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At Flurys, time steeps gently, like tea leaves in hot water. Outside, Park Street swells with taxis, office-goers and the familiar chaos of Kolkata in May. Inside, teaspoons clink against porcelain cups, like they have for nearly a century, and waiters carry teapots with solemn concentration. Founded in 1927 by Swiss expatriate couple Mr and…
Portions of houses damaged in a disaster-hit area following landslides, in Darjeeling, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose on Monday (October 6, 2025) cut short his personal visit to Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and rushed to landslide-hit Darjeeling, a senior official said. The toll in the…
Agoods train crashed into the Kolkata-bound Kanchanjunga Express from behind. Kavach, the made-in-India system to help prevent accidents if two trains are travelling on the same line, was not available on the tracks in Darjeeling where the two trains collided today. At least eight passengers have died and over 50 others were injured after a…
Raju Bista also spoke about the alleged poor state of the tea gardens in Bengal Darjeeling: After polling for three North Bengal seats in the opening phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 19, the BJP’s Darjeeling candidate Raju Bista on Sunday said people settled in the northern reaches of the state never supported…