Bengal must confront environmental challenge
The formation of a new government in West Bengal offers a historic opportunity not only for administrative reform but also for environmental renewal.
The formation of a new government in West Bengal offers a historic opportunity not only for administrative reform but also for environmental renewal.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is likely to inaugurate the month-long Shravani Mela at the historic Jalpesh temple, a revered shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, in Jalpaiguri on 20 July, according to highly placed sources.
He said Darjeeling would be developed as the state's first world-class tourism destination, while the second destination would be identified as part of the government's long-term tourism strategy.
With TMC divided into factions, numbers suggest that the three BJP candidates are almost certain to win the by-elections.
The Election Commission of India’s recent announcement of by-elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal, which fell vacant following the resignations of Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik — the three Trinamool Congress MPs who stepped down after the party’s debacle in the recent West Bengal Assembly elections — has brought the focus back on the former MPs and the BJP’s plans for them.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the attack on the Chief Justice of India today.
The Supreme Court today cleared the appointments of vice-chancellors (VCs) of eight universities in West Bengal, following a hearing today by a Division Bench of the apex court.
The Damodar Valley Corporation dams have scaled down combined discharge to 45,000 cusec this evening after their catchment areas recorded zero precipitation since yesterday.
West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose on Monday visited Dudhia, the site where a major bridge collapse cut off Mirik’s road connectivity with Siliguri, following days of relentless rainfall and widespread landslides across the hills.
Videos circulating online show Murmu severely bleeding after the assault, while their vehicles were reportedly pelted with stones as they assessed the flood situation in Jalpaiguri, one of the worst-hit areas.
