The Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Foundation launched its first event in the form of a tennis tournament at the Gymkhana Club here today with the Everester’s family members deciding to “come forward to remind the country” of the climber and his work. Everester Tenzing Norga The three-day Tenzing Norgay Memorial Open Tennis Championship would have 51 […]

What killed Supriya Lamgaday? – Apathy of Delhi Police or Medical Negligence of Government doctors or Racial Discrimination! Some accidents are considered too insignificant to be mentioned anywhere or covered by the media. The bigger tragedy, apart from the irreparable loss of life, is the multi-layered nature of marginalisation, racial discrimination, injustice and negligence from […]

EXCLUSIVE: “I represent that part of India, where proud Gorkhalis reside” Darjeeling MP SS Ahluwalia in Loksabha – Speaking on the issue of separate Ministry for Himalayan States and Region in India. Even though the government has said that creating a new ministry for Himalayan affairs as is not in the cards right now, Centre […]

Sports & Youths Affairs and Law & Parliamentary Affairs minister RB Subba has announced Sikkim will host a week’s National Sports Festival next year and has urged all stakeholder concerned to actively cooperate and coordinate to make it an historic event. Subba announced this today while addressing a workshop on Mandate and Modalities for Youth […]

Continuing his good run of form, pistol shooter Jitu Rai on Monday clinched a silver medal in the ISSF World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia, after Ayonika Paul bagged her maiden international medal as a senior shooter by settling for a bronze in the 10m air rifle event. Second Silver for Gorkha shooter Jitu Rai in […]

The local cable television network of Kalimpong has barred the airing of channels from Nepal and Bhutan and they include Nepal TV, Kantipur, Bhutan Broadcasting Service and Peace TV (Dubai). Kalimpong cable TV network barred from airing foreign channels This comes after the Union information and broadcasting ministry declared the channels to be functioning illegally […]

What is Article 370? “Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is a ‘temporary provision’ which grants special autonomous status to Jammu & Kashmir. Under Part XXI of the Constitution of India, which deals with “Temporary, Transitional and Special provisions”, the state of Jammu & Kashmir has been accorded special status under Article 370. All the […]

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung and four other top party members were today invited to the swearing-in ceremony of prime minister designate Narendra Modi and to a private dinner later in the evening hosted by the President. Bimal Gurung and Pawan Chamling on oath taking ceremony of Shri Narendra Modi. Speaking over phone from […]

In a shocking loss for the (IAF) Indian Air Force, one of its most modern special operations C-130 J aircraft crashed Friday during a low-level, tactical training mission, killing all five crew and destroying the plane. C-130J Hercules plane inducted into service just last year crashed during a training mission Friday. (AP) The aircraft, inducted […]

An unknown man assaulted a 25-year-old woman from Darjeeling and allegedly attempted to rape her in south Delhi’s Munirka on Sunday night. The woman, a former call centre employee, was walking with two female friends in a lane near Baba Gang Nath Temple when she was accosted from behind by the accused around 10.30 pm. […]

The Centre today told the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha that its request for a committee to look into the Gorkhaland demand, on the lines of a similar panel on Bodoland, could be considered only if Mamata Banerjee agreed to it. Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, who met a five-member Morcha delegation in Delhi today, later […]

Even as Telangana awaits its birth, the Centre has moved to examine another statehood demand, this time for carving a separate Bodoland state out of Assam. After Telangana Centre moves to carve out Bodoland state from Assam On Wednesday, the Union home ministry set up an expert committee to examine the viability of granting statehood […]

After supporting Congress over the passing of Telangana Bill in Parliament, BJP today said the issue of Gorkhaland in West Bengal was not related to Telangana. “The issue of Gorkhaland should not be connected with Telangana. The people of Telangana were much deprived although the region contributed most to the state’s income,” BJP national spokesperson […]

All India Gorkha League Party has sent a memorandum to the honorable President and Prime minister of the country to create a separate state of Gorkhaland. Party general secretary Pratap Khati has sent the memo congratulating UPA Govt move for full filling the long cherish demand and aspiration of Telangana at the same time the […]

National level parties have not yet uttered anything about their stance on Darjeeling constituency although the next Lok Sabha polls are approaching quickly. However, regional parties and apolitical organisations have announced their candidates’ names and have even begun campaigning. Darjeeling and the Dooars returned to Sikkim – GRC If Dr. Mahendra P Lama has already […]

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan:  A team of foreign and Indian scientists have spotted the footprints of dinosaurs at Thaiat village in Jaisalmer district, sources said today. Dinosaurs A team of 34 foreign scientists from a number of countries including France and Germany are camping in Jaisalmer to study fossils of dinosaurs found in sandy desert areas near […]

Some heat is set to be generated in the cool terrains of eastern Himalayas when 36 competitors from different parts of the country vie for top honours in the Himalayan Drive-2 motor rally event that will be flagged off on Wednesday. Himalayan Drive-2 rally A total of 24 cars and 8 two-wheelers will travel around […]