Vivek Chhetri Darjeeling, July 9: The GTA ( Gorkhaland Territorial Administration ) has decided to rehabilitate landslides victims in three phases in what is expected to be one of the biggest rehabilitation processes in the hills in recent times. Arun Sigchi, the elected GTA Sabha member from Soureni, today said: “On July 6, we held […]

1 July Darjeeling; 20 people have reportedly died due to landslides in Mirik and Kalimpong IN Darjeeling district so far. Landslide kills at least 20 people in Mirik and Kalimpong. In Mirik IT IS reported that at least 14 people have been killed in Limbu Gown alone, 3 people were killed in Mahendra Gown and […]

Three forest fires were reported from near Darjeeling yesterday, taking the number of such blaze since April 1 to 11. Although forest fires are common in the hills during summers, sources said so many incidents in such a short span of time have not been recorded in over a decade. Forest fire below Shruberry Nightangle […]

Darjeeling :The worst wild fire in the recorded history of  Darjeeling has occurred in Balasun. This wild fire was probably started from the river bank of Balasun below Ambootia T.E. and now reaching Ambootia T.E via Ambootia landslide areas and other parts. Some fire fighters are ready to control the wild fire but few fire fighters are not […]

Sikkim government has initiated a Rs 391 crore project for constructing nearly 8,000 resilient houses capable of withstanding earthquakes and minimise loss of lives and property. Illustration of an earthquake proof house Under the reconstruction of earthquake damaged rural houses project, government will work on seismically strengthening 7,972 houses which were badly damaged during the […]

He is playing a cameo in wife Sunny Leone starrer Jackpot but Daniel Weber says he has no plans to have a career in Bollywood. Daniel, who is Sunny’s manager and owns an adult film production house, said he did the Kaizad Gustad film because the director requested him to. “I don’t have any Bollywood […]