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Crime

West Bengal: BJP MP Raju Bista’s convoy attacked with stones and bricks in Darjeeling, party alleges TMC’s hired goons were behind the attack

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2025

In yet another incident of attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in West Bengal, the convoy of Darjeeling MP Raju Bista was attacked...

Mamata Banerjee blames Central govt, Bihar, Sikkim, Bhutan, UP, Jharkhand and others for Bengal floods, Centre says Rs 1290 crores given for flood management

OpIndia Staff - 7 October, 2025

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accused the centre of ignoring her calls for setting up an Indo-Bhutan River Commission.

Crime

BJP MP Khagen Murmu brutally attacked, injured on his way to landslide areas in Jalpaiguri, party blames TMC goons

OpIndia Staff - 6 October, 2025

BJP MP Khagen Murmu, the Lok Sabha representative from Malda Uttar, was brutally attacked along with his party colleagues, MLA Shankar Ghosh and others,...

News Reports

West Bengal: Over 20 people dead in major landslides caused by torrential rains in Darjeeling district, iron bridge collapses, rescue operations underway

OpIndia Staff - 5 October, 2025

Several casualties were reported from areas, including Mirik, Jorebunglow, Sukhiapokhri, Darjeeling Sadar, and Pulbazar.

News Reports

All India Women’s Conference says Nepali is not an Indian language, furious Gorkhas demand apology and removal of ‘racist’ individuals

OpIndia Staff - 15 June, 2022

BJP MP Raju Bista wrote to All India Women’s Conference demanding apology after the NGO said that Nepali is not Indian language

Fact-Check

UNESCO slams Indian Express story on heritage tag of Darjeeling toy train being ‘under threat’, calls it misleading

OpIndia Staff - 16 July, 2019

The UNESCO New Delhi team and the Indian Railways have been working closely to find a solution to the threats that DHR, popularly known as Darjeeling toy train, faces.

News Reports