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Amid Darjeeling Deluge, North Bengal Gets A Flood Warning From Bhutan
As Darjeeling struggles to come back on its feet after heavy rain triggered landslides, claiming 17 lives and washing out roads and bridges, the northern part of West Bengal faces another tall challenge, this time from Bhutan.
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"Judges Should Never Be Bloodthirsty": High Court Commutes Death Penalty To Life Term
Observing that judges should never be "bloodthirsty", the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court has ordered the death sentence of a man be commuted to life imprisonment for the murder of his maternal uncle.
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Man Sentenced To Death For Rape And Murder Of Minor Girl In Bengal
A special POCSO court here awarded death sentence to a man for the rape and murder of a minor girl in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
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Human Error Or Signal Failure? What Led To Bengal Train Crash That Killed 9
The Kanchanjunga Express was travelling from Agartala in Tripura to Sealdah in Kolkata when a goods train hit it from behind near Rangapani station, close to New Jalpaiguri Monday morning, resulting in the deaths of nine people and injuries to 41.
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5 Killed, Over 100 Injured As Storm Batters West Bengal
The death toll due to a storm that wreaked havoc in parts of Jalpaiguri district in northern West Bengal has risen to five, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said.
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Sikkim Confirms 34 Flash Flood Deaths, Another 40 Dead In Bengal
Sikkim floods: The Sikkim government has confirmed 33 deaths in the state due to flash floods caused by a glacial lake burst last week. Another 40 bodies were found in the river bed of a raging Teesta in the neighbouring West Bengal
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Couple Killed, Two Others Injured In Wild Elephant Attack In West Bengal
A 65-year-old man and his wife were trampled to death by a wild elephant in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said.
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Bangladeshi Man Beaten To Death Bengal Village Over Cattle Theft
A Bangladeshi man was lynched at a border village in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday after he was caught while allegedly trying to steal cows from a house, police said.
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Girl, 19, Beaten To Death By Father In West Bengal: Police
A 19-year-old girl was allegedly thrashed to death with sticks by his father in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Thursday evening, police said.
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"Everything Went Blank": Train Accident Survivors Recount Experience
"A heavy jerk followed a loud sound, I fell from my berth and everything went blank," said a survivor of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train, which derailed in West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri district on Thursday, leading to the death of five people.
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14 Dead, 18 Injured In Road Accident In West Bengal, PM Condoles Deaths
At least 13 people died in an accident in Dhupguri city of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal on Tuesday night.
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21-Year-Old Woman Climbs Rail Bridge For Selfie, Dies After Being Hit By Train In Bengal
A 21-year-old student died after she was hit by a train while clicking selfies in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Sunday, Government Railway Police (GRP) said.
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Transgender Beaten To Death In Bengal On Suspicion Of Being Child Lifter: Police
A transgender was beaten to death on suspicion of being a child lifter in Nagrakata in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Monday.
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Elephant Tramples Man Who Tried To Take Its Photo On Bengal Highway
In a horrific instance of human-animal conflict, an elephant in north Bengal trampled a man to death when he stepped out of his vehicle on a highway to take a photograph of the tusker. The incident took place at 5 pm in Lataguri forest area of Jalpaiguri district. The elephant brought traffic to a grinding halt when crossing National Highway 31.
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Leopard Mauls Five, Beaten to Death by Villagers After it was Tranquilised
A stray leopard mauled five people in Bandhunagar village in Jalpaiguri district, after which a mob thrashed the animal to death when it was tranquilised by the forest department personnel.
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Amid Darjeeling Deluge, North Bengal Gets A Flood Warning From Bhutan
As Darjeeling struggles to come back on its feet after heavy rain triggered landslides, claiming 17 lives and washing out roads and bridges, the northern part of West Bengal faces another tall challenge, this time from Bhutan.
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"Judges Should Never Be Bloodthirsty": High Court Commutes Death Penalty To Life Term
Observing that judges should never be "bloodthirsty", the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court has ordered the death sentence of a man be commuted to life imprisonment for the murder of his maternal uncle.
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Man Sentenced To Death For Rape And Murder Of Minor Girl In Bengal
A special POCSO court here awarded death sentence to a man for the rape and murder of a minor girl in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
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Human Error Or Signal Failure? What Led To Bengal Train Crash That Killed 9
The Kanchanjunga Express was travelling from Agartala in Tripura to Sealdah in Kolkata when a goods train hit it from behind near Rangapani station, close to New Jalpaiguri Monday morning, resulting in the deaths of nine people and injuries to 41.
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5 Killed, Over 100 Injured As Storm Batters West Bengal
The death toll due to a storm that wreaked havoc in parts of Jalpaiguri district in northern West Bengal has risen to five, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said.
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Sikkim Confirms 34 Flash Flood Deaths, Another 40 Dead In Bengal
Sikkim floods: The Sikkim government has confirmed 33 deaths in the state due to flash floods caused by a glacial lake burst last week. Another 40 bodies were found in the river bed of a raging Teesta in the neighbouring West Bengal
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Couple Killed, Two Others Injured In Wild Elephant Attack In West Bengal
A 65-year-old man and his wife were trampled to death by a wild elephant in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said.
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Bangladeshi Man Beaten To Death Bengal Village Over Cattle Theft
A Bangladeshi man was lynched at a border village in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday after he was caught while allegedly trying to steal cows from a house, police said.
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Girl, 19, Beaten To Death By Father In West Bengal: Police
A 19-year-old girl was allegedly thrashed to death with sticks by his father in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Thursday evening, police said.
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"Everything Went Blank": Train Accident Survivors Recount Experience
"A heavy jerk followed a loud sound, I fell from my berth and everything went blank," said a survivor of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train, which derailed in West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri district on Thursday, leading to the death of five people.
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14 Dead, 18 Injured In Road Accident In West Bengal, PM Condoles Deaths
At least 13 people died in an accident in Dhupguri city of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal on Tuesday night.
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21-Year-Old Woman Climbs Rail Bridge For Selfie, Dies After Being Hit By Train In Bengal
A 21-year-old student died after she was hit by a train while clicking selfies in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Sunday, Government Railway Police (GRP) said.
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Transgender Beaten To Death In Bengal On Suspicion Of Being Child Lifter: Police
A transgender was beaten to death on suspicion of being a child lifter in Nagrakata in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Monday.
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Elephant Tramples Man Who Tried To Take Its Photo On Bengal Highway
In a horrific instance of human-animal conflict, an elephant in north Bengal trampled a man to death when he stepped out of his vehicle on a highway to take a photograph of the tusker. The incident took place at 5 pm in Lataguri forest area of Jalpaiguri district. The elephant brought traffic to a grinding halt when crossing National Highway 31.
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Leopard Mauls Five, Beaten to Death by Villagers After it was Tranquilised
A stray leopard mauled five people in Bandhunagar village in Jalpaiguri district, after which a mob thrashed the animal to death when it was tranquilised by the forest department personnel.
