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KALIMPONG, June 16. — The Sikkim Darjeeling United Action Forum (SDUAF) drafted a requisition to the Union home minister and the West Bengal chief minister against the Sikkim CM, Mr Pawan Chamling. (more…)

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KALIMPONG, June. 15 — The second day of indefinite strike was observed here at the UBKV on the issue of appointments. (more…)

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KALIMPONG, June 13.—Citing it as yet another instance of step-motherly attitude of the state government, the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) has opted for an indefinite strike at the Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidlaya(UBKV) following “illegal” appointments for vacant posts at the UBKV, earlier this year.
Condemning all appointments at this institution, former executive councilor and GNLF leader, Mr Prakash Dahal alleged that the Hills people have been discriminated against repeatedly. (more…)

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KALIMPONG, June 13.— Accusing GNLF of neglecting hill issues, the Kalimpong branch of the Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) has said that this even time the “Sixth Schedule”, will only turn out to be a public eyewash. (more…)

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Kalimpong, June 12: Those who want to spend a quiet vacation in the hills, away from crowded tourist spots, can now pack their bags for Mongsong, 15 km from here. (more…)

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People are increasingly taking legal help to make authorities heed their water woes – Niraj lama reports
“If the misery of our poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.”
– Charles Darwin

Water scarcity has been an annual feature for over two decades in the urban areas of the Darjeeling hills, particularly in the densely populated Darjeeling town. Every year during the lean season of March-May, residents experience trauma of running their lives with dismal amounts of water, the quality of which is questionable. (more…)

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KALIMPONG, June 10. — Youths, belonging to the indigenous Lepcha tribe, have come forward for preserving the age-old culture and traditions of their ancestors. (more…)

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KALIMPONG, June 9. — After having completed almost 90 percent of the work for the Kalimpong regulated market, lack of funds and rampant encroachments have posed a serious threat to the completion of the much-needed project. (more…)

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KALIMPONG, June 8.— The judiciary of Kalimpong seems to be firm in its project of generating minimum legal awareness among the citizens of this place and granting them proper access to legal information. (more…)

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KALIMPONG, June 7.— A senior agro-scientist of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has rung an alarm for the farmer in upper reaches of North Bengal cautioning them about the attack of a virus in the gardens of large cardamom and orange, which caused a steady decline in the production. (more…)

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KALIMPONG, June 7. — With the Hill state movement in Darjeeling gaining momentum, there are two schools of thought floating in the hills. While the GNLF(C), an anti-Ghisingh front feels that unitedly statehood could certainly be achieved, the others have commented that political leaders were playing around with the emotions of the hill people. (more…)

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Kalimpong, June 6: Good news for the shopaholics of the hill town! They can now shop till they drop at the trade fair being held at the Town Hall here. (more…)

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KALIMPONG, June 5. — The member of Lok Sabha from Darjeeling, Mr Dawa Narbula, has lambasted the state government for its decision to privatise the Cinchona directorate. (more…)

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Kalimpong, June 3: Battling all odds, 17-year-old Nimu Sherpa from Thanadara became the first girl from the hills to win a medal at a national-level Taekwondo Championship. (more…)

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KALIMPONG, June 3. — The Darjeeling MP, Mr Dawa Narbula, said that instead of proposing Article 371-J, the state should now grant statehood to the people of the Hills. (more…)