Bonus row: Labour department calls for tripartite meeting

This meeting comes in response to growing unrest among tea workers, who have been protesting under the banner of over eight trade unions   S...

Bonus talk for hill tea gardens in Kolkata on Nov 6, arrested HPEU activists released on bail

EOI, DARJEELING, NOVEMBER 2, 2024 : Two activists of the Himalayan Plantation Employees Union arrested on the charge of blocking and vandali...

State Labour Department Convenes Crucial Meeting to Resolve Longview Tea Estate Closure Amid Worker Protests

KalimNews, Siliguri, November 2, 2024 : The state labour department has called a tripartite meeting on November 11 to address the ongoing cl...

Tea growers appeal to ministers : MPs to extend the tea plucking season

They have requested an extension to 15 December, citing production concerns  SNS, SILIGURI, 31 OCTOBER 2024 : The Jalpaiguri District Small ...

Tourist Footfall Plummets 40% During Festive Season: Concerns Over NH10 Closures and Transition Challenges

A senior tour operator based in Siliguri said another critical issue which discouraged a section of prospective tourists from visiting the r...

‘US & India trade partnership will reach $500 billion by 2030’

MP, 31 Oct 2024, Kolkata: During an interactive session in Kolkata, on Wednesday, Kathy Giles-Diaz, Consul General, US Consulate General Kol...

Gold surges Rs 1,000 to breach Rs 82,000-mark as Diwali sparkles demand

At Rs 82,400 per 10 gram, gold price has recorded a 35% surge since October 29 last year when it was at Rs 61,200 per 10 grams PTI, New Delh...

‘No Primary TET will be held this year’

MP, 29 Oct 2024, Kolkata: The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) has announced that no primary Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) wi...

Workers agitate for Longview reopening amid ongoing hunger strike and wage disputes

 The Longview plantation, which is near Garidhura, witnessed demonstrations and other forms of agitation by workers in the past couple of mo...

Letter to Tea Board of India seeking ban on import of Nepal tea into India in winter

 Plea of small growers' outfit to safeguard quality Workers pluck tea leaves in a garden in the Darjeeling hills: File picture Avijit Si...

Rain brings hope for quality tea leaves in North Bengal

MP, 26 Oct 2024, Alipurduar: The tea industry in North Bengal is optimistic about improved tea leaf quality in the final plucking month of t...

Bengal Cabinet approves recruitment to over 100 posts in various state govt depts

MP, 25 Oct 2024, Kolkata: The Bengal Cabinet on Thursday gave approval to the recruitment of over 100 posts in various state government depa...

WBSSC to hold 2nd phase counselling from Nov 11-27

MP, 25 Oct 2024, Kolkata: The West Bengal Central School Service Commission (WBSSC) has notified that the second phase of counselling for re...

State to soon undertake survey of homestays registered with it

MP, 25 Oct 2024, Kolkata: The Tourism department will soon undertake a survey of the homestays registered with it to examine whether they ha...

GTA Set to Launch Helicopter Tourism in Mirik

Photo Courtesy & source: Voice of Mirik Facebook, December 7, 2022 YAWAN GURUNG, EOI, MIRIK, OCT 23, 2024: In a bid to boost tourism and...

Soom Tea Estate to reopen today

Amitava Banerjee, MP, 22 Oct 2024, Darjeeling: A tripartite meeting between the management of the Soom Tea Estate and representatives of the...

Tea union of Hamro Party decides to walk out of joint forum over 20 per cent bonus issue

 The union leader, without naming anyone, alleged that despite united fight, union leaders were going after each other in different tea gard...

Supreme Court summons Assam chief secretary over delay in clearing tea workers dues

 The order summoning the senior bureaucrat was passed in a contempt petition by a division bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and August...

Tripartite meeting today to break bonus impasse in Longview TE

EOI, Darjeeling, Oct 22, 2024: Even as a section of workers continues to stage a relay hunger strike in the Longview tea garden demanding a ...

Gold jumps Rs 750, silver skyrockets by Rs 5,000 per kg to all-time high

Bullion traders attributed the jump in gold prices due to pick-up in buying by local jewellers to meet increased demand in the festive and w...