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WBPDCL contract workers get Rs 3K monthly pay hike

Kolkata, Oct. 14 -- In a festive boost for around 5,000 workers in the state power sector, a long-pending Charter of Demands (COD) of contract workers serving under various units of the West Bengal Po... Read More


Bengal BJP struggling to restructure state committee

Kolkata, Oct. 14 -- Bengal BJP is facing difficulties in restructuring its state committee as internal conflicts among several top leaders in the state BJP over the selection of members for the commit... Read More


City kitchens feel the heat as vegetable prices soar

Kolkata, Oct. 14 -- Kolkata's festive kitchens are feeling the heat as with Kali Puja and Bhai Phonta just around the corner, city shoppers are reeling under a steep spike in vegetable prices. Most m... Read More


Jalpaiguri floods submerge about 13,000 hectares of farmland

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


Mamata visits grieving family in Mirik, puts review meet on hold

Sukhiapokhri, Oct. 14 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday chose to keep the review meeting at Sukhiapokhri on hold for a few hours and instead rushed to Mirik to visit the family in mourning ... Read More


Siliguri: Traders block road demanding urgent repairs

Siliguri, Oct. 14 -- Traders and residents of Ashighar More area staged a protest on Tuesday by blocking the road, demanding immediate repair of the severely damaged stretch. The agitation caused traf... Read More


Torsa floods: '9 one-horned rhinos rescued so far', forest dept continues search for last one

Alipurduar, Oct. 14 -- In a remarkable wildlife rescue operation, the Forest department successfully rescued two one-horned rhinos from Patlakhawa in Cooch Behar on Monday and released them safely int... Read More


Malda child kidnapping case: 2nd accused held

Malda, Oct. 14 -- Police have arrested the second accused in the shocking child abduction case that took place on October 8 in Kotol village under Rashidabad Gram Panchayat, Harishchandrapur. The accu... Read More


Panchayat chief alleges murder conspiracy

Malda, Oct. 14 -- Political tension continues to grip Malda as two separate developments have thrown the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) into serious concern. In one case, a woman Panchayat chief and ... Read More


Man arrested for cheating, sexually exploiting BMOH at Primary Health Centre in Sukna

Siliguri, Oct. 14 -- A health worker associated on contractual basis with the Model Rural Health Research Unit (MRHRU) under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), North Bengal, has been arres... Read More