Darjeeling 2 Mar 2016 Gorkhaland Territorial Administration chief executive Bimal Gurung today inaugurated the new building of the upcoming degree college in Bijanbari, the construction of which started in 2012. Last month, the GTA chief also opened a new building of Mirik College keeping with the hill body’s plan to promote education in the hills. […]

Mirik 28.Feb.2016 New building for Mirik College was Inaugurated today by Bimal Gurung, the Chief Executive of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA). Morcha had invited the governor to inaugurate the college building in the recent past. However, it was Gurung accompanied by Roshan Giri who is also the GTA Sabha member in-charge of the education department Inaugurated […]

Darjeeling: The Hills parties might have been fighting for a separate Gorkhaland state for several decades now, but a schoolbook for Class IV kids in the region has already declared it as the 30th state of the country. Though the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), the forerunner for the statehood demand, has denied any knowledge of […]

Gorkhaland Territorial Administration chief executive Bimal Gurung today said the Centre could announce a central university for the hills during Monday’s Budget session in Parliament. He said so while inaugurating the new building of Mirik College at Kowlay, about 2km away from Mirik town. The GTA has constructed the building at a cost of Rs7.60 […]

Vidhyarthi Morcha Demands Heaters and Stoves in Madhyamik Centers The Gorkha Janmukti Vidhyarthi Morcha has reminded the District Administration and the Bengal government that it is still very cold in Darjeeling, and since Bengal government pushed forward the date of Madhyamik examinations without considering the discomfort that hill students have to face, they should provide […]

This is why we NEED ‪‎Gorkhaland‬ Nepali Again Not Included as an Optional Paper in WBCS Writes Upendra for TheDC Insanity is often described as “doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results,” going by this definition people in Darjeeling are certifiably insane, not all but those who side with Bengal and hope […]

Mamata Banerjee today lay the foundation for the hill campus of Presidency University, which was not attended by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha but saw the presence of various hill development boards the chief minister had formed. Yesterday, Kurseong MLA Rohit Sharma had said he was not invited to the event. Morcha chief Bimal Gurung had […]

Mr Anmol Mukhia from Kalimpong has landed the prestigious Ministry of Human Research Development (MHRD), Chinese Government Scholarship 2015-2018 to pursue his PhD in China. This scholarship is fully funded by the combined Government of India and Government of China. The MHRD provides the rare opportunity where he is the only one to be selected […]

North Bengal University (NBU ) has decided to start two new courses, food technology and pharmaceutical technology, at the post-graduate level from the 2014-2015 academic session that is set to begin from August-end, varsity authorities said today. North Bengal University (NBU) Somnath Ghosh, the NBU vice-chancellor, said the two courses were the first to be […]

Facebook has not taken away from 17-year-old Deepa the drudgery to earn her meals, but it has brought donors’ cash to her doorstep. The girl’s account of how she sold momos every evening after her daily journey to study in a school 37km away from her home in the Buxa forests was published in The […]

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched a “Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Planning and Development” in Open and Distance Learning mode. Any graduate is eligible to take admission into this 32 credits one year programme with a fee of Rs. 2800/- The programme as an additional qualification will strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness […]

North Bengal University (NBU) has announced a centralised online admission system for its 54 affiliated colleges. Institutions run by minority bodies and private colleges will not be part of this process. The procedure for students is as follows North Bengal University PORTAL REGISTRATION A student will have to fill an application form on the portal […]

Kolkata, 14 May: The ICSE and ISC results will be declared on 17 and 21 May, respectively, by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. ICS, ICSE results to be declared on 17, 21 May Results for both the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examination (Class X) and Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination […]

Rapid Action Force Occupy School – Children Forced to Study in the Open A glaring example of government apathy and neglect can be seen across Darjeeling hills, but none more prominently than in how our future i.e. our children are being treated by the government. [Photo: Himalaya Darpan] Since December 2013, Sunsari Primary School in […]

Undergraduate examinations in all 57 colleges affiliated to North Bengal University have been rescheduled and the tests would be held after the Lok Sabha elections. North Bengal University (NBU) postponed exam dates Sushanta Das, controller of examinations in NBU, said the undergraduate exams will begin on May 21 and end on July 11 (see chart). […]

Bandhs are a great leveler. Whether in Darjeeling or Nepal, bandhs definitely put people in peculiar situations. 5 students accompanied by two guardians had to fly, ride a bullock-cart and a boat followed by a taxi all on the same day, to return back to school in Darjeeling from Kathmandu in Nepal. The reason for […]