Ahead of Puja season, Trade unions call for 12-hour general strike in Darjeeling and Kalimpong over bonus for workers

Pathak also said that tea garden workers would gather in front of their factories and not attend work starting Tuesday.

Goods train hits Agartala-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express in Bengal’s Darjeeling, 4 feared dead, several injured

The accident occurred in Rangapani region when the train was en route to the Sealdah station in Kolkata.

Darjeeling MP writes to Centre seeking complete restoration of NH10 with Sikkim

The NH-10 was badly affected by the recent devastating floods in Sikkim owing to a glacial lake outburst on October 4.

NFR cancels Joy Ride and other trains. Check details here

Joy Ride trains between Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling have been cancelled from October 2 to January 1 next year

FB page ‘Mix Prank 2.0’ depicts Darjeeling’s Nehru Road as red light area, taken down

The "Mix Prank 2.0" page portrayed the Nehru Road in Darjeeling as a "red light area”

Darjeeling meeting with Mamata a ‘courtesy’ call: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister #HimantaBiswaSarma today clarified that his meeting with West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee was not political in nature while indicating that it was a mere conincidence. Speaking to media persons CM Sarma said that the Bengal Chief Minister happened to be in #Darjeeling during the time of his visit and gave a courtesy […]

IAF Helicopter Crash: Body of Gen Bipin Rawat’s PSO Satpal Rai reaches Darjeeling

The mortal remains of Satpal Rai, the PSO of CDS late General Bipin Rawat, who was among the 13 casualties of the Coonoor chopper crash finally reached his village in Darjeeling’s Takdah Tea estate. People lined up to pay their respects to Havaldar Satpal Rai as his mortal remains reached his village last night. His […]

IAF Helicopter Crash: Body of Gen Bipin Rawat’s PSO Satpal Rai to reach Darjeeling

The mortal remains of Satpal Rai, the Personal Security Officer (PSO) of Chief of Defence Staff, General late Bipin Rawat, who was among the 13 who died in the Coonoor chopper crash will arrive at his residence today. The mortal remains will be taken from Baghdogra airport to Darjeeling. A pall of gloom has descended […]