Indian Meteorological Department issues alert of heavy rain in north Bengal from June 27 to July 3

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert of heavy to very heavy rain in north Bengal from June 27 to July 3.

A weatherman explained the shift of a low-pressure trough and moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal as reasons. Most parts of north Bengal saw downpour on Monday.

Yaba tablets

Police at Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri, seized 60,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 60 lakh used by drug abusers from the border of Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri districts at Kaldibandha on Sunday night. Three men have been arrested.

Those arrested have been identified as Biplab Hussain, Azidul Mian and Hazrat Mian.