When the brothers Bachan and Lochan Gyawali established Jun Chiyabari Estate in the Dhankuta district of Nepal in 2000, the last thing they wanted was to mimic Darjeeling’s gardens just 150 ...

Chhota Rangit is a stream that originates from Manebhanjan, a town bordering Nepal in West Bengal’s northernmost region, and flows through several towns and villages in Darjeeling district ...

Kalimpong and Kurseong sub-divisions of Darjeeling district since last night, a SSB officer said today. The landslides have caused extensive damage to NH 10 (old NH 55A) and NH 55, cutting off ...

Darjeeling tea must be grown and produced in the Darjeeling district, a geographically protected region in West Bengal, India. The leaves in Darjeeling tea contain polyphenols or plant compounds ...

The hills have done what the plains have failed to achieve — a ban on smoking in public. Picture only for representation. KOLKATA/ DARJEELING: The hills have done what the plains have failed to ...

Kalimpong district got a new block in Pedong on Monday on a day pending demands such as setting up School Service Commission (SSC) in the hills and extending the Darjeeling Mail’s journey to Gulma ...

KOLKATA: A Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) delegation Saturday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and demanded that Darjeeling district be declared a backward region. It also sought ...

Doctors, disaster-response teams and ambulances were at the site in the Darjeeling district, a tourist spot nestled in the Himalayan foothills, the state’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in ...