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West Bengal Weather Update | The monsoon is set to depart from Bengal before Mahalaya; there's no fear of major disasters during the Pujas. What will the weather be like in North Bengal?
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West Bengal Weather Update | The monsoon is about to leave Bengal before Mahalaya; there is no fear of major disasters during the Pujas. What will the weather be like in North Bengal? Uttar Banga Sangbad Online Desk: Favorable conditions are developing in Bengal for the monsoon to depart before Mahalaya. According to the Alipore Meteorological Department, the final phase of the monsoon's departure from the state will begin in the second week of October. As a result, there is no possibility of heavy disasters during the upcoming Pujas.

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Bodaganj Eco-Tourism Center | The tourism center is like a haunted house! Apathetic office, anger in Bodaganj
tourism1 source6d ago

Anik Chowdhury, Jalpaiguri: While the scent of Puja is expected to increase the crowds of Bengalis in the hills and Dooars, it's difficult to find a favorite spot during the Puja days in hotels, resorts, and homestays in Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar along with Darjeeling-Kalimpong. However, the opposite picture prevails in Bodaganj. The government Eco-Tourism Center, situated near the Teesta River and Baikunthapur forest area, remains deserted (Bodaganj Eco-Tourism Center). Due to lack of maintenance, it is now a haunted house.

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Darjeeling & Sikkim Tourism | The clouds of uncertainty are looming over every aspect of tourism in the hills, with nature's wrath taking its toll.
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Sunny Sarkar, Siliguri: Autumn's sky is indeed a sea of blue, floating on rafts of cotton clouds and filled with the scent of puja flowers—but even in the autumn dawn of Ashwin, the face of the sky feels heavy. Such a situation is nature's 'other game,' as Harinabi-Subhasnagar's পিউ Sarkar, who went to Darjeeling hills for a trip, realized. Before Puja, the mountains are 'cheap,' so with a colleague, she went to South Kolkata [...] The post Darjeeling & Sikkim To

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Thapa calls for all Gorkha leaders to unite on one platform for Gorkha issues
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><b>DARJEELING,:</b> Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) chief Anit Thapa on Wednesday, at the party’s sixth foundation day programme held in Kurseong, stressed the need for all Gorkha leaders to work from one platform on Gorkha issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpaci

Sikkim Express — Darjeeling
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista Welcomes 20% Bonus Advisory for Tea Workers and Oversees Land Patta Distribution
tourism1 source4w ago

PTI, September 7, 2026, Mirik: Darjeeling Member of Parliament Raju Bista welcomed the advisory issued by the Government of West Bengal fixing the annual bonus for tea garden workers across the Darjeeling hills, the Terai, and the Dooars at 20 per cent for the financial year 2025–26, with disbursement scheduled for completion by October 5, 2026. "I thank Honourable Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari

Kalimpong News
Darjeeling Tourism: Selling the Hills Cheap
tourism1 source2mo ago

Full rooms don't always mean healthy tourism. Beneath the busy season lies a quieter story of shrinking margins, price wars, and the growing challenge of preserving the value and identity of the Darjeeling Hills.

Kalimpong Journal
PWD to Upgrade Two Key Roads in Darjeeling Hills After GTA Handover
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PTI, July 29, 2026, Kolkata: In a latest development aimed at improving connectivity in the Darjeeling hills, the West Bengal Public Works Department (PWD) is set to upgrade two crucial road stretches in the region. The PWD has taken over the maintenance of the two roads, which were under the control of the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA). These two roads are Rohini Road, also known as Sub

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