By: The Trek News Desk A second Booth Level Officer (BLO) has been found dead in West Bengal within a week, raising fresh concerns over the workload attached to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.The latest case comes from Nadia district, where Rinku Tarafdar, a part-time schoolteacher assigned as a BLO, was discovered unresponsive…
By: The Trek News Desk Strong tremors rippled through several parts of West Bengal on Friday evening after an earthquake struck neighbouring Bangladesh. The sudden shaking startled residents, prompting many to rush out of homes, shops, and offices in fear. According to early media reports, a 5.6-magnitude quake was recorded roughly 13 kilometres south-southwest of…
By: The Trek News Desk In a swift response to a harrowing incident, police have arrested three suspects within 36 hours in connection with the gang‑rape of a second-year MBBS student inside the premises of a private medical college in Durgapur. The girl, who hails from Odisha, was forcibly dragged out of the campus on…
By: The Trek News Desk At least 14 people have been confirmed dead, and several others remain missing after heavy rainfall triggered devastating landslides in the Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal on the night of October 4. The impact of the landslides has severely disrupted local infrastructure, with multiple bridges damaged and roads…
