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Darjeeling reclaims its glory on silver screen
Darjeeling: The queen of the Hills is all set to reclaim her position as an important film shoot destination with shootings underway for two films and many more lined up for the near future. While a...
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Film-makers return to Darjeeling for shoot
DARJEELING: After a brief lull, film-makers are returning back to Darjeeling to shoot their films with a slew of movies lined up for this year. This is expected to boost the image of popular Bengal...
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Hills set to organise 6th Darjeeling Hill Marathon
Darjeeling: Darjeeling is all set to host the 6th edition of the Darjeeling Hill Marathon on November 10. Organised jointly by the Sports Development Foundation and the Darjeeling Police, the marathon...
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Greenfield University To Become Darjeeling Hills University, Governor Gives...
Proposed place for Darjeeling UniversityKolkata: The Greenfield University will be renamed as the Darjeeling Hills University, as West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has given assent to a bill in...
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Geographical indication (GI) Tag For White Tea, Darjeeling Green
Kolkata: Darjeeling Tea Affiliation on Saturday mentioned white and inexperienced tea of the hills have been registered as geographical indication (GI) merchandise within the nation.These two forms of...
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NRC issue: The Indian Gorkha perspective
As the push for a nation-wide National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise gets stronger, there are growing concerns among the Indian Gorkha community settled in various pockets across the country. The...
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Bust of Former Bengal CM Bidhan Roy vandalized; Cong, TMC, Left blame BJP
After a bust of Bengal’s second chief minister and Congress stalwart Bidhan Chandra Roy was vandalized, a political storm has erupted in the state with the Congress, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and...
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Pritam Rai Siikim boy won the title of North East Idol 2019
In what may be termed as a matter of great pride for Sikkim, a 26 year old Pritam Rai has won the title of North East Idol 2019, a singing reality show on Saturday.The singer left the judges and...
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Plea to save Mother EARTH
There used to be a rumbustious set of people who lived in an enchanting place filled with wonder and light. These people prospered in almost every aspect of life. Although they had no money, they were...
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Darjeeling MP Raju Bista seeks lasting solution
Darjeeling: Darjeeling Lok Sabha MP Raju Bista on Monday raised the issue of finding a permanent political solution to the long-pending political demand of the people from Darjeeling hills, Terai and...
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Bista omitted 'Gorkhaland' from Parliament speech on purpose - Binay Tamang
Darjeeling: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Binay Tamang alleged that in his speech in the Parliament on Monday, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista purposefully steered clear of the word Gorkhaland. Tamang...
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Labour strike halts steam-engine toy train services in Darjeeling
Siliguri: Coal labourers’ strike brought the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (DHR) steam engines to a halt on November 11, the day a new contracting agency took over the toy train services.The contractor...
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Kalimpong gets new picturesque tourist spot boating complex near Lava loleygaon
Darjeeling: Tourists visiting Kalimpong have reasons to cheer as they can now enjoy boating in the backdrop of a picturesque forest, thanks to Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) which has come...
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Main political rivals in Darjeeling hills playing same separate statehood card
SILIGURI: Both BJP and its main political rival Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) have started reigniting the separate statehood demand in Bengal’s Darjeeling hilly region to establish their own supremacy...
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Meeting to combat menace of drugs in Darjeeling
Darjeeling: "The society has to be proactive and act with more responsibility to combat the growing menace of drugs in Darjeeling Hills," said Amarnath K, Superintendent of Police, Darjeeling. A...
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Tonic Wraps Up Shooting In Darjeeling, Actor Dev Shares Picture On Twitter
Actor Dev Adhikari is all set to impress his fans with another film ‘Tonic’. The cast of Tonic was busy shooting in Darjeeling for the past few weeks. Dev, the lead actor in the film, recently posted...
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Highway issues: Darjeeling MP Raju Bista calls upon Nitin Gadkari
Darjeeling: Darjeeling MP Raju Bista called upon Union minister for road transport & highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday and discussed highway-related issues in Darjeeling region.In a press release,...
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Binay seeks creation of Mirik Assembly seat & more blocks
The Binay Tamang faction of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has demanded the creation of Mirik Assembly constituency and an increase in the number of seats in the GTA as well as administrative blocks in the...
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45th annual Khalanga Mela celebrated in remembrance of the Gorkha warriors
Dehradun: The 45th edition of annual Khalanga Mela was held with great enthusiasm at the Khalanga War Memorial at Sahastradhara Road on Sunday. The fair is organised every year in remembrance of the...
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West Bengal government eyes Rajasthan supply as onion brings tears
KOLKATA: With onions breaching the Rs 100 mark in retail markets and the prices showing no signs of dipping, the Bengal government is working on modalities to procure the staple vegetable from...
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