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alipurduar district news

Three elephants mowed down by goods train in Bengal district: Officials

A local resident, Ajay Lora claimed that the train was travelling at high speed. (Representative file image)
Updated on Nov 27, 2023 03:41 pm IST

CBI conducts raids in women-run cooperative society scam in north Bengal

CBI conducts raids in women-run cooperative society scam in north Bengal
Published on Oct 13, 2023 08:49 pm IST

Severed head of elephant found in Bengal river; poachers' role suspected

Debashis Sharma, deputy field director of Buxa Tiger Reserve (East), said poachers might have killed the elephant for its tusks in Assam. (HT Archives (Photo for representation))
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 04:46 am IST

Severed elephant head, with tusks removed, found floating in W Bengal river

Forest officials suspect that the elephant was killed by poachers somewhere in Assam. (Representative Image)
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:39 am IST

Bengal cops injured in clash with villagers over burial of Covid-19 victim

When police took the body for burial to Salkumar Haat near the bank of Torsa River, local people gathered at the spot and protested. They attacked the men in uniform and ransacked many police vehicles. (Image used for representation).
Updated on Apr 21, 2020 12:19 am IST

Video of portable Indian currency printing machine stumps Bengal forest dept officers

The officers also found a video showing bundles of 2000 rupee notes, said Sanjay Dutta, forest range officer, Belakoba and head of the special task force in north Bengal.
Updated on Jul 28, 2020 01:38 am IST

Bengal forest guard poses with rescued king cobra round his neck, faces enquiry

The forest staff at Lankapara range under Jaldapara National Park (JNP) in Alipurduar district received a message that a king cobra had been spotted at a village near the Indo-Bhutan border.
Updated on Sept 09, 2019 04:17 pm IST

In Bengal, 2 rescued vultures fitted with transmitters to be released in winter

Winter has been chosen to release the griffon vultures since they start arriving in the winter months.
Updated on Sept 07, 2019 06:55 pm IST

Man held on charges of impregnating 16-year-old daughter in north Bengal

Students at a rally held to protest the rising number of sexual assaults across the country recently.
Updated on Jul 20, 2018 11:28 am IST

Bengal: Forest employee fleeing wild elephant falls to colleague’s bullet

Officials said four employees were patrolling the Hallapara zone of the national park that day when an elephant suddenly appeared in front of them.
Updated on May 26, 2018 03:05 pm IST