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Cooch Behar: Living voters marked dead in draft rolls, BLO served notice

Cooch Behar, Dec. 18 -- A show-cause notice has been issued to a Booth Level Officer (BLO) of the Falimari area under the Cooch Behar South Assembly constituency for wrongly listing living voters as d... Read More


Forest dept intensifies anti-poaching vigil in Jaldapara

Alipurduar, Dec. 18 -- With the retreat of the monsoon and the onset of the dry season, poaching activities tend to rise in forest-fringe villages. Drawing from past experiences, the Jaldapara Forest ... Read More


Three lion cubs born at Bengal Safari Park

Siliguri, Dec. 18 -- Bengal Safari Park has welcomed three lion cubs, born to lioness Tanaya. The cubs were born around one and a half months ago. According to park officials, all three cubs are healt... Read More


Leopard attacks on kids reported year-round in Dooars tea estates

Jalpaiguri, Dec. 18 -- A spate of incidents in which leopards have carried away children from tea garden areas in the Nagrakata and Banarhat blocks of the Dooars has triggered serious concern, with a ... Read More


Mustard bloom and clear weather signal strong honey season

Malda, Dec. 18 -- Malda is likely to witness record-breaking honey production this year, driven by favourable weather conditions and extensive preparations by beekeepers across the Gourbanga region in... Read More


Punjab: AAP wins big in rural body elections

Chandigarh, Dec. 18 -- The ruling Aam Aadmi Party registered an emphatic victory in the rural body elections in Punjab, winning 63 per cent zones of zila parishads and 54 per cent zones of panchayat s... Read More


Parliament passes Nuclear Energy Reform Bill

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Parliament on Thursday passed the nuclear energy reform Bill, with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod to the legislation seeking to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector f... Read More


MGNREGA 'repeal' issue: CWC to meet on Dec 27

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Congress Working Committee, the party's highest decision-making body, will meet on December 27 to deliberate on the government's move to replace MGNREGA with a new legislatio... Read More


Naqab row: Giriraj faces backlash for 'jahannum mein jaye' remarks

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Wading into the Nitish Kumar 'naqab' controversy, Union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday defended the Bihar Chief Minister and said it is up to the woman to refuse appointment ... Read More


Akhilesh accuses UP CM of pressuring officials to cut SP votes through SIR

Lucknow, Dec. 18 -- Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of exerting pressure on officials to remove Samajwadi Party supp... Read More