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Darjeeling Municipality orders probe into death of two youths by drowning

Darjeeling, Aug. 18 -- The Darjeeling Municipality has ordered a probe into the death of two youths in the Khongkhola pump house area in Sonada, by drowning. Incidentally, two teenagers drowned while... Read More


Leopards move to open enclosures at South Khayerbari after 14 yrs in captivity

Alipurduar, Aug. 18 -- Tourists visiting South Khayerbari will now see leopards roaming in open enclosures instead of being confined to iron cages. After spending 14 years behind bars, the big cats at... Read More


Oppn protests against SIR in Parl complex

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Several Opposition MPs of INDIA Bloc parties held a protest in the Parliament House complex on Monday against the Election Commission's voter roll revision in Bihar. Led by Lead... Read More


LS: Govt introduces Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The government on Monday introduced a new Bill in the Lok Sabha to decriminalise as many as 288 provisions relating to minor offences under different laws with a view to promote ... Read More


SIR is 'new weapon' of 'vote chori': Rahul Gandhi

Aurangabad, Aug. 18 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is a "new weapon" of "vote chori" and vowed to protect the 'one person, one vote' p... Read More


TMC MPs urge Centre to disburse pending JJM funds

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- A 16-member delegation of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MPs on Monday appealed to Union Jal Shakti minister CR Patil to release West Bengal's outstanding amount of Jal Jeev... Read More


SSC scam: SC grants bail to Partha Chatterjee, 2 others in CBI case

Kolkata, Aug. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Monday reportedly directed that former West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee be released on bail in the alleged cash-for-jobs scam once statements o... Read More


CM unveils 'Shramashree' scheme to aid 'harassed Bengali migrants'

Kolkata, Aug. 18 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a new rehabilitation scheme, 'Shramashree', for Bengali migrant workers who are allegedly facing harassment in BJP-ruled states. ... Read More


'BJP leaders have become spokespersons of ECI'

Kolkata, Aug. 18 -- Claiming that the BJP was trying to take away the fundamental rights of the people by using the Election Commission of India (ECI), Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secret... Read More


Shubhanshu Shukla meets PM Modi

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla who became the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). Shukla, who ... Read More