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School students in Siliguri await World Cup clashes
School students wearing the jerseys of Brazil and Argentina play a friendly football match as World cup fever takes hold ahead of the knock-out stages. The students wearing jerseys of Brazil and Argentina lined up prior to the start of a friendly football match on the occasion of the ongoing FIFA 2018 World Cup at Bright Academy School, in Siliguri.
30 Jun 2018India, Bangladesh discuss Teesta water sharing issue, Rohingya refugee crisis
India and Bangladesh signed six pacts including one for the construction of a oil pipeline between Siliguri and Parbatipur
2 min read9 Apr 2018Bhaichung Bhutia quits TMC, says no longer associated with any party
Bhaichung Bhutia had joined TMC in a surprise move and contested the 2014 general election from the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency
2 min read27 Feb 2018Singur rerun: West Bengal to return land acquired near Siliguri
The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal govt has approved return of land acquired by a state agency in Kawakhali near Siliguri to a section of original owners
2 min read28 Nov 201750 days of unrest over Gorkhaland leaves Darjeeling residents in the lurch
Shops are shut, supplies are limited and expensive, and government work has suffered in Darjeeling following unrest over Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's demand for Gorkhaland
2 min read3 Aug 2017Naxalbari resists bid to spread Gorkhaland agitation to plains
Naxalbari, from where Naxalism emerged 50 years ago, is thwarting GJM's Gorkhaland agitation in the plains adjoining Darjeeling and Kalimpong in West Bengal
2 min read1 Aug 2017GJM intensifies agitation for statehood, torches copies of GTA accord
Thousands of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters burnt copies of the agreement that led to the formation of the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA)
2 min read27 Jun 2017Indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling enters eighth day
Ambulance services were hit and TV cable connections snapped in some areas as the GJM-sponsored indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling hills entered eighth day
1 min read23 Jun 2017Darjeeling unrest: Internet still suspended, GJM activists take out protest march
Carrying black flags, GJM protesters marched on the streets of Chowkbazar area shouting slogans against the state government and Mamata Banerjee
2 min read19 Jun 2017Mamata Banerjee accuses Modi govt of backing Darjeeling stir, Amit Shah hits back
Mamata Banerjee accused the Narendra Modi government of encouraging the stir and claimed there was a 'deep-rooted' conspiracy behind it
2 min read17 Jun 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared