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Child dies of fever in North Bengal's Jalpaiguri, says report; 130 in hospital
Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Monday wrote to all states and union territories for accelerating activities for prevention and control of vector-borne diseases such as dengue and calling for sustained efforts to reduce the vector density to control these diseases.
Published on Sep 14, 2021 03:43 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Bengal tea garden workers want connecting road, say won't vote if demand not met
New Glencoe tea garden falls within the jurisdiction of Rangamati gram panchayat.
Published on Feb 14, 2021 06:14 AM IST
PTI | , Jalpaiguri
Court in Bengal orders second autopsy of BJP workers killed in Siliguri
The BJP had demanded a second autopsy and accused the police of shooting to kill.
Updated on Dec 08, 2020 09:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | Tanmay Chatterjee
Hours after rescue, kidnapped minor girl dies with family in Bengal road accident
The girl was being brought from Cooch Behar to Siliguri along with her alleged kidnapper, who was injured in the accident
Updated on Sep 24, 2020 04:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Promod Giri
West Bengal: Two minor sisters gangraped; one kills herself, another hospitalised after attempt to do so
Three persons were arrested in connection with the alleged crime, while two other suspects are still on the run
Updated on Sep 08, 2020 04:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
Man, 60, throws acid on govt officer after losing court case second time
The man went to the office of Dawa Wangel Lama, food controller of Cooch Behar town, and threw acid on the officer.
Updated on Sep 04, 2020 08:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
Bengal: 3 held for minor’s rape and murder, family alleges police inaction
The girl’s partially decomposed body was recovered from a septic tank near the house of one of the accused on Thursday, nine days after her father lodged her missing report.
Updated on Aug 22, 2020 01:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
Sonu Sood pledges support to woman whose home was ravaged by rains: ‘This Raksha Bandhan, let’s build our sister a new house’
Actor Sonu Sood, continuing his philanthropic efforts, has vowed to help build a new house for a woman in Jalpaiguri.
Updated on Aug 03, 2020 12:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Entertainment Desk
Two die as heavy rainfall damages railway over-bridge in north Bengal, triggers landslides
The bridge is located on NH-31 C. The truck was carrying banana from Assam. The deceased were residents of Goalpara, Assam.
Published on Jul 28, 2020 06:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
2 killed as heavy rains lash north Bengal, thunderstorm forecast for Kolkata
The Met department has warned of heavy to very heavy rain till Friday morning in the north Bengal districts of Kalimpong, Alipurduar, Darjeeling, Coochbehar and Jalpaiguri.
Updated on Jul 28, 2020 06:58 PM IST
Jalpaiguri | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Bengal’s ginger farmers reap profit as sales shoot during Covid-19 pandemic
In places like Siliguri, the biggest city in north Bengal, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Cooch Behar and other parts, the sale of ginger has gone up over the last two months.
Updated on Jul 28, 2020 03:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri | Edited by Meenakshi Ray
Second elephant electrocuted in 24 hours in north Bengal; fourth death in two months
A 25-year-old male elephant was found dead at Bamandanga tea estate area. Forest officers said the elephant touched a low lying wire and not a cable placed by villagers to save vegetation.
Updated on Jul 23, 2020 01:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | HT Correspondent
West Bengal extends total lockdown in containment zones till July 19
The total lockdown was enforced in the containment zones from 5 pm of July 9 to stem the spike in Covid-19 cases.
Updated on Jul 14, 2020 09:34 PM IST
Kolkata | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Bengal Safari to open after taking Covid safety measures: Minister
Mamata Banerjee was talking to reporters during a visit to a beat office under Belakoba Forest Range of Baikunthapur forest in Jalpaiguri district.
Updated on Jun 28, 2020 05:27 PM IST
Jalpaiguri | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
North Bengal: Brothers forced to be in quarantine on watchtower in elephant corridor
The villagers are afraid that Amar might have contracted SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, and, in turn, Jiwan could also be infected.
Updated on Jun 12, 2020 08:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
Tribal women perform street play on Covid-19 to spread awareness among tea garden workers
Rostang Vera, who plays the role of the novel coronavirus, said she is trying her best to spread awareness among the people about the dangers of the virus.
