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.
A rare display of compassion and cross-border cooperation brought joy and relief to the residents of Bansipur village when the Border Security Force (BSF) safely reunited a mentally unstable man with his family after he inadvertently crossed into Bangladesh.
The Himalayan Hospitality & Tourism Development Network (HHTDN), a body representing tourism, transport, and hospitality stakeholders in the region, has sounded an urgent alarm over the worsening state of national highway 10 (NH-10) and national highway 717A (NH-717A), calling the situation a “national priority” and warning of severe economic fallout if immediate action is not taken.
The lifeline national highway 10 (NH-10), which connects Siliguri with Sikkim, was shut again on Friday late morning following a fresh landslide, just hours after it had reopened for traffic.
The Consultative Committee of Plantation Associations (CCPA) has initiated the annual bonus negotiation process for tea garden workers in North Bengal ahead of Durga Puja.
The central government has acknowledged receiving repeated requests from central trade unions to convene the Indian Labour Conference (ILC), which has not been held for over a decade.
