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'Relief': Electricity reaches border villages for first time in 78 years

Cooch Behar, July 7 -- For the first time since India's Independence, 57 families living in the border area of Gitaldaha-I Gram Panchayat in Dinhata, Cooch Behar district, finally have access to elect... Read More


Cooch Behar man gets NRC notice from Assam

Cooch Behar, July 6 -- A political storm has erupted after Uttam Kumar Brajbasi, a 50-year-old resident of the Kuthi area in Sadial, Chowdhury Hat under Dinhata Sub-Division, Cooch Behar received a no... Read More


Cooch Behar school in crisis with just one teacher for 108 students

Cooch Behar, July 6 -- Garbhanga Junior High School in Rampur-II Gram Panchayat is facing a severe educational crisis. With over 100 students enrolled, the school has only one teacher to manage classe... Read More


TMC 'Karmadhyaksha' shot at in Cooch Behar, BJP MLA's son held

Cooch Behar, July 4 -- The shooting of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Panchayat Samiti Karmadhyaksha Raju Dey on Thursday night has sparked political unrest in Cooch Behar. The incident occurred in the Jhin... Read More


Clash over marital dispute claims one life, 6 injured

Cooch Behar, July 3 -- A clash between two families over a long-standing marital dispute led to the death of a 60-year-old man and left six others injured on Thursday morning in the Duai Shuai Bataner... Read More


Water crisis in Dinhata amid departmental rift

Cooch Behar, July 2 -- Residents of Dinhata Municipality are grappling with a severe water crisis, reportedly caused by coordination issues between the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department and t... Read More


'New Cooch Behar Station to undergo Rs 50 cr makeover'

Cooch Behar, July 1 -- The Ministry of Railways has initiated a major redevelopment plan for the New Cooch Behar Railway Station, the largest station under the Alipurduar Division. A fund of Rs 50 cro... Read More


Woman stripped & assaulted over payment of interest, accused held

Cooch Behar, June 30 -- A woman was allegedly stripped naked and brutally assaulted in Choudhuri Haat area of Dinhata, Cooch Behar, after she refused to pay an exorbitant interest demanded on a mortga... Read More


On suspicion of being illegal immigrants, 7 residents of Dinhata detained in Delhi

Cooch Behar, June 29 -- Seven residents of Dinhata-once part of the former India-Bangladesh enclaves-have reportedly been detained by Delhi Police on suspicion of being illegal immigrants, allegedly f... Read More


Huge devotee turnout for Madan Mohan Dev's chariot procession

Cooch Behar, June 27 -- While the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri garnered national attention, Cooch Behar witnessed its own sacred chariot procession steeped in royal tradition. The revered clan... Read More