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Two Regimes, Two Choices

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- One of the most consequential political successes of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) has little to do with oil prices, megaprojects, or geopolitics. It lies... Read More


CM Yogi extends Makar Sankranti-Khichdi festival greetings to all citizens

Gorakhpur, Jan. 15 -- On the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, Gorakshpeethadhishwar and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered the sacred Khichdi to Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath at the Gorakhnath T... Read More


Chief Minister to open Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench building on Jan 17

Jalpaiguri/Siliguri, Jan. 15 -- The long-awaited permanent building of the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on January 17. Ahea... Read More


NBSTC to launch its first Volvo sleeper bus service

Cooch Behar, Jan. 15 -- The North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) is set to introduce Volvo sleeper bus services for the first time in its history. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will virtu... Read More


Fear and stress over SIR hearings blamed for two deaths in South Dinajpur, political storm follows

BALURGHAT, Jan. 15 -- Two deaths in South Dinajpur district, allegedly linked to fear and stress over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, have triggered widespread gri... Read More


Man held with dual citizenship documents

Siliguri, Jan. 15 -- A man was arrested at the Indo-Nepal border in Panitanki for allegedly possessing dual citizenship documents for both Nepal and India. The accused has been identified as Uttam Kum... Read More


Suvendu Adhikari served police notice over 'defamatory remarks'

Malda, Jan. 15 -- West Bengal Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has landed in controversy after Malda Police served him a notice in connection with alleged "derogatory and defamatory" remarks ... Read More


Malda to open 16 new fair-price medicine stores in rural hosps

Malda, Jan. 15 -- In a major boost to the district's public healthcare system, the Malda administration has initiated steps to strengthen health infrastructure by opening 16 new fair-price medicine st... Read More


GTA demands pension scheme for tea garden workers beyond 58 years of age

Darjeeling, Jan. 15 -- Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Chief Executive Anit Thapa has written to Moloy Ghatak, Minister-in-Charge of the Labour department, Government of West Bengal, urgin... Read More


Work on 2.5-km concrete road begins

Raiganj, Jan. 15 -- Construction of a crucial 2.5-kilometre-long concrete road has commenced in Itahar block of North Dinajpur district at an estimated cost of Rs 1.3 crore under the state Panchayat a... Read More