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.
On the eve of Ram Navami, security has been stepped up across north Bengal, with police on high alert from Mothabari in Malda to Kharibari in Darjeeling district.
The tea industry in Assam and West Bengal is grappling with a severe greenfly infestation, which has emerged as a major agronomic threat over the past two years, significantly impacting tea yield and quality.
A member of the National Commission for Women, Archana Majumdar, has expressed concern over the prevailing situation in West Bengal, citing the recent incident of communal violence in Mothabari.
The landslide on NH-10 at Likuveer, a known area for landslides on the banks of the Teesta river, caused great suffering for ordinary citizens.
The BSF today apprehended one Md Shakeel, resident of Panchagarh district in Bangladesh and seized four cattle from him.
