Heavy rainfall and floods can cut tea production by 25%AN Singh, CEO, Goodricke Group said, "The situation is extremely worrisome in Dooars. Water has entered labourers’ quarters and in some cas...
26 Jul, 2016, 01.50 AM IST
Weather may hit this year’s tea productionWhile Darjeeling and parts of Dooars are witnessing a dry spell, tea gardens in Assam are facing incessant rains, which may bring down tea ...
26 Apr, 2016, 03.29 AM IST
West Bengal polls make life tougher for beneficiaries of Bangladesh-Bhutan tradeFour major trade points of Bhutan in Indo-Bhutan border, at northern side of Dooars, are linked with 4 trade gates of Bangladesh at souther...
28 Mar, 2016, 05.00 PM IST
Bengal tea gardens brew political tensionStarvation deaths in Dooars tea gardens of north Bengal are slowly taking a political turn as opposition parties like CPIM and BJP are whip...
03 Nov, 2015, 10.30 AM IST
6 elephants crushed on Dooars tracksSix more elephants were mowed down by a train in Dooars on Wednesday evening, taking the year’s death toll to 18.
14 Nov, 2013, 01.54 AM IST
- Darjeeling Gorkhas want inclusion of Terai and Dooars under the GTA
The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leaders in Darjeeling have renewed their demand for inclusion of Terai and Dooars in the newly constructe...
26 Dec, 2012, 06.52 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee for peace in Terai-Dooars, inclusion as per GTA pact
Mamata Banerjee said the decision on inclusion of Terai and Dooars in Gorkhaland Territorial Administration would be taken as per the GTA a...
23 Apr, 2012, 03.38 PM IST
- The Joint Action Committee of 26 organisations in north Bengal calls a bandh in Terai and Dooars
Several district administrations in north Bengal are apprehending trouble over the bandh and GJM's gathering on the same day.
20 Apr, 2012, 03.51 PM IST
- Guv asks all political parties to help restore peace in Hills
West Bengal Governor M K Narayan on Thursday asked all political parties to help restore peace in the trouble-torn Darjeeling Hills and Doo...
11 Feb, 2011, 10.36 AM IST
- Bhutan’s trade links with neighbours may snap
The political scenario at Dooars in North Bengal may pose a major threat to Bhutan’s external trade with India and Bangladesh, the two most...
11 Nov, 2009, 09.28 PM IST
- Extremists consolidate base in Dooars
Turmoil has made Dooars in North Bengal, a fertile ground for Maoist consolidation.
30 Oct, 2009, 09.50 PM IST
- Dooars unrest hits Bhutan-Bangla trade through India
Political unrest in Dooars, which is close to the Indo-Bhutan border, has cast a shadow over the Bhutan-Bangladesh trade through India. Goo...
14 May, 2009, 09.42 PM IST
- Dooars strike brings trade to a standstill
As feared earlier, the indefinite strike called by the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad (ABAVP) has put Dooars in a spot.
11 May, 2009, 09.39 PM IST
- Post-poll violence in Dooars drives home eroding harmony
Conflicts between Nepalis and tribals as well as tribal groups in wide areas of the Dooars have exposed the eroding century-old harmony bet...
05 May, 2009, 09.59 PM IST
- Dooars row may hit ‘first flush’ tea
The ongoing political upheaval in Dooars may soon hit the high-quality and highly valued ‘first flush’ tea trade there. Dooars contributes ...
11 Feb, 2009, 02.11 AM IST
- Dumdin tea estate suspends operation
Tata Tea-owned Dumdin Tea Estate in Dooars region of North Bengal suspends operation on Tuesday.
04 Sep, 2007, 07.50 PM IST
- Tata Tea seeks WB govt's nod for non-tea activity
Tata Tea Limited has sought approval from West Bengal government for utilising the idle land at its four tea gardens in the Dooars region f...
08 May, 2007, 09.15 PM IST