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Suvendu promises tea revival, offers talks on Kamtapur demand

Darjeeling, Sept. 22 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday assured residents of North Bengal that the BJP government would address long-standing issues concerning tea garden workers, developme... Read More


Will make Darjeeling No. 1 hill station in five years, says Min Ajay Poddar

Darjeeling, Sept. 21 -- "Development in Darjeeling had gone retrograde under the past Governments. We will turn this around in the next five years and make Darjeeling the number one hill station as it... Read More


Sittong homestay fire: 4 accused denied bail

Darjeeling, Sept. 20 -- Four persons arrested in connection with the severe burn injuries suffered by a tourist during a barbecue at a homestay in Sittong were produced before the Kurseong court. The ... Read More


Darjeeling set to get India's first Salamander Sanctuary

Darjeeling, Sept. 18 -- Darjeeling Hills is all set to become home to India's first Salamander sanctuary. Very soon these 'living fossils' will be provided with a safe habitat in different wetland are... Read More


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