Malda launches ‘Aamar Malda’ store under Centre’s ODOP umbrella to promote district’s signature products
The project aims to enhance branding, retail visibility and market access for local artisans, women self-help groups, among others.
The project aims to enhance branding, retail visibility and market access for local artisans, women self-help groups, among others.
The temporary diversion across the Balasan was washed away on 19 June following incessant rainfall in the Darjeeling hills.
State Forest minister Manoj Kumar Oraon stressed that relocating families from the core area is essential before the tigress can be released.
97-year-old Makhan Lal Sarkar of Suryanagar in Siliguri had accompanied Mookerjee during his historic journey to Jammu and Kashmir in 1953.
The app is designed as a direct digital interface through which residents can submit complaints, demands and suggestions to their MLA.
Landslides were reported along the Siliguri-Mirik Road, while large parts of Matigara in the Siliguri subdivision were submerged.
In the meeting, a detailed assessment of ongoing projects was carried out with particular focus on the reconstruction of the Dudhey Bridge, which was destroyed in the devastating landslide in October 2025.
Shanta Chhetri noted that while various accords, committees and institutions have emerged over the decades, the core aspirations of the Gorkha people remain unresolved.
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.
