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Flood-like situation in Bengal, Bihar rivers in spate

Many low-lying areas in West Bengal's sub-Himalayan region were reeling from a flood-like situation while major rivers in Bihar were flowing above the danger level at several places as unabated......

Captain among 4 Army soldiers killed in Doda encounter

Four Army personnel, including a captain, were killed in a fierce gunfight with heavily armed terrorists of Pakistan-based banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Doda district, the third major......

Revealed! Mo-Shah's 370 MPs Plans

The BJP's top leadership will drop its MPs found to be facing anti-incumbency, according to its internal surveys -- a pivotal tactic to ensure the party achieves its target of winning 370 seats.......

Set up delimitation panel for SC/ST quota, SC tells govt

The Supreme Court directed the Centre on Thursday to set up a fresh delimitation commission for ensuring a proportional representation of the communities specified as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled......

TMC dominates Bengal rural polls, bags over 30,000 gram panchayat seats

The ruling Trinamool Congress looked set to sweep the violence-scarred rural polls keeping intact the mandate it won two years back during the assembly polls by taking a seemingly unassailable lead......

Bengal's tea industry seeks a new flavour

The alpona (artwork) on the steep, winding road leading to Makaibari bears testimony to the visit of G20 delegates for the second tourism working group meeting in April last year. Photograph:......

West Bengal faces land crisis

Faced with violent protests over land acquisition for industry in West Bengal, the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government has now another problem on hand as a survey has found that very little......

4 more products get GI tag

Kerala's Tirur betel leaf, Tawlhlohpuan and Mizo Puanchei from Mizoram, and Palani Panchamirtham, a temple 'prasadam' from Tamil Nadu have been awarded Geographical Indication tag.......

30 STUNNING heritage trains of the world

A heritage railway tells a lot about a particular nation and its history. It adds to a country's glamour quotient and draws tourists from across the world. Such a rail is, at times, run by......

Organic tea project to begin soon

India's organic farming efforts will see a sea change in the tea sector following the launch of the project to develop organic black tea with funding from the Amsterdam-based Common Fund for......

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Darjeeling Hills District

News for Darjeeling Hills District

Flood-like situation in Bengal, Bihar rivers in spate

Captain among 4 Army soldiers killed in Doda encounter

Revealed! Mo-Shah's 370 MPs Plans

Set up delimitation panel for SC/ST quota, SC tells govt

TMC dominates Bengal rural polls, bags over 30,000 gram panchayat seats

Bengal's tea industry seeks a new flavour

West Bengal faces land crisis

4 more products get GI tag

30 STUNNING heritage trains of the world

Organic tea project to begin soon

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