Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday exuded confidence of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) victory in the upcoming two-phased Assembly elections in West Bengal and said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has “already lost her ground” in the poll-bound state.Pradhan was in Baranagar on the last day of campaigning before the first phase of the Assembly polls in West Bengal on April 23.Speaking to reporters during his rally, the Union Minister stressed …
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Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) A permanent political solution in the hills scattered over Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Kurseong in North Bengal will be achieved by next month if the BJP comes to power in West Bengal after the Assembly elections in the state, Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, said on Tuesday.“On May 6, we will be deciding the matter and coming out with a solution which will bring smiles on the faces of our Gorkha brothers. Be it Congress or Trinamool Congress, they have left out patrioti…
Kathmandu, March 23 (IANS) Nepal has decided to allow solo foreign trekkers to visit designated restricted areas, ending the existing permit system that previously allowed access only to groups. The country has designated 15 areas across 13 mountain districts bordering China as restricted zones, where foreigners cannot travel without obtaining special permits and fees to the authorities. The areas include Upper Mustang, Taplejung, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Dolakha, Rasuwa, two areas of Gorkha, …
Kathmandu, March 11 (IANS) A total of 15 Nepali nationals have so far been injured in Iranian attacks in West Asian countries, while the country has already lost one of its citizens, Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. Among those injured, 14 have returned to work after receiving treatment, the ministry said at a press meet on Wednesday. More than 1.7 million Nepalis are residing in the region, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosting the largest — 700,000 Nepali nation…
Kolkata, January 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Sunday, condoled the death of Indian Idol 3 winner and native of Darjeeling, Prashant Tamang, who died in Delhi after suffering a cardiac arrest. Tamang, 43, who rose to fame after winning the Indian Idol season 3 in 2007, was taken to the Dwarka hospital in New Delhi, where he was pronounced dead.Announcing the news of his death, Chief Minister Banerjee offered her condolences.”Saddened by the sudden and untimely demise t…