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English Bazar

(băzär`), town (1991 pop. 177,164), West Bengal state, E central India, on the Mahananda River. The British East India Company established (1676) factories for the production of silk and cotton fabrics, for which the town is still known. It is the administrative center for a district where jute is the chief crop, and mulberries and mangoes are grown.

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WB: 2 held for fake currency circulation

Malda (West Bengal) [India], June 18 ( ANI ): The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized Rs 2000 denominatised Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with face value of Rs.

WB: BSF seized 2000 denominatised fake currency worth Rs. 1.96 lakhs

Malda (West Bengal), Aug 1 ( ANI ): President Pranab Mukherjee today inaugurated the new building of Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology (GKCIET) in West Bengal's Malda district.

President inaugurates new building of engineering institute in Malda

Malda, Jan 23 ( ANI ): At least eight people died on the spot and many others got injured after the bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck in West Bengal's Malda District on Monday.