. People have to wade through 20 to 30 kms of neck deep water in search of shelter. The situation has turned grave and people are facing problems related to drinking water and food. Rescue operation has started and speed boats have been deployed in several areas. About 1200 camps have been set up in the affected areas where those rendered homeless are sheltered. The state govt. has been working on war footing to fight the situation. It has sought the use of air force helicopters to ensure drinking water and food supplies. Many NGOs have been working to help the victims.
23. Write a newspaper report in about 150 words on the devastations caused by Tsunami using the following points: [8.9 Richter scale quake – 8 coastal countries hit – morning of 26-12-2004 – waves 40 feet high – affected Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chennai – 2 lakhs killed – 5 lakhs injured – lost properties – help from all over the world ]
TSUNAMI KILLS 2 LAKHS
(Press Trust of India)
KOLKATA, Dec. 26 : At least 2 lakhs were killed and 5 lakhs others injured in a devastative tsunami that hit 8 coastal countries off the Indian Ocean this morning at 6-29 am. It was triggered by an undersea earthquake measured 8.9 on the Richter scale according to the Geological Survey of India. The quake centred off Sumatra in the west coast of Indonesia. The giant waves as high as 40 ft. slammed into the coastal areas of eight countries including India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Mynamer, Maldive and Malasia and brought about total destruction all around. Among the worst-hit regions are India’s Chennai and Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the south.
Domestic properties, tawlers and fishing boats worth crores of rupees have been lost in the disaster. Most survivors have been stranded in marooned areas. Food and water packets are airdropped in the affected areas. Help from all over the world is pouring in. Rescue and rehabilitation work has started on war footing.
Newspaper Reports on  thefts / robberies / dacoities / hijacking burglaries
24. Study the information below regarding a bank robbery and write a newspaper report on it within 120 words : [Name of the bank, place, articles robbed, description and No. of robbers arrested]
ARMED GOONS LOOT 41 LAKH FROM BANACHITI BANK
(Statesman News Service)
DURGAPUR, 8 FEB : In a daring act of dacoity, five armed goons raided the Banachiti Branch of Oriental Bank of Commerce and decamped with cash worth Rs 41 lakh. Three criminals, brandishing revolvers entered the bank around 2.05 pm and locked up customers in two rooms. They threatened the branch manager at gun-point to hand over the keys of the safe. Some bank employees who tried to raise their voices, were beaten up. While two goons waited outside, the other three persons opened the safe and looted cash worth Rs. 41 lakh. According to eyewitnesses, the dacoits had come in an Indica car and fled after half an hour’s operation. Local residents informed police immediately after the gang left. A massive combing search operation by the police in the area is under way. The Bengal-Jharkhand border had been sealed and also vehicles passing through the area were being checked. No one has been arrested till reports last came in.; SNS
25. Use the following points regarding a theft and write a newspaper report on it within 120 words : [Date & time, place, articles robbed, description and No. of thieves arrested]
THEFT AT BHOWANIPORE APARTMENT
(Statesman News Service)
KOLKATA, 22 NOV: Cash, gold jewellery and valuables worth about Rs. 8 lakh were stolen from a ground floor apartment on 75B Padmapukur Road near Bhowanipore in the wee hours today. No arrests have been made in this connection yet. Police said the house was empty when the theft took place. Thieves broke open a wooden window of Mr. Chandan Saha’s house and decamped with cash worth Rs. 54,000, 120 grams of gold jewellery, eight wrist watches and a digital camera worth about Rs. 3 lakh. Mrs. Samantha Saga said they were visiting their ancestral house at Beliaghata yesterday. Mrs. Kaberi Mukherjee, Mrs. Saha’s elder sister, who stays at the first floor of same apartment, intimated them about the theft, after learning from a neighbour that a window had been broken. “We are suspecting that Kalpana Nayek, a maid who worked for both the sisters till a few days ago, may be involved in the crime,” said an officer. SNS
26. Study the information below regarding a theft and write a newspaper report on it within 150 words : [Date & time, place, articles robbed, description and No. of thieves arrested]
ROBBERY AT BALLY, VALUABLES WORTH RS 3 LAKH LOOTED
(Statesman News Service)
KOLKATA 15 NOV : A gang of 15 robbers barged into the flat of a private company employee at Bally in Howrah and decamped with jeweler and cash worth Rs. 3 lakh. No one has been arrested so far. According to police, 15 men armed with guns broke into the flat of Mr. Sandip Goswami around 2.30 a.m. The goons made Mr. Goswami and his wife Mrs. Sunita Goswami surrender the keys to the almirah at gunpoint. The robbers beat the couple and also threatened to kill the couple’s eight-month-old baby. The robbers took the cash and ornaments out of the almirah. The couple’s next-door neighbour, Mr. Atanu Dey, alerted by the commotion, came out of his apartment and saw some armed goons keeping a watch in front of Mr. Goswami’s flat. He rang up Bally police station. The robbers fled the area before police could reach the spot. This morning, ASP (Town), Mr. Sukesh Jain, along with some other officers, inspected Mr. Goswami’s flat and spoke to the couple. They also questioned some of their neighbours.; SNS
27. Use the points below regarding a burglary and write a newspaper report on it within 150 words :
[Date & time, place, articles robbed, description and action taken]
VETERAN AUTHOR SHAKTIPADA RAJGURU’S HOUSE BURGLED
(Statesman News Service)
KOLKATA, 18 NOV : In an incident of burglary, several awards of national importance including old documents, silver mementos and gold pens along with gold jewellery worth Rs. 2 lakh were stolen from Shaktipada Rajguru’s residence at 10B Raipara by-lane near Sinthi yesterday. Rajguru was working in the study room on the ground floor of his residence at about 1.30 pm while his daughter-in-law was on the first floor. Suddenly he heard his daughter-in-law scream from upstairs. He found her locked in the bathroom from outside. As he unlocked her, both of them rushed to his bedroom and discovered all his valuables had been stolen, said the veteran author. Last evening, Mr. Rajguru lodged a complaint with the Sinthi police station. No significant police action has been initiated yet, though several senior officers from local police station and city police’s detective department visited the spot, alleged the author. SNS
28. Write a newspaper report on a train robbery on the basis of the following points. Give a report a headline : [Date & time, location, articles robbed, description and No. of thieves arrested]
ARMED ROBBERY AT GOUR EXPRESS
(From Our Special Correspondent)
KOLAGHAT, Nov. 12 : A daring armed robbery took place yesterday at 9 pm when the Gour Express was running towards Bagnan from Kolaghat. A gang of armed robbers boarded the train between Kolaghat and Bagnan when it was in motion and threatened the passengers at gun-point. They snatched away Rs. 50000 from a businessman and valuables like wrist-watches and ornaments from other passengers. Three passengers who tried to prevent the robbers were left seriously wounded by the miscreants. After ten minutes’ operation the dacoits decamped with the booty when the train was slowly heading towards the next station. While departing they also threatened the passengers not to raise alarm or pull the chain, one of the passengers said. Later an FIR was lodged with GRPF at Bagnan Station. An investigation has been ordered. Search is going on for the robbers. But no one has as yet been arrested.
29. Write a newspaper report on a plane hijack on the basis of the following points. Give a report a headline : [Date & time, place, No. of passengers and crew, nationality of the hijackers, where the hijacked plane landed and demands of the hijackers]
PLANE HIJACKED
(From Our Special Correspondent)
SINGAPORE, March. 27 : A Singapore Airlines Airbus carrying 118 passengers and 11 crew was hijacked last night. The hijackers were only four in number and they claimed themselves to be Pakistanis. The plane was on its way from Kualalumpur to Singapore when the four hijackers took control. The plane landed at Singapore’s Changi International Airport at 7-45 pm (IST). It was not immediately known what their demands were. But efforts are on to know their exact demands.
