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Bengal orders physical verification of zero-enrolment schools

Darjeeling, Sept. 17 -- The West Bengal School Education Department has directed all districts to physically verify schools having zero enrolment and assess the possibility of utilising their infrastr... Read More


Sivitar: Road woes force students to miss school

Darjeeling, Sept. 14 -- The pathetic condition of the road connecting Sivitar to the National Highway at Mahanadi forced students to skip school on Monday. The condition of several stretches of the ro... Read More


New outfit enters Darjeeling politics with one-point agenda of Gorkhaland

Darjeeling, Sept. 13 -- A new outfit made an appearance in the Darjeeling Hill political arena on Sunday. Towing the single-point agenda of creation of the separate state of Gorkhaland, the party has ... Read More


Heavy rains damage bridges, cut off roads in Darjeeling

Darjeeling, Sept. 11 -- Heavy rainfall in the Darjeeling Hills on Thursday night, continuing till the wee hours of Friday, damaged a temporary causeway bridge on the Rangbhang river at Tabakoshi. A Hu... Read More


BGPM chief Anit Thapa demands Gorkhaland, says BJP must deliver

Darjeeling, Sept. 9 -- Anit Thapa, president, Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM), made it clear that the BJP would have to live up to its commitment of carving out Gorkhaland now that it is i... Read More


Suvendu announces Rs 254 cr disaster fund for Hills

Darjeeling, Sept. 8 -- A day after an Administrator was appointed to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari released Rs 254 crore from the disaster management... Read More


Fire safety notices cast shadow over Hill tourism ahead of peak season

Darjeeling, Sept. 4 -- Spurred by the recent hotel fires in Kolkata and Tarapith, the Fire Department has started issuing notices to hotels, homestays and restaurants in the Darjeeling Hills and Kalim... Read More


DHR services resume after loco shed collapse

Darjeeling, Sept. 3 -- All diesel services of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), including joyrides, resumed from Thursday, while the steam services are expected to be restored by September 5. A... Read More


DHR's dilapidated loco shed gives way in Darjeeling, seven injured

Darjeeling, Sept. 2 -- A portion of the tin loco shed of the World Heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) collapsed in Darjeeling on Wednesday morning, injuring six railway staff and a contractua... Read More


SFF's Dhakpa Tenzin's mortal remains brought home

Darjeeling, Sept. 1 -- The mortal remains of braveheart Dhakpa Tenzin, a member of the Special Frontier Force (SFF) who was killed in the line of duty in Himachal Pradesh's Leo Pargial region on Augus... Read More