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Flood-hit villages in Gangarampur and Tapan limp back to normalcy

BALURGHAT, Aug. 18 -- Life is gradually returning to normal in several flood-affected villages of Gangarampur and Tapan blocks. The embankment of the Punarbhaba River had breached last Thursday night,... Read More


'New industries to come up on reclaimed land in Raninagar'

Jalpaiguri, Aug. 18 -- For nearly three decades, 16 acres of land in Raninagar Industrial Area lay unused, despite being originally acquired for industrial development. Now, the West Bengal Industrial... Read More


Anit Thapa seeks Min's intervention in bonus issue for Darj tea garden workers

Darjeeling, Aug. 18 -- Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Chief Executive Anit Thapa has urged the Bengal Labour minister, Moloy Ghatak's intervention in the early resolution of the bonus iss... Read More


Kurseong: 23-year-old tourist from Howrah 'falls from balcony', dies

Darjeeling, Aug. 18 -- A 23-year-old youth from Howrah who was on a holiday with his friends apparently fell from the balcony of a homestay in Kurseong and died on Monday morning. Saptanil Chatterjee ... Read More


Woman, lover arrested for poisoning husband

Cooch Behar, Aug. 18 -- Mathabhanga police have arrested a woman and her lover on charges of murdering her husband by poisoning him. The incident took place in Ward 5 of Mathabhanga in Cooch Behar dis... Read More


Siliguri: 3 cases of crimes against minors reported

Siliguri, Aug. 18 -- Three separate cases against minors have come to light in Siliguri and adjoining areas, leading to arrests and rescue operations by police. A 27-year-old man was arrested for all... Read More


Man murdered by wife, stepson in Malda; duo surrenders later

Malda, Aug. 18 -- A gruesome murder in Malda's English Bazar has left residents shocked after a woman and her stepson allegedly killed her husband in cold blood and then surrendered to the police. Th... Read More


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


Siliguri mountaineers conquer 2 unnamed Himalayan peaks

Siliguri, Aug. 18 -- A four-member team of the Himalayan and Nature Adventure Foundation (HNAF), based in Siliguri, has successfully scaled two unnamed Himalayan peaks in Ladakh, marking the first rec... Read More