Terai Region

The Pilibhit tiger that created a spectacle as it was seen tamely sitting on a wall even as hundreds of people almost surrounded is probably one of the many "sugarcane tigers" seen in the Terai region. But is it a domesticated or a pet animal?

The Gandhi family stronghold Amethi, represented in parliament by Rahul Gandhi, and the temple town of Ayodhya are among the areas voting today in the fifth of seven-phase elections in Uttar Pradesh. A 57.36 per cent turnout was recorded till 5 pm across the 11 districts - including five bordering Nepal - that are voting today. In an increasingly a...

Uttar Pradesh votes for the fifth of its seven-phase elections today. The voting is being held across 11 districts, including five bordering Nepal. The 51 seats where polling is being held includes Amethi - the borough of the Gandhi family, which is represented in the Lok Sabha by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. The shrill campaign that had s...

Nepal has abruptly cancelled all agreements with Indian construction firm ILFS to build a USD one billion expressway project, connecting the Nepalese capital with the southern Terai region near the Indian border.

A mild tremor measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale today struck Nepal's eastern Terai region bordering India.

An ailing Sadbhawana Party president Rajendra Mahto today stoutly denied that the Madhesi Morcha, an alliance of four parties of Nepal's Terai region demanding amendment to the country's statute, has split.

The UN has warned that Nepal's children, already hit by the devastating earthquakes, are facing a new humanitarian crisis as the country reels under political strife and blockade in the Terai region bordering India, severely impacting their health.

India on Sunday told Nepal that it was looking forward to steps being taken by its government to "credibly" address the challenges faced by the country including in the Terai region at the earliest during a meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the two countries.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today ruled out a division of the state following violence in Terai and Dooars region in Jalpaiguri district over demand for inclusion of Gorkha dominated pockets under the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) in Darjeeling.

A mild tremor of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale hit North Bengal today. The earthquake with its epicentre in the Terai Dooars region of Jalpaiguri district was felt at 1527 hours, MeT officials said.

The Pilibhit tiger that created a spectacle as it was seen tamely sitting on a wall even as hundreds of people almost surrounded is probably one of the many "sugarcane tigers" seen in the Terai region. But is it a domesticated or a pet animal?

The Gandhi family stronghold Amethi, represented in parliament by Rahul Gandhi, and the temple town of Ayodhya are among the areas voting today in the fifth of seven-phase elections in Uttar Pradesh. A 57.36 per cent turnout was recorded till 5 pm across the 11 districts - including five bordering Nepal - that are voting today. In an increasingly a...

Uttar Pradesh votes for the fifth of its seven-phase elections today. The voting is being held across 11 districts, including five bordering Nepal. The 51 seats where polling is being held includes Amethi - the borough of the Gandhi family, which is represented in the Lok Sabha by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. The shrill campaign that had s...

Nepal has abruptly cancelled all agreements with Indian construction firm ILFS to build a USD one billion expressway project, connecting the Nepalese capital with the southern Terai region near the Indian border.

A mild tremor measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale today struck Nepal's eastern Terai region bordering India.

An ailing Sadbhawana Party president Rajendra Mahto today stoutly denied that the Madhesi Morcha, an alliance of four parties of Nepal's Terai region demanding amendment to the country's statute, has split.

The UN has warned that Nepal's children, already hit by the devastating earthquakes, are facing a new humanitarian crisis as the country reels under political strife and blockade in the Terai region bordering India, severely impacting their health.

India on Sunday told Nepal that it was looking forward to steps being taken by its government to "credibly" address the challenges faced by the country including in the Terai region at the earliest during a meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the two countries.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today ruled out a division of the state following violence in Terai and Dooars region in Jalpaiguri district over demand for inclusion of Gorkha dominated pockets under the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) in Darjeeling.

A mild tremor of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale hit North Bengal today. The earthquake with its epicentre in the Terai Dooars region of Jalpaiguri district was felt at 1527 hours, MeT officials said.