Curtain Raiser: Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat sees hectic activities before polls on Friday
People of three parliamentary constituencies in north Bengal will exercise their franchise in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha polls on 26 April.
People of three parliamentary constituencies in north Bengal will exercise their franchise in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha polls on 26 April.
The BJP, which has demanded repoll in some seats had lodged as many as 303 complaints.
As chief minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that the Border Security Force (BSF) works for the BJP on poll day, residents living ahead of the Indo-Bangladesh fence in Jalpaiguri today have expressed their satisfaction and happiness over the role of the BSF after casting their votes.
Minister in-charge for North Bengal development department, Udayan Guha has expressed unhappiness over the decision of the Election Commission, following a complaint lodged by the BJP candidate for Cooch Behar, Nisith Pramanik.
The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized the 3rd edition of Prospects for North Bengal – Investments in Sustainability in Siliguri today.
It is learnt that the North Bengal Frontier BSF has apprehended 167 smugglers since January 2021. Of them, 97 have been identified as Indians. During the same period, 4167 cattle heads were seized by the BSF, with their estimated value at Rs 6,33,12,530.
Initially, the train will run three days a week (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). It will depart from NJP at 7-20 am and reach Alipurduar Jn at 1 pm, covering a distance of 169 km through the Dooars Hill region. On its return journey, the train will leave Alipurduar Jn at 2 pm and reach New Jalpaiguri at 7 pm.
Everybody can express his or her own opinion, but people are the most important factor in a democracy. We all saw that the funds allotted for the entire north Bengal can hardly equal the budget for a flyover in Kolkata. So the required development in north Bengal is lacking and we should always honour the emotions and sentiment of the people,"
"Those who want to change the name of the state and divide the state geographically are insulting Rabindranath Tagore. There is still a section of people in the state who want to divide Bengal,"
This was the first interaction of the minister with a group of north Bengal industry stalwarts. According to the ICC, Ms Yeasmin told the forum that she was ready to provide any sort of assistance to promote the private sector in north Bengal.
