Remote village lights up on solar power
V Teeja Deepak, sub-divisional officer of Kurseong recently inaugurated a project to instal solar lights in a remote village, an initiative of the Kolkata Society for Cultural Heritage (KSCH).
V Teeja Deepak, sub-divisional officer of Kurseong recently inaugurated a project to instal solar lights in a remote village, an initiative of the Kolkata Society for Cultural Heritage (KSCH).
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.
Hundreds of people staged a dharna (demonstration) in Kurseong since morning, protesting the death of a 15-year-old girl, who was hit by a toy train.
The 2nd Darjeeling Ecotourism and Cultural Festival will be held at Ahal Ground, Sittong III, Kurseong, under the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) from 7-9 February.
Nestled in the lap of the Eastern Himalayas, Kurseong, once a quaint hill town, is now emerging as a vibrant tourism hotspot in West Bengal, attracting travelers with its serene beauty and rich cultural tapestry.
After the fifth round of tripartite talks on the bonus issue ended without an agreement, the labour department has issued an advisory for tea garden workers in Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong hills.
The male Satyr Tragopan (Tragopan Satyra) is one of the most beautiful birds in India and also of the rarest
Talking to reporters in Kurseong today, the Assistant Superintendent of the Sub Divisional Hospital, Dr Krishna Ghosh, said that nine of the 13 children had been referred to the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri, while the remaining four were sent in home isolation under the request of the parents, as the children did not have any major complication.
To raise the funds, Pradhan took part in a 21-km half walk marathon--'London Summer Walk Challenge 2021'. "I felt the need of doing something for my hometown during the Covid pandemic and took this initiative to collect funds by organising a walk. With the funds collected, my team back in Kurseong bought some medical equipment and other stuff for two medical facilities there,"
Notably, both the Bimal Gurung and Binoy Tamang factions of the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha are politically in league with Mamata Banerjee's party, but they have not yet finalised the candidates.