Newspaper Reports on murders / deaths
30. Write a newspaper report on a dowry death on the basis of the following points. Give a report a headline : [Date & time, place, cause and measures taken]
SUSPECTED DOWRY DEATH OF 34-YR-OLD HOUSEWIFE
(Statesman News Service)
KOLKATA, Nov.10 : A 34-year-old housewife was murdered, allegedly by her husband and her in-laws, at Mandalpara, near Jagaddal in North 24-Parganas this morning. According to police, Shila married Asish nearly five years ago. The victim’s parents alleged that their daughter was tortured by her in-laws for dowry. Shila’s father, Mr. Asit Ghosh gave in to Shila in-laws’ demands and paid them at least Rest 2 lakhs but his daughter continued to be subjected to mental torture and physical abuse. Mr. Ghosh said that they were informed about
their daughter’s death by Shila’s sister-in-law over the phone, early in the morning. Mr. Ghosh rushed to his daughter’s house in Jagaddal to find her dead. There was a deep injury around her neck. Soon after, he filed a complaint with Jagaddal police station. Acting upon the FIR, the police arrested six members of the victim in-laws’ family including Asish, Shila’s husband and a police constable, and Shila’s in-laws, this morning. They will be produced before the Barrackpore court tomorrow.; SNS
31. Write a newspaper report on the passing away of Jyoti Basu in about 120 words on the basis of the following points : [Date & time, place, cause, announced by and the tribute to be paid to him]
JYOTI BASU PASSES AWAY
(Statesman News Service)
KOLKATA, Jan. 17: An era in Indian politics came to an end today when veteran Marxist leader and former chief minister Jyoti Basu passed away at a city hospital. He was 95 and is survived by his son. Basu was admitted to Amri hospital, Salt Lake on 1 January with pneumonia. Doctors said Basu died of multi-organ failure, pneumonia and sepsis. It was exactly 12.12 pm when Mr. Biman Bose, CPI-M state secretary, stunned everyone waiting outside the hospital by announcing that Basu was no more. “I have sad news for you. Jyoti Babu is no more with us. He has left us at 11.47 am,” he said, breaking into tears. Doctors said Basu’s condition was very critical since Thursday and had turned worse yesterday evening when he had to be put on a temporary pacemaker. The state would observe two days’ mourning – tomorrow and the day after. A holiday has been declared in government offices tomorrow to pay tribute to deceased Marxist leader Jyoti Basu. The last journey will take place on Tuesday. SNS
32. Write a newspaper report on a suicide in about 120 words on the basis of the following points : [Date & time, place, cause, casualties and the incident discovered by]
GIRL JUMPS OFF SCHOOL TERRACE
(Statesman News Service)
KOLKATA, 18 NOV: A student of Class X of Howrah Siksha Sadan committed suicide by jumping off the terrace of her school building after she was caught cheating in a Madhyamik test examination this afternoon. Police said, the victim, Sunita Kumari (16), a resident of 44, Chintamoni Dey Road in Howrah committed suicide after all other students had left the school premises and the teachers were busy arranging the answer scripts. Today was the first day of the test examinations. She was caught copying from one of her friends. Though she was allowed to complete her paper, she committed suicide apprehending that later she might have to face a humiliating situation. The headmistress of the school, Mrs. Durga Vyas said Sunita left the examination hall soon after finishing her paper. Later, she went up to the terrace of the four-storeyed building and committed suicide. The gatekeeper of the school found her body on the playground in a pool of blood and informed teachers of the school. SNS
33. Write a newspaper report on a case of burning of a housewife on the basis of the following points. Give a report a headline : [Date & time, place, cause and measures taken]
HOUSEWIFE BURNT ALIVE AT CANNING
(Statesman News Service)
KOLKATA, 16 March: A housewife, Acchiran Bibi (20) was allegedly burnt alive by her husband, Safikul Sheikh, at Atharobaki village near Canning in South 24-Parganas last night. Local people rescued the victim who later succumbed to her injuries at Canning sub-divisional hospital this morning. Police have sent the victim’s body for post-mortem. Preliminary investigation reveals that the victim got married one-and-a-half years ago. Safikul allegedly demanded a motor van from his mother-in-law as dowry, but his demand was not met with. Police, after questioning the neighbours of the victim, said that the victim was often beaten up by her husband. Police suspect that the victim was locked in her room since Sunday and the accused set the house on fire pouring kerosene last night. The accused person and his relatives are at large. Mr. Suvankar Singh Sarkar, the additional SP (Rural), said: “We would arrest the accused soon.” SNS
Newspaper reports on observance / celebration / inauguration / felicitation / organising
34. Write a report on the inauguration of a stadium in about 120 words. Use the following points:
[ Date, place, name of the stadium, inaugurated by, main speakers, accommodation, amount spent and friendly football match etc.]
BONGAON STADIUM INAUGURATED
(By a Staff Reporter)
BONGAON, Aug. 1 : The long-cherished dream of the people of the town of Bongaon came true today. The Bongaon Stadium was ceremonially inaugurated today at Khelaghar Maidan by the Hon’ble Union Railway Minister Miss Mamata Banerjee. The ceremony was attended by a huge crowd. Sharp at 11-00 am Miss Banerjee inaugurated the stadium by cutting off the ribbon. Sougata Roy, the local MLA, Prasanta Bala, the Mayor of Bongaon Municipality and Miss Banerjee addressed the gathering. Mr. Roy said, “With the inauguration of the stadium, the long-cherished dream of the local people came true today.” Mr. Prasanta Bala said, “The stadium will go a long way in encouraging inter-zonal sports in the locality.” The stadium will accommodate 25000 spectators at a time. An estimated sum of Rs. 1 crore was spent to built it. “Truly speaking, Bongaon is badly in need of such a stadium. Today the dream of the townsmen of Bongaon is realised with this inauguration. I am happy to ceremonially inaugurate it”, Miss Banerjee said. The local MLA and the Mayor of Bongaon Municipality thanked Didi for her tireless effort in building the stadium with an allocation from the Central Government. Later a friendly football match between Pratapgarh Sporting Club and Shaktigarh Sporting Club was held in the stadium. SNS
35. Write a report on the inauguration of a flyover in about 120 words. Use the following points:
[Date, place, name of the stadium, inaugurated by, main speakers, accommodation and amount spent]
FLYOVER INAUGURATED
(By a Staff Reporter)
BONGAON, Aug. 11 : The long-cherished dream of the people of the town of Bongaon came true today. A flyover was ceremonially inaugurated here today by the Hon’ble Union Railway Minister Miss Mamata Banerjee. The ceremony was attended by a huge crowd. Sharp at 11-00 am Miss Banerjee inaugurated the flyover by cutting off the ribbon. Sougata Roy, the local MLA, Prasanta Bala, the Mayor of Bongaon Municipality and Miss Banerjee addressed the gathering. Mr. Roy said, “With the inauguration of the flyover, the long-cherished dream of the local people came true today.” Mr. Prasanta Bala said, “The flyover will reduce traffic pressure on the Jessore Road by 40% and the possibility of street accidents by 30%.” 5000 people and 1000 vehicles will use the flyover daily. An estimated sum of Rs. 5 crore was spent to built it. “I am happy to ceremonially inaugurate the flyover. It will solve the long standing problem of traffic jam on the Jessore Road. The town of Bongaon badly needs it”, Miss Banerjee said. The local MLA and the Mayor of Bongaon Municipality thanked Didi for her tireless effort in building the flyover with an allocation exclusively from the Central Government.sns
36. Write a report on the inauguration of an auditorium in about 120 words. Use the following points:
[Date, place, name of the stadium, inaugurated by, main speakers, accommodation and amount spent]
AUDITORIUM INAUGURATED
(By a Staff Reporter)
BONGAON, Aug. 11 : The long-cherished dream of the people of the town of Bongaon came true today. An auditorium was ceremonially inaugurated here today by Govinda Chandra Naskar, the local MP. The ceremony was attended by a huge crowd. Sharp at 11-00 am Mr. Naskar inaugurated the auditorium by cutting off the ribbon. Gopal Seth, the local MLA, Prasanta Bala, the Mayor of Bongaon Municipality and Mr. Naskar addressed the gathering. Mr. Seth said, “With the inauguration of the auditorium, the long-cherished dream of the local people came true today.” Mr. Prasanta Bala said, “The auditorium will accommodate 5000 people at a time. An estimated sum of Rs. 25 lakhs was spent to built it. “I am happy to ceremonially inaugurate the flyover. It will provide an easy scope to organise any indoor programme without any make-shift arrangement”, Mr. Naskar said. The local MLA and the Mayor of Bongaon Municipality thanked Mr. Naskar for his tireless effort in building the auditorium with an allocation from his MP lad money.sns
37. Write a report on the inauguration of a handloom expo in about 120 words. Use the following points:
[Date & time, inaugurated by, President, Chief Guest, collection, exhibition open and visiting hours]
HANDLOOM EXPO INAUGURATED IN KOLKATA
(By a Staff Reporter)
KOLKATA, Aug. 20 : The Handloom Expo was ceremonially inaugurated this afternoon at 3 pm at Maidan opposite to Rabindra Sadan by Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal Gopal Krishna Gandhi. The Minister-in-charge of Cottage and Small Scale Industries presided over the ceremony. The Secretary, Cottage and Small Scale Industries, Govt. of West Bengal graced the ceremony as the Chief Guest by his august presence. A huge collection of handloom materials in silk, cotton and wool has been brought to display for sale in the Expo. Special discount ranging from 20% to 30% will be available. The exhibition will remain open till 30-08-2009. Interested visitors can visit the Expo from 10 am to 8 pmduring these days.
