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Cooch Behar: Mamata directs police to be 'more proactive'

Siliguri, Dec. 8 -- On a visit to the Cooch Behar district, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday chaired an administrative meeting at the Rabindra Bhawan, where she laid foundation stones for 261 ... Read More


Strings of Harmony: Darjeeling gathers for massive guitar ensemble

Darjeeling, Dec. 7 -- The world record could not be broken nor the Indian record. However it did not matter, the "spirit of oneness" was far too overpowering to give thought to records. Hundreds brea... Read More


BGPM will contest 2026 elections alone, says Anit Thapa; inspects landslide-hit Mirik

Darjeeling, Dec. 4 -- Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) president Anit Thapa on his return from Kolkata, on a visit of several landslide-affected villages under the Thorbu-Duptin region of M... Read More


Woman dies as fire razes house in Steinthal area

Darjeeling, Dec. 2 -- A 69-year-old woman lost her life in a fire in Darjeeling. The fire broke out on Tuesday at Steinthal tea estate area, popular as Padri Kaman on the outskirts of the Darjeeling t... Read More


Darjeeling: Court sentences man to rigorous life imprisonment for murder

Darjeeling, Dec. 1 -- The Darjeeling District and Sessions Court convicted one Deep Tamang alias Yugal of Ward number 1, Lower Lamahatta, Rungli Rungliot, Darjeeling, in a murder case and sentenced hi... Read More


DWS reviews livelihood project at Tea Estates

Darjeeling, Dec. 1 -- The Darjeeling Welfare Society (DWS), led by its president Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who is also an MP (Rajya Sabha), jointly conducted a field visit with senior representatives fr... Read More


Darjeeling mandarin gets GI tag, hopes rise for revival

Darjeeling, Nov. 30 -- Heralding a fresh chapter for the hills' iconic winter fruit, the Darjeeling Mandarin has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag-an achievement that growers believe c... Read More


'Tender for alternative to Coronation Bridge to be floated in December'

Darjeeling, Nov. 27 -- Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Thursday announced that the tender process for the long-awaited alternative to the iconic Coronation Bridge will be initiated within December 2025, p... Read More


Musk deer photographed in Bengal after 70-year gap in Neora Valley

Darjeeling, Nov. 25 -- The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has claimed that the presence of musk deer in Bengal has long been uncertain. However, a new study by WII presents photographic evidence of... Read More


Sandakphu: 72-year-old tourist from Kolkata dies

Darjeeling, Nov. 24 -- A 72-year-old tourist from Garfa, Jadavpur, Kolkata died in Sandakphu, the highest point of West Bengal on Monday, making it the first tourist death of the year 2025. The year ... Read More