An assistant editor with Hindustan Times, Probir has spent more than a decade and half covering regional politics, especially about the political economy and politics in Nepal and the Northeast. At HT, he edits and rewrites stories for regional editions, including Jharkhand, Bhopal, Indore, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Western Uttar Pradesh
Articles by Probir Pramanik
Sushma Swaraj shouldn’t meet Khaleda Zia, says Awami League leader
Swaraj is visiting Bangladesh during October 21-22 to co-chair the fourth meeting of the Joint Consultative Committee, which is expected to undertake a comprehensive review of bilateral ties.
Updated on Oct 21, 2017 04:00 PM IST
New Delhi | Probir Pramanik
Bimal Gurung seeks ‘safe passage’ for talks with Centre on Gorkhaland
GJM wants Centre to guarantee full security for its top leadership for meeting with Centre. Bimal Gurung is on the run since August after cases were lodged against him.
Updated on Sep 29, 2017 03:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Probir Pramanik
Cold, quiet and tense: Last village before Doklam lives in fear of India-China row
More than 700 Indian and Chinese troops are stuck in a faceoff at Doklam, a plateau located at the narrow but strategically important tri-junction of India, China and Bhutan.
Updated on Jul 16, 2017 08:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Probir Pramanik, Kuppup, Sikkim (indo-china Border)
Our sacrifice has gone in vain, say kin of those killed in 1980s Gorkhaland stir
Darjeeling is witness to fresh turmoil as a new generation of activists takes to the streets to push for the demand of a separate state.
Updated on Jun 27, 2017 07:55 PM IST
Darjeeling, Hindustan Times | Probir Pramanik
Darjeeling unrest: Gurung says GNLF, JAP can’t be trusted; hills unity under cloud
The GJM chief , however, later said he was misquoted by the media.
Updated on Jul 08, 2017 10:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Siliguri/Darjeeling | Pramod Giri and Probir Pramanik
Mansarovar pilgrims stranded as China denies entry, MEA in talks with Beijing
The pilgrims, who had been stranded on the Indian side of the border since June 20, returned to Gangtok on Friday.
Updated on Jun 23, 2017 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Darjeeling | Probir Pramanik
Darjeeling unrest: Now, TV channels blacked out
After suspending internet services, the Darjeeling district administration on Thursday blacked out local and regional television channels.
Updated on Jun 22, 2017 11:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Darjeeling | Probir Pramanik
Darjeeling’s tea gardens looking at Rs 340 crore revenue loss over Gorkhaland unrest
The unrest in the hills has affected the harvest of the ‘second flush’ crop, which accounts for 40% of the tea gardens’ revenue.
Published on Jun 22, 2017 02:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Darjeeling | Probir Pramanik
Darjeeling unrest: Gurung in hiding, police fear arrest may fan violence
Gurung, spearheading the Gorkhaland protests in the Darjeeling hills, went into hiding hours after police raided his office last week.
Updated on Jun 21, 2017 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Darjeeling | Probir Pramanik, Darjeeling
Who will run the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration?
What was lost in the din of the ongoing agitation led by Bimal Gurung’s Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) is the concern of an estimated 5,000 employees in the 40 departments under the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration.
Updated on Jun 21, 2017 08:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Darjeeling | Probir Pramanik
As Gorkhaland stir rages, Darjeeling cops in a bind over Bimal Gurung’s arrest
Darjeeling Police fear arresting Bimal Gurung, who is on the run for more than a week, will turn the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha into a hero and fan more violence.
Updated on Jun 22, 2017 01:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Darjeeling | Probir Pramanik
More trouble for Mamata as GJM pulls out of GTA, parties support Gorkhaland
All 14 influential political parties and public organisations in the region unanimously declared their support to the longstanding demand for a separate Gorkhaland state in north Bengal.
Updated on Jun 20, 2017 11:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Darjeeling | Pramod Giri and Probir Pramanik
Gorkhaland protest: Darjeeling internet ban may extend, people say curbs are ‘oppressive’
The picturesque but volatile Darjeeling hills in north Bengal was engulfed by public unrest after the Mamata Banerjee government made it mandatory to learn Bengali in the state’s schools.
Updated on Jun 20, 2017 08:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Darjeeling | Pramod Giri and Probir Pramanik
Meet the ‘Gandhian’ women leading the Gorkhaland stir in Darjeeling
The women’s wing of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha are leading the protests and say they believe in non-violence
Updated on Jun 20, 2017 09:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Darjeeling | Probir Pramanik
Darjeeling BJP unit upset over Gorkhaland stir, says party took locals for a ride
BJP leaders in the Darjeeling hills are feeling the heat as a violent movement for Gorkhaland rages on.
