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Torsa River pollution sparks alarm in Alipurduar's Jaigaon

Alipurduar, Feb. 2 -- The Torsa River, one of North Bengal's major waterways, is facing severe pollution at the very point where it enters India from Bhutan, raising serious environmental and public h... Read More


Shringla flags lack of CGHS facilities in North Bengal and Sikkim, seeks urgent upgradation

Darjeeling, Feb. 2 -- Rajya Sabha member Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday raised the long-pending issue of inadequate Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) facilities in the Darjeeling hills, North ... Read More


Cooch Behar-Kolkata flight service suspended after all assurances fall flat

Cooch Behar, Feb. 2 -- After a series of unfulfilled assurances, the Cooch Behar-Kolkata flight service has been suspended, dealing a blow to air connectivity in North Bengal. Indian One Air, the oper... Read More


Malda cops foil dacoity, seize fake currency

Malda, Feb. 2 -- Malda district police scored a major success in two separate operations, arresting a man with fake currency with a face value of Rs 5 lakh and foiling a planned dacoity by apprehendin... Read More


Darjeeling Hills: Heaters bring comfort to exam centres

Darjeeling, Feb. 2 -- Heaters brought much-needed relief to candidates appearing for the Madhyamik examinations across the Darjeeling Hills as minimum temperatures hovered around 4degC. Every year, d... Read More


Cooch Behar: Panic at Madhyamik exam centre after gas cylinder blast

Cooch Behar, Feb. 2 -- A gas cylinder explosion triggered panic on the first day of the Madhyamik examinations at Nakkatigach High School under the Tufanganj subdivision of Cooch Behar district on Mon... Read More


Siliguri: New market to come up for evicted traders in Gurung Basti

Siliguri, Feb. 2 -- The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has initiated steps to rehabilitate traders displaced during an eviction drive aimed at freeing footpaths and roads from encroachment in th... Read More


Off-season watermelon farming brings 'success' to farmer in Hili

BALURGHAT, Feb. 2 -- An innovative experiment in off-season farming has drawn attention in the border area of South Dinajpur's Hili, where a farmer has successfully cultivated watermelons at an unusua... Read More


Youth stabs uncle to death in Goalpokhar

Raiganj, Feb. 2 -- A family dispute over a small piece of land turned fatal on Sunday night when a youth allegedly stabbed his uncle to death at Sreepur marketplace under Sahapur-2 Gram Panchayat in N... Read More


CM: Union Budget provides fresh momentum to city's development

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- A day after the presentation of the Union Budget 2026-27, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said the Budget has given fresh momentum to the Capital's development, opening... Read More