On the eve of Ram Navami, security has been stepped up across north Bengal, with police on high alert from Mothabari in Malda to Kharibari in Darjeeling district.
Siliguri police prevented a protest march to Uttarkanya, the state's branch secretariat, organised by DYFI, the youth wing of CPI-M, led by Meenakshi Mukherjee.
The National Jute Board (NJB) has organised a seven-day jute fair at City Centre in Siliguri, inaugurated today by Dr Nupur Das, registrar (additional charge) of the University of North Bengal, along with other officials and educationists.
On the first day of the Higher Secondary examination, unusual scenes unfolded across North Bengal, with clashes between student organisations reported from Siliguri to Cooch Behar, including tensions at North Bengal University.
As the countdown to the 2026 Assembly elections begins, political leaders are leaving no stone unturned to secure their positions.
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.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, claimed that the renewal of the Indo-Bangladesh Farakka Treaty (1996) - which is set to expire in 2026 - will not only impact West Bengal but also the neighbouring statement of Bihar.
