Honorary General Secretary, Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Eastern India, Surajit Paul, has formally requested mayor Goutam Deb to reconsider certain aspects of the recent mandate requiring Bengali-language displays on business signboards.
Siliguri is all set to witness its first-ever Terai Himalayan Festival, a vibrant celebration of cultural diversity and community spirit, on 23 February.
The state transport department, in collaboration with the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) inaugurated a new alternative bus terminal at Tinbatti, near Uttarkanya Branch Secretariat in Siliguri.
The Siliguri Municipal Corporation runs a free educational support centre called Alor Dishari.
The Darjeeling district administration has begun marking off vacant lands in each block and displaying signboards, as per the direction of chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
The Siliguri Suryanagar Samaj-Kalyan Sanstha has decided to introduce a fever clinic from today, while the organization has decided to conduct dengue tests and platelet count tests for people free of cost.
President of the committee Swapnendu Nandi said: “To mark the 150th year, we have decided to involve 150 schools.
The Trinamool Congress state leadership has finally endorsed the “tin kanya” (three women)--Papiya Ghosh for Siliguri, Shanta Chhetri for Darjeeling Hills and Mahua Gope for Jalpaiguri.
According to health department officials, fear of adverse effects, confusion and misinformation could be the reasons that have led to the hesitancy.
The mapping of wards is being done, keeping all 47 wards as vulnerable, as cases have been found in almost all the wards.
