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Tea growers urge ministers, MP for extension of tea plucking season

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.

Bifurcation of Bengal can never take place: Kalyan Banerjee

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.

Several quintals of Lyngchas buried by task force as preventive measure

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.