BREAKING: 17 Darjeeling Municipality Ward Councillors Join BJP
17 ward councillors from Darjeeling Municipality today joined BJP, in the presence of Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and BJP Bengal observer Kailash Vijayvarghiya. On May…
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Congress Primary School – Their persistence is inspirational
TheDC team sends a very warm “Shout Out” to the students and teachers of Congress Primary School, Jorebunglow. Their love and dedication for the environment, cleanliness, and beautification of our region is unparalleled.
World Environment Day: Taking Stock of Waste in Darjeeling
Environment activists, community groups, and local organizations join hands to celebrate World Environment Day 2019 with The Himalayan Cleanup challenge.
Legendary Everester Nawang Gombu’s Daughter Ongmu Laments Lack of Respect for the Mountains
When Darjeeling mountaineering great Nawang Gombu climbed Mt. Everest twice in 1965, becoming the first man in the world to do so, and he acquired the status of a Legend. It took a lifetime of training, grit, determination, courage and sheer love for the mountains to achieve the level of fitness and expertise to be able to climb Mt. Everest. Now a days, very few make a pilgrimage to Everest. Anyone with money, who have the ability to hire experts guides are scaling Mt. Everest. It’s not more the love of the mountain that attracts the people to Everest, but the lure of fame and bragging rights that most seek.
How Mamata lost people’s mamata?
Ms Banerjee’s party did not win a single seat in north Bengal that has a sizeable Gorkha, Adivasi and Rajbanshi population. The Gorkhalis were angry because of Ms Banerjee’s abortive bid to impose the Bengali language on them, and the use of excessive force by her government when the Gorkhas took to the streets demanding protection of their linguistic and cultural rights and a separate state of Gorkhaland.
Ram in Darjeeling
The idea of Ram as it evolved when growing up in Darjeeling Hills, from comic books, to television series, and Nepali language’s most important scripture.
1st Tenzing Norgay Mountain Bike Challenge: Nepal Female Bikers Dominate
The 1st edition of Tenzing Norgay Mountain Bike Challenge was held successfully organized on the 27th of May 2019. The event was a part of…
“गरिबी भित्रको बिबस्ता”: TheDC Story Series – Episode 5
In TheDC हाम्रा कथाहरु series we are sharing 12 stories in a year. This month, we are sharing a story “गरिबी भित्रको बिबस्ता ” by मनोज राई नामन्दुङ
Shanti Rai – The First Female Rafting and Rescuing Expert From Darjeeling
At the age of 16 she swam across the raging torrents of river Teesta, today Ms. Shanti Rai is a Rafting and Rescue expert, avid nature lover and a deeply passionate social worker. While our community is indeed very progressive, there are still many a fields that are viewed as being the sole domain of men, exploding into one such field was Shanti Rai – the first female Rafting and Rescue expert from our community, and perhaps in the country too.
‘Baimaan Pahadbasira’ – Who’s Your Daddy Now?
Yesterday, when I read the news about TMC Mouthpiece Khaar 365 Din labelling the hill peole “Baimaan Pahadbasira”, I laughed my butts off. Literally, I could hear the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of TMC and their proxies being shattered into a million pieces, and every piece crying out loud… “Baimaan Pahadbasira”.