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Violent protest erupts over rape of minor in Mekhliganj, accused held

Cooch Behar, Jan. 25 -- A minor girl was allegedly raped in the Mekhliganj area of Cooch Behar district, sparking widespread public outrage and violent protests on Saturday night. The alleged incident... Read More


TMC MP's citizenship remark on CEC Kumar triggers political row

Cooch Behar, Jan. 23 -- Trinamool Congress MP from the Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency, Jagdish Chandra Barma Basunia, on Friday questioned the citizenship of Chief Election Commissioner of India, ... Read More


Tufanganj residents block road over voter verification process

Cooch Behar, Jan. 22 -- Residents of Sarwar Par under Balarampur-1 Gram Panchayat in Tufanganj blocked the Tufanganj-Dinhata state highway on Thursday, protesting alleged harassment during hearings re... Read More


Dilip Saha appointed chairman of Cooch Behar Municipality

Cooch Behar, Jan. 21 -- Dilip Saha, councillor of Ward No. 5, was on Wednesday appointed chairman of the Cooch Behar Municipality following a decision at a municipal board meeting. The post had fall... Read More


Mathabhanga: Villagers protest against BLO over voter list 'errors'

Cooch Behar, Jan. 19 -- Tension gripped the Gayabari area under booth number 146 of Unishbisha Gram Panchayat in the Mathabhanga-2 block on Monday, as residents staged a protest against the Booth Leve... Read More


BLOs stage sit-in at Sahebganj BDO office over voter deletions, 'inhuman' workload under SIR

Cooch Behar, Jan. 16 -- Members of the BLO Protection Committee of Dinhata Block-2 staged a sit-in protest on Friday at the Sahebganj BDO office, condemning the State Election Commission's rapid proce... Read More


NBSTC to launch its first Volvo sleeper bus service

Cooch Behar, Jan. 15 -- The North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) is set to introduce Volvo sleeper bus services for the first time in its history. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will virtu... Read More


TMC flags voter list errors, stages protest in Dinhata

Cooch Behar, Jan. 14 -- The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday organised a protest march in Dinhata town, alleging large-scale harassment of voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process bei... Read More


Cooch Behar: Abhishek set to hold 'massive' rally today

Cooch Behar, Jan. 12 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is set to hold a major public meeting on Tuesday at the Ghughumari Kadamtala field in Cooch Behar Block-1,... Read More


Former KLO members launch hunger strike demanding jobs

Cooch Behar, Jan. 11 -- Former members of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) and its linkmen on Sunday began an indefinite hunger strike unto death at the Sagar Dighi area under Cooch Behar Mu... Read More