Siliguri mayor Gautam Deb launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Dabgram II gram panchayat, the local MLA and the Jalpaiguri MP, accusing them of neglecting development in areas under the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) that fall within Jalpaiguri district.
Theater Festival 2024 will be held in Siliguri from 13-17 December, mayor Gautam Deb announced on Monday.
The 14 SMC wards, four gram panchayats (DabgramI & II and Fulbari-I& II) come under the jurisdiction of the Assembly segment in Jalpaiguri district.
Deb was trying to encourage the teachers at a time when a section of senior party leaders expressed their grievances over the selection of the party candidate Prof Om Prakash Mishra, for the Siliguri Assembly constituency.
In a letter to Mr Bhattacharya, Mr Supriyo has said that Rs 419 crore was sanctioned by the Centre for West Bengal, as per recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission.
"I wished to bring a pair of giraffe for the Bengal Safari, but I could not do so as the Zoo Authority of India is allowing us to keep only birds and animals that belong to the Himalayan range."
CM Mamata Banerjee says both the high court and the state government were kept in the dark about the inauguration; will write to Supreme Court
According to organisers the venue for the film festival is set to be Dinabandhu Mancha. The inaugural ceremony on 19 November will be held at 6 pm.
The natural beauty around the Teesta Barrage was enough to catch the fancy of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who, as the leader of the opposition back then, had set her eyes on the spot.
The SMC must carry out a survey to identify mosquito breeding grounds: Deb
