Gorkhaland 2017 : Tracing the Footprints from Tranquility to Turbulence
Tourist season in the summer of 2017 started with a bang in Darjeeling and the nearby hill destinations. In Mirik where I stay small groups…
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Vikki Thapa, Winner of Nepali Kavita Dhamari 2017
On the occasion of the 90th birth anniversary of one of the most eminent poets, Shri Agam Singh Giri, Nepali Sahitya Sanstha, Siliguri organised a…
Those Who Dared to Dream: The Team Behind Miss Kalimpong 2017
TheDC team congratulates the young men and women, who worked so hard behind the making of Miss Kalimpong 2017 Beauty Pageant – grand finale for…
Miss Kalimpong – 2017 Beauty Pageant After 40 Years
Just one day left for the grand finale of Miss Kalimpong – 2017 Beauty Pageant Contest to be held in Kalimpong after a gap of…
Gorkhaland: From the Streets to the Supreme Court
The GJM led by Bimal Gurung declared a total shutdown in the hills. The shutdown lasted for 104 days. The Gorkhaland movement is older than…
Gorkhaland Martyrs for Tourism Festival – Many Takers?
“Darjeeling ko shir dhaleko cha… Darjeeling is in a state of collective mourning and depression…. ” remarked a friend recently. I didn’t inquire into what…
Bengal Govt Plans to Include Dooars Gorkha Representatives in Development Boards
The Bengal government is working on a number of proposals to expedite the socio-economic development of adivasis and Gorkhas in the Dooars and the Terai,…
Shout Out to Kalimpong Sports Karate-Do Association
TheDC team sends a warm shout out to the Kalimpong District Karate-Do Association for bagging 9 medals in the in 22nd West Bengal State Karate…
Kalimpong Municipality Chairman Confident of Retaining the Board
Kalimpong municipality Chairman Shri. Suva Pradhan yesterday asserted his confidence in retaining the Board by defeating the proposed no-confidence motion. On Saturday, rebel leader Anit…
Kalimpong’s Untold Story – Why We Commemorate Today As “Sahid Diwas”
If ever there was a point in our past that changed the fabric of our entire community, I would have to flip the calendar to lay a finger on Sunday, the 27th of July, 1986. Indeed, that is a day that will go down in the annals of Kalimpong and Gorkhaland history as “Our” Black Sunday.