Tag: Zilla Parishad

South Dinajpur Zilla Parishad committees finally get members

After the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, 10 ZP members, including the Sabhadhipati, had joined the BJP with Mr Mitra. The then TMC district president Arpita Ghosh had expelled the 10 from the party, while nine of the posts of the sthayee samitis had become vacant then.

August 12, 2021

TRS workers brutally thrash woman officer

Main accused Koneru Krishna, brother of TRS MLA was arrested after video got viral.

July 1, 2019

Nutrition junked?

As reports of malnutrition in the midst of affluent subsistence trickle in from different parts of the country, it is deeply astonishing that what they call poshon (nutrition) programme for children has been suspended in Burdwan, till recently the rice bowl of West Bengal. The social welfare scheme provides therapeutic food packets to children. As...

November 20, 2018

BJP to contest all ZP seats in six NB districts

Despite resistance from alleged ruling party activists, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed to field candidates in all the Zilla Parishad seats in the six districts of North Bengal, a party leader has said. Convener of the BJP in North Bengal , Rathindra Bose said party workers in six districts of Cooch Behar, Alipurduar,...

May 1, 2018

In Malda, CPI-M,Cong finally tie up for ZP

The much awaited alliance between Congress and CPI-M in Malda for the panchayat elections is now finally ready as Congress on Friday declared its list of candidates for the 26 seats of Malda Zilla Parishad leaving the rest 11 for a ‘strategic compromise’ with the CPI-M to restrict the ruling party, Trinamul Congress and the...

April 7, 2018

CPM-Congress Malda tie-up likely

As the rural polls in Malda knock, an alliance between the Congress and the CPI-M is very likely and taking final shape, party sources have said. Discussions on seat sharing among the two parties have already started, though neither of the sides has confirmed it officially as yet. According to party sources, the hurdles in...

March 15, 2018

Congress to start South Dinajpur campaign on Wednesday

South Dinajpur district congress is all set to start its campaign for the upcoming panchayat election in the district through a mega rally in the presence of the state president and member of the All India Congress Committee, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday. Protesting against alleged unethical activities of the present board, Mr Chowdhury will...

March 7, 2018