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Malda courts sentence three men in murder, NDPS cases

Malda, Sept. 30 -- Two separate courts in Malda delivered verdicts in criminal cases, sentencing two men to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment under the NDPS Act and another man to life imprisonment for ... Read More


Aadhaar cards, passbooks found scattered

Raiganj, Sept. 30 -- Tension spread among residents after numerous Aadhaar cards, post office passbooks, Ayushman cards and other important documents were found scattered on a road near Shaktinagar ra... Read More


Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad deputy chief faces no-confidence motion

Cooch Behar, Sept. 30 -- A no-confidence motion was passed against Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad's Sahakari Sabhadhipati Abdul Jalil Ahmed on Wednesday, with all 20 members present at the meeting voting ... Read More


Young trekker dies near Sandakphu

Darjeeling, Sept. 30 -- A 26-year-old trekker from Cooch Behar died at Aahl village near Sandakphu on Wednesday morning after reportedly developing a fever during a trek in the Singalila region. The ... Read More


Jharkhand Ganga erosion disrupts train services in Malda

Malda, Sept. 30 -- Train services on the Malda division of Eastern Railway were disrupted after severe erosion along the Ganga damaged rail infrastructure between Sakrigali and Maharajpur stations in ... Read More


Tigress reaches Buxa from Valmiki, set for release

Alipurduar, Sept. 30 -- The nearly three-year-old tigress selected for Buxa Tiger Reserve's tiger reintroduction programme reached Buxa from Bihar's Valmiki Tiger Reserve early Wednesday, marking a ma... Read More


Centre raises wheat MSP to Rs 2,610 per quintal; pulses, oilseeds get 'bigger' hike

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The Centre on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat marginally by Rs 25 to Rs 2,610 per quintal for the 2027-28 rabi marketing year, while increasing support... Read More


Cabinet approves Rs 1.86 lakh crore scheme for green energy evacuation

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 1.86 lakh crore PM-DHARA Scheme to set up an intra-state transmission system with 50GWh battery storage to evacuate 135 GW of renewa... Read More


Windfall tax on diesel, ATF exports slashed

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The government on Wednesday cut the windfall gains tax on the export of diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), while retaining it at the same level for petrol for the fortnight... Read More


FY27 H2 going to be challenging as global interest rates rise: CEA

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said the second half of the current fiscal is going to be challenging because downside risks to global growth have incre... Read More