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.
Heavy rains over the past 24 hours have pushed rivers into spate across North Bengal and Sikkim, triggering flooding, road blockages and landslides in multiple areas.
The India–Nepal border at Panitanki, under Naxalbari block in Darjeeling district has been fully reopened after temporary restrictions caused by recent protests in Nepal.
Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb on Monday called for the immediate starting of the second campus of Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya (SSM), saying the new facility is essential to expand access to quality higher education for students of Siliguri and adjoining areas.
A major landslide triggered by relentless overnight rain has cut off Upper Dzongu from the rest of North Sikkim, severely damaging the vital Phidang–Sangklang road near the Phidang Bridge and Ring Khola early Sunday morning.
A fresh landslide has disrupted rail connectivity in the hills, damaging the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway’s (DHR) toy train tracks near Tindharia a few days after a similar slide had affected National Highway 10 — the lifeline linking Siliguri with Sikkim via Kalimpong.
