System was earlier introduced in Lumding of Assam and in some vulnerable sections of Alipurduar division, as system has been found effective, it will be installed in more areas to avert animal deaths
This will be the first electoral contest between the BJP-led NDA and the Opposition's INDIA bloc; counting of votes on September 8; see details of states, their constituencies and candidates here
Water levels of rivers and streams increased in Jalpaiguri's Banarhat, Nagrakata and Malbazar blocks. These flooded residential and commercial areas in Banarhat, damaged roads, bridges and buildings, and forced around 5,000 families shift to safer places