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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,......

Muslims back calls for Gorkhaland

Around 2,000 Gorkha Muslims staged a protest march supporting the Gorkha Jamukti Morcha cause.Avishek Rakshit reports. IMAGE: Muslims on Sunday, June 18, participated in a silent rally to demand a......

Protest for Gorkhaland reaches Delhi

With a 110-metre long national flag, Gorkhaland supporters on Sunday marched in the national capital to reinforce their demand for a separate state and the immediate imposition of......

Gorkhaland demand remains: Bimal Gurung

A day after the signing of the tripartite agreement on Darjeeling, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung on Tuesday said its original demand for Gorkhaland still stands. "The original demand......

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,......

Darjeeling tea hits 8-yr low in auctions

Geopolitical headwinds leading to lower demand from export markets, coupled with lower domestic buying, have dragged the auction average of Darjeeling tea to its lowest level since 2015.......

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......

Is Darjeeling Tea Losing its Fizz?

Scanty rainfall, last year's lockdown, growing competition from Nepal and the disaster of the 2017 Gorkhaland agitation are steadily weakening exports and sales of Darjeeling tea. IMAGE: A worker......

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......

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News for Gorkhaland

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

Downpour triggers 35 landslides in Darjeeling, 23 killed

Muslims back calls for Gorkhaland

Protest for Gorkhaland reaches Delhi

Gorkhaland demand remains: Bimal Gurung

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

Darjeeling tea hits 8-yr low in auctions

Crisis Brews In Darjeeling's Tea Gardens

Is Darjeeling Tea Losing its Fizz?

The trouble with your Darjeeling tea

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