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Gold smuggling racket busted, 4 held

Darjeeling, Sept. 24 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Siliguri Regional unit, seized 5.619 kg of gold worth about Rs 6.29 crore and arrested four persons exposing a major smuggling ra... Read More


Pending wages: Tea garden workers block NH-17

Jalpaiguri, Sept. 24 -- Hundreds of tea garden workers blocked National Highway 17 from noon on Wednesday, demanding pending wages and the state-mandated Puja bonus, severely disrupting road communica... Read More


Cooch Behar Municipality to dedicate Rash Mela cultural stage to Zubin Garg

Cooch Behar, Sept. 24 -- The Cooch Behar Municipality has announced that this year's Rash Mela, the traditional and largest fair in North-East India, will see its main cultural stage dedicated to the ... Read More


Crude bomb blasts trigger panic in Sahebganj

Cooch Behar, Sept. 24 -- A series of crude bomb explosions in two areas of Sahebganj Gram Panchayat under Dinhata-II block sparked panic among residents in the early hours of Wednesday. Loud explosion... Read More


Police foil child marriage, groom arrested

BALURGHAT, Sept. 24 -- A child marriage was foiled in Balurghat after police, acting on a tip-off from the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), rescued a 15-year-old girl dressed as a bride from a wedding v... Read More


NDPS accused escapes from Falakata PS sans any trace

Alipurduar, Sept. 24 -- In a dramatic and almost cinematic turn of events, a female accused in an NDPS case escaped from Falakata Police Station early Wednesday morning, evading authorities. The incid... Read More


Body of migrant worker recovered in Malda

Malda, Sept. 24 -- Kaliachak witnessed a murder incident on Wednesday morning, triggering panic in the Chhoto Mahadipur area. The blood-soaked body of 35-year-old Babar Sheikh, a migrant worker from K... Read More


Balurghat family's 115-yr-old Puja continues gun-firing tradition

BALURGHAT, Sept. 24 -- The Durga Puja of the Chowdhury family at Boydul has completed 115 years this year, yet its age-old tradition of firing guns during Sandhi Puja remains intact. The Puja was fir... Read More


Raiganj police launch Puja guide map to ensure smooth celebrations

Raiganj, Sept. 24 -- With Durga Puja round the corner, the Raiganj Police District has introduced a comprehensive Durga Puja Guide Map to ensure a smooth festive season for pandal hoppers in North Din... Read More


Rice-eating ceremony for orphaned kids held in Alipurduar

Alipurduar, Sept. 24 -- Alipurduar witnessed a touching moment on Wednesday as five orphan children raised under the care of a voluntary organisation approved by the District Child Welfare Committee (... Read More