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CPI-M calls for 12-hour shutdown in Siliguri

The Communist party of India-Marxist called for a total shutdown on Thursday in Siliguri over their demand for the release of their leaders arrested during the clash between their party leaders and......

What will Mamata Banerjee do next?

The Congress is reaping in Kolkata what it sowed in Siliguri. And anyone that believes Mamata Banerjee won't shove the fact in Congress faces obviously doesn't know the lady.Just to refresh......

MiG-27 crashes in Bengal, pilot killed

An Indian Air Force pilot was killed as the MiG-27 he was flying crashed in Siliguri district in West Bengal on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred in Hasimara area of West Bengal's Siliguri......

Mamata blasts Congress on Siliguri episode

The rancour of associating with the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist while forming the board of the Siliguri Corporation has now created a major problem for the West Bengal unit of the......

Mamata apologises to Siliguri electorate

Visiting Siliguri for the first time after Congress and Left teamed up to form the Siliguri Municipal Corporation board, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee apologised to the electorate on......

New foreign trade policy to enhance tea exports

Tea exporters in Siliguri in West Bengal are upbeat thanks to the new provision bringing the tea industry under the Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana or the VKUY scheme in the new foreign......

Bengal SINGES as chit fund COLLAPSES

Congress MP Adhir Choudhury has pegged the loss at Rs 17,000 crore. Frustrated depositors and agents on Saturday vented their anger by ransacking Saradha offices across West Bengal. An agent in......

Increase in gold import tax dissuades buyers

The Central government has raised the import tax on gold by two percentage points to six percent to curb purchases and rein in a ballooning fiscal deficit, but the move has left buyers......

Women in India lag in Internet use

More needs to be done to boost women's and girl's lagging online access, tech giant Intel Corp said in a report to be released later on Thursday that calls for doubling the number of female......

Road, housing projects worth Rs 14,500 cr cleared

The government has approved 20 new highway and housing projects at a total investment of Rs 14,538 crore (Rs 145.38 billion). The approval for the projects proposed by the Ministry of Road......

'Winning the Master Chef India title is unbelievable'

Shipra Khanna, 29, beat Joseph Rozario from Siliguri and Salma Shazia Fathima from Bengaluru to win the title of Master Chef in Star Plus's cookery reality show, Master Chef India. With cookery......

Idol clash: RJ apologises for 'derogatory' comment

A radio jockey, whose comments against Indian Idol winner Prashant Tamang sparked violent protests in Siliguri on Friday, has apologised to the singer.A spokesperson of the Delhi-based FM channel......

Indian Idol fans clash in Siliguri

Indian Idol Prashant Tamang has appealed for peace in Siliguri after clashes between his supporters and locals forced the authorities to impose a curfew. The Army and the Border Security Force had......

'I was petrified of playing Byomkesh Bakshi'

Sujoy Ghosh got the best of actors like Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in his hit film Kahaani but when he reached the sets of his acting debut, he got an actor's block.“I was......

Amitabh Bachchan releases Mohammad Rafi's biography

Veteran singer Mohammad Rafi enthralls his audiences even today with his beautiful voice and brilliant songs.His daughter-in-law Yasmin K Rafi has showcased his life in words, in her book titled......

Paddler Ghosh readying himself for Olympic challenge

Soumyajit Ghosh's qualification for the London Olympics has taken everyone by surprise. But the Siliguri paddler knows that it will not be a stroll in the park when it comes down to facing European......

Cannavaro gets highest bid in Indian PLS

Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro got the maximum bid after being sold to Siliguri franchise, as a galaxy of world footballers and coaches went under the hammer in Kolkata on......

Bengal beat Punjab

Bengal beat Punjab by nine wickets in a Ranji Trophy Super League tie in Siliguri on Tuesday.Chasing a modest 45 runs for an outright win the hosts reached their target for the loss of just one......

Ganguly auctions bat for boy's treatment

Sourav Ganguly on Monday raised Rs 16.5 lakh for the liver transplant of a Siliguri boy by auctioning his bats.Raj Goswami, who is suffering from a serious liver disease and requires Rs 15 lakh for......

Spotted! Sania Mirza at Siliguri

Reader Puneet Sharma sent us this picture. "We had spotted Sania Mirza at Siliguri Airport (West Bengal) the very next day after her match with Shikha Oberoi. Here you can see the photograph of my......

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Q. what is the temperature of your city today!! 5c in siliguri!!
Sanjay Karmakar: A. more

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Q. what is the temperature in your city now ?
Rocking Raaj: A. it is far better here more

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Q. kya aaj dhupp nikli hai?
PSA: A. 18!! and around!! in siliguri!! more

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Q. apke yahaa kitani thand hai..... ?
Pooja Donawat: A. g!!haan!! in siliguri!! more

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US Ambassador

In order for India to return to near 10 per cent growth and eradicate poverty, further reforms are necessary, according to US Ambassador Nancy... ...

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Jain Group plans housing projects worth Rs.2,000 crore

The city-based Jain Group is planning to build affordable housing projects across four east Indian cities, covering five million square feet of... ...

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Didi rejects plea to review dates

Acting tough into the panchayat poll preparations, the West Bengal state election commission (WBSEC) is going to issue its notification for the... ...

http://www.asianage.com/india/didi-rejects-plea-review-dates-285

IAS officer tops Everest

SILIGURI: Determined to bust the myth that those of his ilk were confined to desk work and were less capable of tasks tailor-made for the more... ...

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Another ISI man arrested from Sukna

Siliguri, May 20 (IBNS): Darjeeling police in West Bengal on Monday arrested a clerk posted at for suspected ISI link, barely a day after army... ...

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