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Gorkha leader threatens militant stir for seperate state

Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung on Wednesday threatened to launch a militant agitation in the Darjeeling hills to press for the original demand for a Gorkhaland state, a day after Chief......

Mamata rules out separation of Darjeeling from Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that Darjeeling Hills would remain part of West Bengal, even as a section of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters raised slogans......

Shinde to visit Pune on Aug 4

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said in Darjeeling on Friday night that he would visit Pune, which was rocked by serial blasts on August 1, on Saturday. "I am going to Pune on Saturday,"......

Pix: 34 killed, 100 hurt as bridge collapses in Darjeeling

With eight more people on Sunday succumbing to injuries, the toll in the wooden footbridge collapse in West Bengal's Darjeeling district rose to 34. More than 100 people were injured in the mishap.......

Footbridge collapses in Darjeeling, 10 killed

At least ten people were killed and 50 injured when an old wooden footbridge over a spring gave way when a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha meeting was going on near Bijanbari, nearly 30 km away from......

They earn Rs 5.75 & the tea sells for Rs 25K

Tea grown on the steep slopes of Darjeeling hills, connoisseurs swear, is unlike anywhere else in the world. Epicures use a plethora of adjectives to describe the 'champagne of teas': brisk,......

Toy train travails: N Bengal pins hopes on Didi

"I will turn Darjeeling into Switzerland." This was one promise which railways minister Mamata Banerjee had made to the people of Darjeeling before the last Lok Sabha elections. "Amid various......

Darjeeling tea for guests at Olympics

The elite guests at the Beijing Olympics would get to savour Darjeeling tea sent by a Kolkata-based company, Makaibari Tea Estate.Manager of Makaibari Tea Estate P K Chakrabarti told PTI that a......

Can Darjeeling Tea win back its old charm?

Did you ever bother to spare a thought for your bed tea? If not, it's time you check out the brand of tea you consume every day. And, if you find it to be 'Darjeeling Tea' be cautious. Chances of......

Darjeeling Tea may get GI status in Europe

Darjeeling Tea may become the first agriculture product to get the Geographical Indication (GI) status from the European Commission. In its efforts to promote Darjeeling Tea in the global market,......

Review: Via Darjeeling

On paper, the Via Darjeeling guys had a pretty neat idea. Literature and cinema have played with the idea of the unreliable narrator for ages, fooling us and then making us applaud how well we've......

Via Darjeeling promises to thrill

Chillers and thrillers are a fashion statement in Hindi mainstream cinema today. After Rajeev Khandelwal's Aamir comes another promising thriller called Via Darjeeling.Arindam Nandy, who honed his......

Purple patch for Amara

Amara Karan, who famously banned her mother from seeing her big break film The Darjeeling Limited because of her raunchy kissing scenes, had no trouble letting her orthodox mum see St Tinian's, a......

Indian Idol violence: SC breather for RJ

The Supreme Court has restrained the West Bengal police from executing an arrest warrant issued by a Darjeeling court against radio jockey Janardhan Nitin Brady, whose alleged comments on Indian......

The Sikh in The Darjeeling Limited

Waris Ahluwalia is one of the brightest new stars in the jewellary business in America, selling his product in many high end stores. But when he is walking the streets of any big city,he is......

Why Running is a way of life for Roshni Rai

Roshni Rai, who gathered runners from her native Darjeeling to run the 2012 Mumbai Marathon, discusses her motivations with Laxmi Negi. Roshni Rai won't take anything lying down. Certainly, not......

Olympics: India confident of making hockey semis

India hockey captain Bharat Chetri on Tuesday said he is confident of a semi-final berth at the London Olympics to be held between July 27 and August 12. "I think we have a very balanced side. If......

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Q. Mirik is a hill station in which Indian state?
Pravin: A. more

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Q. Which actress from 'Gone With the Wind' was born in Darjeeling, India and lived much of her life in London?
Pravin: A. Darjeeling district in West Bengal more

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Q. In which hill station is the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) located?
Pravin: A. Vivien Leigh more

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Q. badi der kar di ji CHAye lane main.....?
Ronak Zabi: A. It is in Darjeeling more

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Q. chai ke sabse badhiya kism kaunse hai?
Rk: A. ji wo chai ki paati ugane ke liya Darjeeling main jameen kharidane chala gaya thaa more

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Four ISI linkmen arrested from Darjeeling

"Besides Magan Bahadur, who lives in the Sukna area, the other three arrested were Gopal Biswakarma, Dhan Kumar Pradhan and Mizo Suriya. Biswakarma... ...

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Govt land reclaim drive

The Darjeeling district administration has launched a drive to retrieve over 2,000 acres of government land encroached on by land mafia. The... ...

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GJM calls indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling hills

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Friday called an indefinite shutdown in north Bengal's Darjeeling hills from Sunday to protest the arrest of an... ...

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Three jawans killed, a militant gunned down in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir

Three soldiers of the Rashtriya Rifles and a militant were killed this morning in a gun-battle in south Kashmir, an army officer said. Related... ...

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Pakistan releases 45 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture

Pakistan today released 45 Indian fishermen from a Karachi prison as a goodwill gesture, officials said. Related Stories Russia opens consulate in... ...

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