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About 15-20 Chinese troops entered 1 km into Uttarakhand's Barahoti sector this month, officials said on Monday. The transgressions came in the middle of a prolonged military standoff between the two nations in the Sikkim sector. The first transgression took place on July 15 and the second one on July 25, only a day before National Security Adviser Ajit Doval left for Beijing to be part of a BRICS meeting. In the second incident, Chinese troops also threatened shepherds and asked them to leave along with their animals from the area, sources said. However, Indian security officials downplayed the incidents, saying they were "routine" happenings. Chinese troops left Barahoti soon after the Indian side protested, sources said. Since mid-June, a military standoff continues between Indian and Chinese troops in Doklam — a disputed tri-junction where the borders of India (Sikkim), China and Bhutan converge. After PLA troops entered the plateau in Bhutanese territory to bu

Jalpaiguri: Where is Kamtapur Liberation Organisation chairman Jibon Singh? That is the question doing the rounds after police learned on Monday that his wife and children had been living in Nepal for the past several years and not Myanmar where they were believed to be in hiding. Jibon's wife Bharati Das (48) and their daughters Tithi (11) and Preeti (8) were dumped at North Bengal Medical College grounds late on Sunday by an ambulance that had transported them from Nepal. By the time doctors attended to Bharati, she had died of multi-organ failure. Bharati, who hailed from Kumargramduar in Alipurduar district, was wanted by police in connection with several cases and had been absconding for 13 years. Suspecting something was amiss from the manner in which the mother and her children had been hastily left by the ambulance, NBMCH authorities informed Matigara police. Soon afterwards, the body was confirmed to be that of Bharati. While cops had earlier believed Jibon and

The weatherman today forecast moderate thunderstorm with lightning to affect some areas in Gangetic West Bengal, while the northern districts of the state are likely to be lashed by heavy rains. The districts of Gangetic West Bengal are likely to receive moderate thunderstorm till tomorrow, the Met department said. These districts in south Bengal are likely to remain cloudy with one or two showers in the following three days, after which precipitation level is likely to get higher, the weatherman said. Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, Alipurduar and Kalimpong districts of Sub Himalayan West Bengal during the next three days. The districts of Gangetic West Bengal experienced heavy rainfall last week leading to floods in many of these places. Rainfall activity has since decreased and most places received little or moderate rains for the last few days. PTI

Jalpaiguri Forest Ranger along with his special team arrested two members of a gang involved in the selling of reptiles on Sunday. The team seized four reptiles (gharial) from Panjipara area. Speaking to ANI here, Belacoba Forest range, Ranger Sanjay Dutta said, "They were operating through Whats App group, people from Bangladesh, Sikkim are included in the group. The accused have been identified as Mohammad Ashif and Mohammad Samsuddin. There is a whole process that takes place. First, the biding takes place after which the skin of the reptiles is sold." Slow lorises, crocodiles, tortoise were being sold by this international smuggler gang. (ANI)

A 4.0 magnitude of earthquake hit Assam’s Darrang on Monday morning. As per the reports from ANI, the quake occurred at 6:27 AM. Twenty-nine Indian cities and towns, including Delhi and capitals of nine states, fall under “severe” to “very severe” seismic zones, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). Delhi, Patna (Bihar), Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), Kohima (Nagaland), Puducherry, Guwahati (Assam), Gangtok (Sikkim), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Imphal (Manipur) and Chandigarh fall under seismic zones IV and V. The north-eastern region of India has recently experienced tremors quite a few times.

A fire engulfed a tea stall and a small eatery beside it at Champasari in Siliguri a while ago. Locals say the gas cylinder pipe was old and gas leaked through it and engulfed the stall after the blast. Fire brigade reaches the spot soon and controlled the fire. The tea stall owner has received some injuries said sources. This tea stall was very famous for its tea and locals enjoyed their morning tea here.

Kanyashree Prakalpa is not just a mere scheme that provides financial assistance to girls for their education these days but it now plays a major role in instilling a zeal among them to overcome hindrances and surge ahead in life with a lot of promise and determination. The brainchild of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Kanyashree Prakalpa, has helped lakhs of girl students starting from a Class VIII cancer patient to an inmate of a stay home to continue with their struggles to fight on and emerge as winners. On Friday, 20 beneficiaries of Kanyashree Prakalpa were awarded for their achievements in their respective fields and for their fight to establish themselves in society. Triparna Das, one of the beneficiaries, has been suffering from cancer since Class VII. Her parents had almost lost hope when they came to know that Triparna was suffering from brain cancer. But the girl continued her fight and did not give up. The main credit of this pursuance lies with Kanyashree that encoura

