Jalpaiguri, Feb 25 : The Indian Army and Air Force conducted a joint exercise in West Bengal''s Jalpaiguri district to test battlefield preparedness.

Troops of the Trisakti Corps of the Indian Army and Air Force personnel held a firepower demonstration at the Bagrakote firing range on Tuesday.

Some of the most powerful weapons in the Indian armory like Bofors guns, T-27 guns from the artillery and MiG-27, MiG-17 and Cheetah helicopters from the Air Force took part in the exercise.

Officials said the objective was to test battlefield tactics.

Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), Dec 20 : Fulbari Bird Sanctuary in Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal is playing host to hundreds of migratory birds flocking the reserve during winters.

"These birds arrive from far off places. We watch them when they are here. Foreigners who visit this sanctuary also love watching them," said Sanatan Majhi, a resident.

Bird lovers from across the country visit these sanctuaries to get a glimpse of some of the rare species of birds in the world.

Siliguri, Aug 8 : Three children were injured on Friday in a

Siliguri/ Jalpaiguri, June 11 : Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) supporters today blocked the Kanchankanya train at Bagracoat station in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District.

Demanding Central intervention into the matter for a separate Gorkhaland state, the supporters raised slogans stopped the train for over forty minutes.

The West Bengal Government has already dismissed the demand for a separate state in the hills and urged GJM leaders to sit for talks on other issues.

Meanwhile, hundreds of tourists were forced to leave Darjeeling hills following a shutdown called by supporters of separate statehood for ethnic Gorkha people.

After a delay of one-day, around 40 animal resource development teams

Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), Mar 29: The West Bengal forest department is conducting a census on the rh