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Malda mango traders frustrated as Budget fails to deliver on PM's promise

Malda, Feb. 1 -- Frustration ran high among mango traders and growers in Malda with the Union Budget failing to translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise of support to the mango and other indus... Read More


Finish riverine route repairs before MCC comes into effect: Irrigation dept to officials

Jalpaiguri, Feb. 1 -- With the announcement of the state Assembly election schedule likely to be made soon, the state Irrigation department has issued urgent directives for the repair and maintenance ... Read More


Sarlahi records 29 road fatalities, 190 injuries in six months

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- Road accidents have claimed the lives of 29 people and left 190 others seriously injured in Sarlahi district over the past six months of the current fiscal year, police said. To addr... Read More


Budget 2026: Crypto Startups To Be Penalised For Non-Disclosures

India, Feb. 1 -- While the Union Budget 2026-27 did not bring up cryptocurrencies and virtual digital assets as a prominent area of focus, Nirmala Sitharaman proposed increasing the reporting complian... Read More


Trader held for selling raw materials for illicit liquor

BALURGHAT, Feb. 1 -- The Balurghat Police on Saturday evening arrested a trader for allegedly selling raw materials used in the manufacture of banned country liquor under the guise of a jaggery busine... Read More


SIR outreach: Officials visit transgender community in Raiganj

Raiganj/BALURGHAT, Feb. 1 -- Officials of the North Dinajpur district administration, led by the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) of Raiganj, conducted a special outreach visit to the residence of transge... Read More


Govt targets raising financial sector's GDP share to 7.5% in five years

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- The government has set a target to increase the financial sector's contribution to the national economy by 0.85 percentage points to 7.5 percent of the country's gross domestic produc... Read More


NBSTC rolls out 47 special bus services for exams

Cooch Behar, Feb. 1 -- With the Madhyamik (Secondary) examinations set to begin on Monday, the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC), in coordination with the administration, has arranged s... Read More


Doctors 'shortage' worsens at Balurghat District Hospital

BALURGHAT, Feb. 1 -- The "long-standing shortage" of doctors at Balurghat District Hospital in South Dinajpur has worsened following the transfer of four doctors and the retirement of one, raising con... Read More


Private sectors urge pro-investment policies in party election manifestos

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), an umbrella organisation of the private sector, has called on political parties to clearly enshrine private-sector pr... Read More