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28 Sep

Typhoon Noru is coming, Heavy rains may lash Bengal on Mahasasthi

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsClimate & Environment, India, North East, West BengalINDIA, Noru, Typhoon, Weather, west bengal

It is certain that rain is going to play havoc in Bangali's biggest festival Durga puja. Despite the prayers of lakhs of devotees, the Met Office said there is no option of escaping from wet in Durga Puja this year.Weather conditions have so far confirmed that Typhoon Noru will bring heavy rains to the city and other parts of the state. Cyclone Nuru will bring torrential rain during the festival. "We expect the good intensity of rain from Shashti night to Ashtami morning. The maximum number of thundershower cells are likely to form during this period. We can expect rain…

26 Sep

Delhi files new Covid-19 cases

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75 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Delhi on Sunday. According to the information, the new cases were detected from 6,822 tests. With the new cases, the COVID-19 tally in Delhi has climbed to 20,03,013. The deaths remained up to 26,501.

26 Sep

MBBS seats increased for different communities in Assam

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The Assam Cabinet has decided to increase the number of seats reserved for each of the six communities claiming Scheduled Tribe status in medical education by two. The Tea Garden Tribes, Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Matak, Moran, and Chutia—which are currently defined as Other Backward Communities (OBC) have seats reserved for students from those communities in the MBBS program, according to Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said at a cabinet meeting late on Friday night. The tea garden tribes will now have 26 reserved seats, the Koch dynasty 10, so the Ahoms will have seven, six for the Chutias and…

26 Sep

Sadhguru for Kaziranga night jeep safari with CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

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The two activists filed a police complaint against Sarma, Vasudev and state tourism minister Jayant Malla Barua, claiming they violated the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 when they entered the national park beyond scheduled tour hours on Saturday. Sarma also said on Sunday that there is no law that people cannot go to the park at night. Vasudev who came to visit Assam on Saturday along with CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the three-day Chintan Shivir at Kaziranga.

26 Sep

Journey of the Ac toy train has started

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, North Bengal, North East, TravelDarjeeling, INDIA, Toy train, west bengal

AC toy train service started on Monday just before Durga Puja. Many MPs, MLAs, and district presidents of the BJP were present on this special occasion. Vistadome Troy train service with AC coach from New Jalpaiguri station to Darjeeling started from today. GM Ansu Gupta, DRM SK Chaudhary along with BJP MP and state president Sukant Majumdar were present at the inauguration ceremony. Today, all of them flagged off the toy train in a brief inauguration ceremony at NJP station. According to railway sources AC Troy train left for Darjeeling today with about 50 passengers. On this occasion, Darjeeling MP…

24 Sep

Jaguar Land Rover invites suppliers to align to 2030

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Jaguar Land Rover is inviting its global supply network to commit to sustainability targets has approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and help reach carbon net zeroemissionsacross Jaguar Land Rover’s supply chain, products, andoperations by 2039. Jaguar Land Rover’s commitments can only be achieved by working closely with suppliers who share the same vision for change so Jaguar Land Rover has therefore invited its global Tier 1 supplier network – products, services and logistics – to align with its 2030 goals, while maintaining the same quality. Jaguar Land Rover will ask…

24 Sep

Waiting is over, toy train will run again from September 26

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, North Bengal, North East, Travel, West BengalDarjeeling, INDIA, tourism, Toy train, Train

Just two days and then the waiting is over. From September 26, just before Durga Puja, the sound of the historic toy train will resonate in the mountains. According to Darjeeling Himalayan Railway sources, this time the journey of the toy train will be special as AC coach is also being added to the toy train. The toy train service on the Siliguri-Darjeeling route was suspended from September 3 due to landslides in the 17 Mile area. The Siliguri-Darjeeling toy train is restarting after 23 days from 26 September. The tourism business had to face a lot of problems due…

23 Sep

Indians trapped in Myanmar

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In Myanmar's Myawaddy area 32 Indians trapped after falling prey to an international racket promising jobs in Thailand have been rescued. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "Some fraudulent IT companies seem to be involved in digital scamming and fake crypto activities. They seem to be operating through agents in Dubai, Bangkok and India and recruiting Indian workers on the pretext of jobs, The opportunities to work in Thailand in the IT sector." He also added that workers are lured by social media advertisements of highly lucrative data entry jobs in Thailand.

23 Sep

Government employees to get early for this festival

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Himanta Biswa Sarma instructed the finance department to start early disbursal of salaries to all state government employees for the upcoming festival. In a release the chief minister said, "Durga Puja and festive holidays are starting from October 2, and to ensure unhindered celebrations, the finance department needs to start disbursing salaries from September 29."

23 Sep

Direct recruitment results to be declared soon, Assam CM to take strict action for any kind of failure

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CM Himanta Sarma appointment letter distribution ceremony for 11,236 posts in 24 government departments. He asserted that his government will not hesitate to take any steps to ensure a fair and transparent recruitment process in the state for direct recruitment results which will be announced soon. We will continue to organize such appointment letter distribution programs till we reach the 1-lakh mark, added Sarma.