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Editorials on Bengal train mishap: ‘Focus on eye-catching aspects? Not doing the basics right’

While authorities probe the Kanchanjunga Express-cargo train accident near West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri, the toll has raised serious questions over accountability, safety and policy priorities.

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Lok Sabha polls | Tea and identity politics dominate the first phase of elections in West Bengal

Key electoral issues in West Bengal's northern constituencies include tea garden woes, identity politics, and BJP-TMC rivalry.

The Hindu

Mamata Banerjee slams PM Modi over comments on atrocities on Sandeshkhali women

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee criticizes PM Modi over women's safety and corruption remarks in Jalpaiguri rally.

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West Bengal: CM Mamata serves tea at local stall, plucks tea leaves at farm

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday had tea at a local stall in Jalpaiguri. Read further on Dynamite News:

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TMC confident of defeating BJP in Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha poll

Key issues in Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency include water problems, unemployment, health infrastructure, and demand for Kamtapur State.

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West Bengal's CM Mamata Banerjee meets cyclone victims at hospital in Jalpaiguri

As the cyclone wreaked havoc in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met the victims of the cyclone at the Jalpaiguri Super Specialty Hospital. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Four killed as sudden storm hits Jalpaiguri

Ms. Banerjee said that affected people were being shifted to safer places and the district administration would provide compensation to the next of kin in the case of deaths, and the injured as per rules and following the model code of conduct.

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Rahul calls Bengal a special place, remains silent on Mamata

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will resume from West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on January 28 after a two-day break.

The Hindu

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra to resume on Jan 28 from Jalpaiguri

The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra takes a break after 12 days and faces permission issues in West Bengal.

The Hindu

West Bengal: TMC wrests Dhupguri assembly seat from BJP in bypoll

JALPAIGURI(WEST BENGAL): The ruling TMC wrested the Dhupguri assembly seat in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Friday from the BJP in a by-election, officials said.

The Times of India

PM Modi flags off Assam's first Vande Bharat Express

Vande Bharat will cover the distance between Guwahati and New Jalpaiguri in five-and-a-half hours, while the current fastest train takes about six-and-a-half hours to cover the distance.

The Hindu

West Bengal: Forest officials foil smuggling bid, 3 kgs of elephant ivory seized, 1 held

Officials of the Belakoba forest range on Sunday seized one piece of elephant ivory, weighing three kgs, and arrested one person, accused of smuggling, in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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West Bengal flash floods: PM, CM announce ex-gratia for kin of deceased

The death toll has remained eight; rescue operations still on

The Hindu

8 dead after flash flood hit Mal River in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri during idol immersion

Eight persons died during a flash flood that hit the Mal River at Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal on Wednesday evening District Magistrate Moumita Godara Basu said. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Eight drown in flash floods during Durga Puja immersion at Jalpaiguri in West Bengal

About 30-40 persons who were stuck in the middle of a river were rescued by the district administration

The Times of India

National body nod to 5 new medical colleges in West Bengal, admission likely to start this year

KOLKATA: NEET UG aspirants have a reason to cheer as Bengal is likely to start admission to six new medical colleges - Arambagh, Tamluk, Barasat, Uluberia, Jalpaiguri and Jhargram - from this year. If all goes according to plans, there will be an addition of 600 MBBS seats as each…

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WB: 10 dead, many injured due to electrocution in Cooch Behar

The passengers were rushed to the hospital where 16 people out of 27 in the van were referred to Jalpaiguri hospital for treatment as they sustained minor injuries in the incident. Full story on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

West Bengal: Cooch Behar girl tops HS exam, 9 others from her school on merit list

JALPAIGURI: Ten students from Dinhata Soni Debi Jain High School in Cooch Behar made it to the top 10 of the merit list of Higher Secondary this year. This has brought cheers to the residents of the small hamlet in Cooch Behar, who celebrated the occasion with great fervour.

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Two killed as motorcycle, vehicle collide head-on in West Bengal

JALPAIGURI(WEST BENGAL): Two persons were killed on Monday after their two-wheeler collided head on with a passenger vehicle in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, police said.

The Hindu

20 BJP leaders in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri resign from posts

Dissent leaders allege irregularities in local panel formation

The Times of India

Kolkata: Customs seizes monkeys of foreign origin worth over Rs 1 crore from north Bengal

KOLKATA: Acting on a tip-off, the officers of the Jalpaiguri preventive unit of the commissioner of customs in West Bengal recovered four monkeys of foreign origin, supposed to have been transported from Assam to Siliguri on May 8 in a Siliguri-bound bus (No. AS19C-937).

The Times of India

West Bengal: Disabled girl molested in Jalpaiguri, 1 arrested

JALPAIGURI: A disabled girl was tied up and allegedly molested in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, police said on Tuesday. The incident happened on Monday night in Maynaguri police station area, they said.

The Hindu

Bengal girl dies after setting herself ablaze over threat to withdraw rape attempt complaint

Jalpaiguri Superintendent of Police Debarshi Dutta said that all the four accused in the case have been arrested and remanded to 14 days in judicial custody

The Times of India

Oz-Bengal-Nepal whodunnit after kangaroos rescued in Jalpaiguri

SILIGURI/JALPAIGURI: Foresters in Jalpaiguri have rescued three kangaroos and found the carcass of a fourth since Friday, setting off fears of a thriving wildlife smuggling racket in the area. Barely three weeks ago, an adult red kangaroo had been rescued from Kumargram near Buxa on the Bengal-Assam border. The animals,…

The Times of India

Australia-Bengal-Nepal whodunnit after kangaroos rescued in Jalpaiguri

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