Storm blows away roofs, hits power & water supply
Jalpaiguri, May 19: Over 200 houses were partially or completely destroyed and power and water supplies were disrupted when a storm battered Jalpaiguri town and the adjoining rural areas last night. It...
View ArticleJapan crores for forest projects
Jaldapara (Alipurduar), June 23: The state forest department will get funds of nearly Rs 400 crore from Japan for an eight-year project to develop the forests.
View ArticleDam spared death knell
Sept. 5: If Delhi had agreed to share half the Teesta’s waters with Bangladesh against Mamata Banerjee’s wishes, the very purpose of the Teesta Barrage Project, aimed at providing irrigation water to...
View ArticleFlu alert in Assam, 4,500 birds culled
Guwahati: The animal husbandry and veterinary department in Assam has ordered the culling of wild and domestic birds to stop the spread of avian flu in Dhubri district. Personnel from the rapid
View ArticleCentre releases `120 cr for Bengal quake victims
NEW DELHI, 12 OCT: The Centre has released Rs 120 crore to West Bengal for relief and rehabilitation of the victims of last month's devastating earthquake. Following a request from the state, the...
View ArticleHasina positive about Teesta pact
Bangladesh PM and team in Tin Bigha Tin Bigha (Cooch Behar), Oct. 19: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is hopeful that the Teesta water sharing treaty will be signed soon. Hasina said this during
View ArticleBengal gets 20 new trains
KOLKATA, 14 MARCH: Even while choosing the collision course with his party boss Miss Mamata Banerjee over hiking of passenger fares, railway minister Dinesh Trivedi proposed some new projects and 20 new
View ArticleState makes ‘smart’ move for buses, trams
KOLKATA, 8 AUG: The state transport department will introduce smart cards for travelling in government-run buses and trams, state transport minister Madan Mitra, said today at Writers’ Buildings. He said
View Articleজল নামতেই ভাঙন শুরু হয়েছে তিস্তা সঙ্কোশে
নদীর জল কমতে শুরু করায় এ বার ভাঙন শুরু হয়েছে উত্তরবঙ্গের বেশ কিছু জায়গায়। যদিও ডুয়ার্সের ময়নাগুড়ি এবং উত্তর দিনাজপুরের কিছু এলাকায় এদিন নতুন করে বন্যা পরিস্থিতিও তৈরি হয়েছে। কোচবিহারে ২০টি ত্রাণ
View ArticleEncephalitis toll reaches 49, government issues red alert
The death toll in the Japanese encephalitis outbreak in north Bengal went up to 49 on Sunday even as the state government intensified its efforts to control the disease. Forty-nine patients have died in
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