People stand in long queues in Siliguri for packaged water

Sanchita Aich Bag, MP, 30 May 2024, Siliguri: Thursday saw panic in Siliguri over drinking water with prohibitory orders not to use the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC)-supplied water for drinking…

WBSEDCL converts domestic connections to commercial

Dibyendu Sinha, MP, 30 May 2024, Jalpaiguri: The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has repeatedly stated that e-rickshaws cannot be charged on domestic supply connections. Despite this,…

Gun & bullets stolen from bank in SBI Bairampur

MP, 30 May 2024, Cooch Behar: A security guard’s gun and bullets were stolen from the Balrampur branch of the State Bank under the Tufanganj Police Station in Cooch Behar…

Prof arrested in research scholar suicide case

MP, 30 May 2024, Siliguri: The Special Operation Group (SOG) of Siliguri Metropolitan arrested the prime accused, Siddharth Shankar Laha, Head of the Department of Lifelong Learning and Extension of…

Siliguri: 4 arrested in teenager’s suicide case

Courtesy: Siliguri Times

Monsoon likely to enter North Bengal in 2-3 days, says IMD

MP, 31 May 2024, Kolkata: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore said that monsoon may enter North Bengal in 2-3 days, five days ahead of its usual time of arrival.…

Indefinite cease work by conservancy staff of Darjeeling Municipality lifted

Amitava Banerjee, MP, 30 May 2024, Darjeeling: Amid the tourist rush, Darjeeling woke up to garbage spill over on Thursday as the conservancy staff of the Darjeeling Municipality called for…

As vote counting day approaches, Golay calls for peace and harmony in Sikkim

SUJAL PRADHAN, EOI, GANGTOK, MAY 30, 2024 : In a Facebook post on Thursday, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang highlighted the recent success of the assembly and 18th Lok…

China enhances military support to Pakistan along LoC in Kashmir

PTI, May 29, 2024 : Pakistan’s key ally China has been actively bolstering the defence capabilities of the Pakistani army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir over…

3 killed, thousands affected by floods in Manipur

(Photo Courtesy: Morung Express)

Delhi court issues notice to ED on CM Kejriwal’s pleas for bail in excise policy case

PTI, New Delhi, May 30, 2024 :  A Delhi court on Thursday issued notice to the ED on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking regular bail in a money laundering…

State education council to distribute language textbooks for free

PTI, KOLKATA, MAY 30, 2024 : / The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education on Thursday said it will distribute free language textbooks to students, months after the introduction…

Landslides are difficult to predict

Editorial, EOI, 30 May 2024 : For the people of the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Sikkim, landslides are of common occurrence. Now in the wake of the devastating landslide…

Experts suggest non-motorised transport system for hill towns to address traffic woes

A row of vehicles on NH55 leading to Darjeeling town on Wednesday
Sourced by The Telegraph

North Bengal celebrates International Everest Day

Amitava Banerjee, MP, 29 May 2024, Darjeeling: With demands for “Bharat Ratna” to be awarded posthumously to legendary mountaineer Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, reverberating from different quarters, International Everest Day was…

As many as 8 Rohingyas held at NJP Railway Station

MP, 29 May 2024, Siliguri: As many as eight Rohingyas, including a child, were arrested at New Jalpaiguri Railway Station on their way to Punjab via New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Railway…

Storms in different parts of North Bengal uproot trees, damage houses

MP, 29 May 2024, Cooch Behar/ Siliguri/ Jalpaiguri: A large area of Tufanganj in the Cooch Behar district was devastated by a powerful storm in the wee hours of Wednesday. …

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