Floods ravage Bihar, Assam, Bengal; train services hit

Heavy rains in the last three days triggered flash floods in parts of Bihar, where 41 people have died so far, and inundated large areas in Assam and North Bengal, paralysing normal life and......

Six killed in fourth phase of WB panchayat polls

Six persons, including a woman, were killed and 18 were injured in violence and CRPF firing in the fourth phase of the West Bengal panchayat elections on Monday. Polling in four districts saw a......

WB polls: Equations, strategies and hopes

With canvassing for polls having just ended, North Bengal is all set for the for the April 18 polls in 54 constituencies spread over six districts -- Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, North......

60,000 affected by floods in Malda, West Bengal

Sixty thousand people living in the unprotected area between the river bank and the dyke have been hit by floods in Malda district of West Bengal following rise in the water level of the Ganga and......