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Will make Darjeeling No. 1 hill station in five years, says Min Ajay Poddar

Darjeeling, Sept. 21 -- "Development in Darjeeling had gone retrograde under the past Governments. We will turn this around in the next five years and make Darjeeling the number one hill station as it... Read More


Suvendu to visit three North Bengal districts on Tuesday

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is scheduled to visit Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar on Tuesday, marking his first visit to the Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts sinc... Read More


Hotel manager held over allegations of employing children at work

Malda, Sept. 21 -- A hotel manager was arrested by Kaliachak police following allegations that minors were being employed at a hotel in the Bishu More area of Sujapur in Malda district. The accused ha... Read More


Jalpaiguri sanitation workers protest over pending salaries, services disrupted

Jalpaiguri, Sept. 21 -- Jalpaiguri Municipality's sanitation workers launched another protest on Monday demanding payment of pending salaries, locking the civic body's main gate and disrupting service... Read More


Mapping issue leaves 40 families out of Census exercise

Raiganj, Sept. 21 -- Around 40 families residing at Kantor Dealer Para in Mahipur area of Raiganj block in North Dinajpur district were allegedly left out of the ongoing census exercise, triggering co... Read More


Govt employee held for forging signatures of officials

Siliguri, Sept. 21 -- A Group C employee of Naxalbari Rural Hospital was arrested for allegedly forging the signatures of government officials and collecting Rs 17 lakh from a businessman on the prete... Read More


Jayanti residents meet forest officials over tourism restrictions

Alipurduar, Sept. 21 -- Amid continuing agitation by Jayanti residents over restrictions on tourism activities, the Forest Department held a nearly four-and-a-half-hour meeting with local representati... Read More


Newborn elephant calf rescued from Teesta River, reunited with mother

Jalpaiguri, Sept. 21 -- A days-old elephant calf was rescued from the Teesta River on Monday morning after five fishermen spotted it being swept away by the strong current following the release of wat... Read More


Annapurna money: Women block roads over delay

Cooch Behar, Sept. 21 -- Protests and road blockades by women in three blocks of Cooch Behar district over non-payment under the Annapurna Bhandar project created a stir in administrative circles on M... Read More


Xi to visit US tomorrow for talks with Trump

Moscow, Sept. 21 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Washington from September 23 to 25 for summit talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump, marking their second meeting in four months, a dev... Read More