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Darjeeling MP raises concerns over tea garden land diversion

Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has strongly opposed chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision to allow 30 per cent of tea garden land to be diverted for non-tea purposes, calling it a “dangerous and dictatorial” policy that could displace indigenous communities.

COO Royal Bhutan Army Eastern Command HQ

The chief operations officer (COO) of the Royal Bhutan Army, Lieutenant General Batoo Tshering, visited headquarters of Eastern Command at Vijay Durg, Kolkata on 5-6 February.

Senior doctors join juniors in hunger strike as ICU admissions mount

As the hunger strike by two junior doctors from North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMC&H) enters its 10th day, with both now in the ICU, two senior doctors from the Federation of Medical Associations (FEMA) joined the protest today, observing a 12-hour token hunger strike.

Birbhum coal mine blast: HC seeks report from state

The Calcutta High Court has sought a report from the state government on the recent coal mine blast case in Birbhum district, in which six miners were killed and two others are feared to have also died.