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Siliguri: Female students 'harassed' by co-tenants; 2 people detained

Siliguri, Aug. 5 -- An incident of harassment of female students from the hills and Dooars has triggered outrage and tension in Siliguri's Hakimpara area under Ward 17. Two accused, Leela Dutta and Ru... Read More


Just two months after resuming ops, tea auctions come to a halt at Jalpaiguri Centre

Jalpaiguri, Aug. 5 -- Just two months after resuming operations, the Jalpaiguri Tea Auction Centre has once again come to a grinding halt. Despite buyers making timely payments, persistent delays in i... Read More


New speedboat & life jackets add more muscle to Civil Defence dept

BALURGHAT, Aug. 5 -- In a step towards strengthening disaster preparedness, the South Dinajpur Civil Defence department has been equipped with 300 new life jackets and a brand-new speedboat. The equip... Read More


Cyber fraudsters dupe man of about Rs 46K

BALURGHAT, Aug. 5 -- A resident of Balurghat, Swapan Kumar Roy, was duped of Rs 46,500 by cyber fraudsters who posed as bank officials, police said. According to sources, Roy recently received a phon... Read More


Electric fencing proves effective in preventing jumbo intrusions

Alipurduar, Aug. 5 -- Following the success of the solar-powered hanging fencing in Panbari, a similar model has been effectively implemented in the Rajabhatkhawa region of Buxa Tiger Reserve, signifi... Read More


Around 500 Malda farmers attempt revival of lost varieties of rice in initiative of Agri dept

Malda, Aug. 5 -- In a bid to revive traditional aromatic rice varieties that once flourished in Bengal's Aman season, the Malda district Agriculture department has launched an ambitious initiative. Ar... Read More


Move initiated to revive aroma & quality of famed Tulaipanji rice of Raiganj

Raiganj, Aug. 5 -- Tulaipanji, the famed indigenous aromatic rice grown in the Raiganj subdivision of North Dinajpur (Uttar Dinajpur) district, is showing signs of decline in aroma and quality due to ... Read More


Ruling NDA felicitates PM on Op Sindoor

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- In his first address to NDA MPs in over a year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday emphasised its collective identity as a natural and organic alliance, asserting that its jo... Read More


Lok Sabha passes Bill to provide reservation to STs in Goa Assembly

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill to provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in the Goa Assembly, even as Opposition protests demanding discussion on revision of Bihar electo... Read More


J&K: Political parties hit streets for statehood, denounce BJP

Jammu, Aug. 5 -- Congress, National Conference, and PDP workers on Tuesday hit the streets here, demanding the restoration of the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The protests were held on the sixth a... Read More