The Jalpaiguri District Small Tea Growers’ Association (JDSTGA) has escalated its appeal to the state government, requesting that two state ministers and Jalpaiguri's Member of Parliament urge the Tea Board of India (TBI) to reconsider its decision on tea plucking deadlines.
The protest was fuelled by allegations of systemic corruption, malpractices in medical examinations, and an environment of threats, which have gripped the institution for months.
Following directives from chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Trinamul Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) students across north Bengal took to the streets demanding justice for the R G Kar incident.
North Bengal is the only part of India that shares land borders with three countries—Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and in close proximity to Tibet—and three Indian states as well—Bihar, Sikkim and Assam.
In response to directives from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, leaders and supporters of the Trinamul Congress (TMC) took to the streets across various parts of North Bengal today
A torchlight protest was held in Siliguri in North Bengal under the banner of "Loud and Clear" to condemn the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a hospital in Kolkata earlier this month.
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) North Bengal Chapter has raised alarm regarding the deteriorating socio-political climate in neighbouring Bangladesh, particularly following a sudden escalation in tensions prevailed yesterday.
Serampore MP Mr Kalyan Banerjee on Sunday expressed his strong opposition to any move for the bifurcation of west Bengal, lashing out at BJP state president Mr Sukanta Majumdar and senior BJP leader from Jharkhand, Godda MP Nisikant Dubey for demanding the division of West Bengal on different issues.
The committee, headed by the Congress, requested today that chief minister Mamata Banerjee fulfil her promise of creating a separate district of Islampur by dividing it from the present Uttar Dinajpur district.
Extensive stockpiling of large quantities of Lyngcha in an unhygienic condition by a section of vendors of Shaktigarh here frustrated several thousands Trinamul Congress supporters who routinely purchase of the sweet dessert each year while their way home to different South & North Bengal districts from Dharmatalla after attending the party's 21 July Martyrs’ Day programme.
