NFR to build 200 new footbridges in Alipurduar Division to boost safety

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 18 -- To prevent sabotage, strengthen surveillance, and improve maintenance operations, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has launched an extensive plan to construct 200 new footbr... Read More

'Relief': Redbank & Dharinipur tea estates reopen after over a month

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 17 -- After remaining closed for nearly one-and-a-half months, Redbank and Dharinipur tea estates in Banarhat Block reopened on Monday, bringing relief to thousands of workers who had... Read More

Fear over SIR drive sparks overnight queues at Jalpaiguri Municipality

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 16 -- Fear surrounding the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process has triggered unprecedented crowds at the Birth and Death Registration department of Jalpaiguri Municipalit... Read More

Jalpaiguri: 9 hurt as forest personnel fire pellets to control agitated jumbo

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 14 -- Tension gripped West Damdim in Mal Block on Thursday night after nine villagers were injured when forest personnel fired pellet shots while attempting to control an agitated ele... Read More

'Organisational revamp': Jalpaiguri Municipality council dissolved

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 13 -- The Chairman-in-Council of the Jalpaiguri Municipality has been dissolved following a directive from the state leadership. The resignation letters of Chairperson Papia Paul and ... Read More

Elephant found dead inside Binnaguri Army Cantonment

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 12 -- The carcass of an elephant was recovered from the Binnaguri Army Cantonment in Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday. Army personnel discovered the animal near the golf course of the... Read More

Unpaid wages: Subarnapur Tea Garden workers protest

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 12 -- Demanding a 20 per cent Puja bonus, two months' pending wages and other dues, workers of Subarnapur Tea Garden blocked the state highway at Chatra Bridge under Raja Danga Gram P... Read More

Jalpaiguri residents hit by postal PIN code confusion; Aadhaar & ration services affected

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 11 -- Thousands of residents across several areas under the Jalpaiguri Municipality are facing persistent problems due to discrepancies in sub-post office PIN codes. The issue has dis... Read More

Villagers build their own approach roads to MP-funded bridge

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 10 -- A concrete bridge built more than a decade ago with funds from an MP's development scheme remains disconnected due to the absence of approach roads on either side. Taking matter... Read More

Labour department announces Rs 1,500 financial relief for tea garden workers

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 9 -- More than a month after the devastating floods brought work to a standstill in several tea gardens, the Labour department has announced financial assistance for affected workers ... Read More

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