38. Write a newspaper report on an exhibition held in your school in about 150 words. Follow these points : [Date - time - occasion - opening - important guest present - things exhibited - demonstration by students - gathering of visitors]
[ABTA-2008]
SCIENCE EXHIBITION AT CHANDPARA BANI VIDYA BITHI
(By Suman Chattopadhyay)
CHANDPARA, Aug. 18 : A three-day long science exhibition was held at Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi (H.S) School from 15th August to 18th August here. It was organised by the students on the occasion of Diamond Jubilee celebration of the school. The event took off with the Headmaster delivering a brief introductory speech. Prithwish Roy, a scientist of Bhaba Atomic Research Centre, Kolkata graced the opening ceremony as the Chief Guest. Various items of science like auxanometer, arc-indicator, barometer, spifmomanometer, Barlow’s Circle, sounding-line, metal detector etc were on display in the exhibition. The students from science section also arranged for a demonstration. They demonstrated to the visitors how the so-called Sadhus create fire from nowhere by using glycerine, how the electric bell works, how light influences the resistance of some conductors etc. Scientific-minded visitors poured out into the exhibition in their hundreds.
39. You have recently visited ‘Terakota Mela’. Now write a report on it 150 words on the place where it was held, its duration, No. of stalls and how they were arranged, variety of items displayed, fire protection taken by the authority of the fair. [ABTA-2008]
TERAKOTA MELA IN BONGAON
(By a Staff Reporter)
BONGAON, Dec. 26 : A ‘Terakota Mela’ was held in Kelaghar Maidan here. The fair began this year on 10th December with the inauguration by Sri Prasanta Bala, the Mayor of Bongaon Municipality and concluded on the 25th December. The focal theme of the fortnight fair was Bankura. There were over 30 stalls from Bankura, Birbhum and Purulia gorgeously decorated and beautifully arranged in the fair. Varieties of items like carved water pots, designed idols of different states of India and magnificent showpieces were on display for interested customers who thronged at the stalls in their hundreds. The organizers took adequate fire protection measures to combat any untoward situation. Special discount ranging from 10% to 20% was available on different items.
40. Write a newspaper report in about 150 words on the Annual Prize giving ceremony of your school.
ANNUAL PRIZE DAY
(By a Staff Reporter)
CHANDPARA, Feb. 10 : The Annual Prize giving ceremony was an occasion of grandeur as usual at Chandpara Vidya Bithi this year. The Mayor of Bongaon, having offered his precious presence was honoured as the Chief Guest, distributing prizes to the deserving students, students from different spheres like academics, sports, extra-curricular activities were given due recognition. A gala cultural concert was presented by the students of the higher secondary faculty. The toddlers of the primary level participated in recitation accompanied by dance and the secondary students ornamented the show with their excellent recital on instruments. The teachers and guardians, who graced the occasion left with a note of praise and applause for each and every event. The administration, staff and students had all contributed to make the programme a grand success.
41. You have recently participated in a quiz competition on ‘Youth Parliament and Indian Freedom Movement’. Write a newspaper report in about 150 words on it. Points : [The place where it was held; its duration; arrangements; competitors and their responses ; the audience; your participation]
[ABTA-2008]
QUIZ CONTEST HELD AT KHELAGHAR MAIDAN
(By Rajat Sarkar)
BONGAON, March 10 : A day-long quiz competition was held at Khelaghar Maidan here yesterday at 11 am on ‘Youth Parliament and Indian Freedom Movement’. Some 15 schools under Bongaon sub-division participated in the contest. Representatives of all the schools turned up in due time in the dias beautifully put up for the purpose. The competitors were asked questions by turn on two rounds on the topics relating to youth parliament and Indian freedom movement. There was provision for bonus mark. The competitors were very much excited and they responded to the questions rapidly. A huge audience was drawn to the contest. There was a keen contest between Bongaon High School and Chandpara Bani Viya Bithi which I represented. Finally, Bongaon High School beat our school by a narrow margin. So they became the winner and our school the runner-up.
42. Write a newspaper report in about 150 words on the publication of a wall magazine in your school, mentioning the way you planned it, the topics you preferred, the poems and pictures you chose and the preparations you made for writing the final copy and putting it up on the wall.  [H.S-2009]
BANITIRTHA - AN ANNUAL WALL MAGAZINE PUBLISHED
(By Narayan Chattopadhyay)
CHANDPARA, Sept. 10 : Banitirtha, the annual wall magazine of Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi, was published here today. It is the result of hard labour and month-long pre-planning. The topics preferred for the wall magazine were poems, pictures, riddles etc. Mainly narrative and descriptive poems on the recent issues and natural themes were chosen. The pictures chosen for the magazine were mainly those painted in oils expressing the present state of nature in the face of global warming. All the items were collected from the students for over a month and put together for the publication. Sometimes the poems submitted by the students had to be re-written because of their illegible quality. Thus the magazine was prepared by and by for the final copy to put up.
43.Write a newspaper report in about 150 words on a Free Health Check-up Camp sponsored by the Rotary Club for the slum children.
[ Venue of the camp-date and timings-numbers of participants-doctors present-their advice to the participants on how to maintain sound health ] [ABTA-2009]
FREE HEALTH CHECK-UP CAMP IN RAIL-SLUM
(By Narayan Chattopadhyay)
CHANDPARA, April 7 : A Free Health Check-up Camp was organised today in the slum areas of railway. It was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chandpara on the occasion of the World Health Day. A total number of 171 people took part in the camp. A team of 15 doctors was present in the camp. The camp started just at 11 am and continued till 5 pm. The doctors enlightened the slum-dwellers with their valuable advice on how to maintain sound health. They advised the participants to do their teeth everyday, to use soap after toilet, to wear clean clothes etc. They also advised them to use mosquito-nets at night to avoid mosquito-bite and thereby mosquito-borne diseases. The slum-dwellers were also advised not to allow water to remain stagnant in a place or pot which is the ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes and consult a doctor if they face any physical problem.
44.Your school offers an award for the ‘Best Puja’ in your locality. You were a member of the selection team. Write a newspaper report in about 150 words on it for the school wall magazine mentioning the factors you took into consideration. [ Mention time and nature of award, the last few close cometitors, debate over decor, idol, novelty, ambience, charitable work before before the final decision.] [ABTA-2009]
BEST PUJA AWARD CEREMONY
(By Narayan Chattopadhyay)
CHANDPARA, Oct. 27 : The ‘Best Puja’ award ceremony came off yesterday at 4 pm at Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi (H.S) School here. Shivaji Sangha was selected for the award. The club had to undergo a keen competition with five other local clubs – Swamiji Sangha, Milan Sangha, Rotary Club, Sabuj Sangha and Nabin Sangha. A great debate was raised among the members of the selection team over the decor, idol, novelty, charitable work etc. Finally, it was decided that the members of the selection team would give their individual points on different factors and the winner would be decided on the sum total of those points. So there was keen fight among the clubs in which Shivaji Sangha won by a narrow margin and was selected for the ‘Best Puja’ award. The Headmaster gave away the award to the Secretary of the club to the satisfaction of all its members.
