After nearly a decade of dues, the Siliguri Regulated Market Committee (RMC) on Wednesday cleared pending rent amounting to Rs 1,29,58,742, outstanding since 2016. The last payment had been made in 2015.
Honorary General Secretary, Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Eastern India, Surajit Paul, has formally requested mayor Goutam Deb to reconsider certain aspects of the recent mandate requiring Bengali-language displays on business signboards.
Siliguri is all set to witness its first-ever Terai Himalayan Festival, a vibrant celebration of cultural diversity and community spirit, on 23 February.
The state transport department, in collaboration with the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) inaugurated a new alternative bus terminal at Tinbatti, near Uttarkanya Branch Secretariat in Siliguri.
The Siliguri Municipal Corporation runs a free educational support centre called Alor Dishari.
The mapping of wards is being done, keeping all 47 wards as vulnerable, as cases have been found in almost all the wards.
According to the findings of dengue cases in previous years, we have laid special focus on some areas, said Dr Tulsi Pramanik.
“The survey is going on for the past two days. Around 100 houses have been covered, with one fever case detected,” the sources said.
Asok Bhattacharya had said he was not willing to contest elections, but the party is of the opinion that he should contest. The people also want to see Mr Bhattacharya as a candidate. Therefore, he will be fielded from ward 6. Mr Bhattacharya had secured victory in the same ward during the last elections. We are hopeful that the Left Front will win by defeating the Trinamul Congress and the BJP and form the elected civic board this time also,"
Noted physician and cardiologist of north Bengal Dr Sekhar Chakraborty, who is observing the Covid-19 trend, also said there had been a dip in cases in the past seven days.
