Jalpaiguri, Oct. 15 -- Ahead of Kali Puja and Chhath Puja, district police and administration have stepped up safety measures at idol immersion sites and festival ghats in flood-affected areas, includ... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 14 -- On October 5, floods submerged approximately 13,000 hectares of paddy and other crops in Jalpaiguri district. As waters receded, large areas of farmland were found covered with ... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 13 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has blamed the release of water from dams in Bhutan for the devastating floods in North Bengal's Nagrakata and demanded that Bhutan compensate Wes... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 12 -- Intense administrative activity gripped Nagrakata's Bamondanga-Tondu tea garden area on Sunday as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to visit the flood-ravaged zone on M... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 10 -- The recent floods have caused extensive damage to Jalpaiguri's agricultural sector, submerging vast tracts of farmland across Maynaguri, Kranti, and Dhupguri blocks. Waterloggin... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 7 -- The flood-hit Bamundanga area in Jalpaiguri district is gradually returning to normal after severe flooding swept through the region. Ten people have died in the Bamandanga Tea G... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 3 -- With heavy rainfall forecast across North Bengal, the Irrigation department and district administrations have issued heightened alerts at river ghats during Durga idol immersions... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Sept. 28 -- The Jalpaiguri district administration and the Health department have launched a unique initiative to raise dengue awareness during the Puja festivities. Shopkeepers across the... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Sept. 26 -- Tea garden workers in the Dooars region staged a bold protest on Friday, locking the gates of Subarnapur Tea Garden over non-payment of the state government-mandated 20 per cen... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Sept. 25 -- In a dramatic escalation over bonus payments, the manager of Dharanipur Tea Estate, Rajen Indowar, who had been confined inside his bungalow by workers, quietly escaped on Thur... Read More