Rs 200-crore Gorkhaland Territorial Administration Project Report scrapped, says Darjeeling MP Raju Bista
Following the resignation of GTA Chief Executive Anit Thapa and several other members, the GTA is presently being run by officials.
Following the resignation of GTA Chief Executive Anit Thapa and several other members, the GTA is presently being run by officials.
BJP MP Raju Bista said the state budget focuses on employment generation, women's empowerment, education, healthcare and regional development despite inheriting a substantial debt burden.
The Chief Minister alleged that the hills had always been neglected and fell prey to rampant corruption by the erstwhile TMC government.
Ms Paul, the minister for women and child development and social welfare, accompanied by local MP Raju Bista, inspected drinking water supply projects being implemented in the Mirik Municipality area under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme, which is being funded by the Central government.
A complaint alleging possible irregularities in the implementation of the Bharat Dal scheme in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) region has been taken up by Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, who has written to Union minister Prahlad Joshi seeking a detailed inquiry.
Simultaneously, the Union government is awaiting formal concurrence from the West Bengal government on the alignment of the proposed Siliguri Ring Road—an initiative seen as critical to easing the mounting traffic congestion in the region’s key commercial hub.
The chairperson of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Professor Pankaj Arora, has confirmed that the inclusion of the Nepali language at the senior secondary level will be taken up once the ongoing broader curricular initiative is completed.
The ongoing 2nd ISKF India Shotocup National Karate Championship in Darjeeling has drawn enthusiastic participation from across the country, including teams from the Darjeeling region, various parts of West Bengal, Sikkim, Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, and other states.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Saturday visited the newly-constructed Loop Bridge on national highway 717A—popularly known as the ‘Snake Bridge’—near Bagrakote in Kalimpong district to inspect reported structural damages.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista today urged the central government to establish an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Siliguri, highlighting the severe healthcare challenges faced by north Bengal.
