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
Bengal Pocso court sentences man to death for raping, killing 11-year-old in 2023
The crime took place when the 11-year-old girl had gone to the convict’s house in her neighbourhood to watch television
Published on Jun 11, 2025 05:37 PM IST
Sikkim floods: Search operations underway to trace three missing people
At least six people, including a Lt Col and his family had gone missing, after the landslide had hit the army camp at Chaten near Lachen in North Sikkim on the evening of June 1
Published on Jun 10, 2025 12:00 PM IST
Sikkim floods: Search underway to trace missing army personnel; NDRF team in Chaten
The NDRF team from Pakyong airport reached Chaten by helicopters at 8am and started a search and rescue operation along with army and police
Published on Jun 03, 2025 10:52 AM IST
3 killed as landslide hits army camp in North Sikkim; 9 missing
Meanwhile, 1,600 tourists stranded in Lachung since May 30 were rescued on Monday morning, officials said
Published on Jun 02, 2025 01:14 PM IST
Nine tourists missing, 2 rescued after vehicle falls into swollen Sikkim river
Police superintendent Sonam Detchu Bhutia said that rescuers from the Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the fire brigade, and the Sikkim Police were looking for the missing tourists
Updated on May 30, 2025 12:05 PM IST
'Bengal needs freedom from politics of violence, corruption': Modi in Alipurduar
Addressing a rally in north Bengal’s Alipurduar, PM Modi said West Bengal is gripped by crises all around.
Updated on May 29, 2025 04:03 PM IST
Sevoke-Rangpo rail project will link Sikkim with rest of the country: PM Modi
Modi was addressing people from Sikkim virtually from the air force base at Bagdogra near Siliguri in West Bengal
Published on May 29, 2025 11:07 AM IST
Sikkim gears up to celebrate 50th anniversary of statehood; PM Modi to attend
PM Narendra Modi will travel to the state on the occasion and inaugurate several projects, including a 500-bed hospital built at a cost of ₹750 crores
Published on May 28, 2025 11:32 PM IST
1,800 tourists still stuck in Sikkim’s Lachen, Lachung after landslides
The official added that around 560 tourists are stranded in Lachen and another 1,200 in Lachung, two high-altitude hill stations in north Sikkim
Updated on Apr 26, 2025 01:23 PM IST
1,000 tourists stuck in Sikkim’s Lachen, Lachung after landslides; 1,500 rescued
Mangan SP Sonam Detchu Bhutia said 1,500 more tourists who were stranded overnight on the roads were rescued on Friday morning
Updated on Apr 25, 2025 08:08 PM IST
Centre to hold tripartite meeting on Gorkha issues on April 2
Union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai will preside over the meeting in Delhi. The last meeting was held in October 2021.
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 07:35 PM IST
Tea garden manager murdered in Darjeeling; body found inside plantation
Nilanjan Bhadra, 45, was found dead on Thursday afternoon inside the tea garden. The body has been sent for autopsy.
Published on Mar 20, 2025 11:10 PM IST
Sangkalang Bailey bridge built a year ago in north Sikkim collapses
A Sikkim government official said the collapse of the bridge has disrupted movement of traffic between Mangan and Upper Dzongu
Published on Feb 11, 2025 09:35 PM IST
Dalai Lama’s elder brother Gyalo Thondup dies at 97
Thondup was 97 and had been suffering from age-related ailments for a long time; he lived with his two sons and their families near St Philomena’s School in Kalimpong
Published on Feb 10, 2025 05:22 AM IST
Elephant hurt in Bengal’s Jalpaiguri as it attacks vehicle used to chase it away
Two videos purportedly showing the elephant hitting a heavy earth-moving vehicle and a concrete watch tower with its head after being chased on Saturday went viral and provoked outrage
Published on Feb 04, 2025 04:19 PM IST
Bengal police sub-inspector arrested on charges of rape
A woman alleged that the sub-inspector summoned her to the police station in connection with a case, took her to his home located close to the station and then raped her there
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 09:30 PM IST
Bengal police sub-inspector arrested on charges of rape in Jalpaiguri
Police officer Subrata Goon, was produced before Jalpaiguri chief judicial magistrate’s court and remanded in judicial custody for 14 days
Published on Jan 14, 2025 09:26 PM IST
Cooch Behar double murder: One body found in almirah, another in septic tank
A fish vendor, on his way to work in the early morning, spotted blood stains on the balcony of the house and raised an alarm.
Updated on Dec 24, 2024 09:27 AM IST
Bihar, Jharkhand Naxal-free; Maoist menace in Chhattisgarh to end soon: Shah
Amit Shah was addressing the 61st Raising Day of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at the Frontier headquarters in Ranidanga, Siliguri, West Bengal
Published on Dec 20, 2024 04:53 PM IST
West Bengal: Four members of a family killed in road accident in Cooch Behar
The deceased were identified as Sanjay Roy, a teacher, his wife Bipasha Roy Sirkar and their two children aged nine and four years.
Published on Dec 16, 2024 02:31 PM IST
Three women killed by elephant herd in WB’s Jaldapara National Park: Official
Officials said that the women entered the forest despite being alerted by the forest department that a herd of around 23 elephants were roaming in the area
Published on Dec 13, 2024 03:45 PM IST
Siliguri hotels ban Bangladeshi tourists over attacks on Hindus
Siliguri hoteliers ban Bangladeshi citizens from staying, citing rising minority attacks in Bangladesh. This follows similar measures in Assam and Tripura.
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 11:44 AM IST
After over a year, North Sikkim to reopen for tourists from Dec 1
North Sikkim remained out of bound for tourists from October 2023 when a flash flood hit the state, killing over 100 people
Published on Nov 30, 2024 08:52 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee vows to protect Darjeeling tea brand
Mamata Banerjeeanerjee said she has taken strong note of the complaint from many planters that image of the Darjeeling tea is getting tarnished because of some unscrupulous traders and exporters
Published on Nov 13, 2024 09:07 PM IST
Govt to reconstitute development boards under the GTA: Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee has also held a meeting with Gorkhaland Territorial Administration chief executive Anit Thapa, chairpersons of the various development boards
Published on Nov 12, 2024 07:00 PM IST
Man lynched over allegations of raping, murdering 6-year-old girl in West Bengal
Police said that the girl had gone missing from her house around 3pm and hours later her body was found in a pond close to her house
Published on Nov 02, 2024 03:15 PM IST
Sikkim bypoll: Ruling SKM wins 2 assembly seats uncontested after SDF candidates withdraw
Aditya Tamang, son of chief minister and SKM president Prem Singh Tamang, won the Soreng-Chakhung seat as SDF’s Prem Bahadur Bhandari exited the race
Published on Oct 29, 2024 09:28 PM IST
Bengal, Sikkim Gorkha representatives meet to discuss ST status demand
Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang Golay chaired the meeting called to discuss the strategy to press for the demand for the inclusion of around two dozen Gorkha sub-tribes on the ST list
Published on Oct 07, 2024 11:20 AM IST
One dead as rains trigger landslides in north Bengal’s Darjeeling and Kalimpong
Kalimpong district magistrate Balasubramaniam T said they were monitoring the situation in the district following heavy rainfall
Published on Oct 03, 2024 08:33 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee rushes to north Bengal as floods disrupt life; NH-10 cut off
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee claimed it is the Centre’s responsibility to take measures that control floods and said the state has not received a single penny for relief work
Published on Sep 29, 2024 08:26 PM IST