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Man murdered by wife, stepson in Malda; duo surrenders later

Malda, Aug. 18 -- A gruesome murder in Malda's English Bazar has left residents shocked after a woman and her stepson allegedly killed her husband in cold blood and then surrendered to the police. Th... Read More


Darjeeling Municipality orders probe into death of two youths by drowning

Darjeeling, Aug. 18 -- The Darjeeling Municipality has ordered a probe into the death of two youths in the Khongkhola pump house area in Sonada, by drowning. Incidentally, two teenagers drowned while... Read More


Leopards move to open enclosures at South Khayerbari after 14 yrs in captivity

Alipurduar, Aug. 18 -- Tourists visiting South Khayerbari will now see leopards roaming in open enclosures instead of being confined to iron cages. After spending 14 years behind bars, the big cats at... Read More


Siliguri mountaineers conquer 2 unnamed Himalayan peaks

Siliguri, Aug. 18 -- A four-member team of the Himalayan and Nature Adventure Foundation (HNAF), based in Siliguri, has successfully scaled two unnamed Himalayan peaks in Ladakh, marking the first rec... Read More


Oppn protests against SIR in Parl complex

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Several Opposition MPs of INDIA Bloc parties held a protest in the Parliament House complex on Monday against the Election Commission's voter roll revision in Bihar. Led by Lead... Read More


LS: Govt introduces Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The government on Monday introduced a new Bill in the Lok Sabha to decriminalise as many as 288 provisions relating to minor offences under different laws with a view to promote ... Read More


SIR is 'new weapon' of 'vote chori': Rahul Gandhi

Aurangabad, Aug. 18 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is a "new weapon" of "vote chori" and vowed to protect the 'one person, one vote' p... Read More


GST reforms: Congress says it is vindicated

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Congress on Monday said it stands vindicated on its criticism of the "flawed" Goods and Services Tax after Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised a simplified GST structure. ... Read More


TMC MPs urge Centre to disburse pending JJM funds

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- A 16-member delegation of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MPs on Monday appealed to Union Jal Shakti minister CR Patil to release West Bengal's outstanding amount of Jal Jeev... Read More


Calcutta HC acquits man in 2014 Malda murder, flags probe lapses

Kolkata, Aug. 18 -- The Calcutta High Court has overturned the conviction and life sentence of Ram Mandal, who had been found guilty of murdering Panchanan Mandal in Malda in 2014. The bench of Justi... Read More