Daughter of slain B’deshi MP may undergo DNA test in city

Gourab Neto, MP, 30 May 2024, Kolkata: Following the discovery of pieces of flesh and hair strands in a septic tank of a housing complex in New Town, the daughter…

‘Mercury set to soar in South Bengal; thunderstorms to continue in North’

MP, 30 May 2024, Kolkata: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore said that mercury is set to soar in South Bengal districts while the North Bengal districts will continue to…

Drinking water blue in Siliguriover report of contamination

EOI, SILIGURI, MAY 29, 2024 : Mayor of Siliguri Gautam Deb has announced a temporary prohibition on the supply of drinking water supply in the municipal areas from May 29…

GTA launches hiking trail to mark Tenzing’s birth anniversary

EOI, DARJEELING, MAY 29, 2024 : To mark the birth anniversary of legendary mountaineer Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration on Wednesday introduced a day long hiking trail for…

Steps to ensure public safety following rise in level of Teesta

EOI, PAKYONG, MAY 29, 2024 : The Pakyong district authorities have started taking measures to ensure public safety in view of the rising level of water of river Teesta. In…

Landslides are difficult to predict : Mechanical analysis enables to estimate the vulnerability

Editorial, EOI, 30 May 2024 : For the people of the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Sikkim, landslides are of common occurrence. Now in the wake of the devastating landslide…

Anticipating INDIA bloc victory, women rush to open India Post accounts to get Rs 8.5k per month

PTI, 29 May 2024, Bengaluru : An otherwise silent General Post Office in Bengaluru is witnessing an unprecedented rush of women hurrying to open India Post Payment Bank accounts, anticipating…

Heatwave strikes Delhi, maximum temperature highest in 79 years

PTI & Agencies, 29 May 2024 : Amid the intense heatwave in northern India, several cities on Wednesday witnessed temperatures well above 45 degrees Celcius.  Delhi’s Mungeshpur on Wednesday logged…

Mamata challenges Modi to prove his claim on providing funds to Bengal

PTI, Kolkata, May 29, 2024 :  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP of “spreading lies” about funds being provided to…

Staff at Sikkim High Court to get menstrual leave

Prajwal Khatiwada, the registrar general of the high court, issued a notification to the effect on Monday with the approval of Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder Vivek Chhetri, TT, Darjeeling, 29.05.24…

Bridge swept away, traffic hit in Sikkim

 When a flash flood had occurred in the Teesta because of the outburst of the South Lhonak lake in October last year, the bridge over the river at Toong in…

North, central India sizzle under severe heatwave, nearly 50 degrees Celsius in parts of Delhi

The IMD said respite from the heatwave conditions could be in sight after May 30 PTI, New Delhi, 29.05.24  : Large parts of northern and central India were in the grip…

Why CBI, ED action against Suvendhu Adhikari and Tapas Roy stalled: Congress to PM Modi

Narendra Modi and Jairam Ramesh (inset): File

Adult or juvenile: Supreme Court passes slew of guidelines on heinous crimes

A bench of Justice C.T. Ravi Kumar and Justice Rajesh Bindal passed the directions while disposing of an appeal filed by the mother of a juvenile challenging the order of…

One day hill trail for hikers: GTA to introduce route to commemorate Tenzing’s Everest summit

Darjeeling’s Mall or Chowrasta from where the Tenzing Norgay Hiking Trail will start.: File picture

Hamro Party prez writes to Chief Minister seeking intervention

Amitava Banerjee, MP, 28 May 2024, Darjeeling: Ajoy Edwards, Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Sabhasad and president Hamro Party, in a letter to Chief Minister Mamata expressed concerns over the fate…

Singalila Range claims three lives: one at Sandakphu two at Chewa Bhanjyang

Photo courtesy: Bir Yakthungba FB

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