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TMC: 'BSF threatened to shoot migrants...'

Kolkata, June 30 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday lashed out at the BJP and the Central government for repeated incidents of arrest of Bengali-speaking migrant workers from Bengal in other st... Read More


Multiple pleas in HC seek independent court-monitored probe

Kolkata, June 30 -- Several public interest petitions (PILs) have been filed before the Calcutta High Court on Monday demanding an independent, court-monitored investigation into the alleged rape of a... Read More


Law student 'gang-rape' case: Plea to CJI seeks suo motu action by SC

Kolkata, June 30 -- A letter petition has been submitted to Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, urging the Supreme Court (SC) to take suo motu cognisance of the alleged gang-rape of a first-year law stud... Read More


'Mango a repeat offender; harassment, intimidation went unchecked for years'

Kolkata, June 30 -- In the aftermath of the alleged gang-rape of a first-year student at the law college in South Kolkata, several girl students have come forward accusing the key accused, Monojit Mis... Read More


Manoj Pant gets 6-month extension as Bengal Chief Secretary

Kolkata, June 30 -- The Centre has approved a six-month extension for Manoj Kumar Pant, the current Chief Secretary of Bengal. Pant, a 1991 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the state Chief Secretar... Read More


State sanctions Rs 1.88 cr embankment proj at Shishamara amid flood concerns

Alipurduar, June 30 -- Responding to longstanding demands from residents, the Bengal State Irrigation department has sanctioned Rs 1.88 crore for the construction of a new embankment along the Shisham... Read More


Jalpaiguri Tea Auction Centre reopens after a decade

Jalpaiguri, June 30 -- After almost 10 years, the Jalpaiguri Tea Auction Centre reopened on Monday, signaling a fresh start for North Bengal's tea trade. On the first day, 1,05,000 kilograms of tea wa... Read More


Woman stripped & assaulted over payment of interest, accused held

Cooch Behar, June 30 -- A woman was allegedly stripped naked and brutally assaulted in Choudhuri Haat area of Dinhata, Cooch Behar, after she refused to pay an exorbitant interest demanded on a mortga... Read More


Man held for illegally making Army uniforms

Siliguri, June 30 -- A man was arrested from Shalugara in Siliguri for allegedly manufacturing Indian Army uniforms without authorisation. The accused, Jakir Hussain, a local tailor by profession, was... Read More


Hul Diwas celebrated in South Dinajpur

BALURGHAT, June 30 -- The Bengal government's Tribal Development department marked Hul Diwas with grandeur on Monday, honouring the historic tribal uprising of 1855. People from various tribal communi... Read More