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Elderly man dies as apartment boundary wall collapses

Kolkata, Oct. 10 -- An elderly man died on Thursday night after a portion of the boundary wall of an apartment building collapsed on him. According to sources, the deceased, identified as Sanjoy Mitr... Read More


Kolkata traffic crawls for hours post Friday rain

Kolkata, Oct. 10 -- Heavy rain on Friday afternoon left several parts of the city waterlogged, severely affecting traffic and causing major inconvenience to commuters. Police said water had accumulat... Read More


Thunderstorms drench city; IMD issues 'orange alert' for city & adjoining dists

Kolkata, Oct. 10 -- Heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed parts of Kolkata and adjoining districts on Friday afternoon. Darkness descended on several south Bengal districts in the afternoon as clouds en... Read More


Darjeeling floods: GTA plans relief, rehabilitation measures

Darjeeling, Oct. 10 -- The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) has called an emergency Sabha (meeting) to discuss relief and rehabilitation measures following the October 4 deluge. In a notic... Read More


NBMCH: Recovered mental health patients abandoned; police step in

Siliguri, Oct. 10 -- At North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), a troubling trend has surfaced, with several patients being abandoned by their families even after recovering. According to h... Read More


Five apprehended in gang rape of minor tribal girl in Kushmandi; 1 still absconding

BALURGHAT, Oct. 10 -- Police have arrested five of the six accused in connection with the alleged gang rape of a minor tribal girl at Kushmandi block in South Dinajpur. The incident took place on Tues... Read More


Two killed in separate family violence cases in Malda: Cops

Malda, Oct. 10 -- Two separate incidents of brutal family violence have rocked Malda district, leaving residents in shock and grief. Within 24 hours, one man was allegedly killed by his daughter-in-la... Read More


Man held for attempting to rape minor girl in Siliguri

Siliguri, Oct. 10 -- A 50-year-old man from the Ghoshpukur area, under Phansidewa block, has been arrested on charges of attempting to rape a 15-year-old girl. The accused was a neighbor of the victi... Read More


Over 2,000 hectares of Aman paddy destroyed in Jalpaiguri floods

Jalpaiguri, Oct. 10 -- The recent floods have caused extensive damage to Jalpaiguri's agricultural sector, submerging vast tracts of farmland across Maynaguri, Kranti, and Dhupguri blocks. Waterloggin... Read More


Sumit Mahanta makes it to Ranji Trophysquad

BALURGHAT, Oct. 10 -- Balurghat's young pacer Sumit Mahanta has made history by becoming the first-ever cricketer from South Dinajpur to earn a place in the Bengal Ranji Trophy team, bringing pride an... Read More