West Bengal's BJP leader and national general secretary of BJP' youth wing Raju Bista on Monday visited an Indo-Bangladesh border outpost at Phansidewa as part of the Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM)'s 'Border Village Sampark'
Two window panes of the Vande Bharat Express train were left damaged after stones were allegedly pelted on the two coaches near the Phansidewa area of the Darjeeling district.
Trinamool Congress leader Binoy Tamang quit the party on Wednesday, hours after the change of guard in Darjeeling Municipality, alleging that democracy in the town is under "great threat now".
Mirik (Darjeeling) [India], December 14 (ANI/PNN): The first ever Darjeeling Tea 'Garden Outlet' was inaugurated on 10th December at Okayti Tea Estate, Mirik, Darjeeling. The said Garden Outlet is located at the main gate of Okayti Tea Estate, 8th Mile, Rishi Road. A few kilometres from Miri
"In the 1980s he spearheaded the movement demanding the formation of Gorkhaland a separate state for the Gorkhas within the Indian Union in the best national interest of the nation," the letter read.
On the birth anniversary of Independent India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, celebrated as Children's Day, a special toy train ride was organised for the physically challenged children in Siliguri.
India as a whole contributes 23 per cent to the global tea output and is estimated overall employment is around 1.2 million workers in the tea plantation sector. Assam alone produces nearly 700 million kg of tea annually, accounting for around half of India's overall tea production.
The Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways has decided to operate the evening service of one 'special joyride' under the toy train service of Darjeeling Himalayan Railways for the upcoming annual Ghum Festival.
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI/SRV): TeaMax Cafe, India's most affordable tea cafe franchise, is on an accelerated expansion spree across the country. The company which started with a solitary store in Hyderabad in 2021 now has over 50 Operational stores in major cities including Bengalu
The production of tea leaves by the largest producer among states, Assam, is estimated at 109 mkg in the reviewed month as against 92 mkg in the corresponding the previous year whereas West Bengal's production is pegged at 52.94 mkg in September, against 46.32 mkg in the year-ago period.