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Prompt intervention by SSB saves tourist's life

Darjeeling, March 23 -- Timely intervention by the 36 Bn Sashashtra Seema Bal (SSB,) saved the life of an 11-year-old tourist in Phalut, one of the highest points of Bengal. The incident took place on... Read More


Trouble brews amid uncertainty over plucking of premium first flush tea

Darjeeling, March 21 -- Trouble has started brewing in the tea estates of Darjeeling Hills with uncertainty over plucking of premium first flush tea and other issues. While some tea garden unions have... Read More


Eight Anganwadi centres shifted from Naxalbari ICDS to Mirik ICDS

DARJEELING, March 19 -- A notification from the department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, government of West Bengal, states that the administrative and financial control of eight A... Read More


Expedition from Kanchenjunga to Everest honours Kushang Sherpa

DARJEELING, March 18 -- Retracing the footsteps of Legendary mountaineer Kushang Sherpa, the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), Darjeeling on Tuesday, flagged off "Mission Kanchenjunga to Evere... Read More


Nagrifarm tea estate to reopen from March 19

Darjeeling, March 18 -- A meeting between trade union representatives and management in the presence of Labour department officials resolved to reopen Nagrifarm Tea Estate in Darjeeling from March 19.... Read More


GTA launches attendance sys with embedded real-time location details in photographs

Darjeeling, March 17 -- The Primary Education department, Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) has introduced an attendance system which uses photographs with real time location details embedde... Read More


Workshop highlights mental health challenges

Darjeeling, March 13 -- Implementing the Mental Health Act of 2017 in the mountains presents significant socio-ecological challenges, opined resource persons addressing a workshop on "Mental Health, E... Read More


GTA Primary Edu dept proposes to upgrade existing 13 administrative circles to 16

Darjeeling, March 11 -- In a move to improve the efficiency of primary education administration, the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Primary Education department has proposed an expansion ... Read More


Fire breaks out in closed Singtom Tea Estate in Darj

Darjeeling, March 10 -- A fire in the closed Singtom Tea Estate resulted in a large number of tea bushes being razed to the ground on Monday. The incident comes at a time of the premium first flush ha... Read More


Prakash Gurung arrested in connection with SI Amitava Malik's murder case

Darjeeling, March 9 -- Youth leader Prakash Gurung was arrested in Darjeeling in connection with the murder of Sub-Inspector (SI) Amitava Malik during the violent Gorkhaland agitation of 2017. Prakash... Read More