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Bengal gets Rs 680.71 cr from Centre

Kolkata, Oct. 9 -- The Union government has released an amount of Rs 680.71 crore as the first instalment of Untied (Basic) Grants under the 15th Finance Commission for Rural Local Bodies (RLBs)/Panch... Read More


BJP's mockery of Birbaha Hansda shows anti-Adiwasi mindset: Trinamool

Kolkata, Oct. 9 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday launched a scathing attack on BJP for allegedly insulting its leader and Bengal minister Birbaha Hansda and making fun of her. The ruling pa... Read More


HC admit pleas seeking NIA & CBI probe into attack on BJP MP Murmu

Kolkata, Oct. 9 -- Two separate petitions were filed before the Calcutta High Court on Thursday seeking probes by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ... Read More


'Mamata to return to North Bengal on Monday to oversee relief work'

Darjeeling, Oct. 9 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will return to North Bengal on Monday. Though the Chief Minister's itinerary has not been made public yet, reports are that she will be staying in ... Read More


Floods destroy 500 acres, leave 8,000 stranded; calls grow for Jaldhaka Dam

Cooch Behar, Oct. 9 -- Promises of development often remain unfulfilled in the flood-prone villages of North Bengal. In the Daribas and Jari Dharla areas of the Gitaldaha 2 Gram Panchayat, residents a... Read More


NBSTC runs special buses to help tourists reach Kolkata

Siliguri, Oct. 9 -- In the wake of heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides across the hills and the Dooars region of North Bengal, hundreds of people, including a large number of tourists, were left st... Read More


Five arrested over assault on BJP leaders in Nagrakata flood zones

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Jalpaiguri Police have arrested five people in connection with the assault on Malda North MP Khagen Murmu and Siliguri MLA Shankar Ghosh, who were attacked by locals while vis... Read More


Residents struggle as Radhikapur-Delhi express frequency reduced; MLA demands daily service

RAIGANJ, Oct. 9 -- Residents across North Dinajpur are up in arms over the drastic reduction in the frequency of the Radhikapur-Delhi express train, which now runs only once a week instead of running ... Read More


Three youths held with brown sugar

Raiganj, Oct. 9 -- Police arrested three youths and seized around 300 grams of brown sugar worth nearly Rs 5 lakh after intercepting a Malda-Siliguti bound government bus at Siliguri Mora in Raiganj o... Read More


Post-flood human-wildlife conflicts rise in North Bengal

Alipurduar, Oct. 9 -- With flood waters receding, the Forest department and environmental organisations are now facing growing concerns over a fresh surge in human-wildlife conflicts. Wild animals, di... Read More