St. Joseph's School Darjeeling opens gates for underprivileged
Darjeeling: St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling popular as North Point opened its gates for children from the weaker sections of society with the flagging off of the month-long unique free winter camp from...
View ArticleMamata skips hill visit, will inaugurate the Uttarbanga Utsav
Siliguri: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will arrive here on a three-day visit next Monday to inaugurate the Uttarbanga Utsav, the annual cultural fest of north Bengal, and attend the fifth round of...
View ArticleSanyukta Madhyamik Sikshak Kalyan Sangathan takes Binay advice
Kalimpong: The 19-member central committee of the nascent Sanyukta Madhyamik Sikshak Kalyan Sangathan (SMSKS) was formed on Tuesday, giving a fillip to the Binay Tamang faction of the Gorkha Janmukti...
View ArticleTwo Morcha president greetings betray contrast
Darjeeling: Two presidents of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, who have expelled each other from the post and refused to acknowledge either's decisions, have wished the people of the hills in contrasting...
View ArticleHills Trinamul leaders and supporters wait for Mamata's visit
Siliguri: Trinamul leaders and supporters in the Darjeeling hills are perplexed as they have no inkling to the party's current political strategy with regard to the region.They are now looking towards...
View ArticleHC bins order on Darjeeling Chronicles FB hill links
Calcutta: Calcutta high court on Wednesday set aside a lower court order that had asked a central government nodal officer to instruct Facebook to block links to articles published by a Darjeeling...
View ArticlePrativa Rai new chairperson of Darjeeling Municipality
Darjeeling/Siliguri: The Binay Tamang camp of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on Wednesday named Prativa Rai and Sagar Tamang for the posts of chairperson and vice-chairperson of Darjeeling municipality,...
View ArticleRoyal Bengal Tiger photos captured in Neora Valley National Park
Jalpaiguri: Three photos of the Royal Bengal Tiger have been captured in the Neora Valley National Park in the Kalimpong hills.In December also, a tiger was snapped in the reserve, raising hopes of...
View ArticleCinchona ex-Director GC Subba arrested
Darjeeling: A former head of the directorate of cinchona and other medicinal plants has been arrested for alleged irregularities to the tune of Rs 17 crore at the largest public sector unit in the...
View Articleगोरुबथानको साटो मङपुमा हुनेछ जीटीए स्तरीय खेलकुद
जीटीए स्तरीय प्राथमिक पाठशालाहरुको वार्षिक खेलकुद अब गोरुबथानको साटो मङपु जन मैदानमा हुने भएको छ | विभागीय निरीक्षण टोलीले स्थलगत निरीक्षण गरेपछि गोरुबथानको साटो मङपुमा गराउने विभागीय निर्देशन प्राप्त...
View ArticleITI boy Anurag Lakandry makes miniature models of Darjeeling Toy Train
Siliguri (West Bengal): A 24-year-old ITI boy, Anurag Lakandry, resident of Tindharia, has made miniature models of the famous Darjeeling Toy Train to popularise its glory to the world.Talking to ANI,...
View ArticleHill Area Development Committee plan for rural pockets of the hills
Siliguri: The Hill Area Development Committee has decided to take up development works in the rural pockets of the hills at its first meeting in Siliguri on Saturday.The HADC, formed on November 22...
View ArticleDarjeeling police to run extra mile for goodwill in Half-marathon on Jan 12
Darjeeling: Darjeeling police are running the extra mile to foster peace and harmony by lining up a half-marathon with international athletes on January 12.The marathon, being organised in association...
View ArticleDarjeeling college community sets out on a Indo-Nepal Friendship Tour
DARJEELING: A college community radio in Darjeeling hills today set out on a historic "Indo-Nepal Friendship Tour" with a team of radio journalists. They will be visiting seven institutions in Nepal...
View ArticleTea planters to delay hill bonus
Darjeeling: Tea planters in the hills have said they will not be able to clear bonus dues before June because of loss in production following the 104-day shutdown last year.Workers usually receive the...
View ArticleAR Rahman - brand ambassador of Sikkim Tourism
Kalimpong: Music composer A. R. Rahman arrived in Gangtok on Sunday and will be declared as the brand ambassador of Sikkim Tourism on Monday.Rahman's name will be declared at the inauguration of the...
View ArticleMamata promises full support for development of the Hills
Darjeeling: Urging the people of North Bengal Hills to remain peaceful, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government will provide all support to the Gorkhaland Territorial...
View ArticleAR Rahman calls preserving purity of Sikkim's environment
Kalimpong: Music composer A. R. Rahman on Monday called for preserving the purity of Sikkim's environment and sharing it with the world on a day he was officially appointed the brand ambassador of...
View ArticleMamata Banerjee skips Darjeeling hills visit twice in fortnight; for her,...
For West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, it apparently is a case of discretion being the better part of valour. Why else would she have chosen not to visit the hills of Darjeeling and Kalimpong...
View ArticleTotos in Siliguri to get regularised
Siliguri: The Darjeeling district administration will regularise the movement of totos (battery-operated rickshaws) in the Siliguri Municipal Corporation area from Wednesday.The administration will,...
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