He noted that Darjeeling Hills, Terai, and Dooars have historically been governed under distinct administrative setups meant for tribal areas, yet these 11 sub-tribes continue to face exclusion ...

Union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai will preside over the meeting in Delhi. The last meeting was held in ...

Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on December 17 advocated for the re-inclusion of 11 left-out Gorkha sub-tribes into the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list during a discussion on the "Readjustment of ...

The central government is examining the longstanding demand to confer Scheduled Tribe (ST) status on 11 Gorkha communities in the Darjeeling hills. Jual Oram, the Union minister for tribal affairs, ...

Kolkata: Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in West Bengal’s Darjeeling has become India’s first zoo to preserve DNA samples of wildlife found exclusively in snowy regions, officials said.

A storm is brewing over Darjeeling’s premium first flush tea that commands the highest prices in the international market. Ajoy Edwards, the chief convener of the Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front (IGJF), ...