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Gorkha impasse: Ahead of Delhi talks, push for swift resolution intensifies
3 April 2025 12:05 AM ISTDarjeeling: With the stage all set for the Delhi talks on the Gorkha impasse called by the Union Home Ministry in Delhi on April 3, political outfits...
Home Ministry communique: Delhi talks on Gorkha issue deferred to April 3
2 April 2025 12:00 AM ISTDarjeeling: In a sudden turn of events, a communication from Home Ministry stated that the meeting called for the resolution of the Gorkha impasse,...
SSB comes to the aid of ailing tourist in Sandakphu
2 April 2025 12:00 AM ISTDarjeeling: While in the high reaches of Sandakphu (3636m), one can only rely on the Sashashtra Seema Bal (SSB,) in case of medical emergencies with...
Student hit by Darjeeling Himalayan Railway train
1 April 2025 12:02 AM ISTDarjeeling: A Class 9 student was seriously injured when the Darjeeling-NJP Darjeeling Himalayan Railway service hit her and also dragged her for a...
Sungma Turzum Tea Estate to reopen today
29 March 2025 12:06 AM ISTDarjeeling: A meeting between the management and the workers union at the Shramik Bhawan in Siliguri in the presence of officials of the labour...
Gorkha impasse: Hill politics revolves around April 2 Delhi talks
28 March 2025 12:11 AM ISTDarjeeling: Hill politics continued revolving around Delhi talks on the Gorkha impasse. While some hill political outfits dubbed it as a mere eyewash,...
Union Home Ministry calls talks on Gorkha impasse
27 March 2025 12:24 AM ISTDarjeeling: The Union Home Ministry has scheduled a meeting on April 2, at 11 am in North Block, New Delhi, to address the Gorkha impasse.The meeting...
Assistant Superintendent of Darjeeling Sadar Hospital attacked by staff, held
25 March 2025 12:01 AM ISTDarjeeling: An Assistant Superintendent of the Darjeeling Sadar Hospital was attacked by its staff member with a sharp weapon (Khukuri) on Monday. The...
Forest minister checks out ground zero in high reaches of Sandakphu
24 March 2025 11:45 PM ISTDarjeeling: State Forest minister on a tour of the Darjeeling Hills visited Sandakphu in the Singalila National Park. Located at an altitude of 3636m,...
Prompt intervention by SSB saves tourist’s life
23 March 2025 11:18 PM ISTDarjeeling: Timely intervention by the 36 Bn Sashashtra Seema Bal (SSB,) saved the life of an 11-year-old tourist in Phalut, one of the highest points...
Trouble brews amid uncertainty over plucking of premium first flush tea
22 March 2025 12:23 AM ISTDarjeeling: Trouble has started brewing in the tea estates of Darjeeling Hills with uncertainty over plucking of premium first flush tea and other...
Eight Anganwadi centres shifted from Naxalbari ICDS to Mirik ICDS
19 March 2025 11:54 PM ISTDARJEELING: A notification from the department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, government of West Bengal, states that the...