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Satellite mapping to transform irrigation, groundwater in state

In a shocking incident from Munger, a 17-year-old girl has faced a harrowing experience as she was reportedly gang-raped at gunpoint after her family turned down a marriage proposal. Tuntun Mandal, the prime suspect, is believed to have lured the young girl to a secluded lake area where he, alongside two accomplices, committed this heinous act.

A team of researchers has unveiled the emergence of a perilous glacial lake at high altitudes of 16,500 feet in Arunachal Pradesh, driven by accelerated glacier melting. This development raises serious alarm for regions below in the Mago Chu basin, with heightened risks of catastrophic flooding.

Higher Secondary Examination 2026 results show rural and semi-urban districts outshining Kolkata. Purba Midnapore led with a 94.19 percent pass rate. This trend signals a growing academic shift away from traditional urban hubs. Districts like Howrah, South 24 Parganas, and Hooghly also achieved high pass percentages. The state average was 91.23 percent.