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West Bengal's distant Tin Bigha Corridor that connects Bangladesh gears up
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Tin Bigha Corridor is a narrow strip of land in West Bengal's Coochbehar that was given as a lease to Bangladesh so that the neighbouring nation could access the Dahagram-Angarpota Bangladeshi enclaves within Indian territory.
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"CM Banerjee was inciting Muslim brothers so that riots could happen," say
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
After filing a complaint against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the statement that she made in Coochbehar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Agnimitra Paul slammed her and accused her of inciting Muslims in the state.
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"Will not be able to step inside Parliament again": TMC's Coochbehar candi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia, the TMC candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Coochbehar, claimed on Saturday that his electoral rival and sitting MP Nisith Pramanik would fail in his bid to seek a fresh term in the Lower House as he did nothing for the district over the las
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Border blurs at Zero Point in Jhakuatari on Eid, as locals from India, Ban
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Sending out a larder message that land borders were no bar when it comes to propagating bonhomie, people from Dighaltari in Coochbehar district came out in their hundreds on Thursday to offer Eid prayers along with their counterparts across the border at a 200-year-old Jama Masjid in Kuri
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CAA is like fish head, NRC its tail: Mamata lashes out at BJP
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"India is the world's largest democracy. I will take care of Bengal, as long as I am here, they will not dare to touch the people of Bengal. Before elections, they are crying CAA CAA. Remember CAA is the head of the fish, the tail is the NRC," Banerjee said speaking while campaigning at Cooc
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West Bengal: BSF apprehends woman narcotic smuggler on India-Bangladesh bo
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Border Security Force (BSF) troops foiled a smuggling bid and apprehended one woman Narcotic smuggler with prohibited Yaba tablets on the Indo-Bangladesh international border on February 5.
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Amit Shah announces cash award for rural children who performed Yoga on BS
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
These children, ranging in age group of 6 to 18 years, included 11 girls and 14 boys. The participants have been consistently practising yoga at the Mekhliganj-Bhotbari Yoga Centre, situated in the heart of West Bengal's Coochbehar district. Established in 2017 by a local youth, Ranjit Roy,
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WB: BSF foils cattle smuggling bid, rescues 54 cattle heads
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Acting on specific intelligence input, on November 25, 2023, "The vigilant troops of 75 Bn BSF under the Gopalpur Sector of the Guwahati Frontier of the Border Security Force rescued 54 cattle in a border area near Village Dhumarkata, District Coochbehar (West Bengal)."
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BSF thwarts gold smuggling attempt, apprehends one smuggler
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Border Security Force (BSF) troops under Border Security Force Guwahati Frontier foiled another smuggling bid and apprehended one gold smuggler along with five gold biscuits on the Indo-Bangladesh international border, an official said.
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BSF recovers illegal arms, narcotics items, Rs 43.76 lakh cash at Indo-Ban
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Based on reliable input, bordermen of 75 BSF battalions along with Narcotic Control Bureau Zonal HQ Kolkata launched a special joint operation on Sunday in a bordering village in the Coochbehar district of West Bengal.
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Coochbehar police arrests local BJP leader Ajay Roy in two criminal cases
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Special Crime Branch of Cooch Behar District Police arrested Ajay Roy from the Assam-Bangladesh border at Jorai junction that falls under Bakshirhat police station area on the basis of confidential information.
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Floods in North Bengal due to rivers in Bhutan, Centre should have noticed
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Irrigation Minister is on a two-day tour of three districts of North Bengal, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Coochbehar, to review the flood situation in the region.
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