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26th June 2020 – COVID – 19 has almost engulfed the entire world and not showing signs to end soon. Under the aegis of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration(GTA) the hills are to be opened for the tourists from 1st of July. Tourists will have to follow …
20th June 2020 – Darjeeling Hills, along with rest of the country, are battling COVID-19 and tourism is one of the badly affected sectors. Gorkhaland Territorial Administration(GTA) has started the groundwork for the upcoming tourist season which falls in the months of September-October. It is …
6th March 2020In the wake of Corona Virus spread across India, Sikkim has stopped issuing the Inner Line Permit(ILP) to all foreign nationals with immediate effect. Also, no permit for Nathu-La will be issued. In a letter to the Secretary Tourism and Civil Aviation, the …
30th Nov 2020 – A gaur went on the rampage leaving on person dead at least 10 others injured at College Para in Dhupguri of Jalpaiguri District and took shelter in a water tank. Foresters shot five pellets and tranquilised the animal, while it took …
17th January 2020 – A pair of the Black Panther were captured in-camera by guide Lekhu Mahato. He was returning with a group of tourists from Boro Mahakal area of Buxa Tiger Reserve when he saw the pair in the hilly terrain. Other forests/ National …
03rd January 2020– “On December 18, 2019, a trail camera captured a tiger. We are yet to analyse the image. We cannot say right now if it is a male or a female,” said Ravi Kant Sinha, principal chief conservator of forests and chief wildlife …
11th December 2019 – It took a toil on the forest department officials to rescue a one-year-old calf that accidentally fell into water tank Section-12 of the Bharnobari Tea Estate under Kalchini Block of Alipurduar district. It is learnt that the calf came out from …
It is learnt that six vultures of the Himalayan Griffon species in the Rajabhatkhawa Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre in Alipurduar will taste the sky very soon. The six birds have now been translocated to the ‘release aviary’ that has been built in the Conservation …
04th Nov 2019 – Preparations for the 16th ‘Biswa Dooars Utsav’ begins at Alipurduar Parade Ground with ‘khutti puja’. The festival will kick start on 27th December and continue till 7th January. Sweets were distributed among the people present at the ground. The ‘Dooars Utsav’ …
08th Nov 2019- An elephant calf was hit by a car near Naxalbari Block, 20 km away from Siliguri. The incident occurred when three elephants were crossing the highway. After the incident, the mother of the calf ransacked the vehicle. Two persons in the vehicle …