Darjeeling hit by heavy rains & landslides: Homes damaged, families displaced, rescue efforts underwayHeavy rains triggered multiple landslides in Darjeeling, displacing families and damaging infrastructure, including tourism quarters and th...
17 Jul, 2025, 12.05 PM IST
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...
23 Oct, 2021, 01.05 PM IST
Landslide washes away portion of NH 55 in Bengal's DarjeelingThe landslide has blocked traffic movement on the vital road connecting Siliguri and Darjeeling, he said.
25 Jun, 2021, 12.43 PM IST
Landslides detached Darjeeling, disrupted World Heritage 'Toy Train' serviceAround ten big landslides during the last 2 days have already shattered communication to Darjeeling and adjoining places. The most dangerou...
30 Jun, 2020, 05.13 PM IST
Landslide damages NH-55 in Kurseong, DarjeelingNo injury or casualty was reported due to the landslide in the 77 km national highway that connects Siliguri and Darjeeling.
16 Jul, 2015, 01.45 PM IST
Geological Survey of India team to visit landslide-hit MirikA GSI team will be visiting landslide affected area of Mirik which was worst hit in the July 1 devastation that shook the Darjeeling Hills.
09 Jul, 2015, 12.45 PM IST
Expert blames slipshod planning for Darjeeling landslidesThe expert said countries like Japan, where around 80-85% of the land area is hilly, did not experience such frequent landslides.
06 Jul, 2015, 11.38 AM IST
Another landslip occurs in Darjeeling even as people return home from relief sheltersPeople who had taken shelter in the three relief camps in Tingling and Lamagaon villages are gradually returning home, the officials said.
05 Jul, 2015, 12.40 PM IST
West Bengal assessing landslide damage : Mamata BanerjeeMamata said the state government was conducting an assessment of the landslide-battered districts and the report would be sent to the Centr...
04 Jul, 2015, 08.52 PM IST
Landslide toll in Darjeeling increases to 40, rescue operations onThe NDRF, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), state government's disaster management and the Indian Army are jointly carrying out relief rescue ...
03 Jul, 2015, 02.10 PM IST
Rescue operation in Darjeeling on; CM Mamata Banerjee, Kiren Rijiju visit affected areasCM Mamata Banerjee visited areas in Mirik which were worst affected by landslides, met families of the victims and distributed relief and c...
02 Jul, 2015, 06.54 PM IST
Massive landslides, rain claim 38 lives in DarjeelingArmy's help has also been sought for stepped up rescue and relief efforts, North Bengal Development Minister Gautam Deb said.
01 Jul, 2015, 09.33 PM IST
On PM Modi's direction, Kiren Rijiju rushing to landslide-hit DarjeelingMinister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju is visiting Darjeeling to assess the ground situation after massive landslides claimed at least 22 ...
01 Jul, 2015, 05.12 PM IST
West Bengal landslides: PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh for kin of those killedThe Prime Minister also directed Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju to go to the locations to take stock of the situation.
01 Jul, 2015, 04.24 PM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to visit landslide-hit Darjeeling hillsAt least 18 people were killed in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kalimpong and Kurseong sub-divisions of Darjeeling district since ...
01 Jul, 2015, 01.21 PM IST
Toy train to resume service from Siliguri to Darjeeling from December 25Toy train services between Siliguri and Kurseong were stopped in June 2010 following a landslide on the NH 55 at Paglajhora, between Gayaba...
21 Dec, 2014, 02.51 PM IST
Tindharia-Siliguri toy train service to resume by month-endTrains continued to run from Siliguri to Gayabari, another landslide on the highway at Tindharia in Sept 2011 had cut short the service til...
16 Dec, 2013, 03.38 PM IST