Saradha bosses in judicial custody
A court in Darjeeling district today remanded Saradha scam accused Sudipta Sen and Debjani Mukherjee to 14 days’ judicial custody in one of the cases in the multi-crore Ponzi scheme scandal.
Mamata blames centre for delay on Gorkha autonomy
With the pro-Gorkhaland Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leadership threatening to revive movement for a separate state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday chose to blame the central g
Landslides stop disaster team from reaching Sikkim
Five teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were unable to reach quake-hit Sikkim early on Monday as landslides damaged the national highway, snapping the hill state's only road link wit
Rule of law in Bengal after change in govt: Pranab
Charging West Bengal's ruling Left Front with misrule and corruption, senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said rule of law would be established after the change of government following the assembly elections.
Siliguri-based organisation calls 48-hour bandh
A 48-hour general strike has been called in Darjeeling and adjoining Jalpaiguri district by a Siliguri-based organisation 'Bangla O Bangla Bhasa Bachaon Committee' from on Saturday to protest against the demand for Gorkhaland by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha.
The Dalai Lama highlights need for meditation
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday said meditation could play a very positive role for the youth to prevent them from straying from the path of peace, non-violence and brotherhood.
5 policemen, Trinamool activists injured in clash
Five policemen, several Trinamool Congress activists, including district president of the party, were injured in a clash that erupted during elections of a school governing body at Bagdogra, police said on Monday.