45.Write a newspaper report in about 150 words on an Album Release Function of ‘Fossils 3’ by Fossils (Rock Band of 1998) on the basis of the following points :
[ Date of launch or release, venue, dignitaries present, inaugurated by, Fossils (Rock Band of 1998) members present, instant hits ] [ABTA-2009]
FOSSILS 3 RELEASED
(By Souradeep Chattopadhyay)
KOLKATA, Sept. 19 : Fossils 3 – an album by Fossils (Rock Band of 1998) was launched today in the South City Mall here. Dignitaries like Kabir Suman, Nachiketa, Lopamudra and other eminent singers were present in the album release function. The album was inaugurated by the famous cinema artist Soumitra Chaterjee. Rupam Islam (lead vocalist, composer and lyricist), Deep (rhythm guitarist), Partha (lead guitarist), Chandra (bass guitarist and backing vocalist) and Bubun (drummer and percussionist) – all the members of the Rock Band ‘Fossils’ were also present in the function. Songs from the album like ‘Maa’, ‘Danober Utthan’, ‘Phire Chalo’, ‘Bhoot Aar Tilottama’ presented in the function by the band became instant hits among the audience and fans.
46. Write a report on a felicitation ceremony in about 120 words. Use the following points:
[ Date, place, opening by, name of the person felicitated, felicitated by, guests, gifts presented , speeches by and closing by ]
SOUMITRA CHATTERJEE FELICITATED
(By a Staff Reporter)
KOLKATA, July 7 : The noted Bengali film artist Soumitra Chatterjee was felicitated today at Nandan here. The felicitation ceremony started off with a Rabindra Sangeet by Indrani Sen at 10-00 am. Sri Buddhadev Bhattacharya, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, felicitated the famous film artist with a shawal, a gold medal and a a certificate of praise. The ceremony was attended by Sunil Ganguly, Madhavi Chatterjee, Biplab Chatterjee among others. Sri Buddhadev Bhattacharya, Sunil Ganguly, Madhavi Chatterjee, Biplab Chatterjee and Soumitra Chatterjee spoke on the occasion. The C.M and others recalled Soumitra’s great contribution to Bengali film industry since early 70’s. The certificate of praise was read by Sunil Ganguly. “It’s one of the most memorable days in my life. I feel honoured to have been gifted by the C.M himself who happens to be one of my best friends.”, an elated Soumitra said. The ceremony came to a close with a vote of thanks to all followed by a recitation by Soumitra Chatterjee.
47. Write a newspaper report in about 120 words on the basis of the following points :
[ Incident, date, place, opening ceremony, cultural events, and speeches delivered ]
SCHOOL CELEBRATES GOLDEN JUBILEE
(Telegraph News Network)
KOLKATA, Feb 22 : The city-based New Horizon School held its golden jubilee celebrations on Sunday on the school premises. The event started off with a procession by students that circumnavigated the school. Then came the lighting of the lamp ceremony. Jibon Saha, the former secretary, school education, lit the lamp, along with other guests of honour. “I’m immensely proud to be a part of this golden jubilee celebration,” Saha said. A host of cultural events followed. These held the audience captive. Various dance performances based on eastern dance forms made the audience spell-bound. “This year is immensely special as the school has stepped into its 50th year. This school has been an integral part of our locality and is extremely proactive towards various social causes,” said Subrata Bakshi, the local MLA, who was one of the guests of honour. The students were evidently proud to be part of the celebrations. “Our school is like a family and each student, teacher and staff member is a family member. I feel immensely proud that we have managed to make it this far,” said Indira Sen, the principal. The ceremony came to an end with a vote of thanks to the chair followed by the singing of our National Anthem.
48. Use the following information to write a newspaper report in about 120 words about an old-age home opened recently in Kolkata : [Date & place, name of the home, inauguration by, main speakers, accommodation, charges per month and facilities ]
ASTHA : A NEW ADDRESS FOR THE OLD
(By a Staff Reporter)
KOLKATA, Aug. 1 : Old Kolkatan, who have none to look after them, will now find a new home in ‘Astha’, an old-age home in the city. The home was ceremonially inaugurated today at FA-271, Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700017 by the Chief Minister of West Bengal Sri Buddhadev Bhattacharya. He delivered an impressive speech in the opening ceremony. It was followed by a short one by the Vice-Chancellor of Kalyani University. About 75 old persons will find their home here by paying Rs. 1000/- per month. Doctors will check the residents of Astha once in a week. Besides medical check-up facility, the boarders of the home may read books in its well-equipped library. There are also other amusement facilities for them here.
49. Write a report on ‘Road Safety Day’ organised by your school using the following points : [ Points : Name of the school – Date, time and place – Students’ participation – Public response – Your impression]
ROAD SAFETY DAY OBSERVED AT CHANDPARA
(By a Staff Reporter)
CHANDPARA, Feb. 10 : The students of Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi (H.S.) School today observed here the ‘Road Safety Day’ in a befitting manner. A colourful procession with banners and placards featuring messages on the importance of road safety came out of their school at 10 am. The students shouted slogans on the need of road safety in view of the recent increase in street accidents. People gathered on either side of the Jessore Road to watch their performance. At 11-00 am the students performed in a role-playing programme to show how to keep up road safety. Some performed as traffic police, some as pedestrians, some cyclists, some rickshaw-pullers, some car drivers and so on. All the rules were exhibited through the programme. It was attractive as well as instructive. It was really ‘the rule of the road’.
50. Write a report on how you observed Independence Day in your school in about 120 words. Use the following points: [Date & time – opening ceremony – flag-hoisting – mass rally – decoration – organisers – president – guests and invitees – cultural programmes – speeches – closing ceremony]
65TH INDEPENDENCE DAY OBSERVED
(By a Staff Reporter)
CHANDPARA, Aug. 10 : The students of Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi (H.S.) School today observed here the 65th Independence Day of India with pomp and grandeur. The ceremony started with the hoisting of our tri-colour by our Headmaster at 7 am. It was accompanied by our national song – ‘Van de Mataram’ sung by the students. Around 7-30 am a mass rally went out from the school. It marched past the local road with slogans,
flags and posters. At 10 am a cultural function was organised by the students and the teachers. Numerous local dignitaries and guardians were invited to it. The school-secretary presided over the ceremony. The local BDO graced the ceremony as the guest-in-chief. A host of events like patriotic songs, recitation of patriotic poems etc. was presented. Then a one-act play ‘On to Delhi’ (Dilli Chalo) was staged by the students. It was a grand success. The president then gave a neat but impressive speech followed by a short one by the chief guest. Finally, the ceremony ended with a vote of thanks to the chair.
51. Write a report on how you observed Teachers’ Day in your school in about 120 words. Use the following points: [Date and time – organisers – president – guests and invitees – cultural programmes – speeches – closing ceremony]
TEACHERS’ DAY OBSERBED
(By a Staff Reporter)
CHANDPARA, Sept. 5 : The students of Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi (H.S.) School today observed here the Teachers’ Day with much gusto. It was a gala day for the students and the teachers. The ceremony started off just at 11-00 am with the garlanding of the portrait of Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, whose birthday is celebrated as Teachers’ Day. Normal classes were suspended. But the students dressed up as their favourite teachers and took various classes assigned to them on the eventful day. In the afternoon a cultural function was organised by the students and the teachers. Numerous local dignitaries and guardians were invited to it. The HM presided over the ceremony. The ADO of Bongaon graced the ceremony as the guest-in-chief. A host of events like songs, recitation, classical dance etc. was presented. Then a one-act play featuring Radhakrishnan – The Great Teacher composed by our teacher of Bengali was staged by the students. It was a grand success. The president then gave a neat but impressive speech followed by a short one by the chief guest. Finally, the ceremony ended with a vote of thanks to the chair followed by a presentation ceremony of gifts to the teachers by the students.