Kolkata Girls Bravely Confront A Creep Who Was Recording Them. Cops Say, “Not A Big Deal”  By Rachna Srivastava Have you ever encountered a creep in public transport staring right at you, making you uncomfortable with his mere gaze? Guessing that’s a yes. To top it up, there are ones who take it a step further and start clicking pictures or recording videos of you. There are many who don’t get caught and think it is ok to do so and will get away with it. But that’s not true for everyone. Like, this fellow right here. His name is Pintu Mondal and was on Howrah-Malda Intercity Express on Friday, July 28. He started clicking pictures of a girl sitting opposite to him. He thought he was smart enough and could do whatever he could. But, when was caught red-handed, he blatantly denied doing anything. As seen in a video, he is seen justifying his actions and says that he didn’t click any pictures and rrefused to give his phone passcode, when asked to prove his innocen

The flood situation in West Bengal has become worse after the Damodar Valley Corporation released more water from its dams. Inclement weather and flood have badly affected people in as many as 12 districts of West Bengal, but in Malda and Murshidabad districts — which share more than 300km of the international border with Bangladesh — the deluge has come as a boon for cattle smugglers. Of the 300 km of the border the two districts share, around 100km is covered by rivers, including the Ganga and the Padma, which are overflowing at this time, and cattle smugglers are taking full advantage and smuggling more cows into Bangladesh through the porous border. Because of heavy rainfall upstream and release of water from dams in the western districts, the level of water in the two rivers has risen alarmingly. Since vigilance has been affected by the inclement weather, smuggling of cattle, narcotics and essential items that are in demand in Bangladesh have increased, said district pol

A dangerous accident just took place a while ago just before Jalpai More in Siliguri. 3 Scoty and a Bike doing drag race collided among themselves. 3 youngsters were spot dead and 4 were taken to hospital in an ambulance. Request all to drive safely and always wear helmets. RIP

The West Bengal CID have seized over 140 kg of cannabis in two raids at Bishnupur in Bankura district and arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in trafficking the contraband. CID officials intercepted one vehicle and recovered 61 kg of cannabis and arrested the two, a senior official of the agency said. In another raid conducted late last evening, another CID team had intercepted one four-wheeler at Bishnupur and seized 83.015 kg of cannabis and arrested two persons, he said. “The duo have been booked under NDPS Act,” the officer said. Earlier raids have also led to recovery of mass amount of cannabis from border areas and Siliguri.

The next time you take the AC coach on the train, don’t be surprised if the familiar checkered blankets and hospital-white sheets are missing. Indian Railways will stop providing blankets in AC coaches after a Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) report criticised it on grounds of hygiene. According to a report in Business Standard, AC coaches will administer the temperature at 24-degree celsius, as opposed to the current 19-degree celsius. Sources from the railways added that it would be more cost-effective if the blankets are removed as it takes Rs 55 to clean the bedroll while passengers are charged Rs 22 for its usage. According to the CAG report, the bedrolls were not being washed every one to two months as stipulated by guidelines. This was because the railways could not handle the load of linens and resorted to outsourcing the cleaning of the bedrolls. Also, there was the lack of quality control for the washing. The report had said “A robust system for procurement, washin

Railways has cancelled 12 passenger trains and diverted 10 other long distance passenger trains till August 3 due to non-interlocking work on the Lucknow-Sultanganj section of Northern Railway. East Central Railway (ECR) CPRO Rajesh Kumar said railways is carrying out non-interlocking work between Chandrauli and Trivediganj stations in Lucknow division from track safety point of view. The non-interlocking work is also going on at Haiderganj station of the division. While railways has cancelled 12 passenger trains, about 10 other passenger trains originating from Bihar and West Bengal have been diverted to Lucknow-Faizabad-Zafrabad and Lucknow-Pratapgarh-Varanasi routes, Kumar said. The CPRO said Howrah-Jammu Tavi Himgiri Express (12331-12332), Howrah-Amritsar Express (13049-13050), Patliputra-Chandigarh Express (13255-13256), Raxaul-Delhi Sadbhawna Express (14007-14008, 14015-14016) and Barauni-Ambala Harihar Express (14523-14524) are some of the important trains which will remai

A middle aged man was stabbed near Siliguri College today morning around 10.30 am as per sources. Locals rushed the injured man to hospital who was in very critical state. Sources say the man succumbed to his injures in the hospital. The culprit was caught by the public, thrashed and tied up with rope so that he does not escape. On the murder scene the but of a knife has been seen along with the bag the victim was carrying. Update: Confirmed by Siliguri hospital that the person stabbed is no more. Victim Name - Ratan Das Accussed Name - Madan Das Both are residnt of Rabindra nagar Siliguri Accussed said the victim was the reason of his mothers death that's why he killed him. They both are neighbours. Police have arrested the accused, investigation underway.

