Left Wing Extremism (LWE) is a greater challenge to the country than terrorism in terms of number of lives lost in violence, home minister P. Chidambaram said here on Wednesday.

Defending champions East Bengal booked their semifinal berth after a scrappy 1-0 victory over Dempo in their group C fixture of the 33rd Federation Cup on Wednesday.

On a rain-soaked evening, East Be

Chief minister and Trinamul Congress candidate for Bhowanipore byelection Mamata Banerjee postponed her scheduled roadshow in the constituency on
Tuesday because of her visit to the earthquake-hit North Bengal and Sikkim. “I have been forced to cancel my election rally on Tuesday. I offer my
apologies to my brothers and sisters in Bhowanipore about this decision. Now I will reschedule my meeting for Thursday,” she added.

Contrary to earlier estimates, Sunday’s earthquake caused extensive destruction in several parts of north Bengal, killing at least 10 persons.

The four Champions League Twenty20 ties, which were scheduled to be held at the Eden Gardens here, was today shifted to Hyderabad and Bengaluru after the stadium was rendered unsuitable for the matche

The culling of birds began on Tuesday in West Bengal's Nadia district after the union health ministry confirmed that samples had tested positive for bird flu, an official said.

"We have started culli

Vijay Singh-trained Hall Of Glory, who found the sprint too sharp in his previous two starts, holds an edge over rest of the contenders to win the Alibi Trophy, the feature event of the races to be he

Taking advantage of the earthquake on Sunday, prisoners in Jalpaiguri jail tried to escape as some of the doors and windows collapsed under the impact of the tremor, prison authorities said.

Nearly

A Port Blair-Kolkata Air India flight made a priority landing here today after its wind screen developed cracks shortly before touching down, airport sources said.

Air India's flight AI-788 with 59

Many people were injured, power supply was disrupted in parts of northern West Bengal and houses developed cracks as a powerul quake, epicentred in adjoining Sikkim, rocked the region Sunday evening.