Alipurduar

A memorandum was submitted by the Joint Forum of para-teachers, shiksha-mitra and mission workers in support of various demands to the Project officer of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in Alipurduar. Joint Forum’s Convenor, Sirajul Haq, stated that the salary that is given to the para-teachers is not sufficient to meet their …

A 17-years old girl ingested poison and passed away in the Line 9 of Beech Tea Estate. The deceased has been identified as Karishma Oraon. Karishma’s family members shared that the girl was rushed to the hospital after she ingested the poison, but the doctors declared her to be dead on …

A young man from Bihar, who was on his way to Siliguri from Assam, was found in an unconscious state in Dhupguri. The man, Vijay Kumar Mandal (25), is a resident of Kakordom Village in Bihar’s Madhubani district who was robbed after he was drugged. Vijay was going to catch …

The 5th meeting of INTTUC approved Paschim Banga Paur Karmchari Federation and the 1st seminar of the Jalpaiguri District Paur Karmchari Federation was held at the Dhupguri Community Hall. In the meeting and seminar, 300 members of INTTUC of seven Municipal Corporations and 118 Municipalities from various districts of the …

Four houses burnt to the ground in a fire mishap that took place in the Bhatpara Tea Estate of Kalchini Block last night. According to reports, the fire first broke out at the residence of a man named Sani Mahali around 11 o’ clock last night. The fire soon spread …

The 4th Inter-Primary Alipurduar District Sports Tournament was inaugurated by MP, Dashrath Tirkey and President Mohan Sharma at the premises of Kalchini Police Station today. MLA, Saurabh Chakrabarty hoisted the national flag and lighted torch during the inauguration. The guests were welcomed with the tribal dance presented by the students. …

A minor was rescued from the Putimari area of Alipurduar Block-2 by the police before she could be trafficked to Rajasthan.  According to sources, the girl is a student of Class 5 and was allegedly sold to the traffickers by her father, Pradeep Barman. The minor’s girl had filed a …

Five people, including two women, died when a truck and a Maruti van collided with each other on the national highway in Tetulatala of Shamuktala, Alipurduar. Sources shared that the tire of the Maruti van burst, which is why the driver lost control and the vehicle crashed into the gravel-carrying truck. …

A man got critically injured after being hit by a pick-up van in Madarihaat today at five o’ clock in the evening today. The injured has been identified as Santri Munda (34). Reports state that Munda was walking on the road when the van hit him from the back. Witnesses …

A Shivalinga emerged from the ground near the Bangabari Football ground in the Atiabari Tea Estate of Kalchini. A huge crowd had gathered in the area to witness the Shivalinga. Local sources shared that a local resident named Sumit Bhokta was roaming in the ground on Wednesday evening, when he …

An auto-rickshaw and a pick-up van collided on the state road near the Salsalabari railway over-bridge of Alipurduar district today morning; causing caused nine people, including the auto driver, to get injured. It has been reported that the pick-up van was over-speeding when it rammed into the auto from the …

The Excise Department has been actively running operations in Dooars to tackle the smuggling of Bhutanese liquor in the area.  In a similar operation, the Jaigaon branch of the Excise Department conducted an operation in the Kalchini Manthram area last night and followed a pick-up van. The van was stopped after …

Professor Swagat Sen has taken over as the temporary Vice Chancellor of the Gour Banga University for the next six months. Speaking to the media today morning around 11 o’ clock, the new Vice Chancellor said that his sole aim is to protect the education rights of the students.  “I aim to …

A rhinoceros attacked and killed a beat officer during the time the latter was returning home after his duty in the Jaldapara North Range.  The deceased has been identified as Uttam Sarkar. He was a beat officer in Shiltorsha of the Jaldapara North Range.  According to reports, Uttam Sarkar was on …

The members of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s Dooars Committee have jumped ship to the Trinamool Congress in the Bhutan border area of Jaigaon in Alipurduar. As per reports, the members and leaders from GJM’s Dooars and Central Committee were welcomed to TMC by Aroop Biswas during a special event.  Along with …