This latest derailment comes amid a concerning spike in train accidents across the country in recent times, highlighting ongoing challenges in railway safety and infrastructure maintenance.
The IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in north Bengal in the coming days. The region is already witnessing heavy downpours which have caused landslides in a hilly region and severe waterlogging in low-lying plains.
In Darjeeling district, a fatal collision between the Kanchanjungha Express and a goods train claimed 10 lives and injured over 60 individuals on Monday. Following the incident, several trains were canceled for Tuesday, with reroutes announced for others.
Darjeeling is not just a popular tourist destination, it’s also a perfect summer escape for those looking to beat the heat. With its cool climate, stunning views, and serene atmosphere, it’s no wonder that it’s known as the ‘Queen of Hills’.
Darjeeling Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: BJP's Raju Bista experienced a rocky start but later he established a solid lead over TMC's Gopal Lama.
The strategically key parliamentary constituencies of Darjeeling, Raiganj and Balurghat will go for polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26. Raju Bista and Sukanta Majumdar from the BJP along with TMC's Biplab Mitra are the key candidates in the second phase.
Darjeeling, one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, will go for polls in the second phase of the parliamentary elections on April 26. Like most constituencies, Darjeeling is also set to witness a triangular contest.
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP's Raju Bista is the incumbent MP in Darjeeling, who defeated TMC's Amar Singh Rai in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Trinamool Congress has fielded Gopal Lama while the Indian National Congress has nominated Munish Tamang for the seat.
Darjeeling Lok Sabha Election 2024: The CPM won the seat six times in 1971, 1980, 1984, 1996, 1998 and 1999. The Congress won the seat five times in 1957, 1962, 1977, 1991 and 2004. The BJP emerged victorious in 2009, 2014 and 2019.
West Bengal news: A few days ago Mamata Banerjee joined Film Director Mahesh Bhatt, former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly, actors Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha on stage and danced with them at the Kolkata International Film Festival.
Announcing his decision to quit the Trinamool Congress, Tamang said that the manner in which the party and the BGPM took control over the Darjeeling Municipality by alluring six erstwhile Hamro Party councillors was against all democratic norms and an insult to the people of the hills.
All the coaches are equipped with automatic doors, a GPS-based audio-visual passenger information system, onboard Wi-Fi and comfortable seats. The executive class has rotating chairs.
West Bengal news: While returning from the swearing-in ceremony of the new board of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suddenly stopped by a roadside snacks shop run by an all-women self-help group.
(National Train Day is celebrated on the second Saturday in May annually. On the eve of National Train Day, here's a list of stunning train destination landscapes from around the world for everyone to enjoy.
Normal life in parts of the tea growing north Bengal was also affected on Wednesday as torrential showers in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts triggered landslides causing damages to roads and bridges, halting or constricting traffic in various places, officials said.
The toy train on this route was declared a UNESCO ‘World Heritage Site’ in 1999. At present, one train will run daily in each direction between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling, 88 km apart, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson Guneet Kaur said from Maligaon.
A major landslide washed away a portion of National Highway 55 in West Bengal's Darjeeling district.
A snow leopard gave birth to three cubs in WB's Darjeeling. The cubs were welcomed by Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park.
Anyone who is a nationalist and wants to see our nation and Bengal reach greater glory is connecting with our party, says BJP MP from Darjeeling Raju Bista.
After six years of relative peace, the region flared up once again in 2017 with Gurung making a fresh call for Gorkhaland.
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