Left-Front backed All Bengal Primary School Teachers Association(ABPTA) protesters had gathered at Siliguri from various districts of North Bengal for a march to Uttarkanya, branch secretariat, North Bengal on Monday afternoon with their longstanding demand of DA.
A court in Alipurduar has issued an arrest warrant against Union Minister of State for Home Nisith Pramanik in connection with a 19-year-old extortion case.
The fire broke out in the slums of Bagracote area of the city. Six fire tenders rushed to the spot to put the fire under control. A firefighter was injured during the operation. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Reacting to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that the Centre is not giving funds to her state, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that Bharatiya Janata Party does not do any sort of politics in the name of development in Bengal.
The inaugurated projects include two-lane road over bridge (ROB) in replacement of level crossing at 615.5 km of NH-31 (Oodlabari). According to an official statement, this project would give significant boost to international connectivity and ROB in lieu of level crossing at 661.100 km on NH-31 (Maynaguri). It would help to reduce accidents due to an improved safety features and minimise the travelling distance and time.
On the birth anniversary of Independent India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, celebrated as Children's Day, a special toy train ride was organised for the physically challenged children in Siliguri.
Siliguri witnessed a massive violation of National Green Tribunal (NGT) directions as there are many people making illegal Chhath ghats on various river beds across the city.
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], October 22 (ANI): The most important station of Northeast, New Jalpaiguri (NJP), gets a Diwali gift, "Coach Restaurant" beside the entry point of the station.