52. Write a report on how you organised Annual Sports in your school in about 120 words. Use the following points: [Date and time – opening ceremony – various events played – closing ceremony]
ANNUAL SPORTS ORGANISED
(By a Staff Reporter)
CHANDPARA, Dec. 20 : Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi (H.S.) School today organised here its annual sports. The sports meet started just at 9-00 am followed by the inaugural speech by the HM. Different events such as 100 metre, 200 metre, 400 metre and 800 metre race, high jump, long jump, discus throw, javelin throw etc. were played. Some events were even hit for trial before the eventful day. The participants from the students were divided into groups according to their age and height. Some students volunteered to run the events smoothly. The most interesting events in the annual sports were the tug of war between the students and the teachers, musical chair for the girl students and go as like for all. The first three rankers of each event were called upon the victory stand after an event was over. Finally, came the long-awaited moment of prize distribution. All the rankers were given prizes according to their positions. The ceremony ended with the closing speech by the HM.
53. Write a report on how you observed Tree Plantation Day in your school in about 120 words. Use the following points: [Date & time – inaugural ceremony – chief guest – activity in details – speeches – closing ceremony]
TREE PLANTATION DAY OBSERVED
(By a Staff Reporter)
CHANDPARA, June 21 : Tree Plantation Day was observed here today at Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi (H.S.) School with great zeal and enthusiasm. The HM of the school presided over the ceremony. He inaugurated the programme ceremonially at 11-00 am by digging up the soil and planting a sapling inside the school compound. The local Panchayet Prodhan Mrs. Sefali Biswas graced the ceremony as the chief guest. The students then went on planting and fencing saplings of various trees supplied by the local panchayet in and around the boundary walls of the school. At 12-00 noon the plantation programme ended. Then the HM gave a short but impreesive speech on the importance of tree plantation programme in view of global warming. Then came the speech of the chief guest in which she thanked the students for their untiring effort to make such a programme a grand success. Finally, the ceremony came to a close with a vote of thanks to the chair.
54. Write a report on how you observed the World Environment Day in your school in about 120 words. Use the following points: [Date & time – inaugural ceremony – chief guest – activity in details – speeches – closing ceremony]
THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY OBSERVED
(By a Staff Reporter)
CHANDPARA, June 5 : The World Environment Day was observed here today at Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi (H.S.) with pomp and grandeur. The students came out of the school compound in a colourful procession just at 11-00 am with posters, banners and placards featuring messages on the need of saving the environment and its different components. Then at 12-00 noon a tree plantation programme was organised. The students planted trees in and around the school compound. The HM presided over it. The Deputy Director of West Bengal Pollution Control Board graced the ceremony as the chief guest. The HM gave a short but impressive speech on the occasion. He emphasised on the need of creating public awareness about the proper maintenance of environment for our own survival. The chief guest also gave a speech. He stressed on the preservation of environment and its wild animals in view of the extinction of several species of wild animals. He also thanked the students for organising such a programme. The ceremony ended with a vote of thanks to the chair. SNS
55. Write a report on how you observed the World Health Day in your school in about 120 words. Use the following points: [Date – function – president & chief guest – activity in details – speech – closing ceremony]
THE WORLD HEALTH DAY OBSERVED
(By a Staff Reporter)
CHANDPARA, April 7 : The World Health Day was observed here today at Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi (H.S.) with pomp and grandeur. A function was organised on the occasion under the presidentship of the HM of the school. M.G.Mukherjee, Justice of Kolkata High Court graced the function as the guest-in-chief. The function started off with an inaugural song by the students. The main part of the function was a free health check-up camp for the students. About 200 students were examined by a team of experienced doctors. 80 students were found to be critical. They were sent to Bongaon Sub-Divisional Hospital for treatment. It was found that malnutrition or various infections were at the root their diseases. They were neither well-fed nor properly looked after by their parents. The Chief guest said, “More efforts are needed to create mass awareness about health among the citizens. Moreover, malnutrition has presently become a serious problem to be dealth with.” He also said, “The price-index of essential commodities is to brought under control to minimise malnutrition.” The function ended with a vote of thanks to the chair.
56. Write a report on the inauguration of a health centre in about 120 words. Use the following points:
[Date, place, name of the health centre, inauguration by, main speakers, accommodation, amount spent, No. of doctors and nurses and facilities available ]
HEALTH CENTRE INAUGURATED
(By a Staff Reporter)
GOPALNAGAR, July 1 : The long-cherished dream of the people of Gopalnagar came true today. A health centre was ceremonially inaugurated here today. The centre was christened as Bidhan Bhawan as it was inaugurated on the birth and death anniversary of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy. The Hon’ble State Health Minister Mr. Suryskanta Misra ceremonially inaugurated it by cutting off the ribbon just at 10-30 am. The ceremony was attended by a huge crowd. Among others, the presence of Sougata Roy, the local MLA and Sri Biswajit Pramanick, the Panchayet Prodhan of Gopalnagar-1 was conspicuously felt. It was a 25-bedded health centre built at an amount of Rs. 10 lakh. 2 doctors and 3 nurses will be available in the health centre everyday except Sunday. The local people will get free treatment and medicine here for a coupon of merely Rs. 5. Both the MLA and Panchayet Prodhan delivered speeches on the occasion. Finally, came the impressive speech of the State Health Minister who said, “The health centre will serve the local people a lot. They donot have to go to hospital for minor case of diseases now.”
57. Write a report on the celebration of Saraswati Puja in your school in about 120 words. Use the following points :
[Manner of celebration – distribution of prasad – cultural programme – sumptuous lunch – Dadhikarma and bhog the next day – abir khela session before bhaasan – your impression.]
BANI VIDYA BITHI CELEBRATED SARASWATI PUJA
(By Ratan Kumar Halder)
This year Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi (HS) School celebrated Saraswati Puja with great enthusiasm. Students thronged like a sea of crowd. Everyone was vivacious and excited. The school had put on a festive look to observe the carnival in full vigour. The auspicious ceremony commenced with pupils offering pushpanjali and seeking her blessings. It was followed by the distribution of the prasad. As per the school’s convention a short cultural programme was hosted. The quiz contest was the most exciting event. It witnessed an overwhelming response from all. Students from class IX and XI sang Rabindra sangeet followed by a classical dance. The much-awaited hour of the day was the sumptuous lunch, which comprised some lip-smacking dishes like radhaballavi, cholar dal, pulao, Alu dum, chatni, papad, rasgolla and sandesh. The next day the Dadhikarma was arranged and the bhog was relished by all. Before the bhaasan (immersion) everybody enjoyed themselves at the abir khela session. The event brought in freshness in our lives to rejoin work in high spirits.
58. Write a report on the Diamond Jubilee Celebration of a school in about 120 words. Use the following points:
[ Organisers – chief guest and guest of honour – cultural programme – speech by the principal – closing ceremony. ]
SCHOOL OBSERVED DIAMOND JUBILEE
(By Rohit Sharma)
KOLKATA, Feb. 26: Students and teachers of Ballygunge Shiksha Sadan observed their Diamond Jubilee year yesterday with scintillating performances. The institution played host to eminent theatre personality Dolly Basu, as chief guest. Utpal Chatterjee, the sheriff of Kolkata, was the guest of honour. The celebrations began with students singing a welcome song followed by various cultural performances. Members of Khelaghar, an NGO catering to orphans, mesmerised the audience with their dance recital. The school choir sang multi-lingual songs, which spread the message of peace and harmony. Nursery and kindergarten students acted out various nursery rhymes and stole the show. Colours of India, a medley of folk dances spanning the myriad states of the country, captivated the audience. “Standing at the threshold of 60 years, we as an institution are proud to cater to girl children. As part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, we intend to work towards empowering the girl child,” said principal Sunita Sen. The ceremony ended with an impressive speech by Dolly Basu followed by a short one by Utpal Chaterjee.