Published on Jun 11, 2020 04:05 PM IST
Jalpaiguri | Press Trust of India | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury
Inmates of Bengal jail hold staff hostage demanding bail; talks on
Most of the agitators were undertrial prisoners, officials said. The inmates separated the new and old jail complexes by locking the connecting gates.
Updated on Apr 18, 2020 09:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
Politics of violence must end: Jagdeep Dhankhar
Dhankhar, who has been at loggerheads with the Trinamool Congress government on multiple occasions, said at a media conference that the state’s name was associated with violence and murders associated with politics and elections.
Published on Feb 22, 2020 02:41 AM IST
Hindustan times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
Bengal’s politics of violence and murder must end: Guv Dhankhar
Dhankhar’s statement comes at a time when preparations are being made for the civic polls. The assembly polls will be held in 2021.
Updated on Feb 22, 2020 03:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
Anthrax panic grips Bengal’s Jaldapara National Park as 3 rhinos die in 3 days
The deaths have triggered panic among forest officials who suspect that it could be an anthrax outbreak. Blood and tissue samples collected from the carcasses have been sent to government laboratories for tests.
Updated on Feb 21, 2020 06:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
Three Bengal transport buses torched after student dies in accident, four arrested
An agitated mob ransacked North Bengal State Transport Corporation buses and set three of them on fire after a school girl was crushed by a state-run bus. Traffic was blocked for more than two hours.
Updated on Jan 04, 2020 08:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | HT Correspondent
HT Gets National Award
The Press Council of India gave Mr Saurabh Duggal the National Award for Excellence in Journalism (sports category) for his story on the rugby girls of Saraswatipur in interior West Bengal.
Updated on Nov 07, 2019 05:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Four killed by wild elephants in north Bengal
One person was killed in Darjeeling district, three others were killed in the Maynaguri area of Jalpaiguri district, triggering an agitation by villagers who locked the office of a range of wildlife squad.
Published on Oct 30, 2019 12:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
5 beautiful Himalayan villages of North Bengal you must visit
The easiest way to get to this Himalayan splendour is through the hustling and bustling city of Siliguri and its famous Bagdogra Airport.
Updated on Oct 26, 2019 12:09 PM IST
Saurav Ranjan Datta
NRC panic grips Bengal, rush for updated papers
Published on August 31, the final NRC, aimed at weeding out illegal immigrants in Assam, excluded 1.9 million people.
Updated on Sep 26, 2019 07:11 AM IST
Berhampore/Siliguri/Nadia | HT Correspondents
Workers in Bengal’s defunct tea estates fight hunger as govt dole dries up
Officials said on condition of anonymity that dues piled up since the labour department did not get the money to be disbursed.
Published on Sep 15, 2019 10:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
Man who posed as Mamata aide, cheated TMC leaders nabbed in Bengal
Acting on complaints lodged by many people, including two TMC leaders, the district police tracked down Dutta and arrested him in Siliguri. He is a resident of the Pabitra Para area in Jalpaiguri town about 600 km away from Kolkata.
Updated on Aug 30, 2019 05:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
Bengal imposter cheated TMC leaders, claimed to be Mamata Banerjee’s aide
Till Dipendu Dutta (50) landed in police net on Thursday afternoon, many people in Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district were pretty much convinced that he was a close aide of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and his son was working for election strategist Prashant Kishor who has been hired by the Trinamool Congress chief.
Updated on Aug 30, 2019 03:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
TMC ex-councillor makes suicide bid after pressure to return ‘cut money’
Mantu Mondal, former councillor of Mekhliganj Municipality was admitted to Jalpaiguri super speciality hospital and his condition continues to be critical after he allegedly took poison.
Published on Aug 22, 2019 07:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
Branded a ‘child lifter’, deaf, mute woman lynched in Bengal’s Jalpaiguri
Villagers attacked her after she was found wandering in the tea garden. Two police officers were injured while they tried to rescue the woman from the mob.
Updated on Jul 24, 2019 10:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
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