A scuffle broke out, between a City Auto driver and a Toto driver, in front of the regulated market under Pradhan Nagar Police Station, Siliguri. A considerable stress was seen in the area on Saturday morning. City Auto drivers have alleged that a Toto driver suddenly attacked them, and they …
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Young man dies after getting run over by a goods train
A young man died on Friday after getting hit by a goods train. The incident is being reported to have taken place in Ambikanagar’s underpass. The youth has been identified as Ambikanagar resident, Bolai Mandal. He was a vegetable seller by profession. After the incident, its information was given to …
Read More »Campaign against illegal parking continues
Siliguri Traffic Police are still running campaigns against the illegally parked vehicles in different parts of the city. The campaign is being held from Sevoke More to Panitanki More, today. Some of the local people have been accused of trying to interrupt the campaign. The police tried to control the …
Read More »BJP hands over memorandum to Binnaguri Gram Panchayat Pradhan
A memorandum was handed over to the head of Binnaguri Gram Panchayat in Rajganj block, by the BJP workers as they held a rally and reached the Gram Panchayat Office. The opposition panchayat members in Binnaguri Gram Panchayat have not been given any work. Most of the roads, in the …
Read More »INTTUC distributes juices amongst pedestrians
The public is not getting relief from the overwhelming heat in the last two days. At the same time, in order to provide some comfort to the pedestrians travelling on the streets of NJP station area, INTTUC members decided to quench the thirst of the people walking in the heat …
Read More »Police arrests a fugitive accused of rape
According to the Pocso Act 2012, Bipul Bepari, a fugitive, who has been underground for almost a year, was arrested by the N.J.P. Police in Baribhasa. He was presented in Jalpaiguri Court, today. According to information received from N.J.P. Police Station, the fugitive was accused of raping a minor and …
Read More »Doctors resigns from North Bengal Medical College-Hospital
Doctors have started resigning at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Siliguri, due to the NRS incident. Meanwhile, Dr. Nirmal Bera, Head of the Department of Psychiatry and Dr. Ankit Majumdar, Executive Departmental Head, along with 5 therapists, from the Department of Psychiatry, have handed their respective resignations in the …
Read More »Bisons enters residential area
Two Bisons entered the residential area from the Tukuria jungle adjoining South Chorianjot area in Naxalbari, this morning. One of them is said to have died after slipping near the well, while the other Bison, who is being searched by the forest personnel, is still roaming somewhere in the area. …
Read More »Minister Gautam Deb holds meeting with Driver’s organisations for taking extra fare from tourists
The tourist season is currently underway and people from different parts of the country are coming here for a vacation. In such a case, allegations have been raised the last few days that drivers are charging extra fares from tourists. To discuss this, State Tourism Minister, Gautam Deb, held a …
Read More »Tourism Minister holds meeting regarding helipad construction in Gajoldoba
On Thursday, State Tourism Minister Gautam Deb held a meeting with the District Administrator, Police Administration and officials of various government departments on the issue regarding construction of helipad in Gajoldoba. Talking to the reporters after the meeting, Minister Gautam Deb said that the work on the construction of the …
Read More »Awareness rally organised on World Day against Child Labour
An awareness rally was organised, on Wednesday, on behalf of the Child Protection Campaign Trust on the occasion of World Day against Child Labour. The people hosted street plays in different areas of the Jaibirpada tea plantation in protest of child labour, throughout the rally. On this occasion, Sukumar Burman, …
Read More »Three arrested for smuggling cattle
Three smugglers were arrested by the N.J.P. Police in Fulbari Toll Plaza. The smugglers, residents of Bihar and Bengal, have been identified as Bapi Islam, Mohammad Niyaz and Mohammad Muzahir. According to information from N.J.P. Police, during a Naka checking in Fulbari Toll Tax, last night, a truck travelling from …
Read More »Husband-wife killed in road accident
A husband and wife named Upen Roy and Sunita Roy, were killed in a road accident in Putimari Rangalivita region in Fulbari, on Wednesday night. They were residents of Gol Ghumti Baniya Para, Ambari. According to sources, the couple were returning home from South Colony in a motorcycle, when an …
Read More »Agitation in North Bengal Medical-Hospital
The doctors of North Bengal Medical College-Hospital have started an agitation after the NRS incident. As a result, the patients did not receive any treatment which enraged the family members. On Thursday morning, the patients along with their family members were enraged when the doctors were not available which led …
Read More »Campaign against tobacco sale in Naxalbari under COTPA
Under the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act, a campaign was started by the Block Office and Naxalbari Police in protest against the sale of tobacco in various shops of Naxalbari block. The campaign was held in different shops and tobacco was seized. Giving information, Naxalbari BDO Bapi Dhar said …
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