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Jalpaiguri floods submerge about 13,000 hectares of farmland

Jalpaiguri, Oct. 14 -- On October 5, floods submerged approximately 13,000 hectares of paddy and other crops in Jalpaiguri district. As waters receded, large areas of farmland were found covered with ... Read More


Mamata visits grieving family in Mirik, puts review meet on hold

Sukhiapokhri, Oct. 14 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday chose to keep the review meeting at Sukhiapokhri on hold for a few hours and instead rushed to Mirik to visit the family in mourning ... Read More


Siliguri: Traders block road demanding urgent repairs

Siliguri, Oct. 14 -- Traders and residents of Ashighar More area staged a protest on Tuesday by blocking the road, demanding immediate repair of the severely damaged stretch. The agitation caused traf... Read More


Torsa floods: '9 one-horned rhinos rescued so far', forest dept continues search for last one

Alipurduar, Oct. 14 -- In a remarkable wildlife rescue operation, the Forest department successfully rescued two one-horned rhinos from Patlakhawa in Cooch Behar on Monday and released them safely int... Read More


Malda child kidnapping case: 2nd accused held

Malda, Oct. 14 -- Police have arrested the second accused in the shocking child abduction case that took place on October 8 in Kotol village under Rashidabad Gram Panchayat, Harishchandrapur. The accu... Read More


Panchayat chief alleges murder conspiracy

Malda, Oct. 14 -- Political tension continues to grip Malda as two separate developments have thrown the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) into serious concern. In one case, a woman Panchayat chief and ... Read More


Man arrested for cheating, sexually exploiting BMOH at Primary Health Centre in Sukna

Siliguri, Oct. 14 -- A health worker associated on contractual basis with the Model Rural Health Research Unit (MRHRU) under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), North Bengal, has been arres... Read More


Raiganj: Police seize banned sound crackers, 2 people held

Raiganj, Oct. 14 -- In a major pre-Kali Puja operation, police in Raiganj recovered a huge quantity of banned sound crackers and arrested two persons during raids conducted at Lakkhania and Mahipur un... Read More


B'deshi woman reunited with family after residing for nearly 10 yrs in India

BALURGHAT, Oct. 14 -- A mentally-unstable Bangladeshi woman, who had inadvertently crossed the international border and lived in India for nearly 10 years, was finally reunited with her family on Sund... Read More


Residents halt dam repair work over 'use of substandard materials'

Cooch Behar, Oct. 14 -- Local residents in Harin Chora, near the Torsa River in Guriahati No II Gram Panchayat, have blocked ongoing dam repair work, alleging that the project is being carried out wit... Read More