Leaders of several regional political parties and organisations of the Darjeeling hills met at an all-party meeting in Darjeeling on Saturday and renewed their demand for a permanent political solution to the long-pending Gorkhaland issue.
In the meeting, a detailed assessment of ongoing projects was carried out with particular focus on the reconstruction of the Dudhey Bridge, which was destroyed in the devastating landslide in October 2025.
The announcements span almost every district, from Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar to Cooch Behar, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur and Malda, reflecting a strategy aimed at balanced regional development.
A comprehensive review meeting involving the district administrations of Darjeeling and Kalimpong and the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) was held at the GTA headquarters in Darjeeling on Wednesday to assess key developmental issues and chart out priorities for the hill region.
Speaking in Parliament on The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on Thursday, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista said that decades after Independence, several labour laws drafted during the British era continued to govern the country, describing them as outdated and in need of reform.
NHPC director (personnel) Uttam Lal on Wednesday reaffirmed the corporation’s commitment not only to green energy but also to the development of the communities around its projects.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Saturday undertook an extensive inspection of the Sevoke–Rangpo stretch of national highway-10, describing the present state of the vital lifeline as “critical life” and raising serious concerns over its recurring vulnerability to landslides, sinking zones, and river erosion
BJP MP from Alipurduar, Manoj Tigga, on Wednesday raised pressing concerns about the deplorable condition of tea garden workers across four key districts of North Bengal—Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, and North Dinajpur—during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha.
Union minister of state for road transport and highways, Ajay Tamta, on Saturday conducted an inspection of the ongoing construction of the much-awaited Balason to Sevoke elevated highway corridor.
In a move aimed at boosting regional connectivity, tourism, and strategic preparedness, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has formally requested Union minister for road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari, to upgrade the Matigara–Garidhura–Mirik section of state highway 12 (SH-12) in West Bengal to a National Highway.
