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Gangarampur: Two in cop net over illegal online gambling racket

BALURGHAT, Sept. 15 -- In a major crackdown on an illegal online gambling racket, South Dinajpur police seized Rs 1.34 crore in cash and arrested two persons, including a school teacher, from Gangaram... Read More


Alipurduar: 2 held for 'raping' 15-year-old girl

Alipurduar, Sept. 15 -- Alipurduar police have arrested a local medicine shop owner Aminur Ahmed and a quack Bipul Roy for allegedly raping and abducting a 15-year-old girl under the pretext of medica... Read More


Online booking for elephant safaris to resumes from today

Alipurduar, Sept. 15 -- Tourists visiting North Bengal will no longer have to queue up for elephant safari tickets. Starting September 16, the Forest department will restore the online booking system ... Read More


Shaleshwari Bon Durga: Forgotten shrine in heart of Baikunthapur Forest

Jalpaiguri, Sept. 15 -- Hidden deep within the Baikunthapur Forest Range, in the remote Mechpara area of Bodaganj, stands the Shaleshwari Bon Durga Temple-an ancient shrine steeped in mystery, heritag... Read More


Housewife found murdered in Tufanganj

Cooch Behar, Sept. 15 -- A 23-year-old housewife was found brutally murdered inside her home in Dakshin Dhalpal under Dhalpal-1 Gram Panchayat on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Man... Read More


Bihar: PM Modi accuses Opposition of causing 'demographic crisis'

Purnea, Sept. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday charged Opposition parties with shielding illegal immigrants, asserting that infiltration had caused a "demographic crisis" in eastern states... Read More


SC order on Waqf Act: 'Tight slap' on govt, says Oppn

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Political parties on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's order on the new Waqf law with the Opposition including the Congress saying it has put on hold controversial clauses tha... Read More


Rahul Gandhi visits flood-hit areas in Punjab's Amritsar, Gurdaspur

Chandigarh, Sept. 15 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited the flood-hit areas in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab on Monday and interacted with those affected by nature's fury. He was ac... Read More


Cong: 1,050 acres of land in Bihar's Bhagalpur 'gifted' to Adani as BJP defeat in state imminent

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- The Congress on Monday accused the Modi government of giving away 1,050 acres of land in Bihar's Bhagalpur to the Adani Group as a "gift" for setting up a power plant, claiming ... Read More


GTA chief seeks state help to tackle water, sewerage woes in Darj Hills

Darjeeling, Sept. 15 -- Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Chief Executive Anit Thapa has sought urgent intervention from the Bengal government to address the acute deficiency of modern sewer... Read More