Darjeeling: The 182-year-old St Andrew's Church near Mall Road in Darjeeling, which had been restored by the state govt, was virtually inaugurated by CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday. The CM inaugurated the restored structure, with its distinctive Gothic-style features intact, during the 15th Kolkata Christmas Festival at Allen Park on Park Street."The conservation work of St Andrew's Church,...
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West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose spends time with children, elderlies at Raj Bhavan in Darjeeling
KOLKATA: West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday evening spent his time with the children and elderly women residing at the home of All Bengal Women's Union.The elderly citizens of the old age home along with the children had a gala time with the governor. Bose presented them with an assortment of delightful fruits and sweets, brightening their festival days.The governor invited 50 children from...
SILIGURI: Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling will receive a pair of Siberian tigers from Pafos zoo in Cyprus in an animal exchange programme. The Darjeeling zoo will send two red pandas in exchange, said zoo officials.State forest minister Jyotipriya Mallick said the pair of tigers will arrive by the end of November. "Darjeeling zoo is getting a pair of Siberian tigers in an exchange...