Bitter brew over Nepal tea imports, Darjeeling industry ‘shocked’ at lack of proper testing

 The latest bitterness against the government’s failure to check the quality of Nepal tea comes after 28 trucks carrying Nepal tea were reportedly allowed to enter India in April-end without…

Neonatal mortality rates worsen in multiple states in India, account for nearly 50 per cent of deaths in children

Findings published in medical journal JAMA Network Open, underline an ‘immediate need’ for health authorities to focus on strategies to improve quality aspects of institutional deliveries The neonatal intensive care…

Tea gardens struggle as weather wreaks havoc

MP, 15 May 2024, Alipurduar: This year, tea production has been significantly impacted by extreme weather conditions.  After thorough analysis, the tea plantation workers’ organisations are planning to approach the…

Siliguri: Two dead, 26 hurt after pickup van turns turtle

MP, 15 May 2024, Siliguri: A pickup van overturned on National Highway 31 near Goaltuli More in Phansidewa block under Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad, resulting in two deaths and leaving 26…

After a lull in April, tourists start returning to Darjeeling, Sikkim

Sanchita Aich Bag, MP, 15 May 2024, Siliguri: After a slump in tourism during the month of April, it is back on track again with a large number of tourists…

BJP fields about 8 turncoats for LS elections in Bengal

Pradip Chatterjee, MP, 15 May 2024, Kolkata: The BJP has nominated around eight turncoats out of the 42 seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha candidates. Party’s leaders have justified their…

Scripting Sandeshkhali incident: BJP’s LS candidate Rekha Patra moves HC, seeks protection from coercive action

MP, 15 May 2024, Kolkata: BJP candidate from Basirhat Lok Sabha seat Rekha Patra on Wednesday approached Calcutta High Court seeking protection from coercive action by the state police.  On…

Mamata Bala’s daughter starts indefinite protest

MP, 15 May 2024, Kolkata: The daughter of Trinamool Congress MP Mamata Bala Thakur, has started an indefinite protest against the BJP Bongaon candidate Santanu Thakur for allegedly not allowing…

‘Will retrieve Bengal’s dues within 3 months once INDIA bloc forms govt’

Soumyadip Mullick, MP, 15 May 2024, Kolkata: Campaigning for his party candidates of Arambagh and Barrackpore seats, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday said as soon…

CBI starts collecting details of teachers who lost jobs

MP, 13 May 2024, Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has started collecting the details of the more than 25,000 school teachers who are accused in the alleged SSC…

Court rejects BJP leader’s bail plea, sends her to 7-day jail custody

Judicial custody for BJP worker accused of scripting fake rape complaints in Sandeshkhali MP,14 May 2024, Kolkata: The Basirhat Sub-Divisional Court on Tuesday refused bail to BJP leader Mampi Das…

Another sexual misconduct case against Guv: Cops submit report to Nabanna

MP, 14 May 2024, Kolkata: Kolkata Police has reportedly sent a report to the Nabanna after conducting an enquiry on the allegations of sexual harassment of an Odishi dancer by…

2024-25 session: More options for Class XI students

MP, 15 May 2024, Kolkata: Students who passed Class XI in 2024 or 2023 and who desire to study class XI afresh under newly-introduced semester system from the academic session…

‘SC directs Chancellor to complete V-C appointment process in 21 state univs’

MP, 15 May 2024, Kolkata: State Higher Education minister Bratya Basu on Tuesday stated that the Chancellor/Governor C V Ananda Bose was directed by the Supreme Court to complete the…

Illegal liquor, contraband seized; three held

EOI, Siliguri: The Excise Department seized a significant quantity of illegal liquor from a pickup van loaded with vegetables, leading to the arrest of one individual, identified as Dharmendra Kumar,…

Calcutta HC adjourns till Friday hear-ing of Sandeshkhali BJP leader’s peti-tion over ‘sting video’

PTI, Kolkata, May 14, 2024 : The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday adjourned till Friday the hearing of a petition by BJP’s Sandeshkhali leader Gangadhar Koyal, seeking transfer of probe…

Matuas to get citizenship, Mamatacan’t stop CAA implementation: Shah

PTI, Bongaon (WB), May 14, 2024 : In a bid to address concerns of the Matuas over citizenship, Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured the community that its members would…

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