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Indian railways personnel repairing a steam engine at the Tindharia Workshop, the historic cradle of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, where engines continue to be maintained and restored.

Darjeeling’s 130-year-old steam engine to roll again this Puja

September 17, 2025, 02:12 PM - 4 min read

Darjeeling’s 130-year-old steam locomotive 777-B will return to life this Durga Puja, as the DHR prepares to restore the historic engine at its Tindharia Workshop.

5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts northeast, northern Bengal

September 14, 2025, 08:20 PM - 3 min read

A 5.8 magnitude quake shook Assam, Manipur, Arunachal and north Bengal on Sunday, triggering panic but causing no reported damage or loss of life, officials confirmed.

The Teesta River could be seen flooding localities near Teesta Bazar on Tuesday, disrupting movement along NH10 and submerging several low-lying homes across Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts.

Landslides, rising Teesta cut off Bengal, Sikkim hills

July 30, 2025, 04:50 PM - 3 min read

The Teesta river has swelled dangerously following incessant rainfall across Sikkim and Darjeeling hills, disrupting traffic and flooding low-lying areas as a red alert was issued in Jalpaiguri district.

The Tenzing Norgay Siliguri Bus Terminus in West Bengal’s Siliguri.

34 women rescued from trafficking bid at Siliguri bus terminus

July 28, 2025, 03:14 PM - 3 min read

Thirty-four women were rescued from a trafficking attempt in Siliguri, days after a similar incident. Police fear a wider inter-state network is targeting young jobseekers.

Representative image of a leopard on the move

Protests after leopard kills minor in North Bengal tea estate

July 19, 2025, 03:31 PM - 3 min read

Blame and protests erupted in Jalpaiguri’s Banarhat after a leopard dragged and killed a three-year-old boy, exposing gaps in forest safety around tea gardens.

A parched tea estate in Jalpaiguri stands wilted as North Bengal battles a persistent monsoon shortfall, with farmers and planters staring at crop losses and insect infestations.

Monsoon fails North Bengal; tea industry takes major hit

July 17, 2025, 02:19 PM - 5 min read

As floodwaters batter South Bengal, a contrasting crisis grips the north, a severe rainfall deficit threatening the region's famed tea plantations and leaving paddy fields cracked and fallow.

North Bengal to get wildlife hospitals across key forests

July 11, 2025, 01:41 PM - 3 min read

The West Bengal government has approved state-of-the-art wildlife hospitals in North Bengal’s key forests, aiming to revolutionize care for injured elephants, rhinos, leopards, and more.

A fencing erected at Bichbhanga village, where repeated elephant incursions have caused deaths and damage, as part of the Jalpaiguri Forest Department’s new solar-powered barrier project.

Solar fencing to save north Bengal villages from elephant attacks

July 4, 2025, 01:31 PM - 4 min read

With 25 lives lost in four months to elephant attacks, the Jalpaiguri Forest Department has launched a 66-km solar fencing project to shield forest-edge settlements.

People look on as a wild elephant crosses a road.

25 killed in 4 months as elephants storm north Bengal villages

June 5, 2025, 01:54 PM - 4 min read

A sharp rise in fatal elephant-human confrontations in North Bengal has left 25 people dead in four months, prompting urgent intervention from forest officials. Monsoon-triggered raids by elephants into villages continue to devastate lives, amid mounting criticism of inadequate government response.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses with supporters during a rally for NDA candidates ahead of last year’s Lok Sabha elections, held in Cooch Behar in April.

Modi’s Alipurduar rally to kick-start BJP’s 2026 Bengal poll push

May 21, 2025, 03:39 PM - 5 min read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Alipurduar on 29 May signals the BJP’s early campaign launch for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. The visit blends electoral strategy with geopolitical messaging, underscoring India’s regional posture amid tensions near the China and Bangladesh borders.

Seized ivory, deer antlers, and firearms displayed by forest officials following a late-night anti-poaching raid near Kurseong in north Bengal’s Siptiguri area under the Kurseong forest division.

North Bengal forest raid uncovers ivory stash, three held

April 10, 2025, 12:47 PM - 3 min read

A coordinated raid by the forest department in north Bengal led to the arrest of three suspected poachers and the recovery of ivory, deer antlers, and firearms. Officials suspect a wider trafficking network and are calling for heightened vigilance across the region’s vulnerable forest ecosystems.

A scene from Mirrik in north Bengal. Harbhajan Singh. Photo: Instagram.

Harbhajan calls north Bengal a "destination for all Indians"

November 24, 2024, 06:32 PM - 2 min read

Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, on his first visit to North Bengal, described the region as a must-visit destination for every Indian. Singh praised its natural beauty and expressed a desire to return, calling it a "beautiful place with a famous mountain located here."