Ahead of Assembly polls BJP MLAs ask for development
As the countdown to the 2026 Assembly elections begins, political leaders are leaving no stone unturned to secure their positions.
As the countdown to the 2026 Assembly elections begins, political leaders are leaving no stone unturned to secure their positions.
North Bengal’s tea industry is reeling under the impact of the tea board’s controversial decision to halt green tea leaf plucking from 30 November 2024.
As Trinamul Congress (TMC) chief and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee prepares to visit North Bengal, internal tensions within the party in Cooch Behar have surfaced.
Amid ongoing unrest in Bangladesh and a surge in anti-India sentiments, a significant development has emerged along the Indo-Bangladesh border stretching from Malda to Cooch Behar in North Bengal.
Education minister Bratya Basu today lauded chief minister Mamata Banerjee for her unparalleled contributions to the development of north Bengal, asserting that no other chief minister in the state has achieved as much since Independence.
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.
