Teachers of non-government primary schools observe hunger strike in front of National Press Club on Monday demanding nationalisation of educational institutions. NN photo

Mamata's new twist: Look to other rivers, not Teesta

News Desk :West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asserted that Teesta is the lifeline of North Bengal, which can’t be taken away.Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s talks on the river Teesta on Saturday, she came up with the remarks yesterday, The Hindustan Times reported on Sunday. “There is very little water in the Teesta River, it is our lifeline, the lifeline of North Bengal,” she said.Mamata said other transnational rivers could be...

10 Apr 2017, 12:00 am