Writes Vivek Chhetri Darjeeling, July 24: The collapse of a four-storey structure in Darjeeling on Friday night, which led to seven deaths, has brought to focus the pathetic construction of buildings in the hills. Buildings have virtually come up in thin air in Darjeeling with residents using vertical wooden stilts to create space, though in […]

Writes LEENA HAZARIKA I have always been a proud civilian of India, but, I am overwhelmingly humiliated to see all the agony some other natives of Assam are going through every year. This is something which I have been thinking from quite some time now. I needed to ask you as to how much do […]

TRAGEDY STRIKES DARJEELING: Building Collapse Causes 3 Deaths, 7 Rescued, 7 Missing Darjeeling 22nd July 2016 Around 10:30 PM last night, people in Dr. Zakir Hussain Busty (locally known as Butcher Busty) below Lower Masjid, were jolted by a tremor. They assumed it was an earthquake. On coming out of their houses, they were left […]

Siliguri, June 24: Incessant rainfall led to waterlogging today in areas in and around Siliguri, including New Jalpaiguri railway station, and a rise in the water levels of a number of rivers in north Bengal. The downpour forced the state irrigation department to issue a yellow alert (primary alert) in the unprotected areas on either […]

Sikkim 17th May 2016: Highway road blocked at Rel khola (Ri chu) after Iron Bridge swept away by heavy rainfall approx 99 tourist vehicles which reached Mangan town and maximum back towards east district from Mangan, North district. More than 200 tourists which have stranded at Chungthang, approx 60 tourists at Lachung and 50 tourists […]

13th April 2016 Its very sad to report that the part of Darjeeling town was once again engulfed in fire early in the morning today. Following are thing that is all you need to know which has come out of the event till now. 1.Fire Breaks Out At Shyam Brothers Line Darjeeling Fire broke out […]

Writes Shailendra M Pradhan for TheDC March 31st, 2016 , will go down in the collective memory for two, or possibly three, reasons: hailstorm in Darjeeling, the tragedy in Kolkata caused by the collapse of under-construction bridge, and, of not lesser interest to a cricketing nation like ours, the defeat of India in T20 World […]

Special Report: Upendra for The Darjeeling Chronicle When landslides happened in Tingling, the only group of people who were not shocked were the Tingling residents. They knew this day was coming. In fact, they had known this day would come since 2011. Following the 2011 earthquake, land had started to sink in, in Limbu Gaon Tingling. […]

Six persons died and six went missing after heavy rains lashed Kalimpong subdivision last night and caused landslides. COUPLE BURIED IN THEIR HOUSE IN KALIMPONG DUE TO LANDSLIDE The extent of damage caused by the 137mm rain, which Kalimpong received in 24 hours since 8.30am yesterday, is not yet known. “Six persons died and another […]

Press Release from Gorkhaland Territorial Administration on 9th July 2015. The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration’s Chief Executive Mr Bimal Gurung is visiting all the areas affected by the landslides in Kalimpong including Todhay Tangta, Lava Lingsey, Gitadabing and Khola Khan at lava. Bimal Gurung visiting the damaged areas during heavy rainfall on 30th june 2015 to […]

38 killed in landslide in Darjeeling; PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh compensation for victims’ families At least 38 people were killed in landslides triggered by heavy rainfall across Darjeeling district of West Bengal on Wednesday. The water in the Teesta barrage is rising alarmingly and the administration has started the evacuation process in the […]

Death toll in Mirik Landslide has reached 27, 19 from Tingling Limbudhura,3 from Mahinra Gaon,3 from Thana Line Mirik,one from Toklang, one from Seeyok and one from lower Deosay dara namely Ranjit Khapangi,husband of Mrs Sushila Thapa who died due to heart attack. Dead body being pulled up by the people in Mirik from the […]

Siliguri, July 17: Singer Prashant Tamang, the 2007 winner of the reality show Indian Idol, will perform here tomorrow to raise funds for the Mirik landslides victims and their families. Prashant Tamang, the 2007 winner of the reality show Indian Idol Amit Paul, who was the first runners-up at the show in 2007, will also […]

On July 1 , landslides had hit Darjeeling, Mirik, Kalimpong and Kurseong, killing at least 40 people. Days after multiple landslides hit Darjeeling district, authorities on Sunday said property worth at least Rs 50 crore has been damaged. This, even as the state government is still gathering data to ascertain the loss. Landslide-hit Mirik near […]

Vivek Chhetri Darjeeling, July 9: The GTA ( Gorkhaland Territorial Administration ) has decided to rehabilitate landslides victims in three phases in what is expected to be one of the biggest rehabilitation processes in the hills in recent times. Arun Sigchi, the elected GTA Sabha member from Soureni, today said: “On July 6, we held […]

1 July Darjeeling; 20 people have reportedly died due to landslides in Mirik and Kalimpong IN Darjeeling district so far. Landslide kills at least 20 people in Mirik and Kalimpong. In Mirik IT IS reported that at least 14 people have been killed in Limbu Gown alone, 3 people were killed in Mahendra Gown and […]

An Earthquake of magnitude  7.5 to 7.9 striked Nepal on 25th April 2015 which heavenly Damaged the capital city of Kathmandu. There was widespread devastation in Hanmandhoka area in the old area of Kathmandu. Several casualties were feared as buildings collapsed. Bhimsen tower collapsed in Nepal. View the Photos of the Earthquake effected Areas in Nepal and India Hundreds trapped as […]

The land allotment for the construction of a fire station at Ward No. 7 under Mirik Municipality was today completed, after the land revenue department officially handed over the documents to the fire department in Kurseong. The long standing demand of the people of Mirik for the construction of a fire brigade building is finally […]