The task of managing silt build-up in the rivers of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts has become increasingly difficult for engineers working in the irrigation and waterways department.
The full Bench of the ECI may also visit the state before the Durga Pujas
It was learnt that Abhishek Banerjee, party’s national general secretary will campaign for the candidates. Trinamul ministers, including Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay,
Mr Banerjee will address gatherings in several districts, including Bankura and Purulia in April
According to the police, the incident took place on Thursday night at Paschim Changmari village under Kumargram police station limits in West-Bengal's Alipurduar district
Notably, a section of BJP workers are not happy at the selection of Bishal Lama as the BJP candidate for the Kalchini Assembly constituency. Lama had only recently switched sides to the BJP from the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha.
Lahiri has experience in working with top institutions like Bandhan Bank, Asian Development Bank, World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Lahiri, a former student of the Hindu School and Presidency College in Kolkata, was also a member of the 15th Finance Commission of India.
According to political observers, as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, following the Nandigram incident, has started campaigning from Kolkata and other districts on a wheelchair and by "showcasing her broken leg," BJP leaders are set to counter the TMC over many issues, including Nandigram.
As part of her party’s bid to regain her party base she lost in the region in the last Lok Sabha elections, Mamata Banerjee today addressed a rally on the Alipurduar Parade Ground. Party leaders and workers from three districts of Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Cooch Behar attended the same.
"The state government has again decided to increase the wages of tea garden workers in the state. The wages will see a hike in the next one or two months," Mr Ghatak said.
