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Elephant hurt in Bengal’s Jalpaiguri as it attacks vehicle used to chase it away
Two videos purportedly showing the elephant hitting a heavy earth-moving vehicle and a concrete watch tower with its head after being chased on Saturday went viral and provoked outrage
Published on Feb 04, 2025 04:19 PM IST
Congress worker ‘tied to tree, beaten’ to death in Bengal's Jalpaiguri, 5 held
A Congress worker was allegedly beaten to death in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri. His family alleged that Trinamool Congress was behind his killing.
Published on Jul 26, 2024 07:50 AM IST
Bharat Gaurav Special Tourist Train to start from New Jalpaiguri on May 18
The journey by Bharat Gaurav train spans 8 nights-9 days, covering key tourist spots including Vaishno Devi, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Mathura, Vrindavan and Ayodhya
Published on May 11, 2024 01:26 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Guwahati
Jalpaiguri storm: 5 killed, 500 injured; Mamata Banerjee rushes to north Bengal
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee cancelled her scheduled programmes and reached Jalpaiguri on Sunday night. Several houses were also damaged in the storm.
Updated on Apr 01, 2024 08:10 AM IST
Pregnant elephant killed by goods train passing through north Bengal sanctuary
The female elephant apparently came out of the Panijhora jungle and tried to enter the Chapramari forest when the incident took place
Updated on Aug 10, 2023 08:32 PM IST
Two elephants killed by lightning strike in north Bengal: Forest officials
Though the elephants seemed to have died because of lightning strike, the post mortem is being conducted following standard procedure
Updated on Jun 21, 2023 06:34 PM IST
Sikkim, West Bengal sign agreement to ease travel for tourists, boost tourism
The agreement will allow West Bengal-registered commercial vehicles to drop tourists at their hotels in different travel destinations of Sikkim.
Updated on Jul 07, 2022 09:40 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Siliguri
Two arrested in Jalpaiguri with leopard, pangolin skins
When the skins were being transported to Dooars from Bhutan on Tuesday, the smugglers were intercepted at Batabari in Jalpaiguri district, officials said.
Updated on Jan 06, 2022 02:44 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Orlando the dog cracks his first case: Gaur poaching
Thanks to Orlando, the raiding team recovered cooked and raw meat, sharp weapons and liquor from a hideout
Updated on Aug 21, 2020 01:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Small Bengal village has remained under lockdown since March 22. It is Covid-19 free
The residents, who live in 94 houses that comprise the small village, do not allow outsiders although the place used to be one of the most popular tourist spots in the region till the Covid-19 pandemic began.
Updated on Aug 10, 2020 11:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
21-yr-old Bengal woman taking selfie on railway bridge hit by train, dies
Another woman accompanying the deceased was seriously injured after jumping off a bridge into a river to save herself from getting hit by the train, a GRP officer said.
Updated on Jan 27, 2020 07:38 AM IST
Jalpaiguri (WB) | Press Trust of India
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
Rhino found dead in north Bengal’s Gorumara National Park
The population estimate of one-horned rhino at Jalpapara was 204 in 2015 while the figure was 149 in 2011 and 35 at Gorumara in 2011. There are about 3,000 rhinos in the wild, half of them in Kaziranga, Assam alone.
Published on Dec 26, 2018 11:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
Man who snatched gold chain from athlete Swapna Barmana’s mother arrested
The chain that was gifted by Swapna to her mother, Basana Barman about seven months ago, was snatched from her neck on September 8 in Jalpaiguri.
Published on Sep 10, 2018 11:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri
19-year-old held for attempting to rape female security guard at Sohna Road mall
Police said the woman alleged that the man held her and tried to sexually assault her.
Updated on Aug 28, 2018 01:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | HT Correspondent
Woman among 3 held for trying to smuggle fangs of Bengal tiger to China through Nepal
Forest officials recovered two canines, measuring 1.9 cm and 2.9 cm respectively, from their possession. A fourth suspect managed to give them the slip.
Updated on Jul 11, 2018 03:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | Pramod Giri