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Tension at Hila Tea Garden after manager forced out by workers

Jalapaiguri, Feb. 20 -- Tension flared at Hila Tea Garden in the Dooars region after a day-long protest by workers escalated on Friday afternoon, allegedly forcing the garden manager and other officia... Read More


TMC plans ESI rollout for North Bengal tea workers ahead of polls

Jalpaiguri, Feb. 19 -- In a significant pre-election initiative, the state government is set to introduce the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) scheme for tea garden workers across North Bengal, potent... Read More


Local residents flag dumper movement as Bodaganj-Gajoldoba rd nears completion

Jalpaiguri, Feb. 19 -- The 12.46-km road connecting Bodaganj to Gajoldoba Canal More is nearing completion at Rs 14.30 crore. However, even before the final bituminous layer is laid, residents have ra... Read More


AMRUT household water supply to begin in Jalpaiguri on Feb 28

Jalpaiguri, Feb. 17 -- Household drinking water supply under the AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) project will commence in Jalpaiguri town on February 28, with the Jalpai... Read More


India to repatriate 9 B'deshi teenagers through Petrapole

Jalpaiguri, Feb. 16 -- Nine Bangladeshi teenagers who were apprehended last year after illegally entering India are set to be repatriated to Bangladesh on February 17 with administrative assistance. T... Read More


INTTUC secures wage hike for nearly 3K cantonment workers in BJP 'stronghold'

Jalpaiguri, Feb. 10 -- In a major organisational breakthrough, the Trinamool Congress-backed labour union INTTUC has secured a wage hike for nearly 3,000 contractual workers employed at the Binnaguri ... Read More


Alumni support helps Jalpaiguri Govt Engineering College set up lab

Jalpaiguri, Feb. 9 -- Government Engineering College (JGEC), with the support of its alumni, has established a state-of-the-art Competition Intelligence Laboratory aimed at enhancing students' exposur... Read More


Mobile forensic labs to boost crime investigations across North Bengal

Jalpaiguri, Feb. 6 -- Mobile forensic laboratories are set to be launched shortly in North Bengal to ensure faster collection of evidence from crime scenes and their swift dispatch for scientific exam... Read More


Trap camera crunch delays tiger census in Gorumara, Chapramari

Jalpaiguri, Feb. 5 -- The tiger census in Gorumara National Park and Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary has been delayed due to a shortage of trap cameras, Forest department officials said. The census will... Read More


More than 5 PF accounts of Jalpaiguri civic body sealed

Jalpaiguri, Feb. 4 -- The Jalpaiguri Regional Provident Fund (PF) office has sealed more than five PF accounts of the Jalpaiguri Municipality over allegations of non-deposit of statutory contributions... Read More