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Tufanganj: 7 injured as idol overturns during immersion

Cooch Behar, Oct. 22 -- Seven municipal workers were injured when an idol overturned during immersion in the Raidak River in Tufanganj on Wednesday. The injured were rushed to Tufanganj Subdivisional ... Read More


50-year-old unexploded 1971 war shell defused in Balurghat

Balurghat, Oct. 22 -- An unexploded artillery shell dating back to the 1971 India-Pakistan war for the liberation of Bangladesh was safely defused by the South Dinajpur District Police with assistance... Read More


South Dinajpur: 3 held for spreading fake videos on social media

Balurghat, Oct. 22 -- South Dinajpur district police have arrested three persons for allegedly spreading fake videos and misleading information on social media to create panic and disturb communal har... Read More


Buxa-Jayanti stir enters day 17, October 25 deadline set

Alipurduar, Oct. 22 -- The sit-in protest by residents of Buxa and Jayanti continued through the Durga Puja festivities, with demonstrators warning of a larger agitation if their 10-point charter of d... Read More


NJP: Five Bangladesh nationals held

Siliguri, Oct. 22 -- Five Bangladesh nationals, including a minor, were arrested at New Jalpaiguri Railway Station (NJP) while allegedly travelling to Hyderabad after entering India illegally. The ar... Read More


Khadimpur village celebrates centuries-old Balai Chandi Puja

Raiganj, Oct. 22 -- As Durga Puja festivities conclude in many places, Khadimpur village in North Dinajpur comes alive with its own age-old celebration, the historic Balai Chandi Puja. Organised by th... Read More


Siliguri introduces trolley system for immersion of Durga idols

Siliguri, Oct. 22 -- For the first time in Siliguri, idols of Goddess Durga are being immersed using a trolley system at the Lal Mohan Moulik immersion ghat. The system, introduced by the state govern... Read More


PM Modi and Polish PM agree to deepen cooperation

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- India and Poland on Thursday agreed to deepen ties in defence, space, and nuclear energy domains, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk pledgin... Read More


Shah takes dig at Rahul Gandhi, advises him to reach people instead of protesting

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Union Home minister Amit Shah on Thursday took a swipe at the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, predicting that the BJP would remain in power for 30 years as the pa... Read More


If House not prorogued, extended sitting can be convened on two days notice: Top official

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Amid suggestions that the government could convene an extended sitting of Parliament for the passage of the delimitation-linked women's reservation Bill, a top official on Thursd... Read More