1915-2015: 100 years of Tindharia Works, A UNESCO World Heritage Area Article by: DHR Sano Rail This year celebrates 100 years of Tindharia Works. It has always been considered a location relatively safe from landslips but this was to change in 2011. The only background information I have of Tindharia is to be found in […]

On July 1 , landslides had hit Darjeeling, Mirik, Kalimpong and Kurseong, killing at least 40 people. Days after multiple landslides hit Darjeeling district, authorities on Sunday said property worth at least Rs 50 crore has been damaged. This, even as the state government is still gathering data to ascertain the loss. Landslide-hit Mirik near […]

Protesting rumors that the ailing Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) chief Subhas Ghising had passed away in a Delhi hospital, party leaders in Kurseong today met police officials and requested them to “stop such frequent rumours that have disturbed GNLF supporters in Darjeeling Hills.” Talking to reporters, GNLF Kurseong branch general secretary Robin Lama and […]

The premises of the Gorkha Jaatiya Vhibhuti Udhyan, earlier known as the Jaatiya Kavi Udhyan and the Bhanu Udhan, at Acharya Path in Kurseong was abuzz with activity as prominent litterateurs of Darjeeling Hills gathered there and laid the foundation stone for the statue of eminent Nepali literary figure and social worker, the late Shiva Kumar Rai. […]

A school boy studying in Cambridge School Kurseong met with an accident today in the morning at around  7:30 am. Accident in Kurseong Claims A School Student’s Life Sources says the child died on the spot. The body was taken to Kurseong hospital. Following the child’s death there was Chaka jam. Family members wanted the […]

Veteran actor and director of Nepali films industry, Bonny Pradhan, is now going to make a comeback in the Nepali film industry after a gap of more than six years with two new movies, which will be shot in America. Veteran actor & director Bonny Pradhan in Kurseong. Pradhan maybe an unknown entity these days, […]

Hill TMC Kurseong sub divisional convenor, Kundan Mangrati said that today they had held a meeting at their party office in Kurseong where they discussed the matter of one of their senior Hill TMC leader Mr. Binny Sharma who has allegedly been  reported to have seduced a minor. Hill TMC leader Binny Sharma He said […]

Local political leadership and administration took several measures in the plains regarding the fatal disease Japanese Encephalitis that recently rocked north Bengal but another fatal disease Scrub Typhus that has already claimed several lives in the hills is yet to be noticed properly by the hills concerned bodies. On 25 September only, a GJMM youth […]

The Kurseong unit of the hill Trinamool Congress today organized a rally in town and submitted a deputation to the Kurseong municipality on various demands related to the basic needs of residents. Hill TMC rally in Kurseong Friday afternoon. Talking to reporters, Kurseong town TMC committee president Sunil Pradhan said the rally was staged to […]

If the BJP is really sincere about creating a separate state of Gorkhaland, the party should first pass a bill for it in the Lok Sabha, believes GNLF Kurseong branch spokesperson Daya Dewan. GNLF Kurseong branch spokesperson Daya Dewan. However, he said he doubts the sincerity of the BJP on this issue. This can be […]

Kurseong-based Parivartan Band today released a music album titled ‘Banjara’ with the aim to provide relief to workers of the closed Red Bank tea estate in the Dooars. Kurseong-based Parivartan Band Ganesh Sharma, a renowned violinist from Darjeeling, was present as the chief guest during the release at the GDNS Hall in town. Renowned Kurseong […]

Kurseong: As informed by Mr. Vinod Praksh Sharma, one of the senior & dedicated member of Gorkha Jana Pustakalaya, on 8th June’2014 it is celebrating its foundation day and in this occasion, the Gorkha Jana Pustakalaya ( Gorkha Library ) is organising blood donation camp. Although the Pustakalaya is more into promoting and keeping alive […]

With less than 24 hours to go for the results of the 16th Lok Sabha election, the district administration has fortified the Gorkha Ranga Manch Bhawan, the counting venue near Chowrasta in Darjeeling. Darjeeling  Gorkha Ranga Manch Bhawan fortified Counting of votes from the three assembly constituencies of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong will be conducted […]

Kurseong, 12 May As Darjeeling Hills keeps its fingers crossed ahead of the Lok Sabha election results on 26 May, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership here is busy encouraging its activists and supporters. Trinamool Congress (TMC) TMC leaders here said Darjeeling is presently “enjoying freedom after democracy was restored in the Hills under the leadership […]

While some sections of the people are protesting the move by the administration to set up new traffics rule for Kurseong town, others have welcomed and appreciated the idea. All transport syndicates in Kurseong remained closed throughout the day following the indefinite transport bandh called by the Janmukti Chalak Mahasangh, Kurseong. Protesting against the new […]

Unless authorities involves more and more local participation, the DHR ( Darjeeling Himalayan Railway ) would remain just a showpiece for Darjeeling GenNext – writes Vivek Ghatani, Senior Editor, www.indiangorkhas.in At Kurseong Railway station above 4750 ft, tourists mostly Bengalis from south Bengal stands in queue for a railway ticket to travel in the infamous […]

Hill TMC served a deputation to Kurseong sub-divisional medical officer Rumi Mondal protesting against the pathetic condition of Kurseong hospital. Kurseong: A team of hill TMC members led by the party’s Kurseong sub-division convener Kundan Mangrati today served a deputation to Kurseong sub-divisional medical officer Rumi Mondal protesting against the pathetic condition of Kurseong hospital. […]

In a shocking development, the Israeli Embassy has denied visas to 10 women from Darjeeling alleging them to be Nepalese nationals.  The women, who had been waiting for their visas to fly to Israel to work there, received a shock when the embassy turned down their requests calling them “citizens of Nepal”. The women including […]