‘Won’t come here as tourist, will work for development’: Suvendu’s jibe at Mamata in Kurseong
The Chief Minister alleged that the hills had always been neglected and fell prey to rampant corruption by the erstwhile TMC government.
The Chief Minister alleged that the hills had always been neglected and fell prey to rampant corruption by the erstwhile TMC government.
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.
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.
Addressing his party activists from Kurseong at his home village of Patleybas in Darjeeling some days ago, Mr Gurung had compared Kurseong town to a 'toilet.' Also, a short video clip of his statements went viral on social media.
The development comes after the decision of another leader of the Morcha faction, Roshan Giri, to address a public meeting in Kurseong tomorrow.
Addressing a press conference here today, the Gurung faction's youth leader, Satyawan Chettri, said Mr Giri and youth leader Dipen Malay will be arriving in Siliguri from Kolkata tomorrow.
"The recent sighting was some days ago. While they do not come near human settlements like the other normal leopards do, we see them either sleeping or resting on rocks or walking among the tea bushes or the hill slopes far away," Mr Rai said.
