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A Nepali former Gurkha soldier has announced to climb Mt. Everest as the oldest person of the world at the age of 86. Min Bahadur Sherchan announced in a press conference on Monday that he will conquer the world’s highest peak this spring season to retake his title of world’s oldest …

Ambari Forest Department held Sabujshri Project with the view to protect the future of the environment and newborn babies. During the programme, the seedlings were handed over to the mothers of the newly born babies. Many prominent personalities were present at the occasion. The Sabujshree project has been started by …

Raiganj MP, Mohammed Salim inaugurated the passport service centre at the main post office of Rajganj city in North Dinajpur district on Monday. On this occasion, Raigunj MLA, Mohit Sengupta, Chief Postmaster General of West Bengal Circle, Arundhati Ghosh, Regional Passport Officer, BB Kumar and Deputy Passport Officer, SR Das …

The Gorumara sanctuary will be closed for two days in the festival of Holi. Holi is on 12 and 13 March. According to ancient tradition, on this day the people of tribal communities enter the jungle and eat their meat by hunting wild animals. Therefore, since Monday, the Lataguri Range …

An untitled film Irrfan Khan is working on is being filmed in Gangtok currently. The film is said to be a romantic travelogue which is reportedly claimed to have a new look for Irrfan. Despite not really being an active filming zone for the Bollywood industry, Gangtok welcomed Irrfan and …

Bhutan is one of the most beautiful unexplored destinations in the world. With charming valleys, to rich culture and great food, Bhutan is definitely on the top of any traveller’s list.  However, there is much more than this, about this beautiful country. Bhutan can give you your laughter dose too …

Goutam Deb,Tourism Minister, Government of Bengal had been to Darjeeling on Saturday on a two-day visit to Darjeeling and Kalimpong. While in Darjeeling, Minister Deb visited the famous tourist spot Tiger Hill, 12 km away from Darjeeling town, to survey the ongoing construction of tourist cottages. Tiger Hill is a …

The Tea Board of India had conducted a survey nationwide and has selected six tea gardens from Dooars in the list of the 14 best Tea Gardens of India. The selection was based on: the quality of tea production, environmental, labour welfare, replantation (replacing the old tea plants new saplings), …

The official trailer of Disney’s ‘Duck Tales’, a reboot based on an animated series of the same name which premiered in the 90s,has been released.  It was announced on February 25, 2015 that the all-new version of the show will premiere on the channel ‘Disney XD’ in summer 2017, making …

Indian Railways is exploring the possibility of a transcontinental rail freight service connecting India with Iran and Turkey. Taking the lead in the intra-regional freight transport, Indian Railways has convened a meeting of South Asian railway heads involved in the project on March 15-16. The ambitious international project would be …

It is a disappointment for whole of West Bengal that not a single estate from Darjeeling found a place among the top-five gardens’ lists, says a just-finished pan-India survey done by none other than the Tea Board of India. Tea enthusiasts may be swearing by the quality and aroma of …

Senior state bureaucrats are likely to be trained on public policy and governance at Presidency University from this year. The School of Public Policy at the new Presidency campus in Kurseong plans to organize this training programme for executives. However, the venue of the training programme has not been decided …

The Union Minister of Steel Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh inaugurated the maiden regional conference of Eastern States, on the theme of ‘Enhancing steel consumption in India’ yesterday in Gangtok. This conference will explore all avenues of steel use promotion. Considering the low per capita steel consumption at 61 Kg in …

Priyanka Chopra’s and her mother, Madhu Chopra’s first production for 2017 is currently being shot in Gantok.  Their movie- ‘Pahuna’ is a story of three courageous children who get separated from their parents while fleeing from Nepal to Sikkim. Madhu Chopra will be flying to Sikkim on March 8 — …

West Bengal’s Department of Education and local government library will be organising the 6th Siliguri Mahakuma book fair from March 7 On this day, at 1 pm the fair will be inaugurated. Fair will until 8 pm daily. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Harishankar Gopalakrishnan Mahakummashask, said on showing their …