Mirik : Mirik hit by water scarcity that is only growing graver with each passing day , the current hot and dry weather has created a chaotic situation in Mirik block as most water sources have dried up in the region leading to scarcity. Women collecting water from a hand pump beside Mirik Lake. In […]
29th Starvation Related Death from Red Bank T.E, Dooars
Dooars: In another incident of death from malnutrition, Sunita Oraon (55), a garden worker and resident of No. 3 Raliway Division Line, died today. Since the closure of the garden on October 19, 2013, as many as 19 workers have died. The three currently locked out tea gardens owned by the Red Bank group, namely […]
Rape on a 3 year old child in Teesta, accused 35 arrested
Teesta Bazaar, which was boiling in fury since Friday evening after a report of rape on a three-year old child spread, cooled down to some extent today after the accused was nabbed. Teesta Bazaar resident Sunil Rai (35), who was missing after allegedly raping a three-year old girl child on Friday, was today arrested by […]
13 year old Gorkha girl raped by 65 years old Naga Man, 1 died in the protest
Paomei Imphal Manipur : Two Gorkhas died in the police firing while protesting rape of 13 year old Gorkha girl by 65 years of age Naga Man. The gorkhas of Kangla Tumbi organised a protest march demanding immediate action on the issue and the arrest of the accused. Reportedly, the Manipur Police had to use tear gas and […]
Darjeeling tea denies justice to its labours
Seven o’clock in the morning, the winter winds hitting hard and pronounced as labours of the tea industry in Darjeeling are reporting for duty. Women labours carry a Doko (a basket to put the plucked tea leaves), some with their new born babies chugs along the lusty tea bushes waiting to be plucked and sold […]
CK Shrestha – no harm in individual development boards
After the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha sidelined its statehood movement and the Lepcha community got a development board of its own, several communities in the Darjeeling hills have begun demanding development bodies for themselves. Moreover, some communities have also started demanding for scheduled tribe status. CK Shrestha. Amid such a backdrop, the region’s intellectuals and observers […]
Domestic violence against women in Kalimpong
While violence against women is raking the entire country a struggling singer has been apprehended in Kalimpong under the charges of domestic violence. Nabin Baraily (30), who had recently released his music album, has been accused of beating up his wife, who also is a mother of a newborn. Baraily was today picked up by […]
Kalimpong – two minor girls rescued from Dharampur Himachal Pradesh – accused arrested
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 […]
