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Former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna, Atal Bihari Vajpayee took the last breath in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi today. He was ill for many years. From June 11, he was admitted to AIIMS. The whole country is drowned in despair after the …

After a huge number of their fellow and former party-mates did the same, around 180 activists of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha switched sides to the TMC in Siliguri.  An event had been organized by TMC’s Ward 42 Committee in Salugara Bazaar on Sunday in which the new members were welcomed …

The 14th President of India and the second dalit to hold the office, Shri Ram Nath Kovind was officially sworn in at the Parliament today. Kovind’s swear-in ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice- President Hamid Ansari, outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee,former President Pratibha Patil, former Prime Minister …

The GJM- led protest in the hills is turning more intense by the minute. According to local sources, the demonstrators faced the police’s lathi charge today in Darjeeling. It has been reported that a rally had gathered at Chowk Bazaar, shouting slogans for Gorkhaland when the police charged at them …

The indefinite strike that was declared by GJMM on Friday takes effect in the hills from today. Tourism has been reported to be the most affected sector. According to local sources, government offices and services, including banks have been instructed to halt functioning. Educational institutions, markets and transports are exempted from …

Amidst raging allegations of economic irregularities, Reba Kundu- Chairperson of Cooch Behar Municipality, succumbed and submitted her resignation to the Board of Counselors last night. Reba Kundu came to power after the demise of her husband and former chairperson, late Viren Kundu. She maintains that her resignation was instructed by …

BJP’s National General Secretary and West Bengal in-charge, Kailash Vijayvargiya openly voiced his dissatisfaction with the Trinamool Government at the Marwari Panchayat Bhawan yesterday. “The way that the Trinamool is intimidating and threatening BJP members shows that there is no democracy under Trinamool’s reign. There are no developments that they …

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will be visiting North Bengal on a four- day tour to celebrate her victory and to commemorate the people of the hills for their support. She will be arriving today at Bagdogra International Airport to attend the public meeting scheduled in Mirik. Sources confirm that …

The SUCI Communist took out a solicitation of several workers including the minimum wages of tea workers, opening of closed tea gardens, restoration of pass-through practice, closing communal politics in the name of vote. The rally started from Bagajatin Park in Siliguri on Wednesday, the rally passed through various routes …

The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) has decided to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its ask it to stop the state government from developing a tourism project at Tiger Hill in Darjeeling for which construction work is already in progress. The Tiger Hill falls under the Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary …

There was a major reshuffle in the IAS team in West Bengal on Monday. Around 45 senior officials, including a few district magistrates, were transferred. Darjeeling DM Anurag Srivastava was ordered to be the new DM of Burdwan, he said adding that Burdwan DM Saumitra Mohan was made the Additional …

Around 70 supporters of the Jan Andolan Party (JAP)’s youth wing demonstrated in front of minister Gautam Deb’s residence in Siliguri for two hours yesterday, alleging that some Trinamul Congress (TMC) leaders had “abducted” two of its class representatives and kept them at a hotel at Second Mile in the …

Senior state bureaucrats are likely to be trained on public policy and governance at Presidency University from this year. The School of Public Policy at the new Presidency campus in Kurseong plans to organize this training programme for executives. However, the venue of the training programme has not been decided …

Sikkim’s ruling party, Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) shall be celebrating the silver jubilee of its foundation day on March 4 (Saturday).To celebrate the occasion a two-day long grand function will be held in Gangtok. A grand show has been lined up for the main function on Saturday which will be …

The Bengal government shall allot fresh funds to the development boards set up by the chief minister for different communities in the Darjeeling hills next month. Sources said the government had been receiving repeated requests for funds from the development boards. The boards are more likely to get the funds …