The Malda district administration, along with the Farakka Barrage Project Authority (FBPA), has taken an initiative to address the issue of erosion that has been plaguing certain areas of the district...

Construction work of the second bridge over the Ganga at Farakka has come to halt for the third time in the past three years. This time, work stopped in July first week because of the rise in the wat...

Three persons, including both the drivers of the accident-hit vehicles, were seriously injured and were taken to Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital after their rescue by cops. The police also h...

Police and residents of Dadantola village in Murshidabad clashed on Saturday morning over the installation of high-tension electricity lines that are necessary to supply power from an Adani Group-owne...

Jangipur police on Thursday arrested five more suspects in connection with the Farakka bank robbery that had taken place on April 13. Special teams had been conducting operations since the robbery. O...

A group of guests, mostly from abroad, has got a taste of West Bengal’s heritage, including its rich boat culture, during an hour-long walk through Ambedkar Bhavan - Cultural Research Institute ...

Mamata Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, urging him to reconsider the 2017 decision of curtailing the work jurisdiction of the Farakka Barrage Project Authority and restore its...

State-run Volvo buses will now connect Purulia, Jhargram, Farakka and Asansol to Kolkata with most of the buses travelling overnight. Senior officers of the South Bengal State Transport Corporation (...

Two migrant workers sustained serious injuries as they jumped off the Malda bound Farakka Express while it was moving through Malda town on Thursday in a bid to catch a bus for home. Both were rushed...

Five-sixth of the time has elapsed for the treaty between Bangladesh and India on sharing of the waters of the Ganges at Farakka. It will expire on December 12, 2026. The treaty was necessitated by th...