Forest dept to promote human-elephant coexistence
To mitigate human-elephant conflicts, the forest department has planned to organise a 'Hati-Bandhu Mela,' a festival dedicated to elephants, aimed at raising awareness among the public.
To mitigate human-elephant conflicts, the forest department has planned to organise a 'Hati-Bandhu Mela,' a festival dedicated to elephants, aimed at raising awareness among the public.
The Greater Siliguri Publishers’ and Book Sellers Welfare Association (GSPBSWA) will host the 42nd North Bengal Book Fair at the Kanchenjunga Stadium fairground starting 6 December.
In response to reports of alleged disrespect towards the Indian national flag in Bangladesh, Dr Shekhar Banerjee, an ENT specialist from Siliguri, has taken a bold and symbolic stand.
Siliguri’s Pragati College of Education hosted a daylong orientation programme for field investigators on its premises on Friday.
The state-sponsored 14th Siliguri Mahakuma Book Fair is set to take place from 30 November to 6 December 2024 at Baghajatin Park.
According to doctors, parents had been bringing in children suffering from fever, cough and cold, sore throat, and indigestion to private chambers of paediatricians and hospitals.
The company provides differently abled people free of cost artificial limbs, callipers, wheel chairs, tricycles, crutches, hearing aids and other assistive devices.
Foresters said shortage of fodder in the forests has been making animals stray into localities. There have been incidents, mainly in the Dooars, where the animals have killed and injured people and have suffered injuries also.
DYFI members pelted stones at the police. In retaliation, police resorted to lathi-charge. Tear gas shells were also fired.
Dengue is generally spread by the Aedes aegypti species of the mosquito in urban areas, while the Aedes albopictus is usually found in rural areas and can exist in cold temperatures in winters in the region.
