Early counting trends in Bengal elections highlight BJP dominance in select districts, especially in tribal and industrial belts, raising questions over Trinamool’s performance in these regions.
The Chennai Central-New Jalpaiguri Express derailed near Jakhapura railway station in Odisha’s Jajpur yard on Thursday morning with no loss of life or injury reported following the derailment, East Coast Railway officials said.
Jalpaiguri district magistrate Shama Parveen on Thursday visited Bamondanga village, where North Malda MP Khagen Murmu and Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh were attacked earlier this week.
Bose termed the attack on the elected representatives of the BJP as "dastardly, shocking and benumbing."
The death toll in north Bengal’s devastating natural calamities has climbed to 29, with five more deaths reported from Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri district following incessant rainfall and rising river waters.
Videos circulating online show Murmu severely bleeding after the assault, while their vehicles were reportedly pelted with stones as they assessed the flood situation in Jalpaiguri, one of the worst-hit areas.
The programme was coordinated by the State Bank of India (SBI), Siliguri Regional Office, which has been entrusted with organising such camps in this region.
BJP MP from Alipurduar, Manoj Tigga, on Wednesday raised pressing concerns about the deplorable condition of tea garden workers across four key districts of North Bengal—Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, and North Dinajpur—during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha.
The Jalpaiguri district administration felicitated students and schools for their outstanding contribution in a two-day plastic waste collection campaign aimed at protecting the environment
A wet Thursday morning set the tone for what promises to be a rain-drenched next few days, with the regional Met office forecasting continued showers, gusty winds and potential disruptions across both south and north Bengal.
