Nighttime Restrictions Implemented for All Vehicles on NH10

Fallen boulders at Likhubhir

Air evacuation of stranded tourists called off due to inclement weather

Amitava Banerjee, MP, 16 June 2024, Darjeeling: The air evacuation of around 1,200 tourists (as per official records) from North Sikkim, especially Lachen did not take place as per schedule…

Bimal Gurung to take legal recourse after High Court order

EOI, DARJEELING, JUNE 16, 2024 : After the Calcutta High Court order to include his name in the charge sheet filed by the CBI in the Madan Tamang murder case,…

CM Sikkim asks Centre to manage Sevoke – Rangpo stretch of NH 10

SUJAL PRADHAN, EOI, GANGTOK, JUNE 16, 2024 : Chief Minister of Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang on Sunday called upon the Centre to manage the stretch of the National Highway 10…

For NH 10 restoration, Centre allots Rs 500 crore, to sanction Rs 2,000 crore to rebuild it: Raju Bista

Darjeeling MP to request PM’s intervention to protect people living along Teesta banks PRASHANT ACHARYA and YOWAN MOTHAY, EOI, KALIMPONG / SILIGURI,JUNE 15, 2024 : The Centre has allocated Rs…

Monsoon to advance into whole of north Bengal in few days, heavy rain likely: Met department

While the sub-Himalayan districts are facing disruption in a few areas owing to heavy rain, some districts in south Bengal are likely to experience heatwave and severe heatwave conditions for…

Alert in north Bengal after rain wreaks havoc in Sikkim

PTI, Kolkata, Jun 14, 2024 :  Following incessant rainfall causing devastation in neighbouring Sikkim resulting in overflowing of the Teesta river, the West Bengal Irrigation department issued an alert for…

Kalimpong flood victims demand protection wall, compensation

YOWAN MOTHAY, EOI, KALIMPONG, 14 JUNE 2024 : The Kalimpong district administration called an emergency meeting on Friday to deal with the Teesta disaster. The meeting was held at the…

Calcutta HC asks CBI to include GJM’s Bimal Gurung in murder case of Madan Tamang murder case chargesheet

EOI & PTI, DARJEELING, JUNE 13, 2024 : The Calcutta High Court on Thursday set aside the discharge order of the City Sessions Court given to Bimal Gurung in 2017…

Level of Teesta rises again, people shift to safer areas: Panic in Kalimpong

YOWAN MOTHAY, EOI, KALIMPONG, JUNE 13, 2024 : There was panic in the flood affected areas of Teesta and Malli on Thursday, with the rise in the level of water…

Sikkim disaster: 6 Lives Lost, 1,500 Tourists Stranded as landslides, rain wreak havoc in Sikkim

PTI, Gangtok, 14 June 2024 :  At least six people were killed and 1,500-odd tourists stranded as massive landslides triggered by incessant rainfall caused devastation in northern Sikkim’s Mangan district,…

Kalimpong’s multi-level car parking arena nears completion, inauguration due in few months

 The parking lot, sources said, is coming up in the Ninth Mile area of Kalimpong town. It was taken up in 2013 with a project cost of ₹17 crore but…

BJP manipulating people of North Bengal: Firhad Hakim

Sanchita Aich Bag, MP, 12 June 2024, Siliguri: Firhad Hakim, minister of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal and TMC leader expressed concern over the Lok Sabha…

16-yr-old boy run over by Darjeeling toy train; third death since 2022

Launched by the British in 1881 and declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, popularly called the toy train, is famous for joy rides and…

Sikkim and Darjeeling will share their joys and sorrows together

Editorial, EOI, 12 June 2024 : The congratulatory message of Darjeeling M.P. Raju Bista to Chief Minister of Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony of…

Scorching heat: State schools asked to tailor class timings

PTI, JUNE 12, 2024 : The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education on Wednesday asked state-run and state-aided educational institutions to tailor school hours due to scorching heat prevailing in…

Jumbo tramples lodge owner to death in Alipurduar

Sources said the incident took place at Uttar Simlabari village that is adjacent to Chilapata forest and under Alipurduar–I block TT Bureau Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, 12.06.24 : A wild elephant trampled to…

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