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NNBHH marks 111th Puja with World Heritage Rly immersion

Darjeeling, Sept. 21 -- Gone are the days when the Durga idol for this heritage Puja in Darjeeling used to arrive from Krishnanagar (near Kolkata, famous for clay idols) first to Siliguri, and then be... Read More


Leopard shelter at Khayerbari nears capacity, set for upgrade

Alipurduar, Sept. 21 -- Khayerbari in Jaldapara National Park, which currently houses 26 leopards across 30 enclosures, is nearing capacity. With more leopard rescues expected soon, the Forest departm... Read More


Durga Puja looms as Raiganj residents face rising garbage

Raiganj, Sept. 21 -- With Durga Puja around the corner, residents of Raiganj are grappling with mounting garbage across the town as contractual conservancy department staff of the Raiganj Municipality... Read More


Dinhata: Two-storey bar library inaugurated

COOCH BEHAR, Sept. 21 -- The Dinhata Bar Association's new two-storey bar library building was inaugurated on Sunday, marking a significant step toward improving facilities for the legal fraternity in... Read More


'Balurghat Durga Puja carnival likely to shift venue'

BALURGHAT, Sept. 21 -- The South Dinajpur district administration is weighing a shift in the venue of Balurghat's annual Durga Puja carnival to ease recurring traffic snarls. Over the past years, the ... Read More


Priest's body exhumed, head stolen

Raiganj, Sept. 21 -- A shocking incident rocked Lahil village under Belon Gram Panchayat in North Dinajpur's Chakulia Police Station area on Sunday morning, when miscreants allegedly exhumed the body ... Read More


Two arrested for illegal cross-border movement

Malda, Sept. 21 -- The Malda police and Border Security Force (BSF) have arrested two individuals in separate incidents for illegal cross-border movement along the India-Bangladesh frontier. In the f... Read More


Golden Durga idol of Khayer Khal worshipped on Navami

JALPAIGURI, Sept. 21 -- At the Khayer Khal Gosani Devi Temple in Jalpaiguri, a seven-inch-tall gold Durga idol, kept under strict security throughout the year, is brought out and worshipped for a sing... Read More


Dhak beats signal the return of Maa Chaturbhuja Chandidevi at Rajbari

Malda, Sept. 21 -- On a quiet September morning in Chanchal, the resonant beats of the dhak broke the silence as priests filled a copper vessel with sacred water at Satighata. With this simple yet pow... Read More


Three injured in separate jackal attacks

Jalpaiguri, Sept. 21 -- Three residents of Shobhabari village, under Kharia Gram Panchayat in Jalpaiguri Sadar Block, were injured in separate jackal attacks early Sunday morning. Among them, elderly ... Read More