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GTA to launch e-governance Scheme to deal with problem of 'missing files'
The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration is embracing e-governance to do away with the age-old bureaucratic practice of maintaining files, a system that was riddled with the problem of “missing...
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Child, grandfather sustain gunshot injury during elephant attack in Bengal
A four-year-old West Bengal girl and her grandfather sustained pellet injuries in an accidental fire from a shotgun being used by a state forest department official to scare away wild elephants from a...
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4 states that haven't recorded a COVID-19 death
At least four states in India haven't recorded a single death due to COVID-19 so far, the government said today. These are Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim. According to the Union Health Ministry,...
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Darjeeling is all ready to welcome tourists from July 1
Darjeeling, the queen of hills, is all geared up to welcome tourists from July 1. After remaining in lockdown for three months in the wake of Coronavirus outbreak, this tourist hotspot is all ready to...
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Landslides in north Sikkim near border
Nonstop monsoon rain on Saturday led to fresh landslides in many places of Sikkim while swelling rivers led to flooding in some tea plantations in north Bengal.The worst hit is north Sikkim, the...
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Landslides cut off vital link in Sikkim
The border with China in the Sikkim side has been cut off from the rest of the country after links at two places on the Mangan-Chungthang highway in North Sikkim were washed away in landslides...
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ITBP, SSB jawans test positive for Covid-19 in Sikkim, state tally rises to 87
Sikkim on Saturday reported two new Covid-19 cases, taking the state’s overall tally to 87.In a Covid-19 health bulletin, director general (DG)-cum-secretary, health, Dr Pema T Bhutia said that one of...
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Heavy Rain Triggers Landslide in Darjeeling District; Damages Roads
A spell of heavy rain triggered a landslide in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, damaging a stretch of the main road linking Rimbik and Lodhama areas in the hills and affecting traffic flow, police...
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Gorkhas feel domicile certificate has restored their dignity and honour
Jammu: For the last several decades, members of Gorkha community, Valmiki Samaj and West Pakistan refugees had been struggling to get the domicile certificate so that they too can pursue their...
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Show-cause notice to 10 TMC leaders amid graft charges
x Amid allegations of corruption in distribution of relief by Trinamool Congress (TMC) office bearers during the Covid-19 lockdown and after cyclone Amphan, the ruling party in West Bengal has issued...
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Landslides detached Darjeeling, disrupted World Heritage 'Toy Train' service
SILIGURI: Monsoon and heavy rainfall induced landslides have started taking its toll on queen of hills Darjeeling by almost detaching the hill city and many other adjoining habitations from rest of the...
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One more death in Siliguri, 30 new cases
A50-year-old resident of Matigara in Siliguri, who had tested positive for Covid-19, died while being taken to the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) here today. A woman of Ward 30 under...
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Bengal Wants No Incoming Flight From 8 Cities From July 6 For 2 Weeks
The West Bengal government has requested the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation to not schedule any flight to the state from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai, Indore, Ahmedabad, Surat for two weeks...
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Sikkim Govt to reappoint 124 discharged ad hoc Sankskrit teacher
The Sikkim government on Tuesday said it would reappoint the “discharged” 124 ad hoc Sankskrit school teachers from August under different pay slabs.While those with BEd degrees would be paid an...
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Darjeeling tourist spots, hotels open amid questions over safety
All hotels in the Darjeeling hills and the Dooars region of north Bengal opened on Wednesday – the first hill station in the country to welcome tourists, albeit with some restrictions – amid concerns...
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GJM dissolves 'Darjeeling town committee'
Darjeeling: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Binoy Tamang faction) will soon be constituting a 'Vision Darjeeling Committee' to reinstate the past glory of the Hills. In a sudden move the party also...
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Rs 20,000 for doctors, 10,000 for nurses: Sikkim govt provides financial...
GANGTOK: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Wednesday announced a one-time incentive for doctors, nurses and other health workers in appreciation of their service in combating COVID-19 pandemic...
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Darjeeling bids tearful adieu to renowned architect
Darjeeling: The Queen of Hills bid a tearful farewell to the Saab with a "Darjeeling" heart, the last of the British passport holders who had made Darjeeling his home. 82-year-old Austen Plant, a...
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Siliguri dengue drive set to begin
Amid the raging battle against Covid-19 against the backdrop of rising number of cases, the health department has finally decided to kick start the antidengue drive, with a houseto-house survey, from 6...
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SSB personnel tests positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim; count rises to 102
Gangtok, Jul 3 (PTI) A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel has tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim, taking the state''s tally to 102, a health official said on Friday.The 33-year-old jawan has...
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