The Statesman Siliguri - February 07, 2025
The Statesman Siliguri - February 07, 2025
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February 07, 2025
Darjeeling MP raises concerns over tea garden land diversion
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has strongly opposed chief minister Mamata Banerjee's decision to allow 30 per cent of tea garden land to be diverted for non-tea purposes, calling it a \"dangerous and dictatorial\" policy that could displace indigenous communities.
2 mins
Man stabs 4 cops in New Town
A person, reportedly a state government employee, stabbed at least four policemen on duty with a knife at New Town today. The person was arrested.
1 min
Deucha Pachami coal mines project: Day after CM's announcement, bhoomi puja, work begins
The Bhoomi Puja was undertaken today, a day after the announcement of starting the Deucha-Pachami coal mines project in Birbhum district by chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) yesterday.
1 min
68 Cases Of Excess Luggage Detected During Rly Drive
A total of 68 cases of excess luggage were detected during an intensive checking drive at Sealdah regarding excess un-booked luggage.
1 min
Ahead of Assembly polls, BJP MLAs ask for development
BJP MLAs in north Bengal are strategically addressing key voter demands, including education, tribal rights, and environmental conservation, to shape political narratives in the 2026 elections
2 mins
Asaram Docu: SC Orders Protection for Discovery Officials After Threats
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim protection to the officials of Discovery Communications India who are allegedly facing threats after the release of a documentary series, Cult of Fear: Asaram Bapu.
1 min
Bangladesh Lodges Strong Protest Against 'False and Fabricated' Statements Made by Former PM Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lodged a strong protest with the Indian government over the \"false and fabricated\" comments and statements continuously being made in different platforms including social media, by the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina aimed at instigating instability.
1 min
India engaging with US to ensure deportees are not mistreated, says EAM Jaishankar
India is engaging with the United States to ensure that illegal Indian immigrants being deported from America are not mistreated in any manner during the flight, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
1 min
AAP, Congress reject exit polls' prediction of clean sweep for BJP
The AAP, Congress and other Opposition parties on Thursday rejected the exit poll prediction of a clean sweep for the saffron party in the Delhi Assembly elections.
1 min
Bengal Receives ₹4.4 Lakh Cr Investment Proposals
212 MoUs and letters of intent were signed during two-day 8th BGBS
2 mins
'Family first' is Congress model of politics: PM Modi in Rajya Sabha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday came down heavily on the Congress, alleging that it had prepared a model of politics which was a mixture of lies, deception, corruption, nepotism and appeasement.
2 mins
Coo Royal Bhutan Army Visits Eastern Command HQ
The chief operations officer (COO) of the Royal Bhutan Army, Lieutenant General Batoo Tshering, visited the headquarters of Eastern Command at Vijay Durg, Kolkata on 5-6 February.
1 min
Hindustan Copper Graded as 'Excellent' for FY 2023-24
Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) has achieved \"Excellent\" rating by the department of public enterprises (DPE) for FY 2023-24 in terms of Performance as per MoU parameters.
1 min
Sebaashray gets 10k footfall on Thursday
More than 10,000 people visited the Sebaashray camps at Metiabruz today.
1 min
Amazon inks pacts with MSME dept to train & onboard MSMEs from Bengal on its Global Selling programme
Amazon India on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Textile, Government of West Bengal to boost exports and entrepreneurs from the state.
3 mins
RG Kar financial case: Sandip Ghosh moves division bench of Calcutta HC
After two failed attempts to secure more time for the charge-framing process in the multi-crore financial irregularities case at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, former principal Sandip Ghosh and other accused have now moved a division bench of the Calcutta High Court.
1 min
JDU raises doubts over funding to Jan Suraaj Party, asks Prashant Kishor to come clean within 72-hour
Janata Dal United (JDU) has levelled serious allegations against Jan Suraaj Party and its founder Prashant Kishor, ranging from financial irregularities to deceiving people about the political establishment.
