I am working with Hindustan Times since 2001 and am posted in Siliguri, West Bengal, as Principal Correspondent. I have been regularly covering vast area of northern parts of West Bengal, Sikkim and parts of Nepal and Bhutan.
Articles by Pramod Giri
Severed head of elephant found in Bengal river; poachers' role suspected
On Friday evening, villagers living near Volka range of Buxa reserve spotted the severed elephant head in Sankosh river, close to Bengal-Assam border.
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 04:46 AM IST
Severed elephant head, with tusks removed, found floating in W Bengal river
The area from where the elephant head was found is close to the Bengal-Assam border and forest officials apprehend that the animal was killed recently
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 08:02 PM IST
Student leader death: Sikkim govt constitutes judicial commission to probe case
Padam Gurung, president of student representative council of the Sikkim Government College at Kamrang in Namchi district was found dead in a drain in Kazitar area on June 28
Updated on Jul 14, 2023 04:21 PM IST
TMC ally BGPM sweeps gram panchayats in Darjeeling, Kalimpong
The party, which is an ally of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the hilly regions of north Bengal, bagged 349 out of 598 gram panchayat seats in Darjeeling. In Kalimpong, out of 281 seats in 42 gram panchayats, BGPM won 168 seats in at least 30 gram panchayats
Updated on Jul 13, 2023 08:57 PM IST
Violence continues in Bengal, several areas to vote again
The West Bengal state election commission has ordered repolling at 697 booths in 19 districts following reports of vote-tampering and violence.
Updated on Jul 10, 2023 06:04 AM IST
Pramod GiriSreyasi Pal, Siliguri/berhampore
How death shadowed voters during Bengal panchayat polls
At least 40 people sustained bullet and bomb injuries in Murshidabad on Saturday, police officials said on condition of anonymity.
Updated on Jul 09, 2023 03:09 PM IST
Pramod GiriSreyasi Pal
They rained bombs, looted booths: Witnesses of Bengal panchayat poll violence
At least 18 people were killed in the state on Saturday on the day ofpolling for the three-tier panchayat elections.
Updated on Jul 09, 2023 04:40 AM IST
Pramod GiriSreyasi Pal
Two elephants killed by lightning strike in north Bengal: Forest officials
Though the elephants seemed to have died because of lightning strike, the post mortem is being conducted following standard procedure
Updated on Jun 21, 2023 06:34 PM IST
Over 2,000 tourists stranded in North Sikkim as heavy rain triggers landslides
The BRO has advised all tourists and locals to avoid the routes of recurrent landslides during heavy rainfall and has requested not to line up on roadblocks to prevent any injury to personnel and damage to vehicles due to sudden landslides and flash floods
Updated on Jun 18, 2023 11:16 AM IST
Panchayat polls: Ex-serviceman runs 21 km to file nominations for a noble cause
Subba started his half-marathon around 4am from his home in Sonada and reached the BDO’s office at Jorebunglow-Sukhiapokhari around 8am
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 01:56 PM IST
Sevoke-Rangpo project bringing Sikkim on railways map to be completed by 2024
Sikkim will get rail connectivity with the rest of India as the project continues to meet its 2024 deadline after several delays
Updated on May 16, 2023 02:42 PM IST
‘No money for ambulance’: Bengal man travels by bus with son’s body in bag
The incident has triggered a political row between West Bengal’s ruling TMC and the opposition BJP over the health infrastructure in the state
Updated on May 15, 2023 12:53 PM IST
Politician pushed off a cliff after road rage brawl in Bengal district
According to the police, the incident took place on Monday night when Roshan Lama, with his wife and daughter, was heading towards their home at Monsong from Kalimpong in his car.
