Howrah: Free Yoga Reaches Government Schools as Teen Shooter Damayanti Sen Goes Missing
Two contrasting stories defined Howrah in mid-July 2026: a community trust quietly expanding free yoga education to three government primary schools across the district, and the alarming disappearance of 15-year-old national-level rifle shooter Damayanti Sen, last seen at the busy Howrah Station railway hub. The two stories together capture the breadth of daily life in a district that is home to both grassroots civic initiative and the acute pressures faced by young competitive athletes.
🎓 Jeevan Chetna Trust brings free yoga to Howrah's government primary schools
Jeevan Chetna Social Trust has been conducting free yoga sessions in three government primary schools in Howrah district, West Bengal, as part of an initiative called the 'Study' project, driven by a sense of social responsibility toward the community. The program, reported on July 19, 2026 by local correspondent Subhasish Bodhak, has been running continuously since April 2026, when the trust first launched its outreach in the district's public school system. The initiative is described as an unpaid service, with the trust providing yoga instruction to students at no cost to the schools or the government. Jeeban Chetana Social Trust, as it is formally named in Bengali transliteration, views the program as a community obligation rather than a commercial venture, and has been absorbing all associated costs and effort internally. Looking ahead, the trust has expressed a clear ambition to scale the program significantly: it is keen to implement the yoga education initiative across all government primary schools in Howrah district and has called on district administrative authorities to extend their support to make that expansion possible. The trust's appeal for official backing suggests it sees government partnership as the key to reaching a far larger number of students in the years ahead. [1]
Search mounts for missing 15-year-old national-level shooter Damayanti Sen
National-level rifle shooter Damayanti Sen, 15 years old, went missing from Howrah Station near Kolkata after leaving home on a Thursday, triggering a search by police and widespread concern among her family, friends, and the broader shooting community in West Bengal. The disappearance, reported by news agency IANS on July 17, 2026, placed Howrah Station — one of India's busiest railway terminals — at the center of the investigation. Police began examining closed-circuit television footage from the station's platforms, where Damayanti was captured on camera after leaving her home, in an effort to piece together her movements and determine where she might have gone. The family, already distressed by the sudden and unexplained nature of her absence, was joined by members of her sporting circle in pressing for answers. The shooting community in Bengal, within which Damayanti had earned a reputation as a national-level competitor despite her young age, remained in a state of heightened concern as searches continued. The case drew wide attention given both the teenager's athletic profile and the circumstances of her disappearance from such a prominent and crowded public location. [7]
Sources: [1] AIMA Media · [7] Telangana Today