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.
Tea workers will now be given Rs 250 a day, as against the Rs 232 the daily rated workers had been drawing. Minister Ghatak said the state government will issue a notification to this effect soon.
Rail blockades are staged by the Kamtapur State Demand Forum (KSDF), which is asking for a separate Kamtapur state.
Self-styled chief of Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) Jeevan Singha, sent an audio clip message to Deputy Superintendent of Police, Special Task Force at Siliguri, Sudip Bhattacharjee, Inspector in Charge of a police station in North Bengal, BD Sarkar.
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.
