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.
Members of the Rajbanshi community, under the banner of the Greater Cooch-Behar People’s Association (GCPA), protested against the disconnection of electricity connections in parts of Cooch Behar and adjoining areas in Jalpaiguri district.
Initially, the Secretary of RKMA in Jalpaiguri requested the Railway authorities to display photographs and quotations of Swami Vivekananda at the New Jalpaiguri Railway Station when the Central Government allocated substantial funds for its development to international standards.
Two empty oil tankers from a goods train derailed at Rangapani, near New Jalpaiguri railway station, around midday today.
Md Ahid was remanded in police custody for 10 days for further interrogation and investigation.
This decision was made after a team of monastics and volunteers visited the affected areas to determine the extent of the devastation.
