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The two heritage diesel toy train engines (in picture) restored for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway will debut at the Ghoom Festival, celebrating the region’s railway legacy and mountain spirit.

Century-old locomotives return to Darjeeling for Ghoom Festival

November 13, 2025, 03:24 PM - 4 min read

Two century-old heritage engines from Mysuru have been restored to join the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway fleet and will debut at the Ghoom Festival, reviving hill nostalgia and pride.

CM Mamata Banerjee addressing a gathering in Siliguri in September this year.

Mamata lands in Siliguri for welfare push, post-flood review

November 10, 2025, 03:21 PM - 3 min read

Mamata Banerjee began a two-day visit to North Bengal to lead a public service programme, distribute pattas, inaugurate health centres and review rehabilitation work after recent floods and landslides.

Jaldapara National Park, which spans over 200 square kilometers, is home to around 200 elephants, 330 rhinos, and more than 4,000 bison and deer

Flood-hit North Bengal sees surge in elephant attacks; 4 killed

November 4, 2025, 03:16 PM - 3 min read

According to forest officials, the alarming rise in elephant incursions into human settlements is linked to a severe food shortage in Jaldapara National Park.

Aftermath of Cyclone Montha that battered North Bengal and Sikkim, prompting evacuations and widespread travel restrictions.

Cyclone Montha batters North Bengal, Sikkim on alert

October 31, 2025, 04:12 PM - 4 min read

Cyclone Montha is lashing North Bengal and Sikkim, prompting the suspension of Sandakphu permits and a trekking ban from Manebhanjan as authorities deploy earth movers and evacuate vulnerable riverbank settlements.

An aircraft moves along the runway at Bagdogra International Airport

FM’s flight makes emergency landing in Siliguri, Bhutan trip off

October 31, 2025, 02:49 PM - 3 min read

Nirmala Sitharaman’s Bhutan visit has been cancelled after bad weather at Paro forced her flight to make an emergency landing in Siliguri. Officials said safety concerns prompted the decision.

Railway personnel patrol the area near Kokrajhar in Assam after a suspected IED explosion damaged the track and disrupted services overnight, before operations resumed following emergency repairs.

IED blast on track halts rail traffic in Assam, north Bengal

October 23, 2025, 02:31 PM - 3 min read

Train services across Lower Assam and north Bengal were briefly disrupted after a suspected IED blast damaged a railway track near Kokrajhar, prompting a security alert and swift repairs.

Relief materials being distributed to flood-affected residents in Alipurduar.

Mamata orders swift repair of flood-hit schools in North Bengal

October 22, 2025, 02:10 PM - 3 min read

Floods and landslides have destroyed over 170 schools across North Bengal, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to order urgent reconstruction before the Puja holidays.

A goods train passes over a temporary rail bridge built after the original structure was washed away during the recent floods in North Bengal, as restoration work continues.

North Bengal returns to normalcy after floods and landslides

October 13, 2025, 09:42 PM - 3 min read

North Bengal is slowly recovering from floods and landslides, as bridge reconstruction and railway repairs restore connectivity, reviving tourism and daily life.

A bridge connecting Siliguri via Mirik to Darjeeling in Dudhiya (L), was damaged by heavy river water, disrupting connectivity, while roads in the hills were washed out by torrential rains and landslides (R).

Bhutan warns of flooding in North Bengal after dam overflow

October 5, 2025, 03:00 PM - 3 min read

Darjeeling’s landslide tragedy has deepened with Bhutan warning of floods downstream, placing north Bengal on alert as Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar brace for overflowing river waters.

Indian railways personnel repairing a steam engine at the Tindharia Workshop, the historic cradle of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, where engines continue to be maintained and restored.

Darjeeling’s 130-year-old steam engine to roll again this Puja

September 17, 2025, 02:12 PM - 4 min read

Darjeeling’s 130-year-old steam locomotive 777-B will return to life this Durga Puja, as the DHR prepares to restore the historic engine at its Tindharia Workshop.

5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts northeast, northern Bengal

September 14, 2025, 08:20 PM - 3 min read

A 5.8 magnitude quake shook Assam, Manipur, Arunachal and north Bengal on Sunday, triggering panic but causing no reported damage or loss of life, officials confirmed.

The Teesta River could be seen flooding localities near Teesta Bazar on Tuesday, disrupting movement along NH10 and submerging several low-lying homes across Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts.

Landslides, rising Teesta cut off Bengal, Sikkim hills

July 30, 2025, 04:50 PM - 3 min read

The Teesta river has swelled dangerously following incessant rainfall across Sikkim and Darjeeling hills, disrupting traffic and flooding low-lying areas as a red alert was issued in Jalpaiguri district.