Tag: North Dinajpur

Chopra case: BJP calls autopsy a ‘cover-up’

Bengal girl whose death sparked violence lost life due to poisoning, no signs of sexual assault, reveals post-mortem report.

July 21, 2020

N Dinajpur villagers given boats

"In addition to that, water from the Bihar areas nearby also flood the villages, destroying standing crops in the fields," one villager said.

July 19, 2020

West Bengal BJP leader found hanging in North Dinajpur

Debendra Nath Ray had contested and won the Hemtabad assembly segment, a reserved seat for Scheduled Castes, on a CPI(M) ticket but had switched over to the BJP last year after the Lok Sabha polls.

July 13, 2020

North Dinajpur villages inundated; locals move to safer places

Panic spread among residents of Ward No 23 and 27 in Raiganj Municipality after cracks were spotted on the embankment on the banks of the Kulick river in the area.

June 30, 2020

200 including 100 Trinamul workers join BJP in Raiganj

“Around 200 people, including around 100 TMC members from the municipality wards, today joined our party. Several hundreds of other members of the TMC and other political parties will also soon join the BJP,” Mr Lahiri said.

June 29, 2020

Traders fret about virus spread through notes

Around 220 persons have tested positive for the virus in North Dinajpur district so far. A 46-year-old Toto driver, a resident of Dakhin Birnagar in Ward 23, was tested positive yesterday.

June 13, 2020

N Bengal: Covid cases keep rising

Nine medical staff, including doctor, test positive in Siliguri.

June 3, 2020

North Bengal sees a spike in Covid-19 cases

Alipurduar reports 4 cases, N Dinajpur 31, J'guri two.

May 29, 2020

Migrants jump off moving train in Jalpaiguri

Mr Bista has also alleged that the nodal officer of West Bengal should inform railway authorities about stoppages with a list of migrants and stranded people returning to Bengal in trains.

May 25, 2020

North Dinajpur bus owners seek two-and-half-fold fare hike

The owners also said that workers' association should not blame them if any staff member falls ill during his/her job.

May 15, 2020

Covid vaccine rumours keep Kaliyaganj on edge

Residents of different wards gathered in their respective areas under the Kaliyaganj Municipality in the afternoon yesterday as someone spread the rumour that the novel coronavirus would not attack anyone who would buy and take that injection for the said price.

April 14, 2020

Vehicle service for the elderly in North Dinajpur

Police have arranged for some totos (e-rickshaw) that will take senior citizens to shops to buy medicines and essential commodities and back home.

April 12, 2020

Coronavirus: North Dinajpur on high alert

It is learnt that the duo yesterday returned from Kerala, where at least two cases of the virus has been confirmed.

February 10, 2020

Several animals sacrificed in North Dinajpur temples

According to the Secretary of the North Dinajpur unit of People For Animals, Gautam Tantia, they have been campaigning in social media and through leaflets distributed among the people against such mass animal sacrifice.

October 29, 2019

Raiganj locals block highway over bad road

The blockade led to a huge traffic congestion, while police reached the spot after being informed, but failed to convince the villagers to lift their protest.

July 29, 2019

Many flee North Dinajpur as flood inundates homes

District administration has been providing food in the relief camps in schools.

July 17, 2019

River water inundates Islampur villages

Villages like Daribhit, Bijbari, Satvita, Konivita, Sardarvita and Milandi were partly inundated, while a bamboo ‘mancha’ (bridge) over the Dolancha river between Daribhit market and Bijbari was also washed away by the swollen river.

July 15, 2019