The Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha’s (GJMM) Kurseong subdivision committee has expressed concern over the condition of the Kurseong subdivisional hospital. Talking to reporters, the president of the party’s Kurseong sub-division president, Kishore Thapa said people visiting the hospital with various complications and ailments and patients’ relatives have been facing a myriad of problems in lack …
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March 1, 2018Posters pasted by different political parties, government notices, and commercial posters and leaflets stuck on walls and buildings of Kurseong town may have helped people in getting information about several things and issues when they were pasted, they surely are an eyesore now. Defaced posters that have long lost their relevance and that have no …
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February 15, 2018Years of media reports and photos drawing the attention of the authorities concerned, years of complaints and protests from locals and years of memorandums and requests, all have fallen on deaf ears. And despite all this, the acute water problems in Kurseong town have been back to haunt residents every year, while it is no …
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February 14, 2018As a mark of respect for the Indian Army and to inform people of the 2016 ‘Surgical Strike,’ the Parvatiya Bihari Yuva Mancha puja committee in Kurseong has themed this year’s Saraswati Puja on the Indian Army’s operation against Pakistan. According to Chandan Prasad, a member of the committee, this is the 23rd Puja they …
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January 23, 2018The Kurseong Municipality has said it will take action against shopkeepers, vendors and hawkers who display their wares outside their shops and on sidewalks. The Municipality’s sanitary officer, and councillor incharge of the sanitary department, Ramesh Subba and Shyam Sherpa, respectively, said that the board of the Kurseong Municipality has decided to take action against …
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January 19, 2018The Labour Department in Kurseong today began a ‘shramik-mela’ (fair for labourers) at the Park-Location Community hall in Kurseong to make labourers and other general public aware of of the different programmes and facilities being provided by the government through various government departments. People and labour representatives in large numbers from different sectors, including tea …
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January 17, 2018Looking for a quiet and peaceful getaway? Travel to the Land of White Orchids—Kurseong. A small, yet beautiful hill stations in West Bengal, it is an idyllic place to destress in the lap of nature. Serene and blessed with scenic beauty and pleasant weather throughout the year, the place is a popular tourist destination in …
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August 21, 2017