The brother of a Trinamul leader was arrested on Friday night on charges of illegal extraction of minor minerals from rivers flowing through the Dooars region. Y. Raghuvamshi, SP, Alipurduar said tha...

Tea estate workers in north Bengal have demanded a three-fold hike in the extra leaf price (ELP) that was last fixed around 14 years back. Trade unions sought the state labour department’s inte...

Heat and humidity have been tormenting Kolkatans for a few days and there is no immediate relief in sight, Met officials said. Sunday’s maximum temperature was 34.5 degrees Celsius, two notches...

Vistadome coaches between New Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar may be operated daily during Puja in October or November to meet the high demand. The service is at present available once a week sinc...

Senior national and state leaders of the BJP are displeased with a number of legislators and party leaders of north Bengal as the latter are overtly advocating in favour of separate statehood in publi...

St Joseph’s School (North Point), Darjeeling, will host a two-day alumni congress of the north zone of The Federation of Jesuit Associations of India (JAAI) this week where Sikkim chief minister...

The Malda district administration has drawn up a comprehensive plan to woo tourists in the district known for historical sites, deer park, mangoes and textiles. Earlier, chief minister Mamata Banerje...

Mayor Gautam Deb announced a slew of new ventures for the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) and Siliguri district hospital on Wednesday and Thursday. The patient welfare committee of ...

Sources in the central investigating agency said its officers wanted to know from the former SSC chairman the procedures that were followed in the recruitment process.  A 12-member CBI team reac...

Subires Bhattacharyya, the vice-chancellor of North Bengal University (NBU), came under the scanner of the CBI on Wednesday as a 12-member team of the investigating agency reached varsity premises on ...