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Heavy rain affects normal life in north Bengal, IMD warns of more downpourAn alert for extremely heavy rainfall has been issued for sub-Himalayan West Bengal until Monday, with chances of landslides in hilly regio...
Bengal Monsoon Rain Update: Heavy rain likely in 16 districts, thunderstorms to continueKolkata weather update: West Bengal is set to experience heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning over the next seven days. Parts of...
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...
Arterial road link between West Bengal and Sikkim snapped as rain pounds two statesHeavy rain set off a landslide on the highway at 29th mile in West Bengal, around 60 km from Sikkim's Rangpo border, disrupting vehicular m...
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.
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...
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.
Landslide destroys house, damages road in Kalimpong, DarjeelingThe landslide following incessant rains in the area for the past few days damaged about 300 meters of the Kalimpong main road last night.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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...
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Darjeeling-NJP toy train service resumes after 5 yearsThe toy train service between 'Queen of Hills' Darjeeling and New Jalpaiguri resumed today, after a gap of nearly five years.
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...
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...