”Darjeeling” News

Darjeeling protests hit tea and tourism

KOLKATA (Reuters) – New separatist protests by ethnic Nepalis in Darjeeling hills are hampering tourism and threatening to cut production of the area's eponymous tea by more than 20 percent, industry officials said on Tuesday. The Gurkhas
07 16 2009 1:12AM (...more)

Indian tea tourism helps spread Darjeeling aroma

KURSEONG, India (AFP) - Touring tea gardens in India's famous Darjeeling hills and tasting several varieties of the gold-coloured brew has got Audrey Dreyer thinking about a career in the trade.
08 21 2008 7:25PM (...more)

India's Darjeeling strike hits Sikkim tourism

KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - The effects of a strike in India's Darjeeling hills over demands for autonomy have spread to the mountain state of Sikkim , scaring away tourists and causing huge losses to hoteliers, officials said on Wednesday.
06 19 2008 1:50PM (...more)

Govt culls poultry in Darjeeling after bird flu

KOLKATA, India (Reuters) – Veterinary workers culled poultry in Darjeeling on Wednesday after a fresh H5N1 bird flu outbreak, officials said. Veterinary and health
01 8 2009 10:10AM (...more)

Portman revealed at Anderson's "Hotel"

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - When Wes Anderson 's "The Darjeeling Limited " expands to some 600-700 screens Friday,moviegoers will get two unexpected treats: his 13-minute "Part1" intro to the film, "Hotel Chevalier," and the firstbig-screen glimpse of star Natalie Portman 's bare derriere.
10 22 2007 1:14PM (...more)

India's newest hill station builds for the future

DASVE, India (AFP) – For India 's colonial rulers, hill stations like Shimla and Darjeeling provided a welcome break from
09 17 2009 12:59AM (...more)

Kolkata tea bars put modern twist on ancient brew

KOLKATA (Reuters Life!) - When engineer Suhani Mehra found the bar she usually frequents too crowded this weekend, she nipped into a tea lounge, an institution giving India 's traditional tipple a modern twist.
09 18 2007 6:55PM (...more)

Darjeeling strike hits Sikkim tourism

KOLKATA (Reuters) - The effects of a strike in Darjeeling hills over demands for autonomy have spread to the mountain state of Sikkim , scaring away tourists and causing huge losses to hoteliers, officials said on Wednesday.
06 19 2008 1:46PM (...more)

Review: Quirky Grifters Can't Score in The Brothers Bloom

Los Angeles (E! Online) – Review in a Hurry: Imagine Dirty Rotten Scoundrels aboard The Darjeeling Limited , and you've pretty much got the idea.
05 20 2009 8:41PM (...more)

McConaughey gives high marks to "Exchange Student"

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Matthew McConaughey is making an exchange. The actor's J.K. Livin production banner is developing "Exchange Student," a comedy about two college freshmen going
04 18 2009 12:12AM (...more)