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MGNREGS: Tea garden workers demand immediate resumption

Alipurduar, Dec. 4 -- A fresh indication of distress is once again emerging in North Bengal's tea industry. With the lean season approaching, tea garden workers and several stakeholders are calling fo... Read More


Train mvmt to be regulated in Malda Div

Malda, Dec. 4 -- The Eastern Railway has announced major traffic and power blocks in the Malda Division to facilitate essential maintenance work and the installation of a road overbridge girder betwee... Read More


Dakshin Dinajpur University brings in veteran professors to raise teaching standards

BALURGHAT, Dec. 4 -- Established in 2018, Dakshin Dinajpur University has, until now, relied on faculty from other colleges to conduct its classes. However, in an effort to improve the overall quality... Read More


Contractual health workers begin cease work in Itahar

Raiganj, Dec. 4 -- A group of contractual health workers responsible for delivering vaccines to various health centers in Itahar block of North Dinajpur district have launched an indefinite cease-work... Read More


Bangladeshi smuggler shot dead by BSF

Cooch Behar, Dec. 4 -- A Bangladeshi smuggler was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) late on Wednesday night near the Chenakata Border Outpost under Bairagirhat Panchayat in Mathabhanga Bloc... Read More


Vijay Varma on Naseeruddin Shah: 'Sounds like God is talking to you'

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- For actor Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah has the 'voice of God'. While speaking at the IFP Season 15 stage, the young actor said just like Morgan Freeman is the 'voice of God in Ho... Read More


KLO chief's 'video urging boycott' triggers controversy before CM's December 9 meet

Cooch Behar, Dec. 4 -- As the stage is all set for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's public meeting at the Ras Mela Maidan in Cooch Behar on December 9, a controversy has erupted over a video message-p... Read More


Fake NIA gang extortion: One more arrested

Siliguri, Dec. 4 -- The Special Operations Group (SOG) and Detective Department (DD) of the Siliguri Metropolitan Police have arrested another accused in the fake National Investigation Agency (NIA) g... Read More


Night guard's honesty shines as he returns Rs 1.72L cash & mobile phone

BALURGHAT, Dec. 4 -- In a heartening reminder that honesty and humanity still thrive in society, a night guard of Gangarampur Municipality set an inspiring example. Despite finding nearly Rs 1.72 lakh... Read More


WB Heritage Commission begins mapping North Bengal's heritage structures

Jalpaiguri, Dec. 4 -- The West Bengal Heritage Commission has launched a major initiative to identify and classify heritage structures across North Bengal, determining which properties will be preserv... Read More