Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Cooch Behar firecracker incident: 10 held for setting up roadblock on state highway

Cooch Behar, Oct. 22 -- Following the firecracker incident in Cooch Behar, a group of people had blocked the Cooch Behar-Tufanganj State Highway on Wednesday. 10 people were arrested in connection wit... Read More


Kali Puja night: Cooch Behar SP accused of assaulting neighbours

Cooch Behar, Oct. 21 -- Cooch Behar District Superintendent of Police (SP) Dyutiman Bhattacharjee has been accused of assaulting his neighbours on the night of Kali Puja, triggering widespread outrage... Read More


Cattle dispute: Woman killed by neighbour in Sitalkuchi

Cooch Behar, Oct. 15 -- A 50-year-old woman, Niran Barman, died following a violent dispute with her neighbour over cattle in the Pancharhat area of Sitalkuchi. The incident occurred on Tuesday when a... Read More


Residents halt dam repair work over 'use of substandard materials'

Cooch Behar, Oct. 14 -- Local residents in Harin Chora, near the Torsa River in Guriahati No II Gram Panchayat, have blocked ongoing dam repair work, alleging that the project is being carried out wit... Read More


Tensions escalate outside BJP office in Tufanganj over police stn siege programme

Cooch Behar, Oct. 13 -- A tense situation unfolded outside the BJP party office in Tufanganj town on Monday afternoon as protests and clashes erupted over the BJP's planned police station siege progra... Read More


Preparations in full swing as Cooch Behar gears up for 'Boro Tara Ma Puja'

Cooch Behar, Oct. 12 -- Preparations for one of the oldest pujas in Cooch Behar district - the worship of Boro Tara Ma - are in full swing. This revered celebration, held within the Madan Mohan Templ... Read More


Floods destroy 500 acres, leave 8,000 stranded; calls grow for Jaldhaka Dam

Cooch Behar, Oct. 9 -- Promises of development often remain unfulfilled in the flood-prone villages of North Bengal. In the Daribas and Jari Dharla areas of the Gitaldaha 2 Gram Panchayat, residents a... Read More


Wild boar kills man in Cooch Behar after flash floods

Cooch Behar, Oct. 8 -- In a tragic incident on Tuesday, Kashi Kant Barman, father of Trinamool Congress Panchayat member Swapan Barman, was killed in a wild boar attack in the Belkopa area of Ghoksada... Read More


Cooch Behar: 1 killed in wild boar attack; rhino sighting sparks alert

Cooch Behar, Oct. 7 -- A tragic incident shook Mathabhanga-2 block on Tuesday morning when one Dhiren Barman (48) was killed in a wild boar attack in the Shimulguri area here. According to family sou... Read More


Flood fury inCoochBehar: At least 4 dead, hundreds displaced

Cooch Behar, Oct. 6 -- Tragedy struck Cooch Behar as continuous rainfall and water released from Bhutan swelled several rivers, claiming four lives and displacing hundreds across the district. On Sun... Read More