A case of alleged violence against a Scheduled Tribe woman in Jhamaklal village under Phansidewa police station in Darjeeling district has been taken up with constitutional authorities by Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, who has sought urgent intervention.
A female elephant, Suman, died in Siwan, Bihar, in circumstances that animal protection advocates say raises serious concerns about her upkeep.
Legendary music composer, poet and political thinker Salil Chowdhury’s popularity is not confined to Bengal or Mumbai.
The recent spell of incessant rainfall has wreaked havoc across North Bengal, causing severe floods and landslides that have left a trail of destruction in the Hills, Terai, and Dooars regions.
Jalpaiguri police have arrested four persons in connection with the recent attack on North Malda MP Khagen and Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh at Nagrakata.
Amid growing apprehensions over the rising volume of duty-free tea imports impacting domestic producers and eroding global credibility, the Tea Association of India (TAI) has urged the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) to urgently review and regulate the ‘Advance Authorization Scheme’ under which teas are imported into India without duty.
The appeal comes shortly after TMC’s state president Subrata Bakshi served a show-cause notice to Barman for “breaching party discipline” during the SMC board meeting held on 30 July.
On his way to an official programme in Jalpaiguri, Union minister of state for education and DoNER, Dr Sukanta Majumdar, took time to energise BJP workers and sharpen his attack on the ruling Trinamul Congress ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
BJP MP from Alipurduar, Manoj Tigga, on Wednesday raised pressing concerns about the deplorable condition of tea garden workers across four key districts of North Bengal—Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, and North Dinajpur—during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha.
The Indian tea industry is battling a tough season in 2025, grappling with multiple challenges—from production shortfalls and falling auction prices to a surge in imports that’s hurting domestic producers.