59. Write a report on a cricket match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings in IPL in about 120 words. Use the following points:
[ Playground – details of the match – winner of the match – man of the match.]
CSK DEFEATS KOLKATA KNIGHTS RIDERS
(Saibal Bose)
Kolkata, March 17: The Kolkata Knight Riders was beaten by 65 runs by Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday. Dhoni plundered an unbeaten 66 off 33 balls, taking charge of the game after his side struggled to score initially. Dhoni’s blitz helped CSK reach 164 for three, a score which proved far too heavy for KKR. That KKR were bowled out for 109 in the last over was more due to the batsmen’s follies than good bowling. Wickets tumbled down for KKR right from first over when Brad Hodge went back without any run on the board. Wriddhiman Saha flourished briefly for 22, but that wasn’t enough. And when skipper Sourav Ganguly trudged back after scoring just 11 off 20 balls, the score was reading 55 for five. Earlier struggling at 96 for three at the 15th over CSK faced a Herculean task to reach 150. It needed a special effort. It came from Dhoni with some help from S Badrinath and wicketkeeper Saha, who gave him a reprieve early in his innings. The duo collected an amazing 68 runs from the last five overs, leaving the KKR attack in complete disarray. Badrinathscored 43 off 33 balls, as the pair scripted an unbeaten partnership of 109 runs in just 65 ballls. Dhoni’s blistering unbeaten 66 off just 33 balls was enough to win him the man of the match award. SNS
60. Suppose a teacher of your school has just retired after his precious service of about 35 years. A farewell meeting has been arranged. Write a newspaper report on it on the basis of the following points. Give a report a headline : [ Name of the school and the retired teacher – president – opening ceremony – garlanding of the teacher – speeches by teachers and students – heart-touching speech by the retired teacher – closing speech by the president – your impression. ]
A VETERAN TEACHER GIVEN HEARTY FAREWELL
(Samir Saha)
CHANDPARA, March 17 : A farewell ceremony took place at Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi (HS) School today on the eve of retirement of our favourite teacher Sri Maniklal Mukherjee, an assistant teacher of the school, who devoted almost 35 years of his life to it. A humble function was arranged to bid him a hearty farewell. It was presided over by our Headmaster Sri Ramesh Chandra Biswas. The function started with an opening song sung by students followed by garlanding of Sri Maniklal Mukherjee. The teachers and students one after another spoke highly of Sri Mukherjee’s whole-hearted devotion to duty and love for the students as well as the school. They did not forget to tell that they would surely miss him very much. Then Sri Mukherjee gave a heart-touching speech with almost a choked voice. His words were full of deep nostalgia, and unmixed love and affection to us. Next he was given a collection of gifts both by the teachers and the students. He was also given a certificate of praise by the school. It was read by Sunil Das, a teacher of Bengali of the school. At last our Headmaster Sri Ramesh Chandra Biswas spoke in brief speech about Sri Mukherjee as a teacher and his contribution to the school. He also prayed to God for his long, healthy and peaceful life. The ceremony ended with a vote of thanks to the chair creating a void at the retirement of the veteran teacher.
61. You have recently visited a book fair. Write a report in about 150 words on the place where it was held, its duration, arrangements of stalls, variety of books displayed, safety measures taken by organisers of the fair, the crowd visiting the fair. [HS-2007]
32ND KOLKATA BOOK FAIR
(By a Staff Reporter)
KOLKATA, Feb. 26 : The 32nd Kolkata Book Fair was held in the Yuvabharati Krirangan, Salt Lake. Though delayed by the inclement weather, the fair began this year on 10th February with the inauguration by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Sri Buddhadev Bhattacharya and concluded on the 25th February. The focal theme of the fortnight fair was Australia this year. There were over 800 book-stalls from home and abroad gorgeously decorated and beautifully arranged in the fair. Varieties of books were on display for book-lovers who thronged at the book-stalls in their thousands. Keeping in view the sad memory of 2006 when the fair was completely gutted, the organizers took adequate safety measures to combat any unwarranted situation.
62. Suppose the students of your school participated in a fund raising programme for the affected people of AILA in the Southern Districts of West Bengal. Write a newspaper report in about 150 words describing all the details of the programme. [ABTA-2009]
BANI VIDYA BITHI’S COLLECTION DRIVE FOR AILA-HIT PEOPLE
(By Narayan Chattopadhyay)
CHANDPARA, Sept. 10 : The students of Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi organised a collection drive for the Aila-hit people of the Southern Districts of West Bengal. They went from door to door of the local residents and collected contribution from them. The local residents not only contributed liberally to stand by those foodless and homeless people but also helped the students in their collection drive. The students also went round the local market and collected money, medicine and clothes from different shops and stores. They also got a warm response from the market. The fund raising programme was a grand success. It has already created a great sensation in the locality. Other schools in the locality have also decided to organise such fund raising programmes. However, the students of Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi have decided to send their collected contribution to the Chief Minister’s Aila Relief Fund through the SDO of Bongaon.
Newspaper reports on misc topics.
63. Write a report on a one-day cricket match in about 150 words mentioning date, time, place of the match, the participating teams, runs scores made by the teams and prize distribution. [ABTA-2008]
INDIA BEATS PAKISTAN IN FIRST ODI OF SAMSUNG CUP
(By a Staff Reporter)
KARACHI, March. 13 : India finally emerged victorious by five runs in the first One-Day International of the Samsung Cup here against Pakistan. Winning the toss, the Pakistan skipper Inzamam sent India to bat. India scored 349 for 7 wickets. Mr. dependable Rahul Dravid scored 99, Sehwag a blazing 79 off 58 balls, Tendulkar 28, Sourav, the skipper, 45 and Md. Kaif 46. It was a near improbable task to beat India. Still Pakistan did their best. Inzamam played a captain’s knock of 122 off 104 balls. He was also the man of the match. Yusuf Youhana scored 73 runs. They kept up the winning hope till the last over but could not manage. On the bowling side Akhtar and Sami of Pakistan took two wickets each while Naved took three. For India Zaheer took three, Kartick two, Balaji, Nehra and Sehwag one each. Nehra kept his nerves by giving only three runs in the last over when Pakistan needed nine runs to win. Finally, came the presentation ceremony. Indian skipper got the prize money of the match as the winner though the man of the match went to the Pakistani skipper.
64. Raju Paswan, a cabby, finds a suitcase in his cab. The suitcase which belonged to a businessman contained Rs 1.60 lakh. The cabby easily identified the person as he was the last man to alight from his cab and visited the businessman’s house with the suitcase to return it. Write a newspaper report in about 150 words on the incident.
RARE HONESTY OF A CABBY
(By Souradeep Chattopadhyay)
HOWRAH, Sept. 9 : Raju Paswan, a 45-year old cabby in Howrah Section, set today a rare example of honesty. When he returned home last night after his daily duty, he discovered a suitcase in his cabby. He found it full with money. The suitcase which belonged to a businessman contained Rs. 1.60 lakh. It was close to four years’ worth of his salary. But still he did not feel allured. He wanted to remain satisfied with Rs. 120 only a day though it was too inadequate to feed his five-member family at Shibpur. The taxi-driver found no difficulty in identifying the businessman as he was the last man to alight from his cabby last night. This morning he visited his house with the suitcase to return it to him. The owner found his suitcase intact with all the money and offered to reward Raju Paswan but he simply declined. This incident proves that honesty may be rare but not at all an extinct virtue now-a-days.
