Saffron surge in North Bengal but the last village is Trinamool in Toto
Saffron surge in North Bengal but the last village is Trinamool in Toto
On the Indo-Bhutan border in North Bengal lies Totopara, home to the Totos, one of the oldest and near-extinct tribes in India. Totopara is a place in Bengal where the BJP s aggressive election campaign is yet to reach.
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UPDATED: March 2, 2021 18:15 IST
On the northern tip of Bengal lies Totopara, home to Totos, one of the country s oldest tribes. The BJP is yet to reach this part of North Bengal. Photos: Ananya Bhattacharya
In North Bengal s Cooch Behar in mid-February, your eyes got only saffron to see. The town was designated important in the Bengal-election lexicon when Home Minister Amit Shah dropped in to kick off the fourth phase of the Poriborton Yatra from here. There was a cultural event lined up. Every nook and cranny of this district was awash in BJP flags. Massive cutouts of the BJP keyplayers, from local MPs t
As Bangladesh rakes up Teesta waters issue in Modi-Hasina talks, PM sends message to Mamata Modi-Hasina talks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina discussed the issue of Teesta waters during the bilateral meeting on Thursday.
Sources told India Today TV that Prime Minister Hasina has requested PM Modi for early resolution of the Teesta waters dispute. Prime Minister Modi has assured Hasina that India is aware of the importance of the issue and is working on it.
Prime Minister Hasina according to sources said she understood the reasons for the delay. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina highlighted the need for early signing of an interim agreement for sharing of the Teesta waters, as agreed upon by both the governments in 2011. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated India s sincere commitment and continued efforts of the Government of India in that regard, said the India-Bangladesh joint statement.
UPDATED: December 17, 2020 17:30 IST
PM Narendra Modi had the Cooch Behar Rajbari as his backdrop during the India-Bangladesh Virtual Summit today. Photo: PTI
Just yesterday, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during her rally in North Bengal (Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar), brought up the 2019 general elections. What is our fault, she asked the people of North Bengal, for not letting us win even one of the eight seats?
A form of an answer to that today came from behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the backdrop of his window for the India-Bangladesh Virtual Summit. That palace behind Modi today is the Cooch Behar Rajbari. The home where Maharani Gayatri Devi grew up before being married into the House of Jaipur, and Jagaddwipendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur breathed his last in, before the Kingdom of Koch Bihar was integrated with India. The Rajbari has always served as a matter of pride, and more recently, as a backdrop for Instagram reels, for the people of the district.