Civic News in Kalimpong

Over Rs 2,000 crore infrastructure push planned for North Bengal, says Suvendu Adhikari; inaugurates ROB in Siliguri›

Sanchita Aich Bag and Amitava Banerjee, MP, July 27, 2026, Siliguri: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday inaugurated the long-awaited Road Over Bridge (ROB), connecting Air View More and Jhankar More on Burdwan Road in Siliguri, on his way back from Jalpaiguri to Kolkata. Addressing the gathering at the inauguration programme, Adhikari described North Bengal as the "gateway to Northeast Indi

1986 to 2026: A Common Citizen’s Plea for Darjeeling›

The current balanced political alignment offers a rare, historic window of opportunity. But as a community, we must refuse to be bought off with the crumbs of the past. We have lived through the experiments of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council and the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration frail, administrative bodies that served as nothing more than temporary bandages on a deep, historical wound.