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Int'l cricket stadium in Siliguri to be named after Richa Ghosh: Mamata

Siliguri, Nov. 10 -- After being honoured with the Banga Bhushan and appointed a DSP-rank officer, young cricket star Richa Ghosh has now inspired another historic move. The West Bengal government has... Read More


Erosion victims fear losing voting rights after Ganga swallows homes

Malda, Nov. 10 -- First, the Ganga took away their homes-now, the fear is that their very existence as citizens may be washed away too. Hundreds of residents from Panchanandapur and the erstwhile KB J... Read More


Man accused of raping daughter in North Dinajpur

Raiganj, Nov. 10 -- Tension sparked in a village in North Dinajpur district after allegarions were levelled against a man of raping his daughter on Monday morning. The mother of the minor girl lodged ... Read More


BJP leader accused of taking Rs 5,000 for voter list inclusion

Cooch Behar, Nov. 10 -- A BJP leader has been accused of demanding Rs 5,000 per person in exchange for adding names to the voter list under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. The allegation... Read More


Karandighi: 2 dead, 16 hurt as van overturns

Raiganj, Nov. 10 -- Two workers were killed and 16 others injured when a pickup van overturned near Domohana under Karandighi Police Station in North Dinajpur district on Sunday evening. The deceased ... Read More


Woman rescued from elephant corridor at Madhya Khairbari

Alipurduar, Nov. 10 -- A possible tragedy was averted on Sunday night when Jaldapara Forest officials rescued a woman found sleeping beside the road on an elephant corridor at Madhya Khairbari in Mada... Read More


Villagers build their own approach roads to MP-funded bridge

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 10 -- A concrete bridge built more than a decade ago with funds from an MP's development scheme remains disconnected due to the absence of approach roads on either side. Taking matter... Read More


Malda: 2 killed in head-on collision between truck & dumper

Malda, Nov. 10 -- In a tragic road accident early Monday morning, two people were killed when a goods-laden mini truck and a dumper collided head-on on National Highway 12 near Chhoto Sujapur Bypass i... Read More


Hemtabad: Residents agitated over incorrect printed SIR forms

Raiganj, Nov. 10 -- Tension prevailed at Bangalbari under Hemtabad Police Station areas of North Dinajpur district on Monday after several residents alleged that they were served wrongly printed enume... Read More


Alipurduar's Kathak dancer spins his way into Guinness World Records

Alipurduar, Nov. 10 -- Jyoti Mondal, a 30-year-old Kathak dancer from Birpara in Alipurduar district, has etched his name in the Guinness Book of World Records by performing 68 flawless spins in just ... Read More