I am working with Hindustan Times since 2001 and am posted in Siliguri, West Bengal, as Principal Correspondent. I have been regularly covering vast area of northern parts of West Bengal, Sikkim and parts of Nepal and Bhutan.
Articles by Pramod Giri
Tourist from Hyderabad, pilot killed during paragliding in Sikkim
Their parachute got entangled in rope at Phaka and they lost control following which the two fell into the Lachung River. They were then swept away and got stuck beneath boulders in the middle of the river downstream.
Published on Apr 01, 2022 11:42 PM IST
GTA elections soon, says Mamata Banerjee at meeting with leaders of hill parties
Darjeeling: GJM general secretary Roshan Giri said his party wants West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to find a permanent political solution to “our old problems” before the GTA elections.
Published on Mar 29, 2022 12:58 AM IST
A slow death of the famed Darjeeling shoes
SILIGURI: Darjeeling shoemakers Basant Thapa and Kumar Sarki recount their good old days when the youngsters of the hill town used to wait for weeks, sometimes for months, to grab a pair of their shoes, including the fashionable Dingo boots
Updated on Mar 28, 2022 04:35 PM IST
Hamro Party launched by Glenary’s owner 3 months ago wins Darjeeling civic body
The Hamro Party bagged 18 of the 32 seats at Darjeeling municipality, springing the biggest surprise of the polls held at Bengal’s 108 civic bodies on February 27.
Updated on Mar 02, 2022 07:49 PM IST
Darjeeling receives heavy snowfall after gap of 15 years
The minimum temperature at Darjeeling’s Raj Bhawan, located close to the mall, was recorded to be -2 degrees Celsius; while Gangtok in Sikkim recorded 1.7 degrees Celsius on Friday, which is the lowest temperature recorded in February in 14 years.
Published on Feb 05, 2022 06:45 PM IST
At 77, Kaajee Singh becomes first Gorkha-Nepali musician to receive Padma Shri
Credited with popularising the traditional Maruni dance and the Shree Maadal, Kajee Singh lives in the Kalimpong hills of north Bengal.
Updated on Jan 27, 2022 12:32 AM IST
‘A sudden jerk and all came tumbling down’: Survivors recall horror
On Thursday, 12 coaches of the train derailed in Maynaguri region of West Bengal and Sahida went missing in the resulting pandemonium.
Updated on Jan 15, 2022 04:44 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
‘A massive jerk, followed by two more’: Survivors recount Bengal train tragedy
Twelve coaches of the Guwahati-bound Bikaner Express got derailed at Jalpaiguri in north Bengal on Thursday evening, leaving nine passengers dead and at least 36 injured.
Updated on Jan 14, 2022 04:27 PM IST
Sikkim imposes entry restrictions, odd-even rule amid Covid-19 surge
The Sikkim government declared that people entering the state should produce RT-PCR negative reports and the tests must be done within 72 hours before entry.
Updated on Jan 10, 2022 10:56 PM IST
Thick snow blankets Darjeeling and Sikkim; set to spark tourism rush
The snow disrupted normal life in parts of Sikkim as electricity and mobile networks were cut off. The army earlier rescued over 1,000 tourists stranded near the India-China border in eastern Sikkim on Sunday
Published on Dec 29, 2021 10:32 AM IST
1000 tourists stranded in heavy snowfall in Sikkim, army steps in
On Saturday, 1027 tourists in 120 vehicles, got stranded over a stretch of 15 km as the area witnessed massive snowfall.
Updated on Dec 27, 2021 04:05 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Hindustan Times, Siliguri
45-yr-old doctor, stabbed trying to protect hospital staffer, dies. She will live
Dr Sanjay Upreti, a cardiologist with the STNM Hospital at Gangtok, the Himalayan state’s capital, was stabbed when he tried to stop an attacker from killing Kala Chettri, a female sanitation staffer at the hospital.
Published on Dec 24, 2021 08:36 PM IST
Former Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Binoy Tamang joins Trinamool Congress
Tamang joining the TMC comes at a time when a section of BJP leaders have renewed the demand for Gorkhaland state
Updated on Dec 24, 2021 04:28 PM IST
Sikkim cardiologist tried to rescue hospital staffer in knife attack, stabbed
Cardiologist Sanjay Upreti stepped in to help the Sikkim government-run hospital’s female sanitation worker as the suspect attacked her with a knife. He was also attacked, police said.
