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Migrant worker 'goes missing in Chennai'

BALURGHAT, Aug. 29 -- A migrant worker from South Dinajpur has gone missing, leaving his family in deep distress. The incident came to light after his wife filed a written complaint at Balurghat Polic... Read More


Alipurduar: 13 footballers, driver injured in road mishap

ALIPURDUAR, Aug. 29 -- As many as 13 footballers and a driver were injured in a road accident at Putimari under Samuktala Police Station around 2:30 pm on Friday. The players, from tea gardens in Jalp... Read More


Jaldapara National Park creates '1.05L man-days in just 8 months'

Alipurduar, Aug. 29 -- The Jaldapara National Park has emerged as a model for linking wildlife conservation with rural livelihood. In just eight months, the park has generated an impressive 1.05 lakh ... Read More


New holding facility at New Delhi station to mitigate festival rush

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday visited the ongoing work of the holding facility at New Delhi station and ordered officials to speed up the work so that it is complet... Read More


Crocodile kills 14-year-old boy in Bahraich; 3rd such attack in 2 weeks

Bahraich, Aug. 29 -- A 14-year-old boy died in a crocodile attack near the Gerua River here, forest officials said on Friday. This was the third such attack on humans in the area in the past two weeks... Read More


Top Court questions language-based presumption of 'illegal immigration'

Kolkata, Aug. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the practice of treating Bengali-speaking persons as undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants, observing that language alone could not determine a... Read More


Over 1 cr visit 14,500 APAS camps in 26 days; CM congratulates

Kolkata, Aug. 29 -- More than one crore people across West Bengal have visited around 14,500 Amader Para, Amader Samadhan (APAS) camps in just 26 days, seeking sustainable solutions to various local i... Read More


CEO sets Sept 8 deadline for booth rationalisation feedback; TMC seeks same-premises voting

Kolkata, Aug. 29 -- West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal on Friday set a September 8, 5 pm deadline for parties to submit objections on the state's booth rationalisation exercise, under w... Read More


SC to hear RJD, AIMIM pleas on claim deadline extension on Sept 8

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on September 8 pleas of the RJD and AIMIM for extending the deadline to file claims and objections in the special intensive revision of... Read More


Declining discussion in legislatures a concern: Birla

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 29 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday that the role of Parliamentary committees has been growing as they work above the divide of partisan politics at a time when the decli... Read More