The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) had initially planned a grand festival to commemorate its platinum jubilee. However, in light of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, mayor Goutam Deb announced today that the 75th-anniversary celebrations have been postponed.
Darjeeling Police have arrested two youths, Vivek Gurung and Ajit Rai, in connection with the assault on Sudan Gurung, an activist known for his stance against alleged irregularities in teachers’ recruitment, even in the Hills.
On the sacred occasion of Buddha Purnima, Srimat Swami Gautamanandaji Maharaj, president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math, unveiled a commemorative plaque at Jalpaiguri Town railway station to mark the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s final visit to the region.
As the country buzzed with pride and anticipation over the Indian Air Force’s strategic airstrikes on militant camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, a 22-year-old youth from Alipurduar took his curiosity to an unusual height, quite literally.
Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb today held a meeting with food safety officials, enforcement and excise and other related departments and adopted some steps to keep vigilance on food safety and its quality of food even in street food stalls.
There are around 500 traders in Siliguri town associated with the business. Mr Ghosh said the supply of firecrackers was 100 percent until last year.
Dhankhar comes down heavily on Darjeeling DM and SP for not following protocols during his visits
Health experts fear that co-infection of Covid and dengue could trigger severity in both the diseases in the days to come.
To celebrate the occasion, Red FM recently organised 'Puja Champion,' a talent hunt for young minds in Siliguri, in association with TVS Jupiter, Mahindra XUV 300, Mukherjee Multi-Speciality Hospital and The Statesman.
Notably, as Mr Gurung informed the Press of his decision to quit the NDA and join the TMC in Kolkata on 21 October, the All India Trinamul Congress (AITC) tweeted about the development and welcomed his decision and his faith in Miss Banerjee.
