State education council to distribute language textbooks for free

PTI, KOLKATA, MAY 30, 2024 : / The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education on Thursday said it will distribute free language textbooks to students, months after the introduction…

Landslides are difficult to predict

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…

Experts suggest non-motorised transport system for hill towns to address traffic woes

A row of vehicles on NH55 leading to Darjeeling town on Wednesday
Sourced by The Telegraph

North Bengal celebrates International Everest Day

Amitava Banerjee, MP, 29 May 2024, Darjeeling: With demands for “Bharat Ratna” to be awarded posthumously to legendary mountaineer Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, reverberating from different quarters, International Everest Day was…

As many as 8 Rohingyas held at NJP Railway Station

MP, 29 May 2024, Siliguri: As many as eight Rohingyas, including a child, were arrested at New Jalpaiguri Railway Station on their way to Punjab via New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Railway…

Storms in different parts of North Bengal uproot trees, damage houses

MP, 29 May 2024, Cooch Behar/ Siliguri/ Jalpaiguri: A large area of Tufanganj in the Cooch Behar district was devastated by a powerful storm in the wee hours of Wednesday. …

‘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…

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…

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

Cyclone Remal impact: Widespread rainfall, red alert in two districts

 Even as the impact of Cyclone Remal’s landfall started subsiding, parts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, continued to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday. Cyclone Remal impact: Widespread…

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