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.
Without directly naming the Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, state minister for North Bengal development, Udayan Guha, made a pointed remark on the political narrative around religious identity during an official programme at the Kumarganj Assembly segment on Wednesday.
Under the leadership of South Malda MP Isha Khan Choudhury, the only Congress Member of Parliament from West Bengal, the Malda District Congress launched a massive protest on Wednesday, rallying through the town and staging a demonstration in front of the district magistrate’s office.
In a step towards improving maternal and child health, a state-of-the-art breastfeeding pod was inaugurated at Pakyong Bazaar today by MLA and advisor to the women, child, senior citizen and divyangjan welfare department, Pamin Lepcha.
The long-standing demand for air connectivity in Malda district has gained fresh momentum with Malda Uttar MP Khagen Murmu formally requesting the Centre to initiate steps for setting up a full-fledged airport in the region.
What began as a routine civic session quickly descended into a heated exchange, prompting Mayor Goutam Deb to step in and extend the meeting by two hours to allow structured discussion.
