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Teen's body recovered from Dinhata river, search for another continues

Cooch Behar, Sept. 4 -- The body of one of the two teenagers who went missing after drowning in the Buradharla River in Dinhata was recovered on Friday morning. The body of Ranjoy Barman was found flo... Read More


NH-12 blocked after Class XI student killed in accident

Raiganj, Sept. 4 -- A Class XI student was killed after a motorised van ran over him on National Highway 12 near Tungidighi Bus Stand in North Dinajpur on Thursday night. The deceased was identified a... Read More


Food safety drive: Several restaurants sealed

Siliguri, Sept. 4 -- Expired food ingredients, improperly stored raw meat and fish, and unhygienic kitchen conditions were found during a food safety inspection at several restaurants on Sevoke Road i... Read More


AI Phuket flight incident: AAIB issues preliminary report; pilot drug use confirmation serious concern

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Probe agency AAIB on Friday said the confirmation of drug use by the pilot-in-command of the Air India Phuket-Delhi flight is a "serious concern" and asked the regulator, the Dir... Read More


Price rise casts a shadow over Janmashtami festivities

Balurghat, Sept. 4 -- Rising prices of essential food items, traditional sweets, fruits and flowers have cast a shadow over Janmashtami celebrations in Balurghat on Friday, making customary offerings ... Read More


25 Yrs of bonded labour? Worker, minors rescued

Alipurduar, Sept. 4 -- Allegations of bonded labour and the employment of minors have surfaced in Alipurduar's cold-storage industry, prompting a joint operation by the district administration, Labour... Read More


Painkiller tablets worth Rs 42L seized in Malda

Malda, Sept. 4 -- Police seized a large consignment of painkiller tablets allegedly being transported through a courier service. A man from Sujapur in Malda's Kaliachak area was arrested in connection... Read More


Silt threatens Teesta, Jaldhaka as flash-flood risk rises

Jalpaiguri, Sept. 4 -- A survey by the Irrigation Department has revealed the alarming condition of rivers, including the Teesta and Jaldhaka in North Bengal, where heavy silt and sand accumulation ha... Read More


17,500 evacuated, 3.53 lakh affected as floods hit Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Sept. 4 -- More than 17,500 people have been evacuated to safer places from 26 flood-affected areas in Uttar Pradesh, with no loss of life or livestock reported so far, the state government s... Read More


HarperCollins India to publish Sonia Gandhi's memoir after Penguin India deal falls through

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- HarperCollins India will publish Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, following a controversy over the book's proposed Indian publication. The mem... Read More