It may be noted here that the Rathbari area is known as the heart of the EBM along National Highway-34, where railway tracks cross the road.
August 3, 2022The man behind these posters in Malda, Kajal Goswami, a TMC leader, however, claimed that though he had quit the party, Mr Adhikari had not and said he hung up his posters "out of love and respect for the minister, though he has been marked as a BJP agent by the TMC leadership in the district."
November 9, 2020Meanwhile, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista today said the MLA's death was a "planned political murder."
July 16, 2020Similarly, some unprotected places like Surjapur in the Kahala gram panchayat in Ratua-I, adjacent to the Fulhar river, and Shankartola in Manikchak, Hiranandapur in Bhutni, Shovapur-Pardeonapur in Kaliachak-III near the Ganga river are already flooded and people have started going to safer places.
July 13, 2020The water body has shrunk in size over the years, while small houses and large buildings have sprung up there.
February 6, 2020Inspector in-charge of the English Bazaar police station, Shantanu Mitra, said they have started investigations into the matter.
September 13, 2019Activists demonstrate in front of the house of district president Mausam Noor.
August 12, 2019With a view to collecting tax dues amounting to almost Rs 17 crore swiftly from residents, government and private institutions, the English Bazaar municipality in Malda has decided to offer big rebates on the same. It is learnt that the interest accrued on the due taxes will be waived off by the civic body for …
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June 19, 2018If the present political trend and the equation seen ahead of the rural polls is anything to go by, the ruling Trinamul Congress is likely to face a good challenge when it comes to retaining the English Bazaar block in the district. According to political observers, though the TMC had a comprehensive lead at the …
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March 14, 2018The English Bazaar Municipality in Malda has formed a five-member unit in every ward under it to prevent mosquito-borne diseases, while the civic body has been undertaking a survey to identify fever patients in the area. Health workers and scavengers alike are constantly being sensitized about the procedure of their work regarding the matter, it …
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March 8, 2018Five lorries were set on fire last night by two local gangs seeking control over the parking lot at the Mahadipur International border under the English Bazaar police station in the district. It is also alleged that drivers or exporters who coughed up the demanded money to the “goons” there were being allowed to cross …
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March 1, 2018After she urged people to give her the panchayats in Malda district, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this morning demanded the same from her district leaders who had gone to see her off at the Malda airport at English Bazaar. As she boarded the helicopter to head for South Dinajpur, she added that she would soon …
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February 22, 2018Acting on a tip-off, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized a huge quantity of drugs and arrested two persons from English Bazaar and Kaliachak in Malda last night. Almost 4.5 kilograms of ganja, 1947 injections and 885 tablets were seized by the zonal unit of the NCB. The arrested have been identified as Krishna Chand …
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January 17, 2018