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No online booking, tourists struggle for Dooars safaris

Alipurduar, Sept. 18 -- The absence of online booking has left tourists facing long queues at Forest Department counters across the Dooars, with visitors waiting for hours to obtain forest entry permi... Read More


Newlywed woman suffers severe burns at Sittong homestay

Siliguri, Sept. 18 -- A honeymoon trip to Sittong in the Darjeeling district turned into a nightmare for a newlywed woman after she suffered severe burn injuries while a barbecue was being readied at ... Read More


Jalpaiguri civic board formation stalled amid fresh legal complications

Jalpaiguri, Sept. 18 -- The formation of a new board at Jalpaiguri Municipality has been stalled amid fresh legal complications, with the state government preparing to challenge a single-bench order b... Read More


Woman found dead at in-laws' home, husband held

Malda, Sept. 18 -- A 28-year-old homemaker was allegedly strangled to death at her in-laws' residence in Haragobindapur village under Kahala gram panchayat of Ratua police station in Malda. Police arr... Read More


Woman lodges complaint against lawyers for assaulting son

Raiganj, Sept. 18 -- Rita Sarkar, mother of Rajesh Sarkar, who was allegedly involved in an egg-throwing incident at the Raiganj court premises in North Dinajpur district on Wednesday, lodged a compla... Read More


Air India Express suspends 8 crew members over delayed post-flight breathalyser test

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Air India Express has suspended eight crew members for three months after they failed to complete a mandatory post-flight breathalyser test within the prescribed two-hour window... Read More


Cooch Behar to install 1,200 solar plants by March 2027

Cooch Behar, Sept. 18 -- Cooch Behar district has set a target of installing 1,200 rooftop solar plants by March 2027 under the 'Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana'. With around 1,100 consum... Read More


Gangarampur looms fall silent amid handloom crisis

Balurghat, Sept. 18 -- On Friday, as Bengal observed Viswakarma Puja, an eerie silence hung over Thengapara in Gangarampur, South Dinajpur. Once the vibrant heartland of Bengal's handloom sector, wher... Read More


Darjeeling set to get India's first Salamander Sanctuary

Darjeeling, Sept. 18 -- Darjeeling Hills is all set to become home to India's first Salamander sanctuary. Very soon these 'living fossils' will be provided with a safe habitat in different wetland are... Read More


Two foreign-flagged vessels with Indian crew attacked in Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Two foreign-flagged vessels carrying Indian crew members came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, raising fresh concerns over the saf... Read More