A two-and-a-half-year-old boy fell into a 200-feet-deep borewell and got trapped at a depth of around 75 feet in an agricultural field in the district on Thursday night, officials said.
Eleven panchayat members from different political parties officially joined the Trinamul Congress.
With electioneering gaining momentum, the BJP has stepped up preparations in North Bengal ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed public meeting in Siliguri on 12 April.
A political storm has erupted in Siliguri ahead of the Assembly elections over allegations of large-scale deletion of names from the electoral rolls, with Trinamul Congress (TMC) candidate and Mayor Gautam Deb and BJP nominee Sankar Ghosh locking horns.
The restriction will come into force three days prior to polling and remain effective until the day after the election. West Bengal will go to the polls in two phases on 23 April and 29 April.
Beldanga in Murshidabad is heading into the 2026 Assembly elections amid a sharply altered political and social landscape, where development narratives are increasingly being overshadowed by religious polarisation.
North Bengal is poised to emerge as a hub for sports and youth excellence, BJP national president Nitin Nabin said while addressing a Sports Club Meeting in Malda Town on Thursday, even as he launched a sharp attack on the Trinamul Congress over its popular slogan “Khela Hobe.”
Trinamul Congress demanded a thorough investigation into the alleged receipt of Rs 1,000 crore by Humayun Kabir to buy Muslim votes.
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 has set a new direction for global artificial intelligence governance by shifting the focus from concentration of resources to what experts call the “democratic diffusion” of AI capabilities.
The BJP candidate for the Pandabeswar Assembly seat in West Burdwan has petitioned the returning officer and the Election Commission of India, seeking cancellation of the candidature of Trinamul Congress nominee Narendranath Chakraborty.
