The Statesman Siliguri - December 22, 2024
The Statesman Siliguri - December 22, 2024
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In this issue
December 22, 2024
Tea association welcomes FDA ruling on tea as a 'healthy beverage'
The ITA called the development a pivotal moment for the tea industry
2 mins
Sikkim highlights key issues at NEC's 72nd plenary meeting in Agartala
The 72nd Plenary Meeting of the North Eastern Council (NEC) was held today in Agartala under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
1 min
Bengal cops get clues about passport racket kingpin's network of Bangladeshi agents
West Bengal Police, probing the fake passport racket in the state, claimed to have got specific information about its kingpin Samaresh Biswa's network of Bangladeshi agents.
1 min
Purbanehaliya Lok Mahotsav brings together over 400 artists from across state
More than 400 artists and artisans from various states of India participated in the three-day 'Purbanchaliya Lok Mahotsav', organised by the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) at Srijani Shilpagram in Shantiniketan, which concluded today.
1 min
Congress to hold nationwide protest against Shah's remarks on Ambedkar
The Congress on Saturday announced plans to hold a nationwide protest over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar on 24 December.
1 min
PM in Kuwait to deepen ties with Gulf nation
This is the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Kuwait
2 mins
GST Council defers rate-cut decision on health insurance premiums
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday deferred the decision on rate cuts on life and health insurance premiums, as some more technicalities need to be ironed out.
1 min
Demand for open trial in Kerala actress abduction case turned down
A court in Kerala's Ernakulam on Saturday turned down the demand by a popular Kerala actress, who survived a sexual assault in 2017, seeking to conduct the remaining proceedings of the case in open court.
1 min
BRS MLAs will resign if Congress proves 24-hour power claim: KTR
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K. T. Rama Rao on Saturday told the Telangana State Assembly that all BRS MLAs will resign if the Congress government proves that it is supplying 24-hour electricity to farmers or that it has waived loans of all farmers.
2 mins
T'gana CM slams Allu Arjun over stampede
The matter was raised in the Assembly by AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi
2 mins
Warrant of arrest issued against Robin Uthappa in PF case
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) functioning under the Ministry of Labour and Employment of the Government of India has written a letter to the Bengaluru police seeking assistance in issuing an arrest warrant against former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa, sources confirmed on Saturday.
1 min
Injured BJP MPs shifted out of ICU: RML
Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital Medical Superintendent, Dr Ajay Shukla on Saturday informed that injured BJP MPs- Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput have been shifted out of ICU.
1 min
Toll in Bhankrota tanker fire rises to 14
With three more succumbing to injuries overnight, the death toll in LPG gas tanker caused fire in Bhankrota on outskirts of Jaipur on Friday has gone up to 14.
1 min
Dalit activist Somnath Suryawanshi's death in police custody rocks Maha Assembly
The six-day Winter session of the Maharashtra Assembly concluded in Nagpur on Saturday, but not before the death of a Dalit Ambedkarite activist Somnath Suryawanshi in police custody rocked the house, coinciding with several protests in various places in Maharashtra, against the BJP-dominated Mahayuti government's alleged bias against Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and the Constitution of India.
1 min
Chhattisgarh govt's probe into ₹660 crore reagents procurement
Chhattisgarh Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal (photo) has ordered an Economic Offences Wing (EOW) investigation into alleged irregularities in the procurement of reagents and medical equipment worth ₹660 crore by the Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation (CGMSC).
1 min
Parbhani Dalit man's death in judicial custody: Rahul Gandhi to meet kin on Monday
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Parbhani on Monday to meet the family of a Dalit youth who died under mysterious circumstances while in judicial custody last week, officials said here on Saturday.
1 min
India, Russia to enhance cooperation to combat radicalisation, terror financing
India and Russia have pledged to enhance cooperation to address problems of radicalisation as well as terror financing.
1 min
Maha's ailing public health infra, manpower shortage come under fire in CAG report
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its report has made scathing observations on Maharashtra's public health infrastructure, saying that it was overburdened due to shortage of health care institutions, as a result of which they catered to a population in excess of the norms laid down in the Indian Public Health Standards.
1 min
BSP to hold nationwide protest against Amit Shah's statement on Ambedkar on 24 December
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has announced a nationwide protest on 24 December to oppose the statement of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Dr B R Ambedkar in the Parliament.
1 min
Ministers yet to get portfolios even as Maha Assembly session ends
A month after the BJP-led Mahayuti came to power, the tug of war over portfolios is still on
2 mins
French Horror
The conviction in France of Dominique Pelicot and his co-defendants in one of the most disturbing rape trials in recent history has sparked both widespread outrage and urgent conversations about the gaps in legal and societal frameworks regarding sexual violence.
2 mins
French Horror
The Indian rupee has breached the significant psychological barrier of 85 against the US dollar, marking an all-time low amid a confluence of domestic and global pressures.
4 mins
The Poor Need Direct Support To Cope With Economic Anxieties
Since Covid, everyday economic anxiety leading to a pessimistic mood has been a reality in Bangladesh.
