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Mamata to address 'mega rally' in Cooch Behar on December 9

Cooch Behar, Dec. 1 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to hold a major political rally at the historic Ras Mela Ground in Cooch Behar on December 9, prompting the district Trinamool Congress to ... Read More


KTMB: ETS, Komuter services resume after Salak Selatan-Serdang repairs to overhead line fault completed

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 1 -- Repair works on the overhead line equipment between the Salak Selatan and Serdang stations were fully completed at 7.21pm yesterday, restoring train operations that had been di... Read More


Irrigation dept's laid-off workers stage protest in Balurghat

BALURGHAT, Dec. 1 -- Tension erupted in Balurghat's Uttar Chakbhabani area on Monday afternoon after retrenched temporary workers of the Irrigation department's Agrimec office launched a protest deman... Read More


Cooch Behar hosts first-ever conference to boost small & medium enterprises' growth

Cooch Behar, Dec. 1 -- Cooch Behar witnessed its first-ever conference on issues pertaining to industries on Monday, with over 300 industrialists and aspiring entrepreneurs from Cooch Behar and Alipur... Read More


India, ADB Sign Over $800 Million In Loans For Power, Metro And Skills Projects

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed three loan agreements totalling over USD 800 million to advance key power distribution, metro rail and skills development in... Read More


Kaliyaganj: Deceased woman's kin allege murder by husband, in-laws

Raiganj, Dec. 1 -- A woman was allegedly killed by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands and for not having kids. The incident occurred in Bhandar village under Baghan Gram Panchayat in Kaliyagan... Read More


Darjeeling: Court sentences man to rigorous life imprisonment for murder

Darjeeling, Dec. 1 -- The Darjeeling District and Sessions Court convicted one Deep Tamang alias Yugal of Ward number 1, Lower Lamahatta, Rungli Rungliot, Darjeeling, in a murder case and sentenced hi... Read More


Row erupts over Suvendu Adhikari's plan to inaugurate Hanuman idol at Malda temple

Malda, Dec. 1 -- A fresh wave of political tension has erupted in Malda after objections were raised over the inauguration of a Lord Hanuman idol by Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. The cer... Read More


Govt Plans Higher Tobacco Duties, New Pan Masala Cess to Fund Security and Health

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- The Centre is set to introduce two key bills in Parliament aimed at revising excise duties on tobacco products and levying a new cess on pan masala, as the GST compensation cess n... Read More


DWS reviews livelihood project at Tea Estates

Darjeeling, Dec. 1 -- The Darjeeling Welfare Society (DWS), led by its president Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who is also an MP (Rajya Sabha), jointly conducted a field visit with senior representatives fr... Read More