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Topic: Darjeeling

BJP MP, MLA ‘attacked’ in North Bengal while distributing flood relief materials

Sharing the video of the 'attack', the party's West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya slammed TMC and CM Mamata Banerjee over the alleged assault, calling it 'TMC's jungle raj'.

At least 17 dead in Darjeeling amid heavy rain, landslides. Mamata to visit affected areas tomorrow

Tourists being evacuated, landslides affect vehicular movement. Dudhia iron bridge collapses. PM Modi says situation being closely monitored.

Football icon Bhaichung Bhutia quits politics after consecutive defeats, says ‘simply not for me’

Bhutia, vice-president of the Sikkim Democratic Front, contested the Barfung seat in just-concluded Sikkim assembly polls and lost, marking his 6th electoral defeat.

Goods train rams into Sealdah-bound Kanchenjunga Express in Bengal, 5 dead

According to initial reports, two coaches of the express train was derailed after being hit from behind.

Govt organises ‘Samadhan Campaign’ to honor ex-servicemen’s sacrifices

A large number of veterans from Darjeeling and other adjoining districts of West Bengal and Bihar are participating in the campaign.

‘TMC did nothing for Darjeeling, BJP wasted 15 yrs’ — why Hamro Party’s backing Congress in LS polls

While Congress hopes Ajoy Edwards-led Hamro Party will help it revive its fortune in Darjeeling, it could also benefit BJP if vote gets divided between INDIA bloc parties TMC & Congress.

Manual on hills—driving through Sikkim is not for the faint-hearted, if not for Honda cars

The Honda Car India’s ‘Drive to Discover’ event in Sikkim that also covered Darjeeling became a ‘drive to remember’. Here’s how.

‘Ready to fight polls if people of Darjeeling want me to’ — ex-foreign secy Shringla hints at political plunge

While there seems to be some support for former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s candidature as an MP nominee in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the road to the ticket isn’t simple.

Darjeeling tea is in crisis. Government could learn from Champagne playbook

Most of Darjeeling’s 87 fabled tea gardens are on the verge of closure. The government must intervene and take radical steps.

‘Face smashed, blood-soaked uniform’ — pain, shock in Siliguri over schoolgirl’s murder

Political parties take aim at ruling TMC, write to Mamata demanding speedy probe. City saw 24-hr bandh in protest. Accused in custody, police say they will file chargesheet soon.

On Camera

India’s aviation crisis is all about too big to tame

Nobody is safe in a market where competition is stunted and choice limited. For the industry, meaningful reform will have to start with the government itself.

South rising, west slipping: India’s export map is being redrawn, shows RBI data

Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.