The JIS Education Expo 2026 (Siliguri Edition), organised by JIS Group Educational Initiatives, concluded on Saturday with enthusiastic participation from students, parents and educators from Siliguri, North Bengal and adjoining areas.
The temporary diversion across the Balasan was washed away on 19 June following incessant rainfall in the Darjeeling hills.
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 Uttar Banga chapter of Vishwa Samvad Kendra in Siliguri is scheduled to hold an evening programme featuring cultural performances and a discussion.
Addressing the ceremonial presentation of the President’s Police Colour to the Sikkim Police at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, the President highlighted Sikkim’s strategic location as a border state sharing international boundaries with three neighbouring countries.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to inaugurate Durga Puja at Sreebhumi in Lake Town on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday expressed regret that the state government has not yet received a single paisa from the Centre to combat floods in the state.
A tragic incident unfolded this morning in Sukanta Nagar, under Ward 38 of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), where a mother threw her 25-day-old baby girl into a well. Both the police and fire brigade quickly arrived at the scene to recover the infant.
The tripartite meeting called by the labour department yesterday to discuss the bonus for tea workers in the Hills ended inconclusively after a section of workers staged an agitation last night in Siliguri.
Susanta Maity ,a resident of Pursura No.1 anchal was washed away by the flood waters on Saturday. Mr Maity had stepped out in early morning in waist deep flood water to attend nature's call. The flood waters carried him away.
