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Residents blame 'poor' drainage as heavy rain submerges Cooch Behar

Cooch Behar, Aug. 5 -- Continuous heavy rainfall has left parts of Cooch Behar waterlogged, disrupting normal life and exposing the poor state of the town's drainage infrastructure. Rainwater entered ... Read More


Cash seizure probe: Malda Police, BSF joint team to interrogate accused in South Dinajpur

Malda, Aug. 5 -- The investigation into the recovery of over Rs 2.41 crore cash, 20 grams of gold and a huge consignment of banned cough syrup from Malda has gathered pace, with the Malda district pol... Read More


Malda assault case: Former Pradhan, eight others named

Malda, Aug. 5 -- A 48-year-old man is battling for life after being brutally hacked and shot in an alleged attack involving a former Pradhan of Trinamool Congress (TMC)-run gram panchayat and eight pa... Read More


Raiganj Municipality 'all set' to revive drinking water scheme

Raiganj, Aug. 5 -- After a gap of nearly three months, the Raiganj Municipality in North Dinajpur district is set to revive its domestic drinking water supply project, bringing much-needed relief to a... Read More


Dinhata: CPI(M) accuses BJP of vandalising party office

Cooch Behar, Aug. 5 -- The CPI(M) has accused BJP supporters of vandalising and looting its party office in the Bhetaguri area of Dinhata in Cooch Behar district. The alleged incident took place late ... Read More


After 8 months, B'desh resumes import of green chillies from India

BALURGHAT, Aug. 5 -- Facing an acute shortage of green chillies, Bangladesh has resumed imports from India after an eight-month hiatus. The country's Commerce Ministry on Monday granted permission to ... Read More


Siliguri: Govt plans to set up modern bus terminus on unused NBSTC land

Siliguri, Aug. 5 -- The state Transport department has planned to develop a modern bus terminus on the unused land of the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) at Mallaguri in Siliguri. The... Read More


Gadkari to announce Rs 20K cr infrastructure package for Bengal

Kolkata, Aug. 5 -- Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will soon be in the state to announce a package of Rs 20,000 crores for infrastructure development, said West Bengal Pub... Read More


RBI marginally raises FY27 GDP growth forecast to 6.7%

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday marginally raised the GDP forecast for the current fiscal to 6.7 per cent while slightly lowering the inflation projection to 5 per cent. In t... Read More


Rural economy has become more resilient: RBI Governor

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday said the rural economy and the agriculture sector have become more resilient over the years, helped by the growth of allied activities, impr... Read More