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Elephant on rampage damages homes, loots food

Jalpaiguri, Aug. 8 -- A wild elephant went on a destructive rampage in tea garden labour colonies and adjoining villages of Jalpaiguri on Friday morning, damaging houses and consuming stored food. Res... Read More


Tea garden workers protest mandatory UMANG App for PF verification, call move 'impractical'

Alipurduar, Aug. 8 -- Panic has gripped the tea gardens of North Bengal and parts of Assam following a new directive from the Central government's Provident Fund (PF) department. As per the order, eff... Read More


Denied entry for being late to school for examination, students block road

BALURGHAT, Aug. 8 -- A group of Class XII students of Balurghat High School (HS) staged a demonstration and blocked the road in front of the institution on Friday morning after being denied entry into... Read More


Siliguri: Octogenarian fall victim to cyber fraud, loses Rs 37L

Siliguri, Aug. 8 -- An 80-year-old man from Sanhati More, Siliguri, fell victim to a cyber fraud, losing Rs 37 lakh to scammers posing as police officers from Jammu and Kashmir. The victim, identifie... Read More


NBSTC to hike wages for about 500 contract workers before Durga Puja

Cooch Behar, Aug. 8 -- The North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) will revise wages for contract workers in line with the state government's Labour department norms from next year. The decis... Read More


DU announces measures to curb defacement ahead of DUSU polls

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The University of Delhi on Friday issued guidelines for the upcoming DUSU polls, mandating a bond of Rs 1 lakh from candidates and banning the use of posters, wall writing, rallie... Read More


DU UG mid-entry applications open Aug 8

NEW DELHI, Aug. 8 -- Delhi University will open its mid-entry admission window for undergraduate programmes from 5 pm on Friday, allowing fresh candidates who missed earlier rounds to apply for the cu... Read More


Brothers held for killing Huma Qureshi's cousin

New delhi, Aug. 8 -- The Delhi Police have arrested two brothers for the murder of Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi's 35-year-old cousin in a dispute over scooty parking. Police were alerted to the inc... Read More


Teens apprehended for gold jewellery theft

NEW DELHI, Aug. 8 -- Two minors have been apprehended for allegedly hypnotising and robbing a girl's gold jewellery in Delhi's Sultanpuri area, police said on Friday. The incident occurred on August 3... Read More


'Delhi to soon have country's finest film and tourism policy'

NEW DELHI, Aug. 8 -- Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra on Friday announced that the government will soon unveil what he described as the country's most progressive and comprehensive film and tourism... Read More