A middle aged man was stabbed near Siliguri College today morning around 10.30 am as per sources. Locals rushed the injured man to hospital who was in very critical state. Sources say the man succumbed to his injures in the hospital. The culprit was caught by the public, thrashed and tied up with rope so that he does not escape. On the murder scene the but of a knife has been seen along with the bag the victim was carrying. Update: Confirmed by Siliguri hospital that the person stabbed is no more. Victim Name - Ratan Das Accussed Name - Madan Das Both are residnt of Rabindra nagar Siliguri

With six Bengal districts reeling from floods, the state government on Thursday held the Centre and Damodar Valley Corporation responsible for the ‘man-made’ crisis. In a two-pronged attack, CM Mamata Banerjee took on the Modi government from an inundated village in Howrah while MP Saugata Roy lashed out at DVC in Parliament. “This is a man-made flood. This will go on till September. It has rained more this year. In addition, water is being released by DVC without informing us,” Banerjee said at Udaynarayanpur in Howrah after inspecting flooded areas in the district. All south Bengal districts except Kolkata, and North and South 24 Parganas have been affected. The CM entreated the villagers to leave their homes to avoid a larger tragedy as water released from Panchet dam during the day was expected to flood villages in the belt around midnight. “We will re-build your homes and compensate the loss of crops. But right now it is your lives that are more important,” she told the vill

Kolkata: An illegal arms factory was unearthed in the city's Tiljala area and five persons were arrested for their alleged involvement with it, police said today. Acting on a tip-off, a police team conducted a raid at a residence in Tiljalas Gulshan math area late last night, a senior police official said. We have arrested the owner of the building and four more persons in connection with the factory. Several arms including country-made pistols and a machine used for the manufacturing of arms were seized. We are conducting a thorough investigation into the matter, he said

Bollywood actress Sunny Leone, who was in news from quite sometime whether for her motherhood and her latest item song 'Piya More' from Baadshaho, is making waves in Tollywood too. We got hold of her pictures from the sets of Bengali film 'Shera Bangali,' where she's looking smoking hot! Directed by Swapan Saha, the film features Rajpal Yadav opposite Sunny and is set to hit the theatres later this year. Ulka Gupta, Laboni Sarkar, Kaushik Banerjee and Shakti Kapoor are also a part of the movie.

In a shocking incident, one Rakesh Ranjan (35) of Lankeswar, Jalukbari allegedly kidnapped his four-year-old daughter last night in a bid to sell her at Siliguri. According to sources, Rakesh, a drug addict, demanded money from his wife last night. When she refused, he snatched his daughter and told his wife that he would sell her in Siliguri. His wife immediately dialled telephone number 100 and informed the police. Rakesh was intercepted and arrested from ISBT by Gorchuk police and handed over to Jalukbari Police Outpost. The minor was also recovered. Police have registered a case against the accused under Section 369 of IPC for kidnapping and criminal conspiracy.

Five armed men intimidated and robbed over a dozen passengers on an express train near Seelampur area of Delhi late on Wednesday night. The government railway police (GRP) officials said the train was later stopped in Ghaziabad where an FIR was lodged and the passengers were given medical aid. According to GRP, Farakka Express bound for Malda Town in West Bengal, had left Old Delhi railway station and stopped near Seelampur metro station where five armed robbers barged into coach S-9. “The robbers intimidated and thrashed the passengers and escaped with their mobiles, cash and other valuables. An FIR has been registered for dacoity and the passengers have been given medical aid,” said Randhir Singh, circle officer (GRP), Ghaziabad. Officials said the incident took place at around 10pm and the train was stopped at Ghaziabad junction at around 10.30pm. An FIR was filed under sections of 395 (dacoity) and 397 (robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) at

A woman allegedly kissed a police officer on duty when she was stopped for driving in a drunken state. She was later arrested for the incident. At about midnight on Wednesday, the woman hit a divider along the bypass at Chingrighata Mor .The 38-year-old woman was accompanied by another man and a woman in the car. A taxi officer came forward to assist her, but she allegedly assaulted him. When a constable from the Bidhannagar (South) police station tried to get her out of the car, the woman allegedly pulled him into an embrace and started kissing him. Following this misadventure, a local woman was asked for assistance, and the woman was led to the police station. WATCH VIDEO 