65. Write a newspaper report on ‘Longest Total Solar Eclipse of the Century’ in about 150 words.
Use the following points: [23 July, 2009 – numerous people flocked to ‘Taregana, (The sky-watching point of Aryabhatta in Bihar) to have a glimpse of the marvel – clouds stood in the way – dream realised at Raiganj in North Bengal – first touch of the moon’s shadow remained invisible because of the cloud at 6:23 – all phases viz, corona, diamond ring, Bailey’s beads shadow band visible from 6:27 – mixed feeling of agony and ecstasy]
LONGEST TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF THE CENTURY
(By a Staff Reporter)
KOLKATA, July 23 : The longest total solar eclipse of the century occurred today. Numerous people from far and abroad flocked to the obscure village ‘Taregana’ (The sky-watching point of Aryabhatta in Bihar) to have a glimpse of the rare celestial drama. Alas! clouds stood in the way. It deprived them of the marvel and overwhelmed them with grief. But it is at Raiganj in North Bengal where people’s dream was realised. Here also the first touch of the moon’s shadow eclipsing the sun remained invisible at the target moment, i.e., 6:23 am because of the cloud. But cloud dispersed within minutes and from 6:27 am the re-enactment of the celestial drama was perfectly visible. All the phases viz, corona, diamond ring, Bailey’s beads shadow band etc. appeared one after another. Viewers were beside themselves with joy. Some laughed, some again cried and some others hugged one another singing loudly. Thus the celestial occurrence created a mixed feeling of agony and ecstasy.
66. Prepare a newspaper report on an incident of ragging the following points and give a suitable heading : [ Place, date, brief and effect ]
FIVE STUDENTS SUSPENDED FOR RAGGING
(By a Staff Reporter)
KOLKATA, Feb. 27 : A first year student of Kolkata Medical College was seriously injured yesterday. In the name of ragging the senior students of the college tortured him physically. According to the report, a few senior students called the first year student in the Common Room and started teasing him. They beat him mercilessly and even burnt the hair and eyebrow of the student with burning cigarette. Unable to bear the impact of the severe torture, the student lost his mental balance. The badly injured student was removed to hospital. The college authority set up an inquiry committee to probe into the incident. Later they suspended five senior students found guilty of ragging the student. The parents of the students started a police case against the offenders.
67. Write a newspaper report in about 150 words on the kidnapping of a child. Points : [A six-year child of a businessman kidnapped – ransom demanded – investigation of police – result.] [ABTA-2009]
A SIX-YEAR CHILD OF A BUSINESSMAN KIDNAPPED
(By Souradeep Chattopadhyay)
KOLKATA, March. 24 : A 6-year child of a businessman was kidnapped today from the garden of his house at Hatibagan here. According to the mother of the child, it was playing in the garden at the back of the house. It was around 10-00 am when the mother went to the garden and found her child missing from there. The guard at the house made a mighty search for the child but no trace of it could be found. Around 10-30 am a phone call came demanding Rs.1 crore as ransom. The kidnappers also threatened with dire consequences if the police were informed. The businessman who was not at home at that time was informed over the mobile phone. In spite of the threat from the kidnappers, he contacted the police at Hatibagan Police Station. The police started to tap all the incoming calls to the house. At 11-00 am a phone call came again when the businessman attended it and asked the kidnappers where he would meet them with the ransom. The police tapped the conversation and started their drive. At 1-00 pm they were able to arrest the racket of kidnappers and recovered the child.
68. The area where your school is located has many roadside stalls which sell fast food, fruit – cut and kept uncovered and artificially coloured drinks. Write a report in about 150 words about the unhygienic way in which such food is kept, the hazards posed to health, steps that need to be taken to check the sale of such food and to increase public awareness about the dangers involved. [HS-2008]
FOOD FROM WAYSIDE STALLS CAUSES HEALTH HAZARDS
(By a Staff Reporter)
CHANDPARA, Aug. 20 : Consumption of food from wayside stalls that throng in and around Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi (HS) School everyday has already posed a serious threat to the public health of the students of the school. As many as 10 students of the school are reported to have fallen ill and been admitted to hospital so far. A large number of young people, particularly the students frequent the stalls that sell such unhygienic food as fast food, fruit – cut and kept uncovered, and artificially coloured and flavoured drinks. The situation is quite alarming and likely to worsen if immediate measures banning the sale of such unhygienic food are not taken. Besides, steps have to be taken to increase public awareness about the health hazards that such unhygienic food poses.
69. Write a report in about 150 words on the Chandrayaan Mission to the Moon, its objectives and the discovery of water on the moon by Indian scientists. [HS-2010]
CHANDRAYAAN MISSION
(Statesman News Service)
BANGALORE, 24 SEPT : India’s maiden successful lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 gave a major morale boost to India’s space programme. The chief objective of the mission was to find if there is any trace of water on the surface of the moon. Until now, the long accepted view was that lunar soil is dry. But the unexpected discovery of water on the moon surface overturned that view. There are strong chemical signatures of water on the moon in its high latitudes, said Dr Carle Pieters, principal investigator of Nasa’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) instrument. Isro scientists Dr JN Goswami and Dr Mylswamy Annadurai, who made key contributions to the study, were ecstatic about the findings. Isro chairman Dr G Madhavan Nair said in Bangalore the discovery was “path-breaking”. “There is confirmation of traces of water. It is a path-breaking event as far as Chandrayaan-1 mission is concerned. So far, no mission has confirmed the presence of water positively,” Dr Nair said.
70. A political party called Bandh in your locality. Normal life was affected. Write a newspaper report in about 150 words on it. Points : [ The cause for the bandh, suspension of traffic, inconvenience caused to public life, the poor worst-affected, etc.]
[ABTA-2008]
BANDH PARALYSED NORMAL LIFE IN HABRA
(By Rajib Sarkar)
HABRA, Dec. 10 : The local members of the Congress party called a 24-hour bandh here today. They called it in protest against the murder of Bapi Roy, one of the members of Chatra Parishad, a student-wing of their party. He was brutally murdered in broad daylight yesterday in a blood donation camp arranged by CP and TMCP. Meanwhile Pradip Bhattacharya, State Secretary of the Congress visited Habra and met the family of the victim. He also met the O.C. of Habra Police Station and demanded immediate arrest of the miscreants. Vehicular traffic was totally suspended today following the bandh. Even the running of trains were regulated. Daily commuters, particularly the office-goers and local businessmen faced a lot of inconvenience. Many of them could not reach the place of their work. The poor vendors who live from hand to mouth had to return home empty-handed. Their families had to spend the night unfed.
71. Recently dengue, a deadly disease, has broken out in your locality in an epidemic form. Write a newspaper report on it in about 150 words. [ABTA-2008]
DENGUE CLAIMS 5 AT CHANDPARA
(By Rakesh Sarkar)
CHANDPARA, Jan. 10 : 5 people died over the week here due to dengue that broke out in an epidemic form. Reports of ailing patients are also coming from remote areas. Only some local health centres running short of proper medicines are of no help to the residents of this locality. To combat the crisis government has already directed the district health authority to take immediate preventive measure. A team of 5 doctors has also been sent to the locality on an urgent basis. But the disease is spreading so rapidly that awareness drives and more medical teams are very important at the moment. It is however a ray of hope that some local NGO’s are trying their best to cleanse the sewers and spray mosquito repellers in and around the houses of the people.
72. Sri Sukumar Mahato, a meritorious student of Purulia, hails from a family where his father, a rickshaw-puller, is the sole bread-earner. Despite having got 540 marks in the H.S and named in the merit list of both Medical and Engineering. Sukumar will not not be able to to pursue higher studies as his family cannot afford that. Suppose you have met him recently. Write a newspaper report on the condition of Sukumar.  [ABTA-2008]
WHEN POVERTY IS A BARRIER
(By Suman Chattopadhyay)
PURULIA, Jan. 10 : This is the story of Sri Sukumar Mahato, a meritorious student of Purulia. He bagged 540 marks in the H.S and his name came in the merit list of both Medical and Engineering this year. But bad luck for him, he will not be able to pursue his higher studies as his family cannot afford that. His father who is a rickshaw-puller is the sole bread-earner of the family. It is impossible for him to afford his brilliant son’s expenses for higher education after maintaining a family of five members with a meagre daily average income of Rs. 80 - 90. Sukumar wants to be a doctor. But how will his dream come into reality? When contacted, he told our reporters, “Until and unless some kind-hearted person comes forward with a helping hand, my dream will be a dream.” If anyone wants to assist him with monetary help, he may contact the HM of his school whose mobile number is 9474126801.
