HC directs state govt to ensure 1% reservation for transgender persons in public employment

Agencies, 16 June 2024, Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has directed the Bengal government to ensure one per cent reservation for transgender persons in all public employment in the state.…

Bimal Gurung to take legal recourse after High Court order

EOI, DARJEELING, JUNE 16, 2024 : After the Calcutta High Court order to include his name in the charge sheet filed by the CBI in the Madan Tamang murder case,…

CM Sikkim asks Centre to manage Sevoke – Rangpo stretch of NH 10

SUJAL PRADHAN, EOI, GANGTOK, JUNE 16, 2024 : Chief Minister of Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang on Sunday called upon the Centre to manage the stretch of the National Highway 10…

India’s role in G7 Summit: An Overview

Annwesha Chhetri, EOI, 17 June 2024 : The Group of 7 (G7) Summit, held in the picturesque town of Fasano, Italy, concluded on June 15, leaving a significant impact on…

Rising Crime Wave in West Bengal: Extortion Gangs Draw 1990s Mumbai Parallels

Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar accused West Bengal of experiencing a surge in extortion rackets reminiscent of 1990s Mumbai. He cited recent shootouts and dacoities, suggesting a deteriorating law and order…

No need to teach about riots, demolition in schools, says NCERT chief after textbook revisions

 We want to create positive citizens and that’s what is the purpose of our textbooks. We cannot have everything in them. The purpose of our education is not to create…

New criminal laws will take effect from July 1: Law Minister

 Decision taken after consulting all, says MoS Meghwalter consulting all, says MoS Meghwalter consulting all, says MoS Meghwalter consulting all, says MoS Meghwalter consulting all, says MoS Meghwa PTI, KOLKATA,…

In situationships, people may commit to each other, but not to love

Ambiguity can have its own beauty, says Rohit Trilokekar Situationships invariably mean different things to different people, even the ones involved in the same one: Pixabay ROHIT TRILOKEKAR | TT  | …

Sikkim Govt announces grant of Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia, govt would rebuild destroyed homes.

Chief Minister inspects Majua landslide at Yangang

For NH 10 restoration, Centre allots Rs 500 crore, to sanction Rs 2,000 crore to rebuild it: Raju Bista

Darjeeling MP to request PM’s intervention to protect people living along Teesta banks PRASHANT ACHARYA and YOWAN MOTHAY, EOI, KALIMPONG / SILIGURI,JUNE 15, 2024 : The Centre has allocated Rs…

12 fatalities, 14 injured as tempo traveller plunges into Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand”

PTI, Rudraprayag, Jun 15, 2024 :  Twelve tourists lost their lives and 14 injured when a tempo traveller skidded off the road and fell into Alaknanda river on Badrinath national…

Monsoon to advance into whole of north Bengal in few days, heavy rain likely: Met department

While the sub-Himalayan districts are facing disruption in a few areas owing to heavy rain, some districts in south Bengal are likely to experience heatwave and severe heatwave conditions for…

1,215 tourists stranded in Mangan, flood fear in N Bengal

Lachung, a town in the Mangan district of Sikkim, is currently facing a critical situation where 1,215 tourists are unable to leave due to heavy rain and road closures. C…

As many as 1,200 tourists stranded in North Sikkim

Sanchita Aich Bag, MP, 14 June 2024, Siliguri: Owing to incessant rainfall in Sikkim, triggering landslides, different areas of North Sikkim have been cut off. Around 1,200 tourists are reportedly…

Alert in north Bengal after rain wreaks havoc in Sikkim

PTI, Kolkata, Jun 14, 2024 :  Following incessant rainfall causing devastation in neighbouring Sikkim resulting in overflowing of the Teesta river, the West Bengal Irrigation department issued an alert for…

Kalimpong flood victims demand protection wall, compensation

YOWAN MOTHAY, EOI, KALIMPONG, 14 JUNE 2024 : The Kalimpong district administration called an emergency meeting on Friday to deal with the Teesta disaster. The meeting was held at the…

Calcutta HC asks CBI to include GJM’s Bimal Gurung in murder case of Madan Tamang murder case chargesheet

EOI & PTI, DARJEELING, JUNE 13, 2024 : The Calcutta High Court on Thursday set aside the discharge order of the City Sessions Court given to Bimal Gurung in 2017…

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