Jalpaiguri, Oct. 24 -- The Horticulture department will distribute 18,000 tissue-cultured banana saplings across flood-affected areas of Jalpaiguri district. However, the initiative will exclude Nagra... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 23 -- The Indian Railways is set to complete the installation of the Intrusion Detection System (IDS) along a 146.4 km stretch of Railway track passing through the reserved forests of... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 22 -- Even as floodwaters recede and most families return home, the Mahali family of Bamondanga continues to live in uncertainty and fear. Raju Mahali, a temporary worker at Bamandang... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 21 -- In a horrifying incident in Maynaguri, a housewife was allegedly gangraped in her home while her husband was away. Three men-Gouranga Roy, Bishnu Roy and Mintu Roy-have been arr... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 17 -- Fearing elephant attacks, the Shimladangi Baikunthanath Devi Chaudhurani-Bhavani Pathak Temple Committee in Gajoldoba has decided to hold this year's Kali Puja fair and cultural... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 16 -- Jalpaiguri district is reeling under the impact of severe floods triggered by continuous rainfall and water inflow from Bhutan on the night of October 5. Swollen rivers, includi... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 15 -- Ahead of Kali Puja and Chhath Puja, district police and administration have stepped up safety measures at idol immersion sites and festival ghats in flood-affected areas, includ... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 14 -- On October 5, floods submerged approximately 13,000 hectares of paddy and other crops in Jalpaiguri district. As waters receded, large areas of farmland were found covered with ... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 13 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has blamed the release of water from dams in Bhutan for the devastating floods in North Bengal's Nagrakata and demanded that Bhutan compensate Wes... Read More
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 12 -- Intense administrative activity gripped Nagrakata's Bamondanga-Tondu tea garden area on Sunday as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to visit the flood-ravaged zone on M... Read More