Trains to go near India-China-Bhutan tri-junction as Bengal fast-tracks land acquisition for key projects near DoklamThe West Bengal government has given the green light for expedited land acquisition for a significant railway initiative. This action will ...
05 Aug, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Tharoor-led panel urges govt to closely monitor China's activities in BangladeshA parliamentary panel expressed concern over China's growing influence in Bangladesh. The committee urged India to monitor foreign powers' ...
30 Jul, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
Bangladesh PM Rahman firms up Teesta plans, says will implement at 'any cost'Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has vowed to push ahead with the crucial Teesta Barrage Master Plan, emphasizing its national prio...
30 Jun, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Xi backs Bangladesh in upholding sovereignty, 'rejecting foreign interference' in talks with PM RahmanChinese President Xi Jinping pledged unwavering support for Bangladesh's sovereignty and rejection of foreign interference during Prime Min...
26 Jun, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Delhi to Siliguri in 6 hours? Railways have a Rs 16 lakh crore bullet train plan to connect major citiesIndia is embarking on a massive high-speed rail project. Seven dedicated corridors are planned, aiming to slash travel times between major ...
13 Jun, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
‘Do you know Chicken Neck?’: Cockroach Janta Party protest video sparks debate after participants fail to answer, watch viral videoA viral video from a CJP protest in Delhi has ignited a national conversation on general knowledge. Protesters, when questioned about contr...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Is Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh needling India again?Bangladesh's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus gifted an artwork to Pakistan's military chief. This artwork shows Indian territory within expand...
27 Oct, 2025, 08.08 PM IST
A chicken with two necks: India's strategic counter to BangladeshIndia is concerned about the Siliguri Corridor's security. This narrow strip connects India to its northeastern states. Bangladesh's growin...
26 May, 2025, 02.44 PM IST
Army conducts airborne rapid response exercise near Siliguri CorridorThe Indian Army has carried out a two-day airborne insertion and rapid response exercise near the Siliguri Corridor along the northern bord...
26 Mar, 2022, 05.16 PM IST
View: Enhancing Siliguri corridor for ease of trade and transit in South AsiaAll three immediate neighbours of India on its eastern side - Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal - depend on this trade and transit corridor for ...
20 Feb, 2021, 11.44 AM IST
View: What if China wrings India’s ‘Chicken’s Neck’ – the Siliguri corridor? Here are some countermeasuresIn 2003, India and China came to an agreement whereby China agreed to Sikkim’s addition to India and gave up all claims to the state and In...
10 Oct, 2019, 10.54 AM IST
Behind China's Sikkim aggression, a plan to isolate Northeast from rest of IndiaThe Siliguri Corridor, through the rail and road networks passing through it, feeds the primary military formations located in the North Ea...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.35 AM IST
CII to begin Indo-Bangladesh joint initiative on Tetulia corridor issueTetulia will be in our prime agenda to discuss with Chamber and Commerce of Rangpoor in Bangladesh to start joint initiative if possible.
05 Oct, 2017, 10.43 PM IST
Illegal cultivation of marijuana continues unabated in CoochbeharThere is no concrete data, but an estimated 550 ha area of the district hosts marijuana cultivation - needless to say, illegally.
10 Jan, 2017, 04.01 PM IST
- North Bengal: A preferred corridor for extremist groups
Recent arrests of members of extremist groups in North Bengal foothills is an indication of gradually increasing consolidation of the under...
18 Jun, 2012, 04.41 PM IST
- Cultivation of illegal cannabis flourishing in Coochbehar
Paddy, wheat or jute, almost all got replaced in agri fields by cannabis and that too, illegal. This is at many places in Coochbehar distri...
15 Jun, 2012, 06.35 PM IST
- Siliguri becomes major underground international antique trade conduit
While Sikkim, Tibet, Bangladesh or eastern India are in the supply side, wide Western world market via Nepal are there in the receiving sid...
08 Jun, 2012, 07.23 PM IST