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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


Jaldapara division secures four wildlife crime convictions in a day

Alipurduar, Dec. 1 -- In a major boost to wildlife protection efforts, the Jaldapara Wildlife Division secured convictions in four separate wildlife crime cases on the same day in the court of the Add... Read More


Jalpaiguri: Train kills 2 tuskers; Forest dept examining possibility of old elephant corridor

Jalpaiguri, Dec. 1 -- The death of two elephants after being hit by a freight train at Kholai Gram in Dhupguri has raised serious concerns within the Jalpaiguri Forest department and the Gorumara Wild... Read More


Water level of Kelani River receding at Hanwella and several locations

Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 -- The water level of the Kelani River is receding at several locations according to the latest assessment made by the Department of Irrigation. L.S. Sooriyabandara, the Director of... Read More