North Bengal

Amit Shah meets Koch Rajbongshi leader ahead of Assam, West Bengal polls: Here's why it's important

Their political importance can be gauged from the fact that not only did Amit Shah made a stop at the residence of the community's leader, but Assam's Budget presentation was deferred because the state's finance minister was to accompany Shah

Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha polls:

The CPM has won the Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha seat thrice in last four elections. Minati Sen won the seat in 1999 and 2004 elections on a CPM ticket. Mahendra Kumar Roy won the seat in 2009 before losing to Bijoy Chandra Barman in 2014 elections.

Sikkim struggling to create Indian identity, claims author Amalesh Kundu, says state is nerve centre for 8 states, 4 countries

A book on Sikkim's geopolitical significance and its struggle to establish an Indian identity has been launched by journalist Amalesh Kundu in Delhi

Amit Shah eyes 22 seats from West Bengal in 2019, but BJP must consider TMC threat, seek realistic target

Given that the party had won just two seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and two in the 2016 Legislative Assembly elections, this target hardly appears to be a serious point of departure.

Will meet Sheikh Hasina in Kolkata, but no place for discussion on Teesta river, says Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee said she would hold a meeting with Sheikh Hasina, but the Teesta river water sharing issue would not be discussed.

Met department forecasts cold spell in West Bengal as temperatures drop below 10 degrees Celsius

Icy winds walloped most areas in West Bengal intensifying the prevailing cold conditions even as the MeT office on Monday forecast similar conditions for the next few days

CII urges Centre to upgrade Bagdogra airport to improve connectivity to North Bengal

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) North Bengal has urged the Centre to upgrade Bagdogra airport with an overhauled infrastructure and night-landing facility

Darjeeling blast: North Bengal police stations on high alert, issued new weapons

"high alert" and counter-insurgency strategies are being followed after two major blasts in the past 24 hours in Darjeeling and Kalimpong

West Bengal civic polls sound death knell for Congress, Left as BJP eats into their votebank

The West Bengal civic polls have baffled analysts as they have failed to explain how both the CPM and Congress were decimated to a big zero in terms of winnability

Trains to North Bengal from Sealdah, Howrah disrupted due to heavy rains

North Bengal bound trains that originated from Sealdah and Howrah were terminated at various stations as heavy rains in sub-Himalayan districts of West Bengal led to a deluge.