A month of shutdown has forced lifestyle changes on a hill population short of food, transport and Internet services. A look at how Darjeeling is coping: Long marches Hill residents are walking the extra mile, literally, to keep their hearth burning. A vegetable trader who didn’t want to be namedContinue Reading

Darjeeling: A police officer was today stabbed by protesters during fresh clashes that erupted in Darjeeling after the son of a lawmaker was arrested and a senior Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader’s house was allegedly vandalised last night. Both protesters and security personnel were injured in the clashes. A policeContinue Reading

C.M. Paul Darjeeling — A lady philanthropist in Darjeeling helped put together for the first time a multi religious group of intellectuals to discuss fundamental questions of life in the current socio-religious scenario. The program christened “Modern man in the light of eternity” brought together leaders from civil society andContinue Reading

Bhubaneshwar: Kandhamal has six new priests, including the first Salesian. The ordinations took place on Saturday and Monday in the presence of Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar. Their consecrations take an even greater significance since Kandhamal is the district in the State of Odisha (Orissa) that saw a pogrom byContinue Reading

by C.M. Paul Darjeeling – Continuing celebrations marking canonization of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Darjeeling town re- named a road to honour Mother Teresa of Calcutta, 3 rd December 2016. Bishop Stephen Lepcha of Darjeeling named Rockville Road which starts below Telephone Exchange and ends at Television Tower in DarjeelingContinue Reading