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Flood fury inCoochBehar: At least 4 dead, hundreds displaced

Cooch Behar, Oct. 6 -- Tragedy struck Cooch Behar as continuous rainfall and water released from Bhutan swelled several rivers, claiming four lives and displacing hundreds across the district. On Sun... Read More


Royal era's Mahalakshmi Puja held at Cooch Behar's Kathamiya Temple

Cooch Behar, Oct. 6 -- The 402-year-old Mahalakshmi Puja tradition, from the royal era, continued this year too at the Kathamiya Temple in Madanmohan Bari, Cooch Behar. The ancient ritual, which date... Read More


Cooch Behar Rajbari observes traditional immersion of Boro Devi

Cooch Behar, Oct. 3 -- Following centuries-old tradition of the Cooch Behar Rajbari, the idol of Boro Devi (Maa Durga), associated with the 500-year-old lineage of Cooch Behar Maharajas, was dismantle... Read More


Cooch Behar's 500-yr-old Puja continues with ancient traditions

Cooch Behar, Sept. 28 -- The more than 500-year-old Baro Devi Puja, rooted in the royal legacy of the Cooch Behar Raj, is still celebrated with rituals unchanged since the days of the Maharajas. Disti... Read More


Cooch Behar man gets life term for killing father

Cooch Behar, Sept. 26 -- The District and Sessions Court in Cooch Behar has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his father during a family dispute in 2021. The convict, Shambhu Deb (45... Read More


'North Bengal faces bus shortage; new vehicles to arrive after Puja'

Cooch Behar, Sept. 25 -- Over the past several years, the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) has decommissioned more than 250 of its aging buses, creating a significant shortage in publi... Read More


Cooch Behar Municipality to dedicate Rash Mela cultural stage to Zubin Garg

Cooch Behar, Sept. 24 -- The Cooch Behar Municipality has announced that this year's Rash Mela, the traditional and largest fair in North-East India, will see its main cultural stage dedicated to the ... Read More


Locals protest against BSF restrictions

Cooch Behar, Sept. 23 -- Residents of the Nazirhat-Shyamganj border area in Dinhata subdivision staged a road blockade on Tuesday, protesting against the new battalion of the Border Security Force (BS... Read More


Dinhata: Two-storey bar library inaugurated

COOCH BEHAR, Sept. 21 -- The Dinhata Bar Association's new two-storey bar library building was inaugurated on Sunday, marking a significant step toward improving facilities for the legal fraternity in... Read More


Cooch Behar: Municipality unveils tender process for Raas Mela mgmt

COOCH BEHAR, Sept. 19 -- Cooch Behar Municipality has taken a landmark decision regarding the upcoming Raas Mela, the largest fair in Northeast India. For the first time in the century-old history of ... Read More