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Minister Agnimitra Paul reviews development projects in Darjeeling and Mirik

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

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North Bengal

Tree plantation and awareness programme organised near Tiger Hill, Darjeeling on World Environment Day

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

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Siliguri

Rohini toll plaza shut down following GNLF protest; vehicles can now travel toll-free towards Darjeeling

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,

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North Bengal

Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha announces candidates for three hill ACs

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

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North Bengal

Holi rush drives record liquor sales in Darjeeling district including Siliguri

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

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North Bengal

DHR to launch three luxury chartered toy train services in Darjeeling hills

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

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Siliguri

Maheshwari Mahila Mandal celebrates silver jubilee with mass marriage ceremony in Siliguri

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

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Siliguri

Calcutta High Court sets aside regularisation of 313 volunteer teachers under GTA, calls appointments illegal

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

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Darjeeling

Darjeeling MP Raju Bista highlights long-pending issues of hills, Terai, and Dooars in Parliament

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

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Electric vehicle service launched for senior citizens visiting Darjeeling’s historic Mahakal Temple

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

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Siliguri

CM virtually lays foundation for Pathashree road projects in Darjeeling district, 155 roads to be built

Naxalbari, 11th December: The Chief Minister virtually laid the foundation for the fourth phase of the Pathshree road construction project across the state. From an official event in Krishnanagar on Thursday, the CM inaugurated the road works under the project. In Darjeeling district, a total of 155 roads, covering both rural and urban areas, will

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Siliguri

Dispute between plain and hill drivers resolved after administrative meeting in Siliguri, situation expected to normalize soon

Siliguri, 11th December: After administrative intervention, the ongoing dispute between plain and hill drivers has been resolved. A meeting was held on Thursday at the SDO’s Office at Vivekananda Bhavan in Mallaguri with the presence of ADM, departmental officials, senior police officers, Taxi Driver Association, tourism business organizations, and 19 other related institutions to discuss

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