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Darjeeling landslides: Hill pockets cut-off, tourists stuck; toll rises to 24

The toll in the devastating landslides in West Bengal's Darjeeling district rose to 24, as disaster management personnel continued the rescue operation on Monday with several people still missing......

Downpour triggers 35 landslides in Darjeeling, 23 killed

At least 23 people, including children, were killed as relentless rain triggered one of the worst landslides in a decade in Darjeeling hills and adjoining areas on Sunday, sweeping away homes,......

BJP MP bleeds after stone attack in Bengal; party blames TMC

A day after torrential rains wreaked havoc in large parts of north Bengal leaving a death toll of 28 in its wake so far, politics acquired centre stage after Bharatiya Janata Party MP Khagen Murmu......

Darjeeling: Protests erupt after weapons recovered from GJM chief's office

Protesters and riot police hurled stones at each other and a car was set ablaze after a series of raids on Thursday on premises connected with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief, whose separatist......

Gorkhaland protests: GJM supporters held, normal life hit in Darjeeling

Six members of Gorkha Janmukti Morch were arrested on Sunday for stopping the vehicle of the superintendent of police during the bandh in Darjeeling hills. According to the police, GJM members,......

Rain havoc: Over 30 Darjeeling tea gardens destroyed; Rs 50 cr loss feared

The recent flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in north Bengal have caused massive destruction in at least 30-35 tea gardens in Darjeeling, with reports of loss of plantation areas,......

Crisis Brews In Darjeeling's Tea Gardens

In the last three years, 20 gardens have changed hands, and 90 per cent of the buyers are from non-tea background. IMAGE: A worker gathers tea leaves at the Happy Valley tea garden estate in......

Bengal's tea industry seeks a new flavour

The alpona (artwork) on the steep, winding road leading to Makaibari bears testimony to the visit of G20 delegates for the second tourism working group meeting in April last year. Photograph:......

The trouble with your Darjeeling tea

Amid the Gorkhaland agitation, the famous tea gardens of the area are now braced for a hefty hit from bonus payouts. Avishek Rakshit reports. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, stipulates that......

Airfares to summer destinations defy heat, stay cool

Notwithstanding the sweltering heat engulfing major cities, travellers can find solace in the steady airfares to popular summer destinations like Srinagar, Bagdogra, and Kochi. Photograph: Greg......

'You need violence and gore to shake things up'

'I always feel that to shake up human beings, you have to go a little extreme.' IMAGE: Anil Kapoor, Mukti Mohan and Director Raj Singh Chaudhary on the sets of Thar. Raj Singh Chaudhary, who......

Darjeeling Hill Areas

News for Darjeeling Hill Areas

Darjeeling landslides: Hill pockets cut-off, tourists stuck; toll rises to 24

Downpour triggers 35 landslides in Darjeeling, 23 killed

BJP MP bleeds after stone attack in Bengal; party blames TMC

Darjeeling: Protests erupt after weapons recovered from GJM chief's office

Gorkhaland protests: GJM supporters held, normal life hit in Darjeeling

Rain havoc: Over 30 Darjeeling tea gardens destroyed; Rs 50 cr loss feared

Crisis Brews In Darjeeling's Tea Gardens

Bengal's tea industry seeks a new flavour

The trouble with your Darjeeling tea

Airfares to summer destinations defy heat, stay cool

'You need violence and gore to shake things up'

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