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…
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ONLY IN DARJEELING – Homeless in World Cup Town
“Yes maams!!” – came a typical Darjeeling greeting from behind, as Dhiren was getting himself a Saada Paan at the Golai mathi ko Paan Dokan….
ONLINE NIGHTMARE – Darjeeling Woman Faces Relentless Harassment on Facebook
In another case of social media harassment, a 24 years old Mirik girl was subjected to continuous harassment over facebook by a person running his…
TENZING NORGAY SHERPA – The Mountain Lion, Whose Legacy Is Yet to be Honoured
Tenzing Norgay Sherpa suffered the same fate as most ethnically Nepalis in India – a question about his idenitity. Almost all the Nepalis who live…
CLEANING #DARJEELING: Tiger Hill Is So Filthy – No Thanks to The People Who Visit
Tiger Hill is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India, but till date, not a single waste management policy initiative has been undertaken…
Darjeeling – Where are we heading?
Writes: Atish Subba When was it easy for anyone to survive? Who doesn’t need to work hard to live this life? “I am not a…
When Even Crutch Failed – Music Held His Heart
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” – Christopher Reeve Dawa Tamang…
REMEMBERING MADAN TAMANG
This article was originally published in the June 2010 edition of Darjeeling Times magazine, we are reproducing the same in honour of Late. Madan Tamang…
REMEMBERING: Rajiv Gandhi
During the height of Gorkhaland andolan in 1986-88 the then Prime Minister Shri. Rajiv Gandhi had visited Darjeeling… But that was the time when…
The Curious Case of Sixth Schedule implementation in Darjeeling
A few weeks ago, there was much hue and cry about a ‘discussion on constitutional provisions in the context of Gorkhaland’ organized by National Gorkhaland…