Siliguri Times
Top NewsNewsNorth BengalSiliguriJalpaiguriAlipurduarCooch BeharDarjeelingGeneral

Top Stories

Siliguri • North Bengal • Dooars • Darjeeling • Sikkim
BJP’s internal differences resurface in Dabgram II; workers and residents raise corruption allegationsSiliguri

BJP’s internal differences resurface in Dabgram II; workers and residents raise corruption allegations

Siliguri, 06th October: Internal differences within the BJP have once again surfaced in the Dabgram II area, with a section of party workers and local residents raising allegations of corruption and factionalism. A few days ago, former Panchayat Pradhan Mitali Malakar had resigned from her post, alleging that a section of BJP panchayat members had conspired with some Trinamool Congress…

Read full →
WhatsApp
Advertisement
CPI(M) Darjeeling District Committee protests over SIR exclusions, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removalSiliguri

CPI(M) Darjeeling District Committee protests over SIR exclusions, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal

Siliguri, 06th October: The CPI(M) Darjeeling District Committee staged a protest in Siliguri on Tuesday, raising two demands related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and democratic rights. Party leaders and workers marched from Mahananda Bridge to the Siliguri Sub-Divisional Officer’s office, where they staged a demonstration. The CPI(M) demanded that eligible voters whose names were excluded from the…

Read full →
WhatsApp
DRI Siliguri Unit seizes gold worth over Rs 12.36 crore in Cooch Behar, four arrestedSiliguri

DRI Siliguri Unit seizes gold worth over Rs 12.36 crore in Cooch Behar, four arrested

Siliguri, 06th October: The DRI Siliguri Unit has seized 72 gold biscuits weighing 8.352 kg and valued at around Rs 12.36 crore during an operation in Cooch Behar’s New Town area ahead of Durga Puja. Four people have been arrested in connection with the alleged smuggling. The arrested accused have been identified as Dinhata residents Rasidul Sekh (42), Manowar Rahaman…

Read full →
WhatsApp
Jalpaiguri RFSL team examines two sites following deaths in mob assault over cattle theft suspicionSiliguri

Jalpaiguri RFSL team examines two sites following deaths in mob assault over cattle theft suspicion

Siliguri, 06th October: A forensic team from the Jalpaiguri Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) examined two sites in Tarabari under Matigara Police Station and Dhimal under Bagdogra Police Station on Tuesday in connection with the deaths of two people following a mob assault over suspicion of cattle theft. The forensic team spent more than four hours examining the two locations…

Read full →
WhatsApp
Advertisement
Tea workers protest in Naxalbari demanding bonus, CITU and BTWU lead rallyNorth Bengal

Tea workers protest in Naxalbari demanding bonus, CITU and BTWU lead rally

Naxalbari, 06th October: Tea workers of Naxalbari Tea Estate staged a protest rally demanding payment of their due bonus, with the CITU and Bharatiya Tea Workers Union (BTWU) participating in the demonstration. According to the organisations, the tea garden authorities have not paid the bonus despite the Chief Minister’s directive. The workers joined the protest demanding their rightful bonus. The…

Read full →
WhatsApp
Thieves steal 90 grams of gold, cash and valuables from vacant house in Sahudangi, RajganjNorth Bengal

Thieves steal 90 grams of gold, cash and valuables from vacant house in Sahudangi, Rajganj

Rajganj, 06th October: Thieves allegedly broke into a vacant house in the Paghalupara area of Sahudangi, Rajganj, and fled with around 90 grams of gold, cash, household items and other valuables. According to family members, the husband and wife went to Balurghat on the last Sunday of the previous month. When they returned home on Tuesday morning, they found the…

Read full →
WhatsApp
Fake Aadhaar centre busted in Siliguri; two Bangladeshi nationals, woman arrestedSiliguri

Fake Aadhaar centre busted in Siliguri; two Bangladeshi nationals, woman arrested

Siliguri, 05th October: A fake Aadhaar centre allegedly being operated from a house in the Shishabari area under Matigara Police Station was busted in a joint operation by Sukna Army Intelligence and plainclothes police from Matigara Police Station. During the operation, police arrested two Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Sushil Roy (45) and Litu Mahanto (45), who had allegedly entered India…

Read full →
WhatsApp