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.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today said that there was no need for interference of the Calcutta High Court in the drinking water crisis now in Kanu Sanyal's village, under Naxalbari block since Siliguri Municipal Corporation will supply drinking water for villagers.
Siliguri Municipal Corporation on April 2 named a road near the Airview More in the town after the Mohun Bagan Athletic Club of Kolkata.
Asok Bhattacharya had said he was not willing to contest elections, but the party is of the opinion that he should contest. The people also want to see Mr Bhattacharya as a candidate. Therefore, he will be fielded from ward 6. Mr Bhattacharya had secured victory in the same ward during the last elections. We are hopeful that the Left Front will win by defeating the Trinamul Congress and the BJP and form the elected civic board this time also,"
Noted physician and cardiologist of north Bengal Dr Sekhar Chakraborty, who is observing the Covid-19 trend, also said there had been a dip in cases in the past seven days.
He further alleged that employees belonging to Leftbacked unions were being threatened to join the TMC and are being told that they would lose their jobs if they did not support the party.
The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has planned to set up 17 deep tube wells as part of the interim arrangements to meet the drinking water crisis in the town.
The chairperson of the board of administrators of the SMC, Gautam Deb, today visited two vaccination centres in the town.
