Five workers electrocuted to death in Bengal’s Dinhata
Five factory workers were electrocuted to death after coming into contact with an 11,000-volt overhead electric line in Dinhata in Cooch Behar district of north Bengal on Sunday, officials said.
Five factory workers were electrocuted to death after coming into contact with an 11,000-volt overhead electric line in Dinhata in Cooch Behar district of north Bengal on Sunday, officials said.
The Trinamul Congress (TMC) leadership in Cooch Behar has begun early mobilisation ahead of the Assembly elections, focusing on women beneficiaries of the state government’s Lakshmir Bhandar scheme.
Tension gripped the Sahebganj police station area in Dinhata of Cooch Behar on Friday after police seized a large quantity of banned cough syrup and arrested a local BJP leader on charges of trafficking.
Before leaving Cooch Behar for Siliguri, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Saturday visited Cooch Behar airport and held discussions with airport officials on the expansion of the runway and the resumption of aircraft services.
An inter-district kabaddi championship was organised at Serampore by Mahesh Colony Yuva Kishore Sangha and Sukanta Sob Peyechi Ashor.
The Trinamul Congress (TMC) was expected to retain the Sitai Assembly segment in Cooch Behar.
In Nahati, Dey defeated his nearest rival, BJP's Rupak Mitra by a margin of 48,912 votes. Left Front-supported CPI-M-L candidate Dabajyoti Majumder and the Congress' Paresh Nath Sarkar ended in the third and fourth positions, respectively, and forfeited their deposits.
The bypolls in Sitai and Madarihat Assembly segments of Cooch Behar and Alipurduar districts were largely peaceful, barring a few stray incidents.
The Sagardighi area, situated in front of the Cooch Behar district magistrate's office, turned into a battleground today following a protest organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
A clash erupted last evening at Dinhata, Cooch Behar, following a protest rally organised by women and school-going girls.
