A wave of celebration swept across North Bengal on Monday as the region secured significant representation in the newly formed BJP government, triggering jubilant scenes among party workers and supporters from Malda to Cooch Behar and Siliguri.
Officials of various agencies, including the BSF, SSB, NDRF and other disaster management authorities, also attended the meeting, which focused on flood control measures, identification of vulnerable spots, and coordination among departments ahead of the rainy season.
During his first post-oath visit to North Bengal, CM Suvendu Adhikari announced weekly public outreach programmes and reiterated BJP’s key development promises for the region.
As an expression of political courtesy, the elected legislators from the opposition Trinamool Congress from eight districts in North Bengal have received invitations to attend the administrative review meeting for the region to be chaired by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at Siliguri in Darjeeling district on Wednesday.
Even before the dust has settled on polling day, political tempers in North Bengal are refusing to cool ~ spilling over into administrative decisions, public outreach programmes, and even questions over the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
Passengers of a North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) bus had a narrow escape on Monday after the vehicle suddenly caught fire near Morgram in Murshidabad.
Manipal Hospitals has officially rebranded Medica North Bengal Clinic and Medica Cancer Hospital, Rangapani, as Manipal Hospital Siliguri and Manipal Hospital Rangapani.
In a shocking and deeply disturbing incident, stray dogs were found mutilating and feeding on a human body inside the premises of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), exposing severe lapses in security, hygiene, and crisis management in the region’s largest government healthcare facility.
At a time when the Trinamul Congress is fiercely attacking the BJP over NRC notices allegedly sent to a Rajbanshi man in Cooch Behar from Assam, newly-appointed BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya delivered a defiant counter from the heart of North Bengal.
The general strike called by central trade unions on Wednesday saw partial impact in North Bengal, including Siliguri and parts of the Terai tea belt, while tea plantations in the Dooars and the Hills remained unaffected.
