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Amit Shah huddles BJP's old guard & new faces in Kolkata

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- A day after Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Union Home minister Amit Shah traded barbs, ramping up campaign rhetoric before next year's high-voltage Bengal polls, Shah on... Read More


Abhishek Banerjee's North Bengal tour to focus on SIR-linked deaths

Alipurduar, Dec. 31 -- All India Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is scheduled to visit North Bengal on January 3 for a one-day tour, during which he will meet families of those ... Read More


TMC appoints coordinators for all 9 Cooch Behar Assembly seats

Cooch Behar, Dec. 31 -- Ahead of the Assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has appointed coordinators for all nine Assembly constituencies in Cooch Behar district, signalling an early start... Read More


Allegations of Rs 50 lakh embezzlement rock BJP-run Gram Panchayat in Malda

Malda, Dec. 31 -- Serious allegations of corruption have surfaced in the BJP-led Hiranandapur Gram Panchayat in Manikchak block of Malda district, with opposition members accusing the panchayat chief ... Read More


Door-to-door garbage collection: SMC to roll out QR code system

Siliguri, Dec. 31 -- Taking another major step towards keeping the city clean, the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to introduce a QR code-based monitoring system for door-to-door garb... Read More


Construction begins on 12 km Karandighi rd

Raiganj, Dec. 31 -- With the initiative of Karandighi MLA Gautam Paul, construction of a nearly 12 km long concrete road from Tungidighi to Gopalpur in Karandighi block of North Dinajpur district has ... Read More


Tripti Santra, Anuradha Kunda selected for Bangla Academy awards

Malda, Dec. 31 -- In a moment of pride for Gourbanga's literary circle, two eminent women writers from Malda - Tripti Santra and Anuradha Kunda - have been selected for prestigious awards of the West ... Read More


South Dinajpur DPSC crisis: Teachers double up as clerks

BALURGHAT, Dec. 31 -- The District Primary School Education Department (DPSC) of South Dinajpur, located in Balurghat, has been grappling with an acute staff shortage for more than three years, raisin... Read More


Palm fruit, hornbills & hope: A Darjeeling village finds new life

Darjeeling, Dec. 31 -- It was a special year for Karmath forest village, particularly for Bijay Rai. Although he earns an income each year by selling the fruit of palm trees, he chose not to do so thi... Read More


Traffic snarls as Indians cross to buy cheaper Bhutan fuel

Jalpaiguri, Dec. 31 -- While both the Central and state governments are losing significant fuel tax revenue, vehicles continue to stream from India into Bhutan to procure cheaper fuel, leading to dail... Read More