Salesian College – Students Awarded for Outstanding Performance
Sonada – The provisional Graduation Day at Salesian College Sonada saw a total number of 148 students graduating in 10 streams as well as three…
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Opportunity for Rural Primary Schools in Darjeeling Hills
This spring, it is not just the children who are heading back to school. For one group of Darjeeling teachers it was their turn to…
St. Joseph’s College FRAMES 2019 Highlights Hill Talents
The Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, St. Joseph’s College Hosted FRAMES-2019, Music Video Fest today on 7th March 2019. This has been an annual…
Govind Bahadur Chettri: The Legacy of a Martyr
Govind Bahadur Chettri came back home, late on the night of March 5th. He was supposed to have come home for his holidays this March, he did come, but wrapped in Tiranga. This is the legacy of a martyr
The Changing Waves of Politics in Darjeeling
In 2014 I had written about the possibility of BJP trying to sabotage the Gorkhaland issue if they see any chances of coming to power in…
Saved by Gorkhaland: Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh Wanted to Bomb Buddhist Holy Sites in Darjeeling
Terrorist organization Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), which was involved in the Khagragarh and Bodhgaya blasts, had initially planned to strike at targets in North Bengal, specifically Buddhist Monasteries in Darjeeling Hills.
Absconding Rapist Pastor Arrested After a Year
Exactly a year ago, we had exclusively reported a terrifying story about how a Pastor in Tukvar had been continuously raping a 12-year-old minor, who…
“Born in Nepal” jibe gets the hill politicians railed up – “Statement only for two specific individuals” says Ahluwalia
My questions and statement was only directed at two individuals. One – whose father served in the British Army using Nepali citizenship, and another who till recently worked in Dubai using passport from Nepal. Should these people speaking of “bhoomiputra”?
The Forgotten Bravehearts – Bring home Govind Bahadur Chettri and friends
Rifleman Govind Bahadur Chettri along with four of his comrades from 7 JAK Rifles – Naik Videsh Chand, Rifleman Rajesh Rishi, Rifleman Arjun Kumar and Rifleman Nitin Rana, have been missing since the 22nd of February, 2019
Garidhura Simmers as Residents Accuse Police of Land Grabbing
Garidhura a small hamlet which acts as the gateway to Mirik and Kurseong on the Pankhabari road is rife with tension these days. Local residents are out holding protest marches against the police, whom they accuse of “land grabbing.’