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Railway personnel patrol the area near Kokrajhar in Assam after a suspected IED explosion damaged the track and disrupted services overnight, before operations resumed following emergency repairs.

IED blast on track halts rail traffic in Assam, north Bengal

October 23, 2025, 02:31 PM - 3 min read

Train services across Lower Assam and north Bengal were briefly disrupted after a suspected IED blast damaged a railway track near Kokrajhar, prompting a security alert and swift repairs.

Relief materials being distributed to flood-affected residents in Alipurduar.

Mamata orders swift repair of flood-hit schools in North Bengal

October 22, 2025, 02:10 PM - 3 min read

Floods and landslides have destroyed over 170 schools across North Bengal, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to order urgent reconstruction before the Puja holidays.

A goods train passes over a temporary rail bridge built after the original structure was washed away during the recent floods in North Bengal, as restoration work continues.

North Bengal returns to normalcy after floods and landslides

October 13, 2025, 09:42 PM - 3 min read

North Bengal is slowly recovering from floods and landslides, as bridge reconstruction and railway repairs restore connectivity, reviving tourism and daily life.

A bridge connecting Siliguri via Mirik to Darjeeling in Dudhiya (L), was damaged by heavy river water, disrupting connectivity, while roads in the hills were washed out by torrential rains and landslides (R).

Bhutan warns of flooding in North Bengal after dam overflow

October 5, 2025, 03:00 PM - 3 min read

Darjeeling’s landslide tragedy has deepened with Bhutan warning of floods downstream, placing north Bengal on alert as Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar brace for overflowing river waters.

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.