Sikkim disaster: 6 Lives Lost, 1,500 Tourists Stranded as landslides, rain wreak havoc in Sikkim

PTI, Gangtok, 14 June 2024 :  At least six people were killed and 1,500-odd tourists stranded as massive landslides triggered by incessant rainfall caused devastation in northern Sikkim’s Mangan district,…

NEET-UG exam row Grace marks given to 1563 candidates withdrawn Centre tells SC

PTI, New Delhi, Jun 13, 2024 : Amid a raging row over the NEET-UG examination, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Thursday it has cancelled the grace marks given…

Kalimpong’s multi-level car parking arena nears completion, inauguration due in few months

 The parking lot, sources said, is coming up in the Ninth Mile area of Kalimpong town. It was taken up in 2013 with a project cost of ₹17 crore but…

BJP manipulating people of North Bengal: Firhad Hakim

Sanchita Aich Bag, MP, 12 June 2024, Siliguri: Firhad Hakim, minister of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal and TMC leader expressed concern over the Lok Sabha…

CM warns against grabbing of govt lands, asks police to take action

MP, 12 June 2024, Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee advocated zero-tolerance against illegal occupying of government land and directed the administration to take immediate measures for freeing such land.  Banerjee,…

‘Central Force deployment in state should continue till June 21’

MP, 12 June 2024, Kolkata: Taking into account the allegations of post-poll violence and “apathy” of the state police administration in not tackling the situation, the Calcutta High Court on…

16-yr-old boy run over by Darjeeling toy train; third death since 2022

Launched by the British in 1881 and declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, popularly called the toy train, is famous for joy rides and…

Sikkim and Darjeeling will share their joys and sorrows together

Editorial, EOI, 12 June 2024 : The congratulatory message of Darjeeling M.P. Raju Bista to Chief Minister of Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony of…

Scorching heat: State schools asked to tailor class timings

PTI, JUNE 12, 2024 : The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education on Wednesday asked state-run and state-aided educational institutions to tailor school hours due to scorching heat prevailing in…

What’s the point of speaking out now: Cong on Bhagwat’s remarks

PTI, New Delhi, Jun 12, 2024 :  The Congress on Wednesday claimed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has become “irrelevant” and said the Constitution, democracy and society do not need…

40 Indians Killed, 50 Injured In South Kuwait Building Fire

PTI, New Delhi, Jun 12, 2024 : Around 40 Indians were killed and over 50 injured in a devastating fire that broke out at dawn in a building housing around…

Manifesto for a Hindu Nation :ModiSpeak

Angana P. Chatterji, The Wire,  June 12, 2024 : The 2024 national elections braked India’s slide into authoritarianism but did not halt it. The Narendra Modi-led Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…

Jumbo tramples lodge owner to death in Alipurduar

Sources said the incident took place at Uttar Simlabari village that is adjacent to Chilapata forest and under Alipurduar–I block TT Bureau Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, 12.06.24 : A wild elephant trampled to…

Government agrees to GTA’s proposal to construct alternative routes in hills

The GTA had submitted a proposal to the state government for the construction of three roads to ease traffic congestion in the hills, said GTA chief executive Anit Thapa A…

In victory, BJP must do soul-searching for loss in hill vote share: Trinamool gains in hill votes in Darjeeling

SANDIP C. JAIN, EOI, 12 June 2024 : The beautiful hills, forests, ravines and rivers of North Bengal have developed into a happy hunting ground for tourists from across the…

Buddha Air Conducts Feasibility Study for Kathmandu to Pakyong Flights

SUJAL PRADHAN, EOI, GANGTOK, JUNE 11, 2024 : A team from Buddha Air visited Pakyong Airport on Tuesday to conduct a feasibility study for launching flight operations between Kathmandu and…

Despair and hope in the hills and plains of Sikkim and north Bengal

Heavy rain, mudslide, cause devastation in Pakyong village  EOI, PAKYONG, JUNE 11, 2024 :  The heavy rainfall on the night of June 10 in Thek village, Parakha Block, in Pakyong,…

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