THE CURIOUS CASE OF “NIJO GRIHA-NIJO BHUMI”: Issue of Land Rights in Darjeeling Hills
Almost a year after statehood agitation Darjeeling Hills when people are yet to fully recover from the pangs of 105 days strike, another controversial issue…
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As the Offending Letter is Removed: We Thank Our Readers and Darjeeling Dist Admin
THANK YOU – Dear Readers and Darjeeling District Administration We extend our thanks to our readers Ms. Urvashi Lama and Mr. Avinash Bhujel ji,…
IN MIRIK: Beauty and the Development Beast
Development, but at what cost? Most in Mirik have started to wonder. Following the election of a TMC lead board in Mirik municipality, and the…
“Gorkhas Should Collectively Protest Against Politics of Vendetta” – says Neeraj Zimba Tamang
Taking a political stand, that is rarely seen in the hills these days, former GNLF Spokesperson and Legal Advisor Neeraj Zimba Tamang has spoken out…
Gorkhas Never Part of India Claims Letter Uploaded on Darjeeling District Administration Website
Gorkhas Never Part of India? One of our readers, write This is to bring you to the light of a notification released in the website…
SHAME: Sikkim Yet to Acknowledge and Honour Ashoka Chakra Awardee – Sanjog Chhetri
In 2003, Sanjog Chhetri of 9 PARA (Special Forces) was awarded an ASHOKA CHAKRA posthomously. Yet, Sikkim his home state has refused to acknowledge him,…
NO COUNTRY FOR ENGLISH – Questions only in vernacular, leave aspirants flummoxed
The recently concluded West Bengal police recruitment exam, came as a shocker to many. The questions were all set only in Bengali and Nepali. There…
SHOCKING: Pepsi, Coke, Nestle, Britannia, ITC Cause Most Waste in the Mountains – Reveals Audit
The Himalayan Cleanup that took place across the 12 mountain states including Darjeeling on May 26th has revealed that more than 95 per cent of…
CONGRATS: Kashyap Smriti Puraskar 2018 Goes to Loknath Upadhaya Chapagain
Loknath Upadhaya Chapagain from Assam, who is settled in Siliguri has won the Tulshiram Sharma ‘Kashyap’ award in Sikkim for his book “Kina Royaou…
IN KALIMPONG: Resolve DI Fund Land Lease Issue or Face Agitation – Warn Residents
In the district of Kalimpong, people residing in District Improvement Fund Land are being charged a rent of Rs 92/sq ft. One decimal has 435…