Updated on Jun 20, 2017 09:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Darjeeling | Probir Pramanik
The man behind Darjeeling’s Gorkhaland protests owes his rise to Indian Idol
In 2007, Bimal Gurung formed the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) to fight for Gorkhaland.
Updated on Jun 17, 2017 11:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Probir Pramanik, New Delhi
Sikkim’s upcoming airport raises hopes among people of breaking barriers
Built at a cost of 300 crores, the airport at an altitude of 4,700 feet will be among the five highest airports in the country.
Updated on May 06, 2017 09:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Pakyong (Sikkim) | Probir Pramanik
From monarch to monk: Scion of Sikkim dynasty who became a spiritual recluse
Now a 64-year-old monk, Wangchuk Namgyal was once a monarch of the Chogyal dynasty that ruled the hilly-state of Sikkim before its accession to India.
Updated on Apr 23, 2017 10:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gangtok | Probir Pramanik
Tibetan monk’s marriage to friend reignites tussle over claim to the Karmapa title
Thinley Thaye Dorje’s marriage has emboldened supporters of one of his rival claimants to raise the pitch and demand that New Delhi recognise Ugyen Trinley Dorje as the 17th Karmapa.
Updated on Apr 20, 2017 08:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Rumtek, Sikkim | Probir Pramanik
You’ve got mail, at 14,000 ft: Sikkim man delivers letters between lndia, China
In an age on e-communication, Bhim Bahadur Tamang still makes the once-a-week stop at the Sherathang border post to exchange mail with his Chinese counterpart, an exercise that has persisted through the years.
Updated on Apr 23, 2017 07:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Nathu La (Indo-China border) | Probir Pramanik
Of cherished memories, landmarks: The Kathmandu I knew and loved
"Nepal ley aajai dukha jhelnu parchha (Nepal is destined to witness more sadness in future)," said a schoolmate sitting in a quaint little eatery in Thamel, famously known as Kathmandu's "Hippy Street", on a sultry evening in June 2001
Updated on May 02, 2015 06:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Probir Pramanik, New Delhi
Gorkhaland at the crossroads, statehood demand reaches Delhi
When TV camera crews converged on Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to cover a protest against the land acquisition bill, few noticed the dozens of men and women participating in a nearby demonstration to press for carving Gorkhaland out of the hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling in West Bengal.
Updated on Mar 17, 2015 06:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Probir Pramanik, New Delhi
Subzi, roti lunch for Dutt in Arthur Rd jail
Lodged in a 90-sq ft cell in Barrack No. 1, Dutt had to wear the regulation prickly jail-provided white shirt and pyjamas.
Updated on Aug 01, 2007 05:00 PM IST
IANS | Probir Pramanik, Mumbai
Countdown begins for Dutt in '93 blasts trial
With the long-drawn trial into the 1993 Mumbai serial bombings reaching a climax, all eyes are now on the impending sentencing of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt.
Updated on Jul 30, 2007 11:16 AM IST
IANS | Probir Pramanik, Mumbai
Memons: the first family of the '93 blasts
Police say that the Memons - Tiger along with the rest of the family - had fled to Dubai a day before the bombings.
Updated on Jul 27, 2007 06:31 PM IST
IANS | Probir Pramanik, Mumbai
It's gym time for beer-bellied Mumbai cops
An ex-cop-turned-fitness trainer has been roped in for the image makeover of Mumbai police, who will soon be huffing and puffing away at the gym.
Updated on Jul 14, 2007 11:34 AM IST
IANS | Probir Pramanik, Mumbai
Time freezes for kin of 7/11 coma victims
Parag and Amit survived that evening of terror that killed 187 people and wounded many more, but they cannot yet tell their tales as they are still in coma.
Updated on Jul 11, 2007 03:10 PM IST
IANS | Probir Pramanik, Mumbai
I work to de-stress: Sanjay Dutt
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt says that he keeps away stress by keeping himself busy.
Updated on Jun 02, 2007 06:34 PM IST
IANS | Probir Pramanik, Mumbai
Meet the millionaire beggars of Mumbai
Should you be shopping or dining at one of the upmarkets in suburban Mumbai, there is a good chance that you could meet the rich beggars of Mumbai!
Updated on Apr 20, 2007 12:25 PM IST
IANS | Probir Pramanik, Mumbai
Mumbai is hotspot for 'body shops'
Dolly, who came from Bangladesh to work in a Mumbai bar, has visited Hong Kong, China, Dubai and Kenya to "service her clients" in just six months. She, like other former dance bar employees, is looking for a viable livelihood.
Published on Dec 13, 2006 06:31 PM IST
None | Probir Pramanik (IANS), Mumbai
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