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Preparation of DPR has been completed for all 3 ICPs: MoS Home Nityanand R
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The ICPs at Jaigaon (Indo-Bhutan border), Changrabandha (Indo-Bangladesh border), and Panitanki (Indo-Nepal border) aim to streamline cargo and passenger transit, enhancing connectivity within the India-Bangladesh-Bhutan-Nepal (IBBN) sub-region.
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Durga Puja celebrations subdued in Darjeeling due to Nepal unrest
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
As Nepal remains engulfed in ongoing political unrest, this year's Durga Puja celebrations in Darjeeling are expected to be financially impacted by the situation, admitted officials from the Durga Puja committee on Saturday.
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Bengal Police sets up helpline desk at India-Nepal border to assist strand
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid the politicial turmoil and unrest in Nepal, West Bengal Police has set up a dedicated helpline desk at the Panitanki India-Nepal border in Darjeeling district to assist tourists stranded in Nepal.
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Truck operators stranded at West Bengal-Nepal border at Panitanki; transpo
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The protests began on September 8, 2025, in Kathmandu and other major cities, including Pokhara, Butwal, and Birgunj, following the government's imposition of a ban on major social media platforms, citing concerns over tax revenue and cybersecurity.
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West Bengal: Indians return from Nepal through Darjeeling border amid unre
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Nepal is experiencing significant turmoil due to youth-led protests against the government's alleged corruption and a controversial social media ban, which has resulted in widespread violence, arson, and vandalism, severely disrupting daily life.
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West Bengal Governor to visit Panitanki Indo-Nepal border to attend local
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose will be accompanied by Lady Governor Lakshmi Ananda Bose, ADC to the Governor of West Bengal, Rahul Pandey, OSD to the Governor, Shrikumar Bandopadhyay, PSO Rakesh Pandey, and attendants Abhijit Thakur and Amitava Bose.
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Indians return via Panitanki as tensions escalate in Nepal
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid the tense situation in neighbouring Nepal, several Indian nationals crossed the India-Nepal border at Panitanki in Darjeeling district of West Bengal and returned to India on Wednesday.
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India-Nepal border at Panitanki put on high-alert as protests intensify in
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"A police post has been set up here at the round-up with deployment of force. We are in alert mode and monitoring the situation with the help of security agencies and the Nepal police. There's no information about anyone being stuck. The police have heightened patrolling at the border area,"
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41st Battalion SSB nabs Bangladeshi national attempting illegal entry into
Updated : 10 months ago IST
The Special Patrolling Party of 'C' Coy, 41st Battalion, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), apprehended a Bangladeshi national attempting to cross illegally into India from Nepal near Border Pillar No. 90/1, approximately 800 meters inside Indian territory in the Panitanki border area of Darjeeling
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FM Sitharaman inaugurates Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange Syste
Updated : 3 years ago IST
During her visit to Panitanki, she was apprised regarding the role of customs in using advanced technology installed to deliver service in a cost and time-effective manner thus enhancing trade with our neighbouring nations.
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West Bengal: Sarugara forest officials arrest one with deer skin
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], November 21 (ANI): Sarugara forest officials on early morning of Sunday arrested a man who was spotted with deer skin and 2.1 kgs of pangolin scales from Oodlabari bypass.
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Traders in Bengal's Panitanki stop business with Nepal over controversial
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Traders of Panitanki, the town situated near the India-Nepal border near Siliguri, have decided not to sell any Indian products to Nepali citizens following the tensions between two neighbouring countries after the Himalayan country passed a
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