 | Days after third MLA defects, 5 BJP lawmakers from North Bengal skip first post-poll meetThe MLAs who skipped the meeting are Ashok Lahiri of Balurghat, Satyen Roy of Gangarampur, Manoj Oraon of Kumargram, Joyel Murmu of Habibpur, and Gopal Saha of Malda. |
 | North Bengal statehood issue shows rift within BJPParty’s state president Dilip Ghosh supported the demand raised by a Union minister for separate state while another MP Locket Chatterjee refused to second it. |
 | Separate 'North Bengal' state voice of people: Union Minister John BarlaAddressing a press conference in Siliguri as part of the BJP's 'Shahid Samman Yatra', Barla said he would discuss the issue at the appropriate level. |
 | 'Governor is corrupt': Fresh war of words erupts between Mamata, DhankharThe CM also attacked the governor over his north Bengal visit saying that it was part of BJP's game to split the northern part of the state from rest. |
 | Ethnic groups in north Bengal reject BJP MP John Barla's separate Union Territory proposalJohn Barla, the saffron party MP from Alipurduar, recently sparked a political debate in the state when he called for bifurcation of Bengal, drawing sharp retort from the TMC and other parties. |
 | West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on week-long visit to North Bengal from June 20Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will proceed to Darjeeling from Bagdogra airport following a stopover at Kurseong. |
 | Demand for separate North Bengal UT by BJP MP, Mamata Banerjee says 'will not allow Bengal to be divided'The longest and most violent agitation movement in North Bengal was for a separate territory for Gorkhaland which was resolved by a series of accords that finally saw the setting up of Gorkhaland |
 | Hijab-clad student in Bengal college 'harassed' by Jai Shri Ram chanting menThe student maintained that she had never seen the accused in the college campus earlier. The local police have filed the FIR. |
 | Flood situation improves in north Bengal, toll mounts to 52West Bengal Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee said roads, as well as pipelines supplying drinking water, were badly damaged due to the floods. |
 | Rainfall decreases in flood-affected northern part of West BengalThe weatherman has, however, predicted isolated heavy rainfall in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts till tomorrow morning. |
 | Two killed, six injured in Capital Express mishap at BengalIt said the unaffected portion of the train consisting 19 coaches was detached and the train resumed its journey at 5.10 on Wednesday morning. |