Updated on May 03, 2023 12:36 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
Kaliaganj incidents: Mrityunjay’s family says he was killed by Bengal police
The Bengal government and police have remained tight-lipped over the alleged killing of Mrityunjay Barman in a remote village near Kaliagunj in the wee hours of Thursday
Updated on Apr 29, 2023 11:02 AM IST
Bengal police station set afire amid protests over teen's alleged rape, murder
At least two policemen were critically injured and rushed to the Raiganj Medical College and Hospital for treatment
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 04:36 AM IST
One killed, 2 injured after boulder falls on them at railway tunnel in N Bengal
Stone-cutting work was going on inside tunnel No 10 when the boulder fell on the excavator machine that the deceased was operating
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 08:46 PM IST
Bengal farmer builds his dream house resembling ‘Titanic’
Mintu Roy said he left for Nepal and learnt masonry to build his dream house after the engineers, who he consulted initially, backed out as he could not pay them
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 12:49 PM IST
7 tourists die in Sikkim avalanche, 8 still critical
Seven bodies were brought out of the snow and 23 people were rescued alive, including six tourists from a deep valley.
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 12:16 AM IST
7 tourists dead, 20 injured in Sikkim avalanche; PM Modi, Amit Shah condole deaths
The incident happened on a road 14th mile on Jawaharlal Nehru road connecting Gangtok with Nathula at the India-China border
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 08:12 PM IST
Sikkim: Army rescues around 400 stranded tourists
At least 100 vehicles with around 400 tourists were stranded when some of the high-altitude regions of Sikkim received heavy snowfall on Saturday afternoon
Published on Mar 13, 2023 09:43 AM IST
3, including 2 minors killed during illegal sand mining in north Bengal
The injured were rushed to a hospital, police said, adding the two deceased were identified as minors, both 15 years in age, while one was aged 20.
Updated on Mar 06, 2023 07:17 PM IST
Nursing student found dead in hostel in North Bengal
According to the father of the deceased, Mithali got married to one Rintu Barman, a few months ago and her husband works as a security guard in Bengaluru.
Published on Feb 11, 2023 08:28 PM IST
Three killed in ambulance-truck collision in north Bengal
The family members and relatives of a man, who suffered a heart attack, were rushing him to the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital at Siliguri in the ambulance when the accident took place
Published on Feb 06, 2023 02:49 PM IST
Protests in Sikkim against SC verdict describing Sikkimese as Nepali immigrants
Prem Singh Tamang, chief minister of Sikkim, has already said the government would file a petition in the Supreme Court and has already taken up the matter with Kiren Rijiju, the union law minister
Updated on Feb 01, 2023 08:41 AM IST
Three killed after vehicle falls into ditch in Kalimpong
The deceased people were identified as Tilak Mandal, a resident of South 24 Parganas near Kolkata, Sukla Kundu and Sahil Saha, both residents of Siliguri. Shah was the driver
Updated on Jan 28, 2023 06:09 PM IST
GJM withdraws from GTA agreement, voices demand for Gorkhaland
The GTA agreement was signed by the Centre, the West Bengal government and GJM on July 18, 2011, leading to the formation of the GTA after the President of India gave his assent in March 2012
Updated on Jan 27, 2023 05:49 PM IST
New party formed in Sikkim, promises to operate through crowd-funding
Ganesh Kumar Rai, the Citizen Action Party (CAP) founder, said the new party will not have a flag and will function through crowd-funding
Published on Jan 27, 2023 10:10 AM IST
Demand for Gorkhaland: Hill parties launch Bharatiya Gorkhaland Sangharsh Samiti
The GJM was one of the three signatories in the July 2011 Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) agreement. Gurung, who led the Gorkhaland agitation since 2007, settled for an autonomous Gorkhaland Territorial Administration in 2011
Updated on Jan 24, 2023 11:43 AM IST
Soldier dies of electrocution while filling train’s water tank in Bengal
The soldier came in contact with an overhead high-tension wire at New Jalpaiguri railway station and four of his colleagues were injured in the incident
Published on Jan 19, 2023 04:40 PM IST
Calcutta HC dismisses petition challenging Darjeeling municipality floor test
The petition by the Hamro Party (HP) challenged the legality of the December 28 floor test in which the party lost control
Published on Jan 11, 2023 09:47 PM IST