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.
A school teacher was arrested in Birbhum district after the dismembered remains of a missing Class VII pupil were recovered from a forest near Kullakata village early this morning.
In a spirited display of social responsibility, Coal India Limited (CIL) successfully organised a Blood Donation Camp at its corporate headquarters as part of the nationwide Raktadan Amrit Mahotsav 2.0 initiative.
With the start of Vishwakarma Puja on Wednesday, Siliguri has already slipped into the festive mood of Durga Puja, aided by initiatives of the district administration.
For the first time, the National Jute Board has taken a novel initiative to blend tradition with environmental consciousness.
A tragic incident occurred in East Kolkata on Tuesday morning when a woman fell to her death from the 19-floor balcony of a high-rise residential complex.
