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Election Safari: How Panda, Turtle, Tiger and Rhino are encouraging voters to cast their voteBengali district Elections Sections are using various animal mascots to encourage voters to exercise their democratic rights and attend pol...12 Apr, 2024, 12.52 PM IST- Tea industry issues hold key in north Bengal pollsThe sector is plagued by the twin blows of rising production costs and lower price realisation at the auctions, former Tea Board chairman P...11 Apr, 2024, 12.15 PM IST
- Trinamool Congress, Left and Congress depend on outsiders : Amit ShahAm I an outsider? Am I not a citizen of the country? Didi terms the country's prime minister as an outsider," Shah told a poll rally at thi...13 Apr, 2021, 04.43 PM IST
- Bengal polls: Vital tea garden workers' votes hinge on minimum wages, land rightsThe tea belt of Dooars and Terai region in north Bengal, comprising 12 constituencies, will go to polls on Saturday and April 17, respectiv...10 Apr, 2021, 07.07 AM IST
- Non-fixation of minimum wages, closed gardens main poll issues in Bengal tea beltThe tea belt is located in Darjeeling, Terai and Dooars region of North Bengal where 3 lakh odd permanent workers are employed in around 30...30 Mar, 2019, 11.34 AM IST
- North Bengal had a peaceful vote on SundayNorth Bengal voted over 80% on Monday as people in both hills and plains came flocking to polling stations in order to exercise their franc...17 Apr, 2016, 07.27 PM IST
- Bengal polls 2016: Tea crises keep TMC in a tizzy in Terai & DooarsThe Dooars and Terai region in North Bengal comprising 20 seats, is perhaps one area where Trinamool Congress is actually on a sticky wicke...15 Apr, 2016, 09.46 AM IST
- Wildlife chosen as theme for voter awareness campaigns in West BengalThe rich natural heritage of the geographically-diverse West Bengal has now become a motif for the Election Commission to attract voters to...30 Mar, 2016, 12.39 PM IST
- Bengal tea gardens brew political tensionStarvation deaths in Dooars tea gardens of north Bengal are slowly taking a political turn as opposition parties like CPIM and BJP are whip...03 Nov, 2015, 10.30 AM IST
- Lok Sabha polls 2014: Five-phase polls in West Bengal kicks off tomorrowA closely-fought contest is anticipated in the Darjeeling constituency between GJM-backed BJP candidate S S Ahluwalia and Trinamool Congres...16 Apr, 2014, 10.20 AM IST
- GJM raises fresh demand for separate GorkhalandGJM raises a fresh demand for a separate Gorkhaland and the inclusion of areas in the plains under Gorkha Territorial Administration in Dar...19 Mar, 2013, 06.16 PM IST
- Bimal Gurung, Mamata Banerjee meet in Kolkata, agree to go for polls in JulyMamata and GJM leadership had differed over inclusion of the mouzas in the Darjeeling planes to the newly formed GTA.24 Mar, 2012, 05.06 PM IST
- Nothing short of separate state: GJM chiefGorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung today vowed to continue the agitation for a separate state and asserted his party will not accept...11 Feb, 2011, 06.10 PM IST
- Post-poll violence in Dooars drives home eroding harmonyConflicts between Nepalis and tribals as well as tribal groups in wide areas of the Dooars have exposed the eroding century-old harmony bet...05 May, 2009, 09.59 PM IST
- Rains throw a party for Darjeeling plantersAs the hills north of Siliguri slipped into poll mode on Thursday, rain lashed the tea estates of north Bengal and Darjeeling bringing much...01 May, 2009, 03.10 AM IST
- Tribal voter mood in North Bengal leaves parties guessingTribal voters, numbering around 7.5 lakh, are set to play a key role in the four Lok Sabha seats in North Bengal. These are Alipurduar, Jal...29 Apr, 2009, 08.11 PM IST
- ABAVP to boycot poll, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri & Alipurduar to be affectedThe Dooars and Terai Coordination Committee of Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikash Parishad (ABAVP) has decided to boycott poll in the region. W...01 Apr, 2009, 09.13 PM IST
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