Articles by Pramod Giri
Sangkalang Bailey bridge built a year ago in north Sikkim collapses
A Sikkim government official said the collapse of the bridge has disrupted movement of traffic between Mangan and Upper Dzongu

Published on Feb 11, 2025 09:35 PM IST
Dalai Lama’s elder brother Gyalo Thondup dies at 97
Thondup was 97 and had been suffering from age-related ailments for a long time; he lived with his two sons and their families near St Philomena’s School in Kalimpong

Published on Feb 10, 2025 05:22 AM IST
Elephant hurt in Bengal’s Jalpaiguri as it attacks vehicle used to chase it away
Two videos purportedly showing the elephant hitting a heavy earth-moving vehicle and a concrete watch tower with its head after being chased on Saturday went viral and provoked outrage

Published on Feb 04, 2025 04:19 PM IST
Bengal police sub-inspector arrested on charges of rape
A woman alleged that the sub-inspector summoned her to the police station in connection with a case, took her to his home located close to the station and then raped her there

Updated on Jan 14, 2025 09:30 PM IST
Bengal police sub-inspector arrested on charges of rape in Jalpaiguri
Police officer Subrata Goon, was produced before Jalpaiguri chief judicial magistrate’s court and remanded in judicial custody for 14 days

Published on Jan 14, 2025 09:26 PM IST
Cooch Behar double murder: One body found in almirah, another in septic tank
A fish vendor, on his way to work in the early morning, spotted blood stains on the balcony of the house and raised an alarm.

Updated on Dec 24, 2024 09:27 AM IST
Bihar, Jharkhand Naxal-free; Maoist menace in Chhattisgarh to end soon: Shah
Amit Shah was addressing the 61st Raising Day of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at the Frontier headquarters in Ranidanga, Siliguri, West Bengal

Published on Dec 20, 2024 04:53 PM IST
West Bengal: Four members of a family killed in road accident in Cooch Behar
The deceased were identified as Sanjay Roy, a teacher, his wife Bipasha Roy Sirkar and their two children aged nine and four years.

Published on Dec 16, 2024 02:31 PM IST
Three women killed by elephant herd in WB’s Jaldapara National Park: Official
Officials said that the women entered the forest despite being alerted by the forest department that a herd of around 23 elephants were roaming in the area

Published on Dec 13, 2024 03:45 PM IST
Siliguri hotels ban Bangladeshi tourists over attacks on Hindus
Siliguri hoteliers ban Bangladeshi citizens from staying, citing rising minority attacks in Bangladesh. This follows similar measures in Assam and Tripura.

Updated on Dec 10, 2024 11:44 AM IST
After over a year, North Sikkim to reopen for tourists from Dec 1
North Sikkim remained out of bound for tourists from October 2023 when a flash flood hit the state, killing over 100 people

Published on Nov 30, 2024 08:52 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee vows to protect Darjeeling tea brand
Mamata Banerjeeanerjee said she has taken strong note of the complaint from many planters that image of the Darjeeling tea is getting tarnished because of some unscrupulous traders and exporters

Published on Nov 13, 2024 09:07 PM IST
Govt to reconstitute development boards under the GTA: Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee has also held a meeting with Gorkhaland Territorial Administration chief executive Anit Thapa, chairpersons of the various development boards

Published on Nov 12, 2024 07:00 PM IST
Man lynched over allegations of raping, murdering 6-year-old girl in West Bengal
Police said that the girl had gone missing from her house around 3pm and hours later her body was found in a pond close to her house

Published on Nov 02, 2024 03:15 PM IST
Sikkim bypoll: Ruling SKM wins 2 assembly seats uncontested after SDF candidates withdraw
Aditya Tamang, son of chief minister and SKM president Prem Singh Tamang, won the Soreng-Chakhung seat as SDF’s Prem Bahadur Bhandari exited the race