73. Write a newspaper report in about 150 words about the recent serial blasts in the capital city of Delhi. Follow these points : [ Date : Sept. 13; Time : Around 6 pm; Places : Shopping malls, gardens – Pahargunj, Connaught Palace, Karol Bagh; Casualty : 53 killed, several wounded; Live bombs recovered, defused; rescue operation; army called in etc. ]
[ABTA-2008]
SERIAL BLASTS ROCK CAPITAL : 53 KILLED
(By Suman Chattopadhyay)
DELHI, Sept. 13 : 53 people were killed and several others were wounded in an incident of serial blasts that rocked the capital last evening around 6 pm. According to official sources, as many as 9 bombs burst in different shopping malls and gardens at Pahargunj, Connaught Palace and Karol Bagh at an interval of 3 - 4 minutes. It being a Sunday, all the shopping malls and gardens were thickly crowded. Live bombs were recovered from some malls and gardens and defused by the personnel of the bomb-squad. The Chief Minister of Delhi Mrs. A red alert has been sounded in the capital city. Five columns of army were called in to start rescue operation on war footing. No terrorist group has as admitted their responsibility in the blasts so far. But the personnel of the CBI has not ruled out the possible hands of Laskar-e-Tayba in the blasts. Security has been tightened up in all the important thoroughfares and public places following the blasts. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cut short his visit to Kolkata and dashed back to the capital.
74. Write a newspaper report in about 150 words on the basis of the following points for annual school magazine : [ In your locality in the marketplace a boy of twelve to thirteen years of age worked in a cheap restaurant – suspected for theft – beaten by the owner and other shop-keepers publicly – few men protested and rescued the injured boy – comment on the practice of child labour and mercilessness of people in general. ] [ABTA-2009]
A CHILD LABOURER BEATEN BLACK AND BLUE AGAIN
(By Narayan Chattopadhyay)
CHANDPARA, Sept. 1 : In an oft-quoted incident a boy working in a cheap restaurant was beaten black and blue here. According to the sources, the owner of the restaurant went home handing over the charge to his son. On his return he found a hundred-rupee note missing from his cash box and suspected the boy for the theft. After a thorough search he discovered nothing from him. But he raised a storm in the tea-pot and began to beat the boy mercilessly with a bar. On hearing his loud cry, other shop-keepers came rushing to the spot and joined him in beating the boy. Few men who came to the restaurant protested and rescued the boy. Later he was admitted to a local health centre. Such inhuman torture in the name of child labour is still rampant in and around the cities and towns despite a ban on child labour. People in general till today treat children mercilesslessly as able-bodied labourers. The Govt. should severely deal with the patronisers of child labour to save our Christs.
75. Write a newspaper report on a traffic jam in about 150 words. Use the following points:
[ Date & place – cause – result – inconvenience to daily commuters ]
RALLIES THROW CITY TRAFFIC OUT OF GEAR
(By a Staff Reporter)
KOLKATA, March 2 : Vehicular traffic in the central and southern part of the city was thrown out of gear this afternoon due to a series of rallies brought out by members of various organisations in protest against the Nandigram issue. According to a senior city traffic police office, the traffic along B.B.Ganguly Street and C.R.Avenue was disrupted due to a lawyers’ rally that started from Sealdah Court moving towards Esplanade area. They protested against what they called ‘terrorism in Nandigram’. A senior city police officer said that the supporters of All India Central Council of Trade Union had gathered at Raja Subodh Mullick Square at 2 pm and marched down to Metro Channel as part of its protest against Nandigram violence. As a result traffic along S.N.Banerjee Road and J.L.Nehru Road was partly disrupted causing a lot of inconvenience to daily commuters.
76. Study the following information and write a report for an English daily (within 120 words) :
Mars closest to the earth – a rare celestial (related to sky) event – occurring after 60,000 years – next occurrence
in the year 2287 – the polar caps, valleys and hills clearly visible from the telescope – a big reddish planet in the naked eye.
MARS COMING CLOSEST TO THE EARTH
(By Parthwib Sukla)
KOLKATA, July 7 : The people all over the world are going to experience one of the rare celestial events of the century this week as Mars, the fourth planet in the solar system will come closest to the Earth. According to the astronomers, such a phenomenon is occurring after nearly 60,000 years and the red planet will come to such a close distance once again in the year 2287. The scientists of Birla Planetarium have informed that the red planet will be visible to the naked eye every evening throughtout this month as a big reddish star. The polar caps, valleys and hills on the surface of Mars will also be visible from a moderately powerful telescope. It will be a lifetime chance for the skywatchers. SNS
77. Some information about TV Serial Award is given below. Write a short report on a TV serial award ceremony for a newspaper mentioning date and place of the ceremony, prizes given, name of the serials, name of the recipients and name of the person giving away the prizes.
TV SERIAL AWARDS BY AAJ KAAL
KOLKATA, Sept. 13 : A TV Serial Award ceremony was held at Rabindra Sadan in Calcutta on 13 September, 1992 by the ‘Aaj Kaal’, a widely circulated Bengali daily. Sri Amal Palekar was awarded as the best director for his tele-film ‘Mriganayani’. Sanjay Khan was awarded for his ‘Tipu Sultan’ which was adjudged the best national TV Serial. The selections were made by a committee of experts. The prizes were given away by Sri Ajit Panja, the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting. The function was chaired by Ashoke Dasgupta, the chief editor of the ‘Aaj Kaal’ and attended by a galaxy of TV artists. It was a grand success to satisfaction of all.
78. The reporter of an English daily took note of the following points after meeting the Mayor of Kolkata. Write a newspaper report on the basis of the points. Give a report a headline : Points : [ March 16, 2010 – cut fruits, health hazards and enteric disease – two persons died – nine suffering – Health Department officials directed to take steps – provision in Kolkata Corporation Act. ]
CUT FRUITS AND ENTERIC DISEASE
(By a Staff Correspondent)
KOLKATA, March 17 : Now-a-days cut fruits are sold on the open stalls on the footpaths in Kolkata. It causes health hazards, especially enteric disease. It may break out in an epidemic form any time. Two persons have already died and nine others are suffering from enteric disease in Kolkata. Health Department officials have been directed to take necessary steps. Kolkata Corporation Act has strict provision against such unhealthy affair as sale of cut fruits. Strict measures will be adopted immediately against the sale of cut fruits in Kolkata.
79. Suppose your school has recently organised a charity show in the aid of refugees from Kashmir. As the student-secretary of the Cultural Unit of your school, write a newspaper report, in about 150 words, on this show for publication in your school magazine.
CHARITY SHOW IN THE AID OF KASHMIR REFUGEES
(By Sayan Das)
CHANDPARA, May 17 : A charity show was held in the Chandpara Bani Vidya Bithi (H.S) School, Chandpara today in the aid of the refugees from Kashmir living in four different camps in Jammu. The show organised by the Cultural Unit of the school was a grand success. It was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister of Secondary and Primary Education, Govt. of West Bengal. The entry to the show was by tickets of Rs. 100/- each. The newly built 1000-person capacity auditorium was jam-packed. The Chief Guest was welcomed by a group of students with a bouquet of flowers. The HM requested him to inaugurate the show. He inaugurated it accordingly by lighting the pradeep. The auditorium congratulated him by clapping the hands. The Cultural Unit of the school staged a variety of items like drama, songs, dance etc. The drama depicted the unity in diversity in our country. Towards the end the Hon’ble Minister applauded the students’ effort for the charitable cause. The cheque from the collected amount of Rs. 1,00000/- was handed to the Camp-in-Charge, Refugee Camp, Jammu.
80. Write a newspaper report, in about 150 words, on how a nine-year old boy helps avert a train accident. Mention date and time of the incident, place of the incident, and the award announced for the boy by the railway department.