Election process in Bengal is putting Bhutan-Bangladesh trade under pressureLandlocked Bhutan is almost completely dependent on transit passage over Indian land to touch Bangladesh. As per Bhutan Ministry of Finance...
India-Bhutan border trade via Bengal suspended due to lockdown in Himalayan kingdomEven though three districts of West Bengal -- Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Kalimpong -- share a border with Bhutan, the major chunk of trade ...
Amid looming Chinese presence, India woos Bhutan with trade relations and connectivityFrom identifying more trade points to carrying out a feasibility study for a railway link, the government is going all out to thwart China'...
India expedites plan to connect Bhutan via rail as China pushes hard along LACThe rail link connect Mujnai (West Bengal) and Nyoenpaling (Bhutan) and the lndian Ministry of Railways has already commenced a feasibility...
Facilitating connectivity: India and Bhutan launch Jaigaon-Ahllay trade routeThe new route will operate between Jaigaon in West Bengal and Ahllay in Bhutan, enabling smoother trade of goods and strengthening of sub-r...
Land logjam: How tussle between New Delhi and Kolkata can impact India-Bhutan relationsThe ongoing slugfest between New Delhi and Kolkata may have a fallout on India’s ties with Bhutan.
West Bengal cabinet gives nod to fill 10,000 new postsState Education minister Partha Chatterjee said the cabinet also approved to fill up posts for 5,300 constables, 800 sub-inspectors.
Demonetisation impact: Bhutanese currency Nu also a way to launder rupeeThere has been a sudden deluge of Indians businessmen from nearby trading hubs such as Siliguri, Coochbehar and Jalpaiguri to Jaigaon.
- TMC MLA Wilson Chapramari abuses District Magistrate in a public meeting
Abusing senior government officials was nothing new to Trinamool Congress leaders when the party sat in the Opposition benches.
Take your chance to drive from India to another country!For travel within Bhutan, a local tour agent can be helpful as they know of many details that an Indian driver may not fully know. The Bhut...
Indo-Bhutan surface connection capacity augmentation in processTwo neighbours, India and Bhutan are going to have a facelift in the surface connection in between on mutual interest.
Punj Lloyd surges over 8% on Rs 666 crore order winThe company has bagged EPC highway contract for 90.586 km of the Asian Highway Network, a co-operative project for improving transport faci...
- Illegal currency conversion continues unabated at Indo-Bhutan border
Currency conversion continues unabated as a major illegal business in Indo-Bhutan border areas while authorities are in dark about the impl...
Absence of Indo-Bhutan currency exchange facility makes life tougher for border dwellersThough planned to have it resolved eight years back, both sides could not come up with a roadmap to achieve this.
Absence of currency exchange facility at Indo-Bhutan border making life tougher for border dwellersThough planned to have it resolved eight years back, both sides could not come up with a roadmap to achieve this.
- Dooars unrest hits Bhutan-Bangla trade through India
Political unrest in Dooars, which is close to the Indo-Bhutan border, has cast a shadow over the Bhutan-Bangladesh trade through India. Goo...
After tigers, clouded leopards on the brinkLast week, West Bengal forest officials seized five skins of the patterned big cat at Jaigaon on the Indo-Bhutan border.