Heavy rains, landslide cause traffic snarls on NH-10, Sikkim CM for central assistance
The landslide on NH-10 at Likuveer, a known area for landslides on the banks of the Teesta river, caused great suffering for ordinary citizens.
The landslide on NH-10 at Likuveer, a known area for landslides on the banks of the Teesta river, caused great suffering for ordinary citizens.
The BSF today apprehended one Md Shakeel, resident of Panchagarh district in Bangladesh and seized four cattle from him.
Significantly, the SSSJC is now demanding that the pay scale for monthly rated staffs and sub-staff through bipartite agreement.
Darjeeling MP , vehemently protesting against the incident, claimed that the goons were backed by Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM).
Officials said the intruders wanted to move to Siliguri for livelihood.
While a letter the Union Home Ministry earlier issued for the talks to be held tomorrow said discussions would be held on "issues related to gorkhaland," the ministry issued a "corrigendum" yesterday that said that the talks would be held on "issues related to Gorkhaland Tereritorial Administration" (GTA).
Addressing the press in his office here, he said that the decision of the central government to call a tripartite meeting and issue letters to officials directly without informing the state government is totally against the system of parliamentary democracy, the country's federal structure and as such, objectionable.
As people across the town and its outskirts, especially many in the Matigara block, are getting astronomical electricity bills, Ajoy Sarkar, divisional manager, Siliguri division, who admitted the anomalies in the bills of June, said that it had happened because they have been trying to clear the backlog from the previous months
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