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Handloom Expo mourns former PM’s death

As a mark of respect for former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and condoling his death, the minister and officials inaugurated the state's Handloom Expo without conventional extravagant shows in Burdwan town on Tuesday.

Illegal pond filling: E Burdwan DM orders probe

The district magistrate of East Burdwan, Ayesha Rani has ordered an investigation against the illegal filling up of Shashank Bill, a vast waterbody, is spread over 300 bighas and known as the kidney of Burdwan town.

3 members of family drown in Damodar, 2 rescued

Three members of a family from Kolkata have drowned in Damodar river near Kulti in West Burdwan district today while bathing and taking selfies. The locals have managed to save two others.

Heavy rain: Burdwan, Durgapur inundated

Burdwan town and its adjacent villages, and Durgapur town received sudden incessant precipitation of torrential rain last night causing inundation in some municipal wards.