Whom Shall We Remember Today?
“A nation’s culture resides in the heart and soul of its people” -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1869-1948 For the last two years, I have been penning…
Articles by TheDC News Desk
Darjeeling, Development and Diversions
“Politically unfree citizens are deficient in freedom even if they happen to enjoy a very high level of income” – Amartya Sen, 1999 The…
The Minimum Wage Act and The Tea Garden Workers
Everyone knows that Darjeeling has always been known best to the world for its Tourism and Tea. So, most of us are aware that Darjeeling…
MOUNTAINS AND MOLEHILLS: Abysmal Health Infrastructure in the Hills
Dear Editors, I have a not so good experience to share about dismal health facilities in our hills, and also have some rants to…
GREENFIELD, GREENPLY: What’s in a Name? Everything
The popular outrage over the naming of a proposed state University in Darjeeling hills “Greenfield”, had naturally outraged many. While some in the administration had…
Racism and Reverse Racism: The Hostile World That We Live In
“When the doormat says you are not welcome, know that it is just a doormat, not the door. When beyond the door someone says you…
GTA “Hill Tribes” Quota Used to Benefit “Non-Hill,” “Non-Tribal” Candidate – Allege Students of Krishi College
Hill Students of Bidhan Chandra Krishi College (BCKC) in Mohanpur have been left outraged over the alleged misuse of the seat reserved for “hill tribes”…
डुवर्सको चियबारीमा के्रच हाउसको नाममा प्लास्टीको तम्बू
कानूनी तौरा कमनमा नानीहरुको स्यारको निम्ति के्रच घरको स्पष्ट रुपमा सरकारी निर्देशिका रहेता पनि यसको कुनै प्रभाव छैन । काम गर्न गएका नानीका आमाहरु फोटको…
Darjeeling – Where Cloud Come Home to Rest
Monsoon evokes whole different feels here in our gorgeous hills. The explosion of colours, greenery, streams and rivulets raging wild, clean fresh air, and clearer…
HEINOUS: 16-year-old Minor Gang-raped Near Bijanbari
Bijanbari police have arrested four local youths Lakhu Subba, Wangdi Tamang, Kamal Mothay and Bigesh Mothay all in their early 30’s, on charges of raping…