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DARJEELING CRISIS
Cheap Nepal tea imports deepen crisis for Darjeeling industrySandeep Mukherjee, principal adviser of Darjeeling Tea Association said “Of the 87 tea estates in Darjeeling, 7 are permanently closed. Man...- Nearly half of Darjeeling tea estates are on saleA liquidity crisis, high wages and falling tea prices are impacting the profitability of Darjeeling planters, forcing them to look out for ...
- Darjeeling planters seek anti-dumping duty on Nepal teaPlanters of Darjeeling tea allege that several tea importers are passing on Nepalese tea as Darjeeling tea at much lower prices, causing hu...
- BJP MP writes to PM seeking financial support for landslide victims in Darjeeling, KalimpongRaju Bista, in his letter, wrote that as many as ten people have been injured due to the rain-induced landslides in the district, while som...
- 1st flush tea wiped out, Darjeeling may lose 2nd tooFor the first time in the history of the iconic Darjeeling tea, the entire lot of the expensive and exportable first flush leaves withered ...
- Fund-starved Darjeeling tea companies face an existential crisisLenders are reluctant as the planters either do not have existing stocks to borrow against or they had already exhausted their earlier borr...
- Not politics, Darjeeling needs deeper attention towards ground troublesOn the eve of winter, the hill is boiling with political warmth generated out of power tussle between leaders of two factions of Gorkha Jan...
- Gorkha Janmukti Morcha writes to Mamata, requests dialogue on Darjeeling crisisThe Darjeeling hills have been on the boil for over two months with an indefinite shutdown called by the GJM continuing since June 12 to pr...
- PM's intervention needed to stop Darjeeling impasse: BJP leader supports state CongressThe state Congress president had earlier came down heavily on Mamata Banerjee and alleged that it was she who had been solely responsible f...
- West Bengal government seeks change of central forces in troubled DarjeelingWhile the home ministry's immediate reaction was that the demand was “inappropriate“, it nevertheless asked for a formal report on the law ...
- Darjeeling crisis is transforming into yet another tornado"The movement will begin with a demonstration at Jantar Mantar on 18th to 19th December. To be followed by a public meeting at Talkotra Sta...
- Sitaram Yechury’s recommendation condemned by social activistsIn a public meeting at Darjeeling last week, Yechuri demanded West Bengal hills, including Darjeeling, to be include under North Eastern Co...
- Political turmoil puts schools in Darjeeling under deep crisisAuthorities are apprehending avalanche in this academic business that adds up near Rs 150 crore per annum in the local ground economy.
- Rupee devaluation robs Indians of Darjeeling teaRupee devaluation has prodded Darjeeling tea producers to step up exports and shift the focus from domestic market to global markets.
- Rift between TMC and GJM in Darjeeling comes openGorkhaland supporters have brought the rift between the friendship between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's party TMC and Gorkh...
- Darjeeling crisis gets further complicated with new legal knot over GTADespite all initiatives of Mamata, formation of GTA, is now under a legal knot. GJM is yet to come out with any workplan to handle this.
- Weak Europe demand hits Darjeeling teaFirst flush tea, which has a distinctive light colour and aroma, fetches the maximum revenues for Darjeeling's tea industry.
- Darjeeling tea prices zoom on aggressive buying by exportersDemand for tea variety has picked up in US, EU markets.
- Financial crisis takes a toll on Darjeeling teaThe global economic crisis has affected the Darjeeling tea industry. The premium first flush teas, which become available in the market fro...
- Left calls meet on Darjeeling crisisLeft Front will hold a meeting on Saturday to discuss ways to tackle the ongoing crisis in Darjeeling hills.
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