Jalpaiguri storm: Toll rises to 5, hundreds injured
Jalpaiguri/UNI: The death toll has risen to five while 200 injured in a five-minute whirlwind storm in north Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Sunday afternoon, official sources said on Monday.
Storm hits Jalpaiguri, four die
Four people were killed and a dozen others were wounded as a cyclonic storm battered parts of the poll-bound Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal on Sunday afternoon, officials said.
West Bengal: 8 die in flash flood during idol immersion in Jalpaiguri, PM Modi mourns
Jalpaiguri: At least eight people died in a flash flood in the Mal river in north Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday night when a large number of people had gathered on the river bank to witness idol immersion.
West Bengal: Dhupguri road mishap kills at least 14
Kolkata/Jalpaiguri/IBNS: At least 14 people were killed and 16 others were seriously injured as a stone-laden truck reportedly overturned on two cars after hitting another vehicle at Dhupguri in the Jalpaiguri district of northern West Bengal on Tuesday night.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a strict message to the rebels just ahead of the state polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she won't tolerate any leader who would hobnob with other parties after benefitting by remaining in the party and government for years.
Mamata Banerjee begins three-day north Bengal visit today
Kolkata/IBNS: In a bid to gain back the lost political ground ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee began her three-day north Bengal visit on Tuesday.
West Bengal lynching over suspected cow theft: Three locals held
Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, Aug 28 (IBNS): A day after two teenagers were beaten to death by locals over alleged cattle theft, police arrested at least three persons in connection with the case, officials said.
President Inaugurates 7th Edition of KKM Memorial Gold Cup - Rural Football Tournament
Jangipur, Murshidabad, West Bengal, July 14 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 7th Edition of Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee Rural Football Tournament at Mackenzie Park Football Ground in Murshidabad district on Friday.
West Bengal: Threat posters trigger panic in Jalpaiguri
Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, Feb 15 (IBNS): Few warning posters, put up by unknown persons, have triggered scare among the locals in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal since last week, reports said.
Volunteer firefighter from Kolkata, 24x7 bike ambulance runner from Jalpaiguri awarded Padma Shri
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IBNS): A 59-year-old volunteer firefighter from Kolkata, Bipin Ganatra, and a resident of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district Karimul Haque, who runs a 24x7 free bike ambulance service for poor people of remote areas, have been named as Padma Shri winners by the Central government on Wednesday.