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Adhir writes to railway minister for special trains during Eid

Senior Congress leader and erstwhile Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has urged today railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to introduce special trains on the Malda, Murshidabad, and Dinajpur (North and South) routes ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr to accommodate the surge in passenger traffic during the festive season.

Portfolios allocated to ministers in Sikkim

The chief minister of Sikkim, Prem Singh Tamang praised the council of ministers for their portfolio assignments, which were approved by the Governor, Lakshman Prasad Acharya.

DM restricts vehicular movement

District magistrate of Kalimpong Balasubramanian T, has implemented limitations on the transportation of large vehicles such as cargo trucks and buses between Melli and 29th Mile using National Highway 10.

Mill closes, Rs 2.3cr farmer’s dues unpaid

The rice sellers assembled and agitated in front of a rice mill in East Burdwan, state’s rice bowl, today alleging that a nationalised bank has set to auction the mill without squaring up the farmer's dues worth Rs 2.30 crore.