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PM Modi holds meeting to explore future plans for fisheries sector

New Delhi, May 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed on modernising the fisheries sector through smart harbours and markets, and the use of drones to transport and market the catch. ... Read More


Total 'silence': Congress questions PM Modi on US Prez Trump's 'zero-tariffs' remarks

New Delhi, May 15 -- The Congress on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" on US President Donald Trump's remarks in Doha, where he claimed that India has agreed to "zero tariff... Read More


Army's 'Teesta Prahar' takes place in North Bengal's 'Chicken's Neck'

Darjeeling, May 15 -- In a powerful show of force and readiness, the Indian Army recently conducted a large-scale integrated field exercise, 'Teesta Prahar', at the Teesta Field Firing Range in North ... Read More


Cyclonic storm causes destruction in Chopra, one dead in Jalpaiguri

New Delhi, May 15 -- One person died due to a lightning strike on Thursday in Jalpaiguri while a cyclonic storm caused widespread damage in Chopra, North Dinajpur. On Thursday morning, 42-year-old Pr... Read More


B'deshi national arrested at India-Nepal border for entering India illegally

Siliguri, May 15 -- In a swift and coordinated operation based on specific intelligence inputs, the Special Patrolling Party of 41 Battalion, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), apprehended a Bangladeshi natio... Read More


Siliguri: Prisoner's body found hanging

Siliguri, May 15 -- The body of a prisoner was found hanging inside the toilet of the Special Correctional Home in Siliguri on Thursday morning. The deceased, Srikrishna Mahanta (29 years), was a resi... Read More


After 78 yrs of Independence, Adama Village set to receive electricity

Alipurduar, May 15 -- After more than seven decades of Independence, the remote village of Adama in the Buxa Hills, near the Bhutan border, is finally on the verge of being electrified for the first t... Read More


TMC Tehatta MLA dies of cerebral stroke; CM condoles

Kolkata, May 15 -- Trinamool Congress's (TMC) Tehatta MLA Tapas Saha (66) died of a cerebral stroke on Thursday morning at a private hospital on the EM bypass in Kolkata. Saha suddenly felt unwell at... Read More


Protesting teachers break gate, clash with police

Kolkata, May 15 -- A scuffle broke out on Thursday between police and a group of teachers who had lost their jobs following a Supreme Court order, as they staged a protest outside the West Bengal Educ... Read More


Birbhum: House collapses due to explosion, '2 detained'

Kolkata, May 15 -- Tension spread in Suri, in Birbhum district, after a house collapsed and its roof was blown away due to an explosion that occurred late on Wednesday night. No no one was injured in ... Read More