In c/w Gyalshing Police Station Arms case vide case no.28/2016, dtd: 01.06.2016 u/s 25 of Arms Act 1959 accused Mahavir Kami (Sunaray Saila) s/o Lt. M.B Kami r/o Sardung, Pelling west Sikkim was convicted before Hon'ble Court of CJM/west for illegally manufacturing firearms under section 25 (1)(a) Arms Act 1959 and commission of subsequent office under section 31 Arms Act 1959 and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for three years three months along with fine of Rs.5000/- . He is also sentenced with imprisonment of six years six month with fine of Rs.10, 000/ under section 31 of Arms Act 1959. After pronouncing judgement he was taken to Gangtok Rongay Jail today. Report Pratima Rai

In a warm gesture, the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has sent a handmade blanket as a gift to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The heartwarming gesture came in the wake of Prime Minister Modi visiting the Biswa Bangla stall in Ahmedabad and spending a lot of time looking at the handmade blankets. When this reached CM ears, she immediately ordered a special blanket be sent to PM.

NJP, Kamakhya and Guwahati are among the 24 railway stations which will be given a facelift to boost tourism, the Lok Sabha was informed today. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Railways, Rajen Gohain, said the railways will undertake works to develop these stations in collaboration with the tourism ministry at a cost of Rs 240 crore. "Twenty-four railway stations of tourist importance have been identified for upgradation of passenger amenities in association with the Ministry of Tourism on a cost sharing basis in the ratio of 50:50 subject to a ceiling of Rs 240 crore from the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Railways together," he said. "The stations are identified on the basis of heritage and tourism importance of the station and the destinations it caters to," the minister said. In the northern railways, Amritsar, Delhi Safdurjung, Kurukshetra, Raebareli, Haridwar and Varanasi have been identified where passenger amenities

Two persons have been arrested after contraband worth Rs 50 lakh was allegedly recovered from their possession along the Indo-Nepal border, police said. A joint team of the local police and SSB nabbed Lila Kumari Thapa, resident of Surkhat district of Nepal with 2.750 gm of charas near the main gate of Sonauli border here yesterday. The woman told police that she was on her way to deliver the contraband worth Rs 33 lakh at the bus station and was to get Rs 5000 for it. During checking, the team arrested Dil Bahadur, resident of Rupandehi district of Nepal at the bus stand with 83 gm heroin worth Rs. 17 lakhs, police said. A case has been registered in both the cases and further action is being initiated, police added. PTI File pic

Patna - Amid the political standoff in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned on Wednesday evening. He met Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at the Raj Bhavan and submitted his resignation. Earlier, JD(U) sources told The Hindu that Mr. Kumar may resign, as chief of the alliance partner, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Lalu Prasad, asserted in the day that his son and Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav would not resign over corruption charges. Earlier, Mr. Kumar held a meeting with party legislators and leaders at his official residence and later drove to the Raj Bhavan. The RJD too held a meeting of its party legislators to assert their stand that Mr. Yadav would not resign. RJD leaders also charged the BJP with orchestrating the rift in the grand alliance government in Bihar The JD(U) and Mr. Kumar have been insisting that Mr. Yadav come clean on the accusations in public which are politically being construed as the JD(U)’s demand for his resignation.

You no longer need to show your birth certificate to get a passport. Continuing the process of simplifying passports for Indian citizens, the government informed Parliament this week that Aadhaar or PAN card among a host of documents could be used to establish proof of birth. According to the Passport Rules, 1980, all applicants born on or after 26/01/1989, had to submit a birth certificate, a mandatory provision. Now they can submit any one of these transfer/school leaving/Matriculation Certificate issued by the school last attended/recognised educational board containing the DOB of the applicant; PAN Card; Aadhaar Card/E-Aadhaar; driving license, Voter ID cards, even LIC policy bonds. Government servants can give extracts of service record, pension records, etc. The aim, said VK Singh, answering a question in Parliament is to make passports easily available to millions more. Accoding to TOI report neither divorce decrees, nor adoption certificates need to be submitted any long

The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) arrested two smugglers and seized 2.9 kg brown sugar, worth Rs 14.50 crore from their possession near Siliguri a SSB official said here today. During checking at Murarigachh check post in Bidhan Nagar police station area in bordering Bihar's Kishanganj district last evening, the SSB jawans with the help of West Bengal's Narcotics Department sleuths nabbed two smugglers and seized 2.9 kg brown sugar, worth Rs 14.50 crore, Deputy Commandant of the SSB's 12th Battalion, Kumar Sundaram said at the headquarters in Kishanganj. The smuggler duo, Bhuli Bibi and Budhadev Biswas, were carrying the contraband consignment to Siliguri to deliver it to a client, he said. The two smugglers were part of a wide network of drug suppliers in border areas of Bihar and West Bengal, Sundaram added.

