SILIGURI - The Purbottar

26 Dec

Siliguri residents protest against garbage dumping from Sikkim

Banasree SarkarSiliguriSILIGURI

Siliguri residents have expressed serious concerns over the unloading of Sikkim waste in several areas of the city, which has resulted in offensive odors and public demonstrations. Siliguri Mayor Goutam Deb has taken a strong stand and stated that he intends to write to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other pertinent authorities in order to escalate the matter. The mayor also called on the state government to act quickly to stop the unlawful disposal of Sikkim's rubbish in Siliguri. When three vehicles tried to unload medical waste at the Siliguri Municipal Corporation's (SMC) dumping area, security personnel stopped them, escalating…

22 Jan

Siliguri floats in religion

editor0 CommentsIndia, North Bengal, West Bengalinternational newsmodi, jay shree ram, Naredndra Modi, Narendra Modi, ram, SILIGURI, siliguri news

Siliguri is now Ram-moy. Ahead of the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Monday, the whole city as well as the sub-divisions are 'Ocher'. Manoj Bama, who came out with the toto on Sunday morning, started the conversation with the passenger with 'Jai Sriram'. It is the same slogan when meeting each other on the streets and talking. After seeing the picture on the left, everyone bows down with devotion, the clean Siliguri of practicing with Ramlala in tea shops in every neighborhood is thoroughly enjoyed by Ram.

05 Apr

Saurabh Roy Chowdhury, a resident of Siliguri, died in avalanche in Sikkim

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West BengalSILIGURI

28-year-old Saurabh Roy Chowdhury, a resident of Shaktigarh, Ward No. 31, Siliguri Purnigam, died on Tuesday after being hit by an avalanche in Sikkim. It is reported that Sourav went to Sikkim along with three others for office work. Heard the news of snow falling there and went to see it. At that time they got stuck in heavy snow. While the other three returned alive with injuries, Sourav died after being buried in the snow. His cousin Runu Roy Chowdhury said that Sourav's dead body was found after a long time after the army's rescue operation. Siliguri Mayor Gautam…

04 Mar

No child admitted in NBMCH has symptoms of Adenovirus: Gautam Dev

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, North Bengal, West BengalHealth, INDIA, SILIGURI

North Bengal Medical College and Hospital Patient Welfare Association Chairman Gautam Dev held a meeting with the principal and dean of the medical college about Adenovirus. After the meeting, Gautam Dev said that none of the children who are being admitted with various symptoms in the North Bengal Medical College Hospital have shown any symptoms of Adenovirus. Naturally, since no symptoms are present, there is no need to test for Adenovirus. However, special attention is being paid to every child who comes to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. If any symptoms related to Adenovirus are seen in anyone then…

22 Feb

Chief Secretary Harikrishna Dwivedi held a meeting with industrialists and businessmen

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West BengalSILIGURI

Chief Secretary Harikrishna Dwivedi held a meeting with industrialists and businessmen in Siliguri. Industrialists from various districts of North Bengal were present in this meeting organized at a private hotel in Mallaguri, Siliguri on Wednesday. In this meeting, they presented various issues related to the industry in front of the Chief Secretary. At the same time, they discussed about their various problems in front of everyone. The chief secretary assured that all these matters were recorded on this day and work would be done on them. It is known that an industrial corridor will be made in North Bengal.

30 Jan

Leopard caught in Siliguri

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, wild lifeSILIGURI, west bengal

A cheetah is caged near the DMU shed at Siliguri Junction. As soon as the leopard was locked in the cage on Monday morning, people gathered in the area to see the leopard. On the 19th Jan, the local railway workers spotted the leopard in the forest of DMU Sed at Siliguri Junction. After that, a team of the forest department reached on the spot and searched for the tiger on the same day, but the cheetah was not found. Later, the forest staff of the forest department was to get a cage in the area to catch the leopard.…

19 Jan

Terrible incident at NJP station! 1 soldier died, and 4 injured

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West BengalSILIGURI, west bengal

An army jawan died after touching an overhead wire while filling a tanker with water. 4 more soldiers were injured. The incident took place at New Jalpaiguri station. It is come to know that, on Thursday, an army train stopped at platform No. 5 of NJP station. At that time, one of the jawans was filling the tanker with water, and he accidentally touched an overhead wire and died on the spot. When the soldier was taken to the railway hospital, the doctors declared him dead. The injured have been admitted to Benghubi Army Hospital. According to sources, the army…

20 Nov

Houses gutted in fire after gas cylinders blast in West Bengal’s Siliguri

Business Correspondent0 CommentsWest Bengalfire, SILIGURI

A huge fire broke out in West Bengal's Siliguri, affecting several houses in the congested area. The blaze turned into danger in ward number 18 under the city's Municipal Corporation. According to sources, the fire affected adjacent residences after gas cylinders burst. 6 fire tenders have arrived at the spot and attempts to control the fire are in process. The sources said, "The area is crowded and the fire officials are facing problems to extinguish the fire."

18 Nov

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari falls ill on stage in Siliguri

Business Correspondent0 CommentsHealth, West BengalSILIGURI

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari fell sick on a visit to North Bengal. He felt ill after stepping down from the stage. A doctor had been brought to diagnose him, through the green corridor. He had come to lay the foundation stone of a long road from Shiv Mandir in Siliguri to Sevak's Cantonment on Thursday. The ceremony was carried out at Dagapur ground near Darjeeling Junction. Nitin Gadkari was not feeling well on stage. So the ceremony was hurriedly stopped . He was taken the green room for rest. But relaxing in the green room made him feel even sicker.…

17 Nov

Siliguri civic body to set up dengue cells in all wards

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsHealth, IndiaHealth, INDIA, SILIGURI

The Trinamool-run Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to set up monitoring cells in all its 47 wards to keep a tab on vector-borne diseases and take necessary steps to prevent the spread of such diseases. Mayor Gautam Dev said: “It has been decided to form a separate monitoring cell in all wards of SMC. It will monitor preventive measures taken by civic bodies to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases.” Each cell, SMC sources said, will comprise representatives of the respective ward committees, solid waste management committees, NGOs, local clubs and social welfare organizations. Over the past few months,…