BACK TO THE FUTURE: Promotional email from a Hotel in Tigerhill, Darjeeling
Dear Customer, Greetings from Hotel Window View, Tigerhill where you get to see the Sunrise from your windows, and the Darjeeling Tea brews with…
Gorkhaland
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…
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”…
HERITAGE LOST: Kurseong Railway Printing Press to Shut Down
In the year 2007, Indian Railway Board’s policy division, under the then Congress-led United Progressive Alliance had constituted a review committee to examine the status…
The Darjeeling Illusion
It is as if a magic spell is cast upon us that we submissively gather to witness a show that is totally dramatised and scripted….
World Cup Town, Really? An inconvenient truth
An eerie silence descends in mountains after dark. A few people scuttling back to their homes. The pariah dogs had taken over parts of Chowrasta…
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…
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,…
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…