In an open letter issued by its Central Committee, the UGC has requested the prompt implementation of this year’s budgetary allocation meant for the state’s minority communities.
Curiosity is running high among residents of Siliguri, particularly the youth, as they prepare to witness a nationwide “mock drill” scheduled for Wednesday.
Labour minister Moloy Ghatak, along with Rajya Sabha MP Ritabrata Banerjee and other Trinamul leaders, staged a dharna in front of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) office in Siliguri today.
In the wake of the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, security has been significantly intensified along railway tracks near international borders to safeguard railway assets and ensure passenger safety.
Siliguri MLA Dr Sankar Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expressed serious concern over what he describes as a "concerning change in demography" in Siliguri and its surrounding areas.
Professor Kamal K Roy, former faculty member of the English department at North Bengal University, passed away on 23 April at his residence in Shiv Mandir, Siliguri, following a prolonged renal illness.
A light locomotive of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) derailed near Sukna today while on a special operational run to Kurseong. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported, as the driver escaped unharmed.
Nine members of a Hindu family from Bangladesh’s Rangpur division, unable to endure continued torture and threats from their neighbours, have crossed the Indo-Bangladesh border illegally and taken shelter in a relative’s house in Siliguri.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday held a large-scale protest in Siliguri against the alleged irregularities in the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) and Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) teacher recruitment processes.
In a curious twist of timing on 21 April, the tea industry saw a strong brew of concern and caution pour into government corridors.
