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Independence, several labour laws drafted during the British era continued to govern the country, describing them as outdated and in need of reform.
Inspired by India’s first Digital Nomad Village, recently launched in Sikkim’s Yakten, stakeholders in north Bengal’s tourism industry have begun exploring similar possibilities across the region.
Social activist and self-proclaimed ‘Gorkha yoddha’ Bhabesh Bhujel began a symbolic walk from Kalimpong to Darjeeling on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of the Darjeeling MP and Hill MLAs over the long-standing demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland and separation from Bengal.
The ongoing 2nd ISKF India Shotocup National Karate Championship in Darjeeling has drawn enthusiastic participation from across the country, including teams from the Darjeeling region, various parts of West Bengal, Sikkim, Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, and other states.
A light locomotive of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) derailed near Sukna today while on a special operational run to Kurseong. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported, as the driver escaped unharmed.
The year 2025 will be a moment of immense pride and joy for the people of Jalpaiguri, marking 125 years since Swami Vivekananda briefly stopped at the Jalpaiguri Town railway station during his final journey to Darjeeling in August 1901.
