INDIA bloc will disintegrate’khata khat’ after June 4: Modi

PTI, PRATAPGARH,  MAY  16, 2024 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said the INDIA bloc wants to make five prime ministers in five years and claimed that it will disintegrate…

Crisis in north Bengal tea industry, Dooars garden staff halt work over unpaid salary

Around 80 staff and sub-staff of Nagaisuree, a tea estate in Matiali block of Jalpaiguri district, didn’t join duties on Wednesday TT Correspondent, Jalpaiguri, 16.05.24 : The staff and sub-staff of…

New traffic management plan to be implemented across Siliguri after Lok Sabaha polls

 The traffic department of the police has already submitted a PowerPoint presentation to the civic body on how traffic management can be improved, along with recommendations TT, Siliguri, 16.05.24 :…

Bitter brew over Nepal tea imports, Darjeeling industry ‘shocked’ at lack of proper testing

 The latest bitterness against the government’s failure to check the quality of Nepal tea comes after 28 trucks carrying Nepal tea were reportedly allowed to enter India in April-end without…

Neonatal mortality rates worsen in multiple states in India, account for nearly 50 per cent of deaths in children

Findings published in medical journal JAMA Network Open, underline an ‘immediate need’ for health authorities to focus on strategies to improve quality aspects of institutional deliveries The neonatal intensive care…

Stalwart Chhetri announces retirement, World Cup qualifier match in Calcutta on June 6 to be his last game

Chhetri, who made his debut in 2005, has scored 94 goals for the country. He will leave the scene as India’s all-time top scorer and most-capped player PTI, New Delhi,…

Tea gardens struggle as weather wreaks havoc

MP, 15 May 2024, Alipurduar: This year, tea production has been significantly impacted by extreme weather conditions.  After thorough analysis, the tea plantation workers’ organisations are planning to approach the…

Body of B’desh tourist to be handed over to kin in Kurseong

MP, 15 May 2024, Darjeeling: The relatives of the deceased Bangladeshi tourists arrived in Kolkata on Wednesday and proceeded to Bagdogra by flight.  The Darjeeling police will be handing over…

Siliguri: Two dead, 26 hurt after pickup van turns turtle

MP, 15 May 2024, Siliguri: A pickup van overturned on National Highway 31 near Goaltuli More in Phansidewa block under Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad, resulting in two deaths and leaving 26…

After a lull in April, tourists start returning to Darjeeling, Sikkim

Sanchita Aich Bag, MP, 15 May 2024, Siliguri: After a slump in tourism during the month of April, it is back on track again with a large number of tourists…

BJP fields about 8 turncoats for LS elections in Bengal

Pradip Chatterjee, MP, 15 May 2024, Kolkata: The BJP has nominated around eight turncoats out of the 42 seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha candidates. Party’s leaders have justified their…

Scripting Sandeshkhali incident: BJP’s LS candidate Rekha Patra moves HC, seeks protection from coercive action

MP, 15 May 2024, Kolkata: BJP candidate from Basirhat Lok Sabha seat Rekha Patra on Wednesday approached Calcutta High Court seeking protection from coercive action by the state police.  On…

Mamata Bala’s daughter starts indefinite protest

MP, 15 May 2024, Kolkata: The daughter of Trinamool Congress MP Mamata Bala Thakur, has started an indefinite protest against the BJP Bongaon candidate Santanu Thakur for allegedly not allowing…

‘Will retrieve Bengal’s dues within 3 months once INDIA bloc forms govt’

Soumyadip Mullick, MP, 15 May 2024, Kolkata: Campaigning for his party candidates of Arambagh and Barrackpore seats, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday said as soon…

Fight for 6th Schedule key poll plank for Cong’s Ladakh candidate Tsering Namgyal

PTI, Leh, May 14, 2024 :  Congress candidate in the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat Tsering Namgyal is contesting the election on a four-point agenda for the Union territory, the key…

CAA gets rolling, 1st set of 14people granted citizenship

PTI, New Delhi, May 15, 2024 :  The first set of citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was issued Wednesday here to 14 people, nearly two months after rules…

Srinagar Lok Sabha elections 2024: Kashmir sees highest turnout since 1996, says EC : Overall: 37.98 per cent

 Srinagar voted for the first time in the Lok Sabha Elections after the removal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. The parliamentary constituency had recorded a total voter turnout…

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