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Legal action against families submitting forms in dead voters' names: Election Commission

Kolkata, Nov. 11 -- The Election Commission (EC) will take legal steps against any concerned family if it is found that an enumeration form has been filled up in the name of any dead voter. The person... Read More


Maximum vigilance: Heightened security across North Bengal after Delhi bomb blast

Siliguri, Nov. 11 -- Security has been tightened across North Bengal, especially in the strategically vital Chicken's Neck corridor, following Monday evening's devastating bomb blast in Delhi that kil... Read More


Jhulan Goswami conferred D.Litt by Bankura University

Kolkata, Nov. 11 -- Former India women's cricketer Jhulan Goswami was conferred the honorary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt) degree by Bankura University during its second convocation ceremony held on T... Read More


South Dinajpur: 65-yr-old found dead, kin blames voter list confusion

BALURGHAT, Nov. 11 -- A fresh incident of alleged unnatural death amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has triggered tension in South Dinajpur's Kumarganj. The hanging body of 65... Read More


Fulhar River wreaks havoc in Manikchak: About 100 m of land caves in, swallows trees

Malda, Nov. 11 -- After the Ganga, the Fulhar River has turned destructive in Malda once again. This time, it is not Bhutni or Gopalpur, but the densely populated areas of Mathurapur and Kankribandha ... Read More


Apple export to B'desh resumes via Hili Land Port after a decade

BALURGHAT, Nov. 11 -- After nearly 10 years, India has resumed apple exports to Bangladesh through the Hili land port in South Dinajpur. On Sunday, a truck carrying about 30 tonnes of Kashmiri apples ... Read More


Jalpaiguri residents hit by postal PIN code confusion; Aadhaar & ration services affected

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 11 -- Thousands of residents across several areas under the Jalpaiguri Municipality are facing persistent problems due to discrepancies in sub-post office PIN codes. The issue has dis... Read More


Kaliyaganj: Three huts gutted in fire

Raiganj, Nov. 11 -- Three houses were completely gutted when a fire broke out at Gangua village of Malgaon under Kaliyaganj Police Station in North Dinajpur district on Monday night. The blaze reporte... Read More


Corpse of newborn body found near Islampur Municipality

Raiganj, Nov. 11 -- Tension gripped residents of Islampur on Tuesday afternoon after a stray dog was found carrying the corpse of a newborn near the Islampur Municipality office in Ward 11 of North Di... Read More


Siliguri: Panic spreads as leopard attacks youth inside bathroom

Siliguri, Nov. 11 -- Panic gripped Shiv Mandir area of Siliguri on Monday morning after a youth was seriously injured in a sudden leopard attack inside the bathroom of his residence. The injured youth... Read More