Kolkata | Eight persons have been killed and several others are feared missing following a flash flood in Mal river at Malbazar in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district while local Durga Puja organisers assembled at the river bank for immersion of the Durga idols on the occasion of Dussehra, police said. The Jalpaiguri District Magistrate, Moumita […]
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Woman gang-raped in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri, two arrested
Kolkata : A woman was allegedly gang-raped brutally in a secluded area in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, police said on Sunday. “The homemaker of Madhyapara area was alone when two persons, Parimal Rai and Ratnu Munda, took her away and raped her on Saturday night. Today we received a complaint and based on the victim’s […]
Jalpaiguri celebrates as daughter of rickshaw-puller scripts Asiad history
Kolkata : Jalpaiguri town in North Bengal is ecstatic over its resident Swapna Barman, daughter of a van rickshaw puller, becoming the first Indian woman to achieve a top podium finish in the gruelling heptathlon event at the Asian Games. Soon after Swapna scripted history by clinching the gold at the 18th edition of the […]
Selfie craze helps police catch mobile thief in Bengal
Kolkata : The selfie craze is becoming troublesome, but it helped the police in solving a recent case of theft in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, as the thief posted a selfie from the stolen phone, police said on Tuesday. “By looking at the selfie he posted we could trace his location from seeing the […]