Published on Dec 15, 2021 01:04 AM IST
Sikkim Governor trim securitycover opens Raj Bhawan for tourists to hike revenue
Sikkim is one of the most peaceful states in the country and Governor Ganga Prasad has said he does not require any extensive security cover.
Updated on Dec 10, 2021 12:10 AM IST
‘Will retire together’: What CDS Gen Bipin Rawat told his PSO who wanted to quit
Havildar Satpal Rai, the 40-year-old personal security officer of General Bipin Rawat, had spoken to his wife twice before boarding the ill-fated helicopter that crashed in Coonoor on Wednesday.
Updated on Dec 09, 2021 09:05 PM IST
Sikkim Global Film Festival, scheduled to start from Dec 10, postponed
Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang decided to put off the Sikkim Global Film Festival, said a statement by the state information department
Published on Dec 07, 2021 01:17 AM IST
14-yr-old girl prepping for school hacked to death by stalker she rebuffed: Police
The girl, a 14-year-old, was getting ready for school in north Bengal’s Aipurduar when the accused came with a sharp weapon and attacked her on the neck. Such was the ferocity of the attack that the victims head was nearly severed from her body.
Published on Nov 25, 2021 02:09 AM IST
Train services between Siliguri and Dhaka to begin soon: Shringla
‘The Centre is trying to operationalise the railway services between the two cities and the announcement on the same would be made soon,’ foreign secretary Harsh Shringla said
Updated on Nov 22, 2021 02:58 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Hindustan Times, Siliguri
Young couple found dead in Bengal town two weeks after marriage
The bride’s family lives in Islampur in North Dinajpur district. Her father alleged that she was not being allowed by the groom’s parents to visit her home for a few days and enroll for the higher secondary examination to be held next year.
Published on Nov 21, 2021 08:58 PM IST
‘Train services soon between Siliguri and Dhaka’: Shringla
Shringla, who was in Darjeeling to attend a charity event, announced this while interacting with the media
Updated on Nov 21, 2021 08:54 PM IST
Sikkim expected to get rail connectivity by 2023: official
An official from the Indian Railway Construction Company, which is implementing the project, said that 30% of the work has been completed
Published on Nov 15, 2021 10:35 AM IST
Bengal BJP boss rebuts Mamata on ‘Gorkhaland’, his MLA calls it unacceptable
BJP legislator BP Bajgain sent an angry letter to Bengal unit chief Sukanta Majumdar over his statement on Gorkhaland, saying “the syllogistic meaning of this statement leads us to think that the BJP was never a pro-Gorkhaland party, either then and now”.
Updated on Oct 29, 2021 09:46 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee promises permanent political solution for Darjeeling, says statehood promise meant to divide people of hills
Banerjee, who is on a four-day tour of north Bengal since October 24, was speaking at an administrative meeting in Kurseong, which was attended by political leaders of the hills
Published on Oct 26, 2021 11:56 PM IST
Promises of statehood meant to divide people of Darjeeling: Mamata Banerjee
“Some political parties come to Darjeeling ahead of the elections and promise statehood. Their actual motto is to divide the people of the hills." said Mamata Banerjee
Updated on Oct 27, 2021 01:30 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
BJP youth wing leader killed in north Bengal; acquaintance held
The secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) local youth wing unit at Itahar in North Dinajpur district of north Bengal died on Sunday night shortly after he was shot near his home, police said
Updated on Oct 18, 2021 06:58 PM IST
Bengal man sentenced for life by POCSO court for raping minor daughter
The man, who has three children, was arrested in September 2017 after a first information report (FIR) was filed by police.
Updated on Sep 28, 2021 11:33 PM IST
Schools and colleges in Sikkim reopen after 6 months for senior classes
Sikkim has an estimated population of 650,000 and 762 schools, ranging from primary to senior secondary levels
Published on Sep 06, 2021 11:46 AM IST
24 hurt in stampede at vaccination camp in north Bengal
At least 24 people, including several women, were injured when a huge rush at a Covid-19 vaccination centre in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district led to a stampede on Tuesday, police said
Published on Aug 31, 2021 11:27 PM IST
‘Will give Mamata Banerjee red carpet welcome...’: Assam CM
“Wherever she goes and does politics, she will divide the votes of Congress and other parties,” he said.
Updated on Aug 29, 2021 04:46 PM IST
