BJP leaders in North Bengal have renewed their allegations against the West Bengal government, accusing it of selling off tea estate lands to private developers at the cost of indigenous livelihoods.
Since its inception, Uttarkanya, the branch secretariat of the West Bengal government in Siliguri, has played a vital role in disbursing medical aid through the chief minister’s relief fund (CMRF) to countless patients across north Bengal.
At a time when a section of people in north Bengal is demanding the cancellation of the amended Waqf Act, senior officials of the West Bengal Waqf Board have launched a special drive to recover properties allegedly encroached upon by non-Muslims in various parts of North Bengal
After yesterday’s speech at Alipurduar by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief minister Mamata Banerjee has written in her X-handle on how much the state has contributed in the development of north Bengal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the City Gas distribution (CGD) project for Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts, marking a significant step towards clean energy access in North Bengal.
After the deluge in Sikkim, the flood situation has started worsening in different pockets of northern West Bengal with the worst affected being Darjeeling and Kalimpong in the hills and Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar in the plains of Terai and Dooars regions.
The hills’ people disgruntlement with the BJP would obviously work to the advantage of its chief rival, ruling Trinamool.
Hundreds of Small Tea Growers have been demanding reasonable price of green tea leaves. Jalpaiguri District Small Tea Growers’ Association (JDSTGA) today served a representation to the Assistant Director of Tea Development, Tea Board, Jalpaiguri region, on this issue.
Widespread violence and arson since panchayat polls started in north Bengal culminated in polling on Saturday.
"The aggressive majoritarianism gives birth to fascism. People need to unite and resist any such attempt,” Mr Salim said.
