No democracy in Darjeeling - Rekha Sharma
Observing that there was no democracy in the Darjeeling hills, National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma, who concluded her four-day visit to the hills on Wednesday, said she would send...
View ArticleLabour union stops dispatch of first flush tea over unpaid dues
Darjeeling: The Himalayan Plantation Labour Union (HPWU), affiliated to the Gorkha National Liberation Front has stopped the dispatch of premium first flush manufactured tea from the Rangili-Rungliot...
View ArticleDarjeeling Likely to Witness Another Agitation From May 1
In an interview given to the Himalayan Beacon, published on Tuesday, CITU has declared that they would be launching an agitation for the workers of Darjeeling, Terai and Duars from May 1. The...
View ArticleHonour for Sikkim entrepreneur Smita Rai and Chimi Ongmu Bhutia
Gangtok: Smita Rai and Chimi Ongmu Bhutia are budding women entrepreneurs from Sikkim and very young in their chosen crafts but they are already showing signs of blossoming early with their works being...
View ArticleMorcha split pangs for BJP
Siliguri/Alipurduar: The split in Gorkha Janmukti Morcha last year that led to the emergence of Binay Tamang as the main leader and sidelined rival Bimal Gurung has left the BJP worried in the Dooars...
View ArticleAirAsia to launch new flights from Bagdogra
Siliguri: AirAsia India will launch two new daily flights from Bagdogra - one linking Calcutta in the morning and the other connecting Delhi in the evening - from May."AirAsia India will launch a...
View ArticleHill hotels asked not to be greedy
Darjeeling: Akhilesh Chaturvedi, the Darjeeling superintendent of police, on Thursday advised transporters and hotel owners not to be "greedy" and think about the "inconvenience" of others and held...
View ArticleKurseong welcomes rains, hopes for water crisis to ease
It’s a mixture of happiness and hope. People living in and around Kurseong are glad that Mother Nature has been so kind this year to send rains that have been lashing the area almost every day. On the...
View ArticleGorkha Club enters semis in 1st Patel Memorial T20 Cup
JAMMU, Apr 20: Gorkha Cricket Club defeated Simbalwala Cricket Club and sealed berth in the semifinal of the ongoing ‘1st Patel Memorial T20 Invitational Cup’, being played at Parade Cricket Ground...
View ArticleSikkim University gherao
Gangtok: The students of Sikkim University on Friday gheraoed the main administrative block from early morning, demanding early construction of the permanent campus of the 10-year-old central...
View Article'Ghisingh' back on plaque in Gorkha Bhavan
Darjeeling: An inauguration plaque bearing the name of former Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu and former Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council Subash Ghisingh that had been removed from Gorkha Bhavan at Salt...
View ArticleDarjeeling, Kalimpong to benefit from ASHA scheme
Darjeeling: Finally, Darjeeling and Kalimpong will be getting the benefit of the Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) scheme under the National Health Mission. ASHA workers will be recruited for...
View ArticleCry to restore toy train hubs
Siliguri: Two stations of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) torched during last year's statehood agitation are yet to be rebuilt even as other facilities such as AC coaches for the toy train have...
View Articleनो क्यास लेखिएको एटीएम बुथले मङपुबासी हैरान
दिनोदिन जनघनत्व बढ्दै गइरहेको मङपु क्षेत्रमा स्थित एकमात्र स्टेट ब्यांकको एटीएमले उपभोक्ताहरुको आवश्यकतालाई पुरा गर्न सकिरहेको छैन | प्राय: जसो नो क्यास लेखिएको बोर्डले स्थानीय उपभोक्ताहरु हैरान बन्दै...
View ArticleCall for Nepal border control
Darjeeling: Lt General (retd) Shakti Gurung, who is heading the National Gorkhaland Committee (NGC), an apolitical think tank looking into issues of the Gorkha community, said on Sunday that they were...
View ArticleBelieve in politics of reality: Tamang
Darjeeling: Binay Tamang has appealed to the Gorkhas from across India to believe in politics of "reality" and discard politics guided by emotions at a time a group of intellectuals has released a...
View Articleअखिल भारतीय ठकुरी संगठनको प्रथम अधिवेशन सम्पन्न
गत आइतबार मङपुको रङबी विभाग स्थित स्मृति भवनमा अखिल भारतीय ठकुरी संगठनको प्रथम अधिवेशन केन्द्रीय समिति अध्यक्ष किरण ठकुरीको अध्यक्षतामा सम्पन्न भयो | अधिवेशन शुरु हुन अघि कप्तान रामसिंह ठकुरी, मेजर...
View ArticleDaya Hang Rai, Tulsi Ghimiray in Kalimpong for Anmol Gurung's script
A young filmmaker of Kalimpong, Anmol Gurung, has scripted a movie and named it ‘Appa’ (father) where renowned actors from Nepal like Daya Hang Rai, Tulsi Ghimiray and Aruna Karki is all set to play...
View ArticleCongress-Left Front tie-up in Siliguri Bar elections
Highlighting issues related to infrastructure demands that have not been met at the Siliguri Court, lawyers backed by the Bharatya Janta Party (BJP) are fielding 12 candidates for 12 posts in the...
View ArticlePlan for education investment in hills
Darjeeling: A major private education group from Calcutta has decided to set up a number of educational institutions in Darjeeling - the first major investment in the sector in recent times and that...
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