Besides intensifying CCTV surveillance, the Burdwan University (BU) is set to engage retired lady jawans and introduce a smart card entry system in the hostel zones and the executive council of the BU has approved the plan.
The Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad, which serves as an alternative to the zilla parishad following the formation of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (now Gorkhaland Territorial Administration), presented its budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 today.
Darjeeling, the queen of hills, is grappling with a persistent and worsening traffic crisis, especially during the peak tourist season.
A leopard had entered Patlakhawa village, under Cooch Behar block II on Tuesday, causing panic among locals. The big cat, reportedly hunting for goats, was chased away by the villagers.
In a twist in the mysterious death on the highway, Kanksa police, under Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate, have arrested Rajdeo Sharma, the driver of the vehicle in which event management company owner Sutandra Chatterjee was travelling.
Trinamul Congress hopes to do well in the three seats of Balurghat, Raiganj and Darjeeling, which went to the polls today.
Another Sharmila Sarkar has joined the fray against Dr Sharmila Sarkar, the Trinamul Congress candidate from Bardhaman Purba seat.
Barring stray incidents, the second phase of polling to three Lok Sabha constituencies went off peacefully, today.
With the forecast of a bountiful monsoon this year, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation held a high-level meeting with various stakeholders on preparedness for the upcoming rainy season.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday cancelled the nomination of former IPS officer Debashis Dhar, nominated by BJP for Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency against the three-time incumbent Trinamul Congress MP Satabdi Roy.