1 min
Planet's future
The rapid growth of human civilization -in the number of people, the power of technology, and the global economy - is colliding with approaching limits to the supply of natural resources on which billions of lives depend. our consumption patterns are mocking Earth's resources. Humanity's footprint already exceeds the planet's regenerative capacity by 50 per cent
7 mins
A compelling case for pragmatism
When Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Macau, the world's gambling capital, the air was thick with anticipation.
4 mins
Reason, not rhetoric, must drive ONOE
The BJP-led NDA government has made a momentous move by introducing the 'One Nation, One Election' Bill in Parliament this week.
3 mins
CHARGE OF FORGERY
STORY OF ALLEGED STOLEN DRAFTS
1 min
7 inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico
Seven inmates were killed in a prison riot in southern Mexico, when inmates resisting transfers to other jails fought police with guns and knives, authorities said.
1 min
North Korea slams South Korea-US-Japan talks on Indo-Pacific as 'insult' to peace
North Korea on Saturday lambasted a recent trilateral meeting between South Korea, the US and Japan that discussed peace in the Indo-Pacific region, deriding the talks as an \"insult\" to peace.
1 min
He fought to save jungles in Honduras; now his killing haunts environmental defenders
Seven bullets pounded into Juan Lopez outside a small white church on a sunny September afternoon.
2 mins
Australia: One dead, two injured in shooting in Melbourne
One man died and two more were injured after a shooting in Melbourne, the capital city of Australia's state of Victoria.
1 min
Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad's ouster
In the days since Assad's fall, dozens of Syrians have been killed in acts of revenge, according to activists and experts who monitor Syria, but the extent of the reprisals has been limited
2 mins
Murder and terrorism charges brought against Iranian officer in 2022 killing of American in Iraq
An Iranian officer blamed for the 2022 killing of an American in Iraq has been charged in New York with federal murder and terrorism crimes, authorities announced on Friday.
2 mins
UN chief 'outraged' over killing of WFP members in Sudan
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (photo) is outraged by the killing of World Food Programme (WFP) staff members in an aerial bombardment in Sudan, and calls for a thorough investigation, his spokesperson said.
2 mins
A rocket fired from Yemen strikes an area of Tel Aviv overnight, lightly injuring 16 people
A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people slightly injured by shattered glass from nearby windows, the Israeli military said Saturday.
1 min
Govt funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown
Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
1 min
Canadian Prime Minister reshuffles cabinet
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (photo) announced changes to his cabinet. According to a list issued by the prime minister's office,
1 min
Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line
Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles from the front line.
1 min
France's anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher
France's anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his school near Paris four years ago, a horrific death that shocked the country.
1 min
At least 2 dead and 60 hurt after a car drives into a German Christmas market
The driver was arrested at the scene shortly after the car barrelled into the market at around 7 p.m
2 mins
Chh'garh CM to interact with investors in Delhi tomorrow
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai of Chhattisgarh will attend an Investor Meet in New Delhi on December 23, where he will meet leading industrialists and investors from across the country.
1 min
JK's Chenab Bridge designed for a life of 120 years
Chenab Bridge, an engineering marvel of the Indian Railway and the world's highest Arch Railway bridge, has been designed for a life of about 120 years.
1 min
PM Narendra Modi invites adventure lovers to visit Rann Utsav
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited everyone to Gujarat's famous Rann Utsav, which will go on till March 2025.
1 min
Peace has returned to NE in last ten years: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister assured that all ongoing projects would be completed within three years
2 mins
Trying to deflect attention from AAP's failure: JD(U) leader on Kejriwal's letter to Bihar CM
JD(U) Working President Sanjay Jha on Saturday launched a scathing attack on AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, saying that by writing a letter to the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the Ambedkar row, the latter was trying to divert attention from the \"failures\" of his party-led government in the national capital.
1 min
100 per cent digitised ration cards under NFSA; 80 cr beneficiaries under ONOR
It has been a remarkable year for the Department of Food and Public Distribution, with the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY) extended for five years starting January 1. This includes 100 per cent digitised ration cards under the National Food Security Act across India, and 99.8 per cent of fair price shops (FPSs) are now automated using electronic point of sale. The One Nation One Ration card is enabled across the country, covering 80 crore beneficiaries, among others.
1 min
Himanta brushes off imaginary claims by Bangladesh, highlights Assam's leap towards technological advancement
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has categorically dismissed claims surrounding an alleged imaginary map created by certain individuals in Bangladesh, purportedly showing Assam as part of their territory.
1 min
KL Rahul eyes unique hat-trick ahead of Melbourne contest
As India aims to secure a crucial series lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia during the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), all eyes will be on Indian opener KL Rahul, who has been in exceptional form in a series that has largely been challenging for Indian batters.
1 min
Bowlers hit nets as Team India gear up for Boxing Day Test in Melbourne
The Indian bowlers went through an intense practice session at the nets at the iconic MCG on Saturday
2 mins
Additional drinks breaks to counter record heat during MCG Test
With the five-match Test series between India and Australia locked at one-all, the tussle for the Border-Gavaskar trophy heats up not only on paper, but also on the ground with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting the temperature to reach 40 degrees in Melbourne on the first day of the Boxing Day Test.
1 min
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