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Balurghat: Earthen lamp makers struggle to keep tradition alive

BALURGHAT, Oct. 12 -- With the echoes of the Sharadiya Durga Puja still lingering in the air, preparations are now underway for Kali Puja and Diwali - the festival of lights - scheduled to be celebrat... Read More


Balurghat man duped of Rs 10K using cop's fake Facebook profile

BALURGHAT, Oct. 12 -- A man from Balurghat's Saheb Kachari area has reportedly been duped of Rs 10,000 after fraudsters created a fake Facebook profile using the identity of a police officer. The vict... 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


'My Bharat NSS Award': Siliguri's Anup Biswas felicitated by President Murmu

Siliguri, Oct. 12 -- Anup Biswas, a resident of Binay More under Ward No. 36 in Siliguri, has made the entire city and state proud after being conferred with the prestigious 'My Bharat NSS Award' for ... Read More


BJP & JD(U) 101 each, allies share rest

NEW DELHI, Oct. 12 -- The ruling NDA combine has finalised the deal on Bihar Assembly seats after parleys that went on for the past few weeks. The BJP and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (Uni... Read More


Oppn to reveal seat pact likely this wk

NEW DELHI, Oct. 12 -- The Opposition 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance in Bihar is likely to finalise its seat-sharing in the next few days and may announce its candidates along with a joint manifesto this w... Read More


Border battle: 200 Taliban fighters, 23 Pak troops dead

ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR, Oct. 12 -- At least 23 Pakistani soldiers and over 200 Taliban and affiliated terrorists were killed in intense overnight clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the Pakista... Read More


Operation Blue Star a mistake, says PC

Shimla, Oct. 12 -- Congress leader P Chidambaram said Operation Blue Star was not the right way to capture militants holed up in the Golden Temple in 1984, due to which the then prime minister, Indira... Read More


Bhopal: 2 constables held for student's murder

Bhopal, Oct. 12 -- Police have arrested two constables allegedly involved in the murder of a 22-year-old BTech student in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, officials said on Sunday. Constables Santosh B... Read More


Women journalists attend Afghan FM Muttaqi's second media briefing

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Putting to rest a controversy over the absence of women journalists at his media interaction two days back, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday said there was no ... Read More