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NNBHH marks 111th Puja with World Heritage Rly immersion
21 Sept 2025 11:34 PM ISTDarjeeling: Gone are the days when the Durga idol for this heritage Puja in Darjeeling used to arrive from Krishnanagar (near Kolkata, famous for clay...
Darjeeling tourism sees slow bookings, hopes pinned on Oct
20 Sept 2025 12:33 AM ISTDARJEELING: Darjeeling’s tourism industry is facing subdued bookings this season but hopes are pinned on October to revive fortunes. With major...
GTA to provide financial relief to workers of 4 shut tea gardens
19 Sept 2025 12:55 AM ISTDarjeeling: The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) has announced that it will disburse financial relief to workers of four closed tea gardens...
Army’s ‘Trishakti Corps’ completes gruelling 6-day march in Sikkim
17 Sept 2025 11:39 PM ISTDarjeeling: Troops of the Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps have successfully completed a six-day route march across Sikkim’s treacherous high-altitude...
GTA pushes for wage hike for cinchona plantation workers
16 Sept 2025 11:33 PM ISTDarjeeling: Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Chief Executive Anit Thapa, along with representatives of the Cinchona Plantation Labour...
Boat orchids set to sail hill economy
16 Sept 2025 11:31 PM ISTDarjeeling: Cymbidium orchids, often called “boat orchids,” are fast emerging as a viable cash crop in the Darjeeling and Kalimpong hills, thanks to a...
GTA chief seeks state help to tackle water, sewerage woes in Darj Hills
16 Sept 2025 1:03 AM ISTDarjeeling: Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Chief Executive Anit Thapa has sought urgent intervention from the Bengal government to...
5.8 magnitude quake jolts Assam; tremors felt across North Bengal and North-East
15 Sept 2025 1:07 AM ISTDarjeeling: A powerful earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Assam on Sunday afternoon, sending waves of panic across Guwahati and...
Siliguri Municipal Corporation steps up dengue awareness ahead of festive season
13 Sept 2025 12:50 AM ISTDarjeeling : Even as dengue cases remain under control in Siliguri, the Municipal Corporation is unwilling to let its guard down with the festive...
Darjeeling: GTA chief seeks swift financial relief for locked-out tea garden workers
12 Sept 2025 12:55 AM ISTDarjeeling: Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Chief Executive Anit Thapa has urged the Bengal government to expedite the disbursement of...
Indians return as life in Nepal limps back to normalcy after ‘Gen Z’ political churning
12 Sept 2025 12:51 AM ISTDarjeeling: Nepal seems to be limping back to normalcy. Though the situation on the India-Nepal border at Panitanki, 27 km from Darjeeling remained...
SIR cannot be done in 2-3 months, says Mamata, accuses BJP of political vendetta
11 Sept 2025 1:08 AM ISTDarjeeling: “It is impossible to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in two or three months before elections in Bengal, just to satisfy the BJP....