The Cricket Assiciation of Bengal (CAB) has three under sixteen players from Mirik Cricket Association for state level tournaments. Mohammad Saddam, Sujan Rai and Kunal Mallay have been selected owing to their good performances in the sub-division level under 16 tournament organized by CAB in Kanchungena Stadium, Siliguri. Mirik Cricket Association team that took part […]

Local businessman Niraj Chettri, who owns a large fruit business company named Himalayan Florica in the national capital, is now looking to initiate similar business ventures in his hometown of Darjeeling. Chettri, a resident of Lapchu in Darjeeling, will be opening a new outlet in Darjeeling in March that will sell regional agricultural and horticulture […]

Bijay Sundas, president of the Kalimpong Krishi Mela Organising Committee, today held a press conference at the local office of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha. The agenda was to discuss the four-day Krishi Mela starting from January 13 in Relitar. Kalimpong – Krishi Mela Sundas urged representatives of all political parties of the hills including the […]

The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration has issued an order restoring broadcasting of local cable channels in Darjeeling sub-division from Tuesday despite the existing restrictions imposed by the district administration. GTA executive member Binay Tamang (right) speaks to the media in Darjeeling on Monday. GTA information and cultural affairs department executive member Binay Tamang today made the […]

Darjeeling, Jan. 9: Bimal Gurung today announced he would hold a janta durbar or a people’s court in the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha office at the Darjeeling Motor Stand every Thursday from 10am to 5pm. His announcement coincidentally came on a day Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party has positioned itself as the torch-bearer for the […]

The Gurung community while demanding a community status celebrated Tamu Lochar at Allay ground with great enthusiasm today. The people gathered in traditional attires prayed for the well being of the community in the days to come. The programme was conducted under the leadership of Mirik Gurung Community President DK Gurung and had the presence […]

Kalimpong police and the child rights activists of Bal Suraksha Abhiyan and Chidline rescued two minor girls form Dharampur village in Solon district of Himachal Pradesh. Rubina Darjee (13) and Nagma Bano (13) (names changed), both the residents of a village in the vicinity of the town. The two had accompanied with one Maheshwar Singh […]

Huge Blast in Jalpaiguri – 5 dead, over 25 injured. Four persons were killed and around 25 others have been injured when a bomb tied to a bi-cycle exploded this evening a little distance from St Paul’s School near Jalpaiguri. Blast injured being taken to the hospital DSP (Crime) Prabhat Chakraborty confirmed the deaths and […]

Temperatures dipping to a minimum of 3 degrees Celsius in Darjeeling has not only aroused hopes of snowfall soon, but also tourists have increasingly started to flock in, points the tour operators. Darjeeling –  Mall Road covered with snow… In addition, the ongoing Darjeeling tea and tourism festival that kicked off yesterday being held at […]

Darjeeling, Dec. 20: The third edition of the Darjeeling Tea and Tourism Festival will be held here from December 24 to January 1 and the organisers have decided to make “diverse culture of the hills” the main theme of the event. Lt. Col (retd) Ramesh Allay, the deputy chief executive of the GTA, said: “The […]

The two day Gorkha National Congregation organized by Bharatia Gorkha Parisangh to press on the demand for Gorkhaland, kicked off today at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The first day of mass rally being co-organized by Gorkhaland Task Force saw presence of top leaders of BGP and various pro-Gorkhaland political parties along with over a […]

Kalimpong – With an aim to preserve and promote the traditional art of handicraft among the tribal communities of the hills, the Lepcha Development Board today organized a Tribal Handicraft Exhibition in the premises of the Lepcha Youth Hostel in Bongbusty. The exhibition, sponsored by the Tribal co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India, saw participation […]

Bimal Gurung today said the land was “seeking blood” as the Centre and the state government were not “respecting the democratic movement” in the hills. “Mato la khun mangdaicha (the land is seeking blood),” the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief told a public meeting at Chowrastha. Sources in the party, however, said the Morcha president’s speech […]

Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev has supported the demand of Gorkhaland saying that it will minimize the ordeals of the local people. He was interacting with media during a function organize in New Delhi. Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev

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London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and a few other doubles players would skip the Japan Super Series this month to concentrate on the European circuit. PV Sindhu will be the lone entry in the women’s singles section. According to the Badminton Association of India, a few players have withdrawn from the Japanese championship to […]

Suspended cricketer Ajit Chandila and two others, arrested for their alleged involvement in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal, were on Monday granted bail by a Delhi court which said there were some “missing links” in the prosecution’s case. Additional sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma granted bail to Rajasthan Royals’ player Chandila, ex-Ranji player Baburao […]

A seminar on Gorkhaland and the demand for smaller states to be held on September 22nd 2013 at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Auditorium, Teen Murti House from 10 am to 4.30 pm. Organised by the Darjeeling Foundation, initiated by Swaraj Thapa (Senior Journalist) and a few other like minded individuals in Delhi. This […]