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State advances Durga Puja vacation in schools and colleges amid heavy rain

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- Heavy overnight rain that brought normal life across Kolkata and surrounding areas to a standstill on Tuesday, coupled with forecasts of further inclement weather, prompted the st... Read More


Bengali TV & film industry reel under relentless downpour, flooding

KOLKATA, Sept. 23 -- Aratrika Maity, popularly known as Uji from Zee Bangla's serial 'Jowar Bhata', usually leaves her Ruby More residence around 7.45 pm, reaching Technician Studio within 15 minutes.... Read More


Monsoon mayhem: More rain in a day than in 3 weeks

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- A torrential downpour brought Kolkata to its knees on Tuesday morning, inundating large parts of the city and crippling transport systems just days ahead of the Durga Puja festivi... Read More


Gorumara, Chapramari ESZs: Resorts under review, no immediate eviction

Jalpaiguri, Sept. 23 -- No government or private resorts within the eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) of Gorumara National Park and Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary are being evicted at present. However, a joint... Read More


GNLF seeks intervention of Amit Shah after ECI delists party

Darjeeling, Sept. 23 -- The Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) has sought the intervention of Union Home minister Amit Shah after the Election Commission of India (ECI) delisted the party for not... Read More


Locals protest against BSF restrictions

Cooch Behar, Sept. 23 -- Residents of the Nazirhat-Shyamganj border area in Dinhata subdivision staged a road blockade on Tuesday, protesting against the new battalion of the Border Security Force (BS... Read More


Inadvertent border crossing: BSF reunites girl with kin

BALURGHAT, Sept. 23 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday reunited a 20-year-old woman from Malda with her family after she accidentally crossed into Bangladesh. According to BSF officials, th... Read More


Body recovered in Buxa Tiger Reserve, land dispute suspected

Alipurduar, Sept. 23 -- The body of Subhash Kujur (40), a resident of Latabari under Kalchini Police Station, was recovered from a forest area near Dima Bridge on National Highway 31/C, in the Poro Ba... Read More


Balurghat: Trader, employee jailed for illegal kerosene hoarding, smuggling

BALURGHAT, Sept. 23 -- The Balurghat District Court on Monday sentenced a trader and his employee to three months' rigorous imprisonment in connection with illegal hoarding and smuggling of kerosene o... Read More


Malda: Fatal collision in Kaliachak claims two lives, four people injured

Malda, Sept. 23 -- Tragedy struck early Tuesday morning when a speeding four-wheeler rammed into a toto (battery operated rickshaw) in Kaliachak's Jalalpur Danga area, leaving two people dead and four... Read More