Minister’s push for Misti Hub in north Bengal
The decision came during a meeting at Uttarkanya yesterday following a proposal by an entrepreneur collaborating with local sweet makers.
The decision came during a meeting at Uttarkanya yesterday following a proposal by an entrepreneur collaborating with local sweet makers.
The state panchayat and rural development department is aiming to soon make 80 waste plastic management units fully operational to enable preparation of mixture with bitumen for construction and restoration of roads in various districts of south and north Bengal.
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.
A total of 26 projects are going on in Cooch Behar, 20 in Alipurduar, 16 in Jalpaiguri, only five in the Siliguri sub-division, 32 in North Dinajpur, eight in South Dinajpur and 21 schemes in Malda.
Political parties and various other organisations alike in this region have expressed their unhappiness over Miss Banerjee's decision to carve out new districts only in South Bengal.
As last-minute preparations to accommodate people participating in celebration of Martyrs’ Day at Esplanade were carried on full swing today.
Attending a mass wedding function at Alipurduar, CM Banerjee said, her party could not perform well in the past elections.
"The economy has gone down, and we should lift it up," she said, reiterating that elections to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), panchayat and the three other hill municipalities would be held, and that the elected representatives should do good work.
