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'US 50% tariff imposition deepen slump in affordable housing sales'

Kolkata, Aug. 11 -- India's affordable housing segment, already struggling since the pandemic, faces fresh headwinds from the United States' recent imposition of 50 per cent tariffs, with industry exp... Read More


Health sector boost: Cabinet clears 632 new posts

Kolkata, Aug. 11 -- The Cabinet has approved recruitment in 632 posts with majority in the state Health department. 210 mobile medical units will come up in the state with attendants in each of these ... Read More


HC declines immediate nod for BJP rally

Kolkata, Aug. 11 -- The Calcutta High Court on Monday declined to grant immediate permission for a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in Kolkata, deferring the matter for hearing on August 13. The pe... Read More


Heavy rains, Teesta water release inundate Basusuba farmlands

Jalpaiguri, Aug. 11 -- Heavy rainfall in the hills and the release of water from the Teesta barrage have left vast stretches of farmland along the riverbank in Basusuba under muddy floodwaters, despit... Read More


'Siliguri to get 20 new 5-star hotels with Rs 5K cr investment'

Siliguri, Aug. 11 -- With the aim of developing the city's business and tourism sector, 20 new 5-star hotels are set to come up in the city. The project, involving an estimated investment of Rs 5,000 ... Read More


Fight between two jumbos sparks panic

Siliguri, Aug. 11 -- Panic gripped devotees after two wild elephants were spotted fighting in Tipukhola Forest under the Bagdogra Forest Range on Monday morning. The incident occurred near the histori... Read More


TMC sweeps Paranpur co-op poll

BALURGHAT, Aug. 11 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) scored a resounding victory in the Paranpur Cooperative Society elections in South Dinajpur, winning all six seats and leaving BJP, Left Front and Co... Read More


Class XII student goes missing from Atreyee River ghat

Balurghat, Aug. 11 -- Tension gripped the Raghunathpur Temple area in Balurghat on Sunday evening after a Class XII student went missing from the Atreyee River ghat. The belongings of the student-a sc... Read More


Prostitution racket busted in shopping mall, two held

Siliguri, Aug. 11 -- The Detective Department (DD) of the Siliguri Police Commissionerate has busted another alleged prostitution racket in a well-known shopping mall in Matigara, arresting two people... Read More


Swift, silent & lethal: Tri-services in action at Farakka Barrage

Darjeeling, Aug. 11 -- The waters of Farakka Barrage turned into a high-intensity training zone as the Indian Army's Trishakti Corps coordinated a rare joint exercise with the Indian Navy and Indian A... Read More