Published on Oct 29, 2024 09:28 PM IST
Bengal, Sikkim Gorkha representatives meet to discuss ST status demand
Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang Golay chaired the meeting called to discuss the strategy to press for the demand for the inclusion of around two dozen Gorkha sub-tribes on the ST list

Published on Oct 07, 2024 11:20 AM IST
One dead as rains trigger landslides in north Bengal’s Darjeeling and Kalimpong
Kalimpong district magistrate Balasubramaniam T said they were monitoring the situation in the district following heavy rainfall

Published on Oct 03, 2024 08:33 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee rushes to north Bengal as floods disrupt life; NH-10 cut off
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee claimed it is the Centre’s responsibility to take measures that control floods and said the state has not received a single penny for relief work

Published on Sep 29, 2024 08:26 PM IST
16-year-old accuses karate instructor of raping her during event in 2021
Police said a case was registered under Section 376 of the IPC and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act

Updated on Sep 25, 2024 08:38 PM IST
‘Every day was a nightmare’: Bengal man returns home from Russia-Ukraine war
Urgen Tamang said the agents, who took him to Russia promising a helper’s job with good salary, handed him over to the Russian Army after he reached there

Updated on Sep 21, 2024 10:37 PM IST
Darjeeling’s Tiger Hill to get new pavilion for tourists to see Mt Kanchenjunga
Tiger Hill, located around 12 km from Darjeeling town, is perched at an altitude of 8500 feet in the Sinchal Wildlife Sanctuary

Published on Aug 01, 2024 10:59 AM IST
Captain Brijesh Thapa cremated in Darjeeling with military honours
The 27-year-old army captain was killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda on Tuesday

Updated on Jul 19, 2024 06:38 PM IST
Mortal remains of captain Brijesh Thapa reaches his ancestral home in Darjeeling
His mortal remains reached Darjeeling town at 3.30pm, where thousands paid their tribute. The body was then taken to Ging, his ancestral home, where the funeral is planned on Friday with military honour

Published on Jul 18, 2024 07:57 PM IST
Doda attack: ‘Not everyone lucky enough to serve nation’, say soldiers’ families
Originally a resident of Bada Ging near Lebong in Darjeeling, Captain Thapa, joined the army in 2019 after clearing the CDS examination.

Updated on Jul 17, 2024 10:50 AM IST
Pramod Giri Suresh Foujdar , Siliguri/bharatpur
Proud but will miss him, says father of 27-yr-old army officer killed in Doda
Capt. Thapa, originally posted with the 145 Army Air Defence, had temporarily been on extra-regimental duty

Updated on Jul 16, 2024 05:32 PM IST
‘Only 2 are alive’: Indian man in Russian army pleads for release from war zone
Urgen Tamang, a resident of West Bengal deployed by the Russian army in the war against Ukraine , said that 13 of the 15 non-Russians in his group have -been killed

Published on Jul 15, 2024 07:59 PM IST
NH10 shut down as heavy rains hit north Bengal triggering fresh landslides
The India Meteorological Department has warned of heavy to very heavy rains in some areas in the hills of north Bengal and Sikkim over the next five days

Updated on Jun 29, 2024 08:17 PM IST
‘Not for me’: Bhaichung Bhutia gives up electoral politics after losing 4 polls
Tuesday’s announcement came after Bhaichung Bhutia’s fourth electoral defeat in West Bengal and Sikkim

Published on Jun 25, 2024 09:58 PM IST
‘Forced to sign blank paper’: Complainant in Bengal train tragedy
Preliminary investigations by the Railways into the accident said that the automatic signal system had malfunctioned, and drivers along the route were directed to travel at a reduced speed of 10 kilometres per hour.

Updated on Jun 20, 2024 07:36 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
Sikkim landslides: Stranded tourists being evacuated by road
Around 1,200 tourists, including some foreign nationals, were stranded in North Sikkim after heavy rains triggered landslides in several places cutting off the areas from the rest of the state

Updated on Jun 18, 2024 05:00 PM IST