1 min
Jharkhand Attracts ₹26,000 Crore Investment Proposals at Bengal Global Business Summit
Jharkhand is emerging as a key investment destination, with proposals worth over Rs 26,000 crore received at the Bengal Global Business Summit 2025 in Kolkata.
1 min
Jitendra Singh reiterates govt's commitment to curb corruption
Union Minister in the PMO Jitendra Singh on Thursday reiterated the government's commitment to \"Zero Tolerance Against Corruption\" and highlighted various steps taken to curb it.
1 min
Congress MLA Wadettiwar Says Mahayuti Will Lose Credibility Unless Munde Is Sacked
Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar said on Thursday that the Mahayuti government ruling Maharashtra would lose all its credibility unless Food & Civil Supplies Minister Dhananjay Munde is sacked from his cabinet minister post.
1 min
Rahul, Akhilesh join DMK protest against UGC draft rules
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav participated in a protest organised by Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK against the University Grants Commission (UGC) draft rules on Thursday.
1 min
Congress Takes Jibe at BJP Over Uniform Civil Code
'UCC Cannot Become a Political Instrument Designed to Keep the Country in a State of Polarization'
2 mins
Strategic Opening
US President Donald Trump's renewed tariff threats against China have been met with expected counter tariffs from Beijing, but Chinese leader Xi Jinping likely sees more than just a trade dispute.
2 mins
Distracted by communist utopia
In 1953-54, veteran communist leader Mohan Bikram Singh started preaching communist ideology and initiated a peasant uprising from his village, Narikot, Pyuthan.
2 mins
The WTO is dead, long live WTO!
The World Trade Organization (WTO), established in 1995 as the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), was envisioned as the guardian of free and fair global trade.
3 mins
DeepSeek, black swans and markets
In April 2007, Nassim Nicholas Taleb put forth his thoughts on rare events of substantial repercussions in his book Black Swan. It is an event that has, in the context of existing levels of knowledge in a society, a very small chance of occurring.
4 mins
Chorus grows for UCC in Uttar Pradesh, minister and MPs from the state rally support
With the Gujarat government forming a committee to study the modalities for drafting and implementing a law on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), many Parliamentarians from Uttar Pradesh have welcomed the move and are also rallying support for a similar legislation in their state.
1 min
Tipra Motha Chief Warns of Withdrawing from Tripura Govt Over Unmet Promises
Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma has issued a warning, stating that his party is prepared to withdraw from the BJP-led coalition government in Tripura if promises made to them remain unfulfilled.
1 min
Meghalaya's Budget Session from 28 February to 13 March
Meghalaya's Budget session will run from 28 February to 13 March, Speaker Thomas A. Sangma announced on Thursday following a Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting.
1 min
Akhilesh Yadav alleges large-scale rigging in Milkipur byelection
Akhilesh Yadav has alleged large-scale rigging and dishonesty in the conduct of the polling for the Milkipur assembly bypoll at the behest of the BJP government.
1 min
Scindia Calls For Reviving Trade Between Coromandel Coast And NE
In the ancient times, trade and commerce was thriving between the north-east and the Tamil country
2 mins
Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
Van de Perre stated that M23 and Rwandan military forces control exit routes from Goma and its airport, while U.N. peacekeeping force MONUSCO's movements are restricted.
1 min
Protesters in cities across the US rally against Trump's policies, Project 2025 and Elon Musk
Demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration's early actions, decrying everything from the president's immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
1 min
Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V named new spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims
Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V was on Wednesday named the 50th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims following the death of his father, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, who died in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday at the age of 88, in accordance with historical Shia Imami Ismaili tradition.
1 min
Trump's birthright citizenship order is put on hold by a second federal judge
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally, calling citizenship a \"most precious right.\"
1 min
Israel Begins Preparations for Exodus from Gaza Strip
Egypt Launches Diplomatic Blitz to Head Off Plan; Saudi Arabia Rejects Mass Transfer of Palestinians
2 mins
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