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Stamp paper shortage hits voters seeking relief after SIR exclusions

BALURGHAT, April 8 -- A severe shortage of low-value government stamp papers has triggered distress among voters in South Dinajpur district, particularly in Balurghat, as thousands rush to file affida... Read More


TMC accuses BJP of sheltering armed outsiders in Dinhata

Cooch Behar, April 8 -- Tensions have escalated in Dinhata ahead of the Assembly elections after Trinamool Congress candidate Udayan Guha alleged that armed outsiders are being sheltered in the area b... Read More


School teacher killed in train accident in Alipurduar

Alipurduar, April 8 -- A 55-year-old school headmistress was killed after being hit by a train while crossing railway tracks in Alipurduar town on Wednesday morning. The incident took place around 11... Read More


Bangladeshi infiltrator, accomplice arrested in Hemtabad

Raiganj, April 8 -- Personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a Bangladeshi national and his alleged Indian associate from a village near the India-Bangladesh border in North Dinajpur d... Read More


Outgoing BJP Maynaguri MLA Kaushik Roy's nomination rejected

Jalpaiguri, April 8 -- The nomination of outgoing BJP MLA from Maynaguri, Kaushik Roy, has been rejected during scrutiny, with the update officially uploaded on the Election Commission's portal on Tue... Read More


Road blockade in Kaliyaganj after names deleted from voter list

Raiganj, April 8 -- Anxiety sparked in parts of North Dinajpur district on Wednesday after residents staged a road blockade at Kaludanga under Malgaon Gram Panchayat in Kaliyaganj, protesting the dele... Read More


DHR registers strong growth in passenger traffic, revenue in FY 25-26

Darjeeling, April 8 -- The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has reported a significant rise in passenger traffic and revenue for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in the 2025-26 financial year, u... Read More


BJP candidate Shankar Ghosh booked for obstructing police probe

Siliguri, April 8 -- Sub-Inspector (SI) Nirmal Kumar Das, Officer-in-Charge of Panitanki Town Out Post (TOP), lodged a complaint against Shankar Ghosh, the BJP candidate for Siliguri Constituency and ... Read More


Minority leaders quit BJP in Manikchak; Alleges bias

Malda, April 8 -- Ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, the BJP has suffered a significant political setback in Manikchak, with multiple minority leaders resigning from the party, alleging discriminat... Read More


Smuggler killed in BSF firing

Cooch Behar, April 8 -- A suspected smuggler was killed in firing by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the India-Bangladesh border in Shikarpur village under the Nalgiwari area of Mathabhanga bloc... Read More