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West Bengal: DRI Siliguri seizes elephant tusks from train at New Jalpaigu
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Siliguri unit seized Asiatic elephant tusks (ivory) weighing around 7.5 kg from Rajdhani Express at New Jalpaiguri railway station Saturday afternoon. Two accused have been arrested in the tusk smuggling case.
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WB: Seven-year-old dead, 5 injured after mortar shell explodes in Jalpaigu
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A seven-year-old child died and five others were injured after a mortar shell exploded in the Chhapadanga area of Jalpaiguri district, police said.
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PM Modi to flag off two Vande Bharats as "Durga Puja gifts" to West Bengal
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"There are already three Vande Bharat trains in West Bengal- Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Junction, Puri-Howrah and New Jalpaiguri Junction-Guwahati. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has allotted another two Vande Bharats for West Bengal- Patna-Howrah and Ranch Howrah. People of West Bengal will b
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WB: TMC wins Dhupguri assembly bypoll, CM Mamata congratulates people for
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Trinamool Congress party on Friday registered victory in by poll elections from Dhupguri assembly seat in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district.
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Heavy rainfall adversely impact production of tea in West Bengal
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Relentless torrential rains have severely damaged tea plantations in the Bengal foothills. Tea production fell by about 25-30 per cent in the first week in the tea belt of the state, Terai and Dooars region in the Jalpaiguri division, according to tea experts.
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Floods in North Bengal due to rivers in Bhutan, Centre should have noticed
Updated : 2 years, 7 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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West Bengal floods: Indian Army rescues 72 persons, including 24 children
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Responding promptly to a requisition by the civil administration, troops of the Indian Army rescued 72 villagers, including 24 children from Mechpara village near Hashimara in Jalpaiguri, who were stuck due to floods, according to the press release of the Indian Army.
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WB panchayat elections: Re-polling underway in 697 booths in 5 districts
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahead of the re-polling of the Panchayat elections, the voters, on Monday, queued up outside the polling booth in the Murshidabad district. According to an official statement, the re-polling will be conducted in 697 booths across five districts: Purulia, Birbhum, Jalpaiguri, Nadia and Sou
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Bengal Panchayat polls: "BJP only gives assurance...," says CM Mamata in J
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Where is your Ujjwala, where is Rs 15 lakh? BJP only gives assurance", the Chief Minister who is on a visit to Jalpaiguri.
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West Bengal: CM Mamata's helicopter makes emergency landing at Sevoke Airb
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Due to low visibility, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's helicopter made an emergency landing at Sevoke Airbase. She was going to Bagdogra after addressing a public gathering at Krinti, Jalpaiguri. She is safe," TMC leader Rajib Banerjee said.
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Panchayat polls: One company of paramilitary force reaches West Bengal's J
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Days after Calcutta High Court ordered the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) to requisition Central Forces within 24 hours for deployment in panchayat elections, one company of paramilitary force reached Jalpaiguri on Friday evening.
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Vande Bharat train to help realise 'transformation through transportation'
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Connecting Guwahati with New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, the Vande Bharat Express, a semi-high-speed train built with indigenously developed technology, would cover a distance of approximately 411 kilometres within a span of 5 hours and 30 minutes.
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