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
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
WB: Man who provided ambulance to father-son carrying body on shoulders arrested
The video of a man, Ram Prasad Dewan, carrying the body of his mother on his shoulder with his father Joy Krishna Dewan helping him, went viral on January 5
Published on Jan 11, 2023 07:12 PM IST
TMC backs BGPM to push out Hamaro Party from Darjeeling municipality, loses MLA
TMC legislator Binoy Tamang announced his exit from the party, saying what had happened in Darjeeling municipality was “illegal and undemocratic”
Updated on Dec 29, 2022 01:01 AM IST
Sikkim accident: Bodies of 16 army men to be handed over to families today
Sixteen Indian army personnel were killed and four suffered injuries when the truck in which they were travelling fell off a mountain road in north Sikkim on Friday morning
Published on Dec 24, 2022 01:04 PM IST
16 soldiers killed as bus falls into gorge
Sixteen Indian Army personnel, including three junior commissioned officers (JCOs), were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a gorge in North Sikkim district on Friday, the army said in a statement.
Published on Dec 24, 2022 12:15 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
16 army jawans killed, 4 injured in road accident in Sikkim
According to the army, the accident took place at Zema in North Sikkim after the vehicle skidded down a slope and fell into a gorge. The convoy left Chatten in the morning and was going towards Thangu
Updated on Dec 23, 2022 07:20 PM IST
Man with suspected ISI links arrested by STF in north Bengal: Police
The man from Bihar is suspected to have worked with ISI for the past few years and was living in a rented house in Siliguri’s Bharat Nagar area with his wife
Published on Dec 22, 2022 09:02 AM IST
In demand for Gorkhaland, hill state parties to rally this December in Delhi
Statehood Demand Coordination Committee (SDCC), a non-political organisation, and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) are also planning to organise rallies pressing their demand for Gorkhaland
Published on Nov 20, 2022 05:37 PM IST
Court issues non-bailable warrant against Union minister John Barla
A local court in north Bengal’s Cooch Behar district has issued a non-bailable warrant against Union minister John Barla for allegedly holding a political rally without taking proper permission in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
Updated on Nov 18, 2022 06:31 PM IST
Siliguri man kills ‘girlfriend’, confesses on social media before committing suicide
The man, identified as Kiran Debnath, killed the 30-year-old woman by slitting her throat, the police said, adding that she has a five-year-old son
Published on Nov 16, 2022 07:25 PM IST
Relief for Darjeeling planters as Tea Board of India lifts ban on tea blending
On October 18, the Tea Board of India amended its earlier notification that had completely banned the blending of Indian teas enjoying the geographical indications (GI) tags with imported ones
Published on Oct 20, 2022 02:37 PM IST
Bhaichung Bhutia’s Hamro Party demands inner line permit for Indians visiting Sikkim
HSP president Bhaichung Bhutia said the HSP, which held a convention on the issue on Sunday, decided to request the state and central governments to introduce the ILP for Indian nationals
Published on Oct 17, 2022 05:52 PM IST
Heavy rains trigger landslides in north Sikkim; more than 600 tourists rescued
Puja vacations are continuing in West Bengal and thousands of tourists visit the Himalayan state around this time of the year
Published on Oct 13, 2022 09:34 AM IST
Amit Shah arrives in North-East, says real growth happened after 2014
The Centre has set a target to have at least one dairy cooperative society in every gram panchayat area in the country, Amit Shah told the audience at Manan Kendra, where the conclave was held.
Updated on Oct 08, 2022 05:28 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
Bhutan opens border after 30 months, Indians to pay ₹1,200 a day during stay
Only passports and voter identity cards will be accepted as proof of Indian citizenship if original documents are produced for inspection
Published on Sep 23, 2022 07:39 PM IST
GTA Council seeks fresh Centre-state talks for Gorkhaland
Binoy Tamang, the former chairman of the GTA Board of Administrators and a GTA member, said the resolution should be honoured
Published on Sep 20, 2022 09:32 AM IST
Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into illegal transfer of teacher in north Bengal
The Siliguri-based teacher was transferred at least three times in one year, allegedly in violation of the rules
Published on Aug 05, 2022 01:12 PM IST
This Bengal school band becomes India’s first to perform at Swiss Basel Fest
For these boys from the government-aided Kumudini Home School in north Bengal’s Kalimpong, performing at the Basel Tattoo musical festival in Switzerland was a dream come true. However, it was not achieved overnight
Updated on Jul 24, 2022 08:44 AM IST
Mamata to attend oath-taking function of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration
BGPM president Anit Thapa, who lost the Darjeeling municipal election earlier this year, will be sworn in as the GTA chief executive
Published on Jul 12, 2022 09:14 AM IST
Panic in North Bengal, Sikkim as Nairobi Fly causes skin burns, rashes
Experts, however, said that there is nothing to panic about as the allergies were not serious and can be easily treated with some antibiotics and ointments
Published on Jul 07, 2022 02:01 PM IST
Grief, shock afflict families of soldiers who died in Manipur landslide
The bodies of 11 army men from Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts in West Bengal and the neighbouring state of Sikkim were sent to their homes on Saturday.
Updated on Jul 03, 2022 07:14 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
Bus carrying 22 college students from Ranchi overturns in Sikkim
Sixty nine students from the college were on an excursion, said the Sikkim police. They reached Sikkim on June 23
Updated on Jun 28, 2022 05:37 PM IST
Landslide kills woman, her two children in Sikkim
Officials said that the woman and her two sons were sleeping in their hut in Rongey Dokan Dara when the landslide hit around 1 am on Tuesday
Updated on Jun 28, 2022 11:25 AM IST
GTA polls in Darjeeling hills to be held after 10 years
Uncertainty had been looming over the West Bengal government’s decision to hold the election in the hills after the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) moved the Calcutta high court demanding a stay on the election
Published on Jun 25, 2022 07:33 PM IST
Landslides, rain disrupt life in north Bengal, Sikkim; traffic on NH-10 hit
The NH-10, which connects Sikkim and Kalimpong to the rest of the country, was hit by landslides near Mungpoo Fatak (Kalimpong district) and Andheri Jhora (Darjeeling district). Though the debris was cleared at both places by Monday afternoon, there was huge traffic congestion
Updated on Jun 20, 2022 03:40 PM IST
Five dead in Sikkim in accidents triggered by landslides after heavy rain
At least five persons, including three policemen, were killed in accidents triggered by landslides on Friday as heavy rains lashed Sikkim
Updated on Jun 18, 2022 12:40 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri