River levels rising in Bengal districts; no fresh water release from DVC on SaturdayHeavy rains have caused several West Bengal rivers to rise, with some exceeding danger marks. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused DVC of...
04 Oct, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
Jobs, migration, tea garden wages set Trinamool-BJP fightUnemployment, labor migration, tea garden struggles, and wage disputes dominate Jalpaiguri's election discourse. BJP-Trinamool rivalry acce...
19 Apr, 2024, 11.12 AM IST
Lok Sabha election: Tea workers, Rajbanshis hold key in North BengalNishith Pramanik is a representative of Rajbanshi community and had won Cooch Behar seat in 2019, after defecting from Trinamool. He is con...
15 Apr, 2024, 12.38 AM IST
Bengal future investment destination of the world: Mamata Banerjee"Bengal is the destination of the whole world for investment and employment," she said, inaugurating a programme of the West Bengal Youth a...
08 Feb, 2021, 10.12 PM IST
BJP fields candidate with 11 criminal cases, TMC seeks arrestAccording to a mandatory affidavit filed by Pramanik along with his nomination papers, he declared he has 11 cases pending against him, his...
26 Mar, 2019, 06.46 PM IST
West Bengal's 103-year-old Asgar Ali casts his vote for first time in lifeFor the last several decades 103-year-old Asgar Ali had been waiting patiently for this moment in his life when his voice is heard in the f...
05 May, 2016, 02.23 PM IST
Political parties go all out to woo enclave votersThe 51 enclaves are spread across Dinhata, Mekliganj, Sitai, Sitalkuchi and Toofanganj Assembly constituencies, with over 14864 residents h...
04 May, 2016, 12.51 PM IST
New voters from old Bangladeshi enclaves to vote in Bengal pollsAbout 10,000 people from the enclaves that were part of Bangladesh till last year will cast their vote for the first time as residents of W...
03 Apr, 2016, 03.45 AM IST
Ex-Bangladesh President H M Ershad arrives in West Bengal, lauds PM Modi for Enclave ExchangeH M Ershad praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his initiative in making the long-awaited Enclave Exchange issue a reality.
08 Dec, 2015, 04.26 PM IST
Poor living conditions greet new citizens from Bangladesh enclavesWB blames the central government for the poor facilities, accusing it of not responding to two letters that CM Mamata Banerjee had written ...
25 Nov, 2015, 06.15 AM IST
Former enclave-dwellers from Bangladesh step into West BengalAfter that 991 members of 220 families of the enclaves expressed their eagerness to come to India.
19 Nov, 2015, 04.09 PM IST
Rs 1,850 crore package to rehabilitate new citizens on the eastern borderThe government has proposed an allocation of Rs 1,850 crore to rehabilitate new citizens of the country who have opted for Indian citizensh...
11 Aug, 2015, 01.23 PM IST
Foundation of bridge over river Teesta laid in Cooch Behar by CM Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee today laid the foundation of a bridge between Haldibari and Mekhliganj over Teesta river here in Cooch Behar district.
06 Aug, 2015, 07.56 PM IST
- Almost half of Bengal now bird flu affected
Cooch Behar and Hoogly have been declared bird flu hit, taking the number of affected districts in West Bengal to nine.
23 Jan, 2008, 03.08 PM IST