Darjeeling, 08th June: West Bengal Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul visited Darjeeling and Mirik on Monday along with MP Raju Bista, where she inspected multiple ongoing development projects in the hill region. During her visit in Darjeeling, the minister reviewed key infrastructure works including water supply projects, drinking water distribution systems, and various civic service-related

Darjeeling, 05th June: A tree plantation and environmental awareness programme was organised near Tiger Hill under the Jorebungalow Police Station area on the occasion of World Environment Day. The programme saw active participation from police personnel, including SI Biswanath Paul, ASI Binod Bhujel and others from the police station. As part of the initiative, saplings

Rohini, 07th May: Amid the changing political situation in the state, the Rohini toll plaza was shut down on Thursday following a protest by GNLF workers. On Thursday morning, GNLF leaders and supporters gathered at the toll plaza and raised slogans against toll collection. After a brief protest, toll plaza employees reportedly left the spot,

Darjeeling, 16th March: After the announcement of elections in the state, Anit Thapa’s party Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) has declared candidates for three assembly constituencies in the hills. The candidate list was announced by the party on Sunday night. Anit Thapa has already stated that the party will contest the assembly elections solo in

Darjeeling, 06th March: Record liquor sales were reported across Darjeeling district, including Siliguri, during the Holi festival, with sales crossing ₹11 crore within three days. According to the Excise Department, liquor worth ₹11 crore 16 lakh 80 thousand was sold in the district from 02nd March to 04th March. On 02nd March, liquor sales stood

News Desk: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) is set to introduce three new luxury chartered toy train services this summer, offering tourists a unique blend of heritage rail travel, mountain landscapes, forests, trekking, tea gardens and Gorkha culture. The initiative, being launched in joint collaboration with the Forest Department, is said to be the first

Siliguri, 18th December: The Darjeeling District Unit of Maheshwari Mahila Mandal marked its silver jubilee year with a unique and humanitarian initiative, choosing social service as the medium to celebrate 25 years of its journey. As part of the initiative, the organisation took responsibility for solemnising the marriages of 25 economically underprivileged couples. The mass

News Desk: The Calcutta High Court has set aside the regularisation and state government approval of 313 volunteer teachers under the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) on Wednesday, ruling that the appointments were illegal and could not be sustained in law. Justice Biswajit Basu, while delivering the order, observed that the West Bengal government failed to

News Desk: Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, while speaking in support of the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025 in Parliament, emphasized the importance of keeping India’s statute book clean, coherent, contemporary, and citizen-friendly. He noted that the Bill does not create new laws but repeals or amends obsolete and redundant enactments. Bista highlighted the Absorbed Areas

Darjeeling, 12th December: Senior citizens visiting Darjeeling’s iconic Mahakal Temple can now travel to the hilltop shrine in dedicated electric vehicles. The initiative follows Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s earlier announcement to introduce EV services for elderly tourists. The service was officially launched as GTA Chief Executive Anit Thapa handed over an electric vehicle to the