Two persons allegedly kidnapped and gang raped a girl in a moving vehicle in Guwahati. It was reported that the victim had been missing since Wednesday was kidnapped by two men from Gorsuk and then repeatedly raped by the two accused. The girl was later recovered by Jalukbari police on Friday. The police made a breakthrough in arresting the two accused and identified as Sonabor Ali and Moinul Haque.

India have the chance to alter the course of cricket history when they face hosts England in the Womens World Cup final at Lords on Sunday. Since the tournaments inception in 1973 two years before the mens World Cup started it has been dominated by England and Australia, with New Zealand, in 2000, the only other country to have won the event. The final sees this years edition come full circle, with India having upset the form book to beat England by 35 runs in the tournament opener in Derby on June 24. It isnt going to be easy for England, promised India captain Mithali Raj after her sides stunning semi-final win over six-times champions Australia in Derby on Thursday. A 36-run victory over the title-holders was built on Harmanpreet Kaurs stunning 171 not out. An innings full of correct yet powerful shots ought to have banished any remaining stereotypes about demure womens cricket in general and the India team in particular. Certainly there was nothing ladylike about the fiercely

The CAG has said that food served by the Indian Railways to its passengers in the trains and at stations is not fit for human consumption. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has said in its audit report that the food served by the Indian Railways to its passengers is unfit for consumption by humans. The CAG has pointed out several loopholes in managing the catering services. It has pulled up the Railways for mismanagement of catering services, poor quality food and monopolisation that has led to compromise in quality. CAG REPORT ON RAILWAYS FOOD: THINGS TO KNOW Joint inspections by audit teams exposed inefficiency and malpractices relating to hygiene even a survey by the audit exposed that 75 per cent of the passengers felt hygiene and cleanliness was either average or poor. The CAG has pointed out the shocking reality that the articles that are being provided at railway stations and in trains are unfit for human consumption. Fruit juices, biscuits and flav

An act of sheer brutality has come to light involving Border Security Force (BSF) jawans posted at Silsury Border Out Post (BOP) along India-Bangladesh borders in Mamit district of Mizoram. On 16th July, a tribal woman named Dangubi Milebo Chakma (name changed), d/o Prada Ranjan Chakma of Silsury Village was waylaid and gang raped allegedly by two BSF personnel from Silsury BOP when she along with another Chakma tribal woman went to the forests to collect bamboo shoots. While Rangabi Chakma, w/o Karna Chakma escaped, the two BSF personnel allegedly raped Dangubi Milebo Chakma. The brutality did not stop at that. When the victim resisted rape, the accused BSF personnel allegedly poured acid on her face (photo above). She suffered serious injuries on her face including her eyes. The whereabouts of Rangabi Chakma is still unknown. After the victim managed to reach her village and narrated her ordeal, the Village Council authority immediately informed the police. The villagers

A Darjeeling resident was stabbed to death by his own friend at Calangute beach here last night, police said. The incident could be a fall out of a drunken brawl, police said. Rakesh Rai from Darjeeling was stabbed by his friend Santosh Chattar from Nagpur at Calangute beach last night, police said. "The incident happened at 10.30 pm," Calangute Police Inspector Jivba Dalvi said. The fight broke out when a group of friends which included the victim and the accused were drinking at Calangute beach. Dalvi said the deceased was rushed to Goa Medical College and Hospital where he was declared brought death. The accused has been arrested. More.. A quarrel between two men led to the killing of one with the accused himself phoning the police confessing his crime and willing to surrender.  Santosh Chattar, a native of Nagpur and working as a waiter at a Baga-hotel called up the police control room late Thursday night informing about the murder he allegedly committed.

Championships are won at practice. Meet  Arnav Adhikary , from Siliguri, West Bengal –  a national gold medalist, an international bronze medalist at 20, few among the youngest at his age . Living in his own world of Table Tennis, he makes sure his Table Tennis prevails within. He doesn’t play Tennis. He breathes it, he eats it and he lives it. Played over 100 tournaments at national and international levels and achieved what he dreamt of; represented India at various international levels as well.. Table Tennis.. which gave him identity “which the entire nation recognized” and he lives with the identity today. He holds the worth of it. Hard work and struggle has been his only success mantra till date.. From morning workouts to evening and overnight practice sessions, he gave his best effort and stands where he stands today. Lets have  Arnav Adhikari , a national and international champion in talks with us.. In Conversation with Arnav Adhikary : What is your educational bac