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'Nearly 5.5L applications so far for over 35K teacher posts'

Kolkata, July 16 -- The number of applications for the fresh recruitment drive to fill 35,726 assistant teacher posts in state-aided and sponsored schools has crossed the expected mark of 5 lakh, with... Read More


'Animal cruelty' charges: 6 migrants from Malda arrested in Punjab

Malda, July 16 -- A fresh wave of concern gripped Malda's migrant worker families after six labourers from Chanchal-I block were arrested in Punjab's Ludhiana. The arrested workers-Zakir Hossain, Raih... Read More


HC seeks affidavits on 'illegal detention & deportation' of Bengal migrant workers

Kolkata, July 16 -- The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday called for affidavits from the Bengal government, the Union government and the Delhi government in a habeas corpus petition related to the alle... Read More


Darjeeling: 6-year-old girl among two killed in Gok rockfall incident

Darjeeling, July 16 -- Two persons, including a 6-year-old girl, died when a huge rock fell on them in Darjeeling's Lower Gok on Wednesday. As heavy rain continued throughout the night, multiple land... Read More


Illegal stay: Four Bangladeshis detained from separate locations

Siliguri/Balurghat, July 16 -- As many as four Bangladeshi nationals have been detained from different locations in Siliguri and North Dinajpur. Of them, two were nabbed in separate incidents in Sili... Read More


Raiganj: BDO, Panchayat Samity offices to relocate for trauma centre setup at RGMC

Raiganj, July 16 -- In a landmark decision, North Dinajpur district officials have resolved to relocate the Block Development Office (BDO) and Panchayat Samity offices from their current location, adj... Read More


Alipurduar: All passengers rescued after bus trapped in flash flood

Alipurduar, July 16 -- A major tragedy was averted on Wednesday morning when a private bus carrying around 40 passengers, including 21 school students, got stranded in the Bangri River following a sud... Read More


Malda: Woman gets lifer for killing mother-in-law

Malda, July 16 -- The 5th Additional District & Sessions Court in Malda sentenced one Marjina Khatoon to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of her mother-in-law, Golenur Bibi. The judgment was d... Read More


Crude bomb attack sparks panic in Dinhata block

Cooch Behar, July 16 -- A crude bomb attack late Tuesday night in the Kharija Bani Daha area under Dinhata Block-2 has triggered widespread panic among locals. According to police and local sources, ... Read More


Modi government will not resolve Gorkha issues, claims Congress leader Tamang

Darjeeling, July 16 -- As the Gorkha issues yet again failed to get a berth in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, slated to commence on July 21, Congress leader Munish Tamang on Wednesday claimed ... Read More