Darjeeling

West Bengal: A day after GTA polls, Bihar man arrested with pistol at Bagdogra airport

While Mohammed Rahanuddin of Katihar, Bihar, said that he was going to Chennai for medical treatment, he could not give a satisfactory answer to why he was carrying a firearm, said police

Bimal Gurung hospitalised in Sikkim; GJM not to contest GTA polls

The GJM supremo, who was on an indefinite hunger strike since 25 May demanding the deferment of the 26 June GTA polls and expansion of the semi-autonomous council's jurisdiction, fell ill on Sunday and had to end his strike

Watch| Som Bahadur Thami wins 65-km Buddha trails in 7 hours 21 minutes

Thami was captured running in dark-colored shorts and a hoodie with simple black shoes. He was also not carrying any hydration pouches like the others, who took part

Amit Shah on 3-day West Bengal visit from 4 May to motivate party leaders in state ahead of Lok Sabha polls 2024

On 6 May, the Union Home Minister will address a programme organised by the Cultural Ministry at Victoria Memoria and will also visit to RSS office before leaving for Delhi

Momo with Mamata Banerjee: Bengal CM dons the chef's hat at local stall in Darjeeling

The West Bengal chief minister was on a five-day trip to North Bengal starting 27 March

Centre falsely claiming collapse of law and order in Bengal to deflect public ire over fuel price hike: Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee, while addressing a public rally in Darjeeling town, called on hill-based political parties to sink their differences and work for the development of the region in North Bengal

Exploited for generations, tea garden workers struggle for land rights in Darjeeling hills, Terai, and Dooars

While tea ensured economic well-being for the Brit enterprises, it spelt doom for the local tribes

West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Darjeeling profile: BJP's Neeraj Tamang Zimba won 18 April bypolls

In the 2019 West Bengal Assembly bypolls, BJP's Neeraj Tamang Zimba won, defeating Independent candidate Binoy Tamang

Sudhanshu Saria on themes of his short film Knock Knock Knock, and how the setting of Darjeeling aids the narrative

Sudhanshu Saria's new short Knock Knock Knock, currently streaming on MUBI INDIA, has already become a festival favourite after the world premiere at Busan Film Festival last year.

In Darjeeling's Singalila National Park, red pandas and pangolins are being trafficked into extinction

Illegal wildlife trading has become easy and profitable in the Singalila Ridge. Poaching and trafficking is increasing – not only of pangolins and red pandas, but also of insects and medicinal plants.