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Hill TMC to send report to CM on people’s problems
The Trinamul Congress (Hills) has said it will soon send a report to the state government on the demands and problems of the people it found during its ‘Jan Sampark’ programme in Darjeeling.The...
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Sikkim to become more accessible to foreign tourists as Ramman checkpost...
Sikkim may soon become more accessible to foreign tourists, as the Himalayan state is planning to reopen its Ramman checkpost after almost a decade. Foreign tourists can get inner-line permits at the...
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Army relaxes educational qualification for Gorkha recruits
The defence ministry has relaxed the education qualification needed for Gorkhas to join the Indian Army after reports that the number of recruits from the community in the force had been decreasing for...
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NIA charges 4 in Siliguri fake currency case
New Delhi, Jan 23: The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet in connection with the Siluguri fake currency case. The case relates to the seizure of fake currency in denomination of...
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The Bengal Conundrum - How Mamata's absolutism affected the Gorkhaland issue
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP pulled off an unbelievable feat in Bengal — taking their tally of seats from 2 to 18 and vote share of 17 to 40 per cent in just four years. What were the...
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West Bengal Civil Service (Exe) Exam 2021- Application Edit Window Opens On...
New Delhi: For the West Bengal Civil Service exam, the state public service commission has decided to provide an edit window to all the candidates who have registered for the exam. Through this...
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3-day Bengal Himalayan Carnival to take place in Feb
Darjeeling: A three-day long "Bengal Himalayan Carnival" will be flagged off on February 5 in Darjeeling to showcase the Hills and Dooars. The Carnival is being organised by the tourism department...
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North Bengal BJP to focus on turncoats
The BJP leadership in north Bengal has decided to draw up a plan to ensure the consistent presence of new entrants of the party in political events that the party is carrying out in the region.“There...
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CM set to visit North Bengal on February 1
Darjeeling: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be arriving in North Bengal on February 1st. Though her official schedule is not confirmed yet, sources state that she will be inaugurating the Uttar...
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Siliguri civic body push for roads, sewerage
Authorities of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Friday elaborated on civic projects planned across the city.Among these include the construction of roads and the development of sewerage,...
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GJM demands resignation of BJP Darjeeling MP
Darjeeling: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Binoy) has demanded that if the BJP-led Union Government fails to table the bills for the inclusion of 12 Gokha sub communities in the scheduled tribe list and a...
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Why India Is Exporting Vaccines But Not Selling Them For Public Use
New Delhi: India has started shipping out millions of doses of Covishield free of cost. On the list are 13 nations -- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Bahrain, Brazil, Mauritius,...
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5 people missing in Darjeeling hills after car plunges into Teesta
At least five persons, including a woman, went missing when the car they were travelling in fell into river Teesta in the hilly regions of Darjeeling in north Bengal late on Sunday night. Search and...
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Mantra bags Music Darjeeling Award, laurels for late Vikram Subba
Mantra is easily Darjeeling’s most globally recognised rock band in the Nepali music world, but locally, they were only recognised on Saturday, 22 years after it had been formed. Mantra bagged the...
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Centre failed to honour promises, did nothing for people of North Bengal: Mamata
Falakata (WB), Feb 2 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the Centre of doing nothing for the people of the northern districts of the state despite having "so many" BJP...
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Tribal leader Jyoti Tirkey, 2 others join Trinamool Congress
Kolkata: Prominent tribal leader of Darjeeling District Jyoti Tirkey and two others on Tuesday joined the Trinamool Congress, just months ahead of the Assembly polls. Apart from Tirkey, Manav Jaiswal...
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Union Budget 2021: BJP’s ‘Sicilian Defence’ in North Bengal
The 2021 Union Budget had more than its fair share of goodies for all the poll-bound states, including West Bengal. However, for Bengal, the budget chose to direct its focus primarily on North Bengal,...
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TMC's new poll strategy 'Roti', 'kapda', 'makan'; BJP cries foul
Kolkata: In the run-up to the assembly election, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has now used the 'Roti, Kapda and Makan' issue to woo the voters and to malign the BJP. Addressing a rally at...
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Fresh plan for 100 jabs a day in Darjeeling district
Darjeeling district health department has come up with a new plan to vaccinate health workers against Covid-19 and fulfil the 100-jabs-a-day target. Vaccination in the district started on January 16...
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TMC will be unable to repeat its performance in the upcoming assembly polls:...
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s (GJM) founder-president Bimal Gurung took to the field in public on behalf of the Trinamool Congress. The ruling party has been campaigning for the recovery of lost land in the...
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