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
Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang questions quality of hydel dam destroyed in flood
So far, 19 bodies have been recovered;103 people still missing. At least 25,000 affected; 3500 rescued from areas cut off after the flash floods.
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 10:24 PM IST
Washing away of dam brings focus on Sikkim’s hydel projects
All projects in Sikkim are run of the river projects, in which a channel is created off the river to direct water to run the turbine, with the water then flowing back into the river
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 07:20 AM IST
Frantic rescue operation on as Sikkim counts the cost
The SSDMA in a bulletin on Thursday said that the disaster had affected 22,034 people, and that over the last 24 hours, 2011 people had been rescued
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 01:05 AM IST
Sikkim flash floods: Toll increases to 14 as damaged infra hampers rescue ops
The flash floods in Sikkim were triggered on Wednesday after a glacial lake overflowed following torrential rains in the Himalayan region
Published on Oct 05, 2023 11:49 AM IST
Sikkim disaster: 1,200 MW project dam washed away
Teesta Urja, the second biggest run-of-the-river hydro power project in India, suffered massive damage due to flood caused by the breach in Lhonak lake in north-west Sikkim on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.
Updated on Oct 05, 2023 07:16 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
‘Lost everything in 30 minutes...’: Sikkim tragedy survivors recount horror
In other parts of Sikkim, the National Highway 10, which connects Sikkim to West Bengal, was washed away near Swetjhora, leaving tourists stranded.
Updated on Oct 05, 2023 07:10 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
Sikkim flood victim says her house washed away within 30 minutes after warning
At least 14 persons were killed and another 120 people, including 23 army personnel, went missing after a flash flood hit north Sikkim in the early hours of Wednesday
Published on Oct 04, 2023 08:41 PM IST
Sikkim dam washed away in 10 minutes after flash flood: Official
At least 30 people have been reported missing and six bridges have been washed away in north Sikim since Tuesday night due to the flash floods
Updated on Oct 04, 2023 07:28 PM IST
Darjeeling school student allegedly dies by suicide; police arrest headmaster
Pankaj Prasad, additional public prosecutor, said school director Gurung was produced before the Darjeeling district court on Saturday and was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days
Updated on Sep 03, 2023 03:48 PM IST
2 killed in landslides triggered by rainfall in Darjeeling, Sikkim
In Darjeeling, Babulal Rai, 59, a resident of Puttabong in the Bijanbari community block, died after his house was hit by a landslide on Friday
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 08:22 PM IST
Bengal school girl’s murder: Mob ransacks suspect’s house, VHP calls for bandh
The body of the 17-year-old Class 11 student in school uniform was found by local people at a desolate place in the Matigara area of north Bengal’s Siliguri on Monday
Updated on Aug 23, 2023 08:36 PM IST
Pregnant elephant killed by goods train passing through north Bengal sanctuary
The female elephant apparently came out of the Panijhora jungle and tried to enter the Chapramari forest when the incident took place
Updated on Aug 10, 2023 08:32 PM IST
Severed head of elephant found in Bengal river; poachers' role suspected
On Friday evening, villagers living near Volka range of Buxa reserve spotted the severed elephant head in Sankosh river, close to Bengal-Assam border.
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 04:46 AM IST
Severed elephant head, with tusks removed, found floating in W Bengal river
The area from where the elephant head was found is close to the Bengal-Assam border and forest officials apprehend that the animal was killed recently
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 08:02 PM IST
Student leader death: Sikkim govt constitutes judicial commission to probe case
Padam Gurung, president of student representative council of the Sikkim Government College at Kamrang in Namchi district was found dead in a drain in Kazitar area on June 28
Updated on Jul 14, 2023 04:21 PM IST
TMC ally BGPM sweeps gram panchayats in Darjeeling, Kalimpong
The party, which is an ally of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the hilly regions of north Bengal, bagged 349 out of 598 gram panchayat seats in Darjeeling. In Kalimpong, out of 281 seats in 42 gram panchayats, BGPM won 168 seats in at least 30 gram panchayats
Updated on Jul 13, 2023 08:57 PM IST
Violence continues in Bengal, several areas to vote again
The West Bengal state election commission has ordered repolling at 697 booths in 19 districts following reports of vote-tampering and violence.
Updated on Jul 10, 2023 06:04 AM IST
Pramod GiriSreyasi Pal, Siliguri/berhampore
How death shadowed voters during Bengal panchayat polls
At least 40 people sustained bullet and bomb injuries in Murshidabad on Saturday, police officials said on condition of anonymity.
Updated on Jul 09, 2023 03:09 PM IST
Pramod GiriSreyasi Pal
They rained bombs, looted booths: Witnesses of Bengal panchayat poll violence
At least 18 people were killed in the state on Saturday on the day ofpolling for the three-tier panchayat elections.
Updated on Jul 09, 2023 04:40 AM IST
Pramod GiriSreyasi Pal
Two elephants killed by lightning strike in north Bengal: Forest officials
Though the elephants seemed to have died because of lightning strike, the post mortem is being conducted following standard procedure
Updated on Jun 21, 2023 06:34 PM IST
Over 2,000 tourists stranded in North Sikkim as heavy rain triggers landslides
The BRO has advised all tourists and locals to avoid the routes of recurrent landslides during heavy rainfall and has requested not to line up on roadblocks to prevent any injury to personnel and damage to vehicles due to sudden landslides and flash floods
Updated on Jun 18, 2023 11:16 AM IST
Panchayat polls: Ex-serviceman runs 21 km to file nominations for a noble cause
Subba started his half-marathon around 4am from his home in Sonada and reached the BDO’s office at Jorebunglow-Sukhiapokhari around 8am
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 01:56 PM IST
Sevoke-Rangpo project bringing Sikkim on railways map to be completed by 2024
Sikkim will get rail connectivity with the rest of India as the project continues to meet its 2024 deadline after several delays
Updated on May 16, 2023 02:42 PM IST
‘No money for ambulance’: Bengal man travels by bus with son’s body in bag
The incident has triggered a political row between West Bengal’s ruling TMC and the opposition BJP over the health infrastructure in the state
Updated on May 15, 2023 12:53 PM IST
Politician pushed off a cliff after road rage brawl in Bengal district
According to the police, the incident took place on Monday night when Roshan Lama, with his wife and daughter, was heading towards their home at Monsong from Kalimpong in his car.
Updated on May 03, 2023 12:36 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
Kaliaganj incidents: Mrityunjay’s family says he was killed by Bengal police
The Bengal government and police have remained tight-lipped over the alleged killing of Mrityunjay Barman in a remote village near Kaliagunj in the wee hours of Thursday
Updated on Apr 29, 2023 11:02 AM IST
Bengal police station set afire amid protests over teen's alleged rape, murder
At least two policemen were critically injured and rushed to the Raiganj Medical College and Hospital for treatment
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 04:36 AM IST
One killed, 2 injured after boulder falls on them at railway tunnel in N Bengal
Stone-cutting work was going on inside tunnel No 10 when the boulder fell on the excavator machine that the deceased was operating
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 08:46 PM IST
Bengal farmer builds his dream house resembling ‘Titanic’
Mintu Roy said he left for Nepal and learnt masonry to build his dream house after the engineers, who he consulted initially, backed out as he could not pay them
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 12:49 PM IST
7 tourists die in Sikkim avalanche, 8 still critical
Seven bodies were brought out of the snow and 23 people were rescued alive, including six tourists from a deep valley.
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 12:16 AM IST