The Indian Tea Association (ITA) secretary general, Arijit Raha, has urged the deputy chairman of the Tea Board of India to reconsider the proposal for a mandatory auction system for teas imported from Nepal.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has convened a meeting of party legislators to be held at the Nauser Ali Hall at the state Legislature on 10 February, the day when the Budget session of the state Assembly will get underway.
Mr Chakraborty has been occupying the chair without taking any approval from the state government.
Organising secretary of the West Bengal state board of the International Human Rights Council Utpal Roy has urged chief minister Mamata Banerjee to address the acute shortage of mental hospitals and government-run rehabilitation centres in north Bengal.
In response to the rising travel demand for Mahakumbh, Air India Express has announced an expansion of its network to Varanasi.
Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee and party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will campaign for the party’s nominees in north Bengal and Meghalaya.
Members of Trinamul Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) and West Bengal College and University Professor Association (WBCUPA) showed black flags and chanted ‘go back’ slogans to Governor C V Ananda Bose today at Kalla More in Asansol.
An apolitical rights’ body in the city has taken up the ‘trouble’ to ask the political parties to observe propriety while campaigning.
BJP candidate for Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat Raju Bista started campaigning throughout the day in different areas in Siliguri today to retain his seat for the second time.
TMC candidate Dr Roy has already completed the first round of campaigning in all seven segments of Jalpaiguri LS seat.
