Search For "darjeeling"
Closed tea gardens, minimum wages key electoral issues for Darjeeling; goi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
While the state tea belt in North Bengal goes to votes, the pressing issues facing tea remain relegated to the sidelines. Non-fixation of minimum wages for workers and closed tea gardens are the main factors.
Read More
BJP aims to strengthen hold in Darjeeling, Balurghat as West Bengal readie
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
After three north Bengal seats went to polls in the opening phase of Lok Sabha elections, two more Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongholds-Darjeeling and Balurghat- are all set to go to the polls in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 26 (Friday).
Read More
Lok Sabha polls: Indo-Nepal border adjoining Darjeeling sealed till Friday
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"...for smooth conduct of Election, all the International border (land) routes (Entry and Exit) need to be scaled and movement of both people and vehicle be restricted from 6.00 PM on P-3 day in 23 April 2024 till completion of poll," an order from the District Magistrate of Darjeeling read.
Read More
"People of PoK will demand to be with India": Rajnath Singh
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"Don't worry. PoK was, is and will remain ours," Rajnath Singh said, addressing a rally at West Bengal's Darjeeling on Sunday, where the BJP has renominated sitting MP Raju Bista.
Read More
"People from mountains have never supported Bengal govts": BJP's Darjeelin
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"Seeing the mood here, it feels like it is almost confirmed that I will be the MP from Darjeeling for the second time. Last time the margin was four lakh, this time the Bharatiya Janata Party will be winning the seat with a even greater margin. This is because people from the mountains had n
Read More
Government under which women are not safe should not stay in power: Rajnat
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh slammed the Trinamool Congress over the recent incidents in Sandeshkhali on Sunday, saying that the government under which women are not safe should not stay in power.
Read More
LS polls: Rajnath Singh to hold poll rallies in West Bengal today
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to address public rallies in Murshidabad, Maldah Uttar, and Darjeeling in West Bengal today.
Read More
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee holds roadshow in Siliguri in support of TM
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday held a roadshow at Siliguri in support of TMC's Darjeeling constituency candidate Gopal Lama.
Read More
Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency: Voting to take place on April 26
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency will go to polls on April 26 in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, starting in the third week of this month.
Read More
"Just a drama...," Raju Bista after BJP's Kurseong sitting MLA filed his n
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
After the sitting BJP's Kurseong MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma filed his nomination for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat as an independent candidate, Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from the Darjeeling constituency of West Bengal, Raju Bista Raju Bista termed it a "drama" and said that if he want
Read More
West Bengal: Tea growers in Darjeeling urge Centre to address their plight
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The tea industry has been one of the main economic backbones of Darjeeling in North Bengal as a whole. Tea growers expressed their disappointment with the role of the centre in terms of its revival and urged the Centre to address their plight ahead of the polls. They said that Darjeeling
Read More
Darjeeling tea to Terracotta Murti: PM Modi's 'Vocal For Local' gifts to B
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Following an extensive discussion on topics ranging from Artificial Intelligence (AI), UPI payments, technology, to COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Microsoft co-founder and CEO Bill Gates with a 'Vocal for Local' gifts during their meeting on Friday.
Read More