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Archived Posts from this Category. 18 Apr 2014 07:22 pm IST. Kalimpong Diary: People still sniff with indignation at Nehru’s remark that the town was a nest of spies. I didn’t say that! She giggles after sharing a particularly tasty nugget of the ’50s high life. Mrs Hishey has the best intelligence network in town, one of her fans tells me later. The spy business may be down but Kalimpong is still a nest of stories. Last week, I learned. 09 Aug 2013 10:24 pm IST. The BBC World Service’s Claire Bowe...
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OMNI_The Lounge Bar: Acoustic Sessions at Omni Lounge with The GSM Trio
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Thursday, June 7, 2007. Acoustic Sessions at Omni Lounge with The GSM Trio. Moving on to what we had planned and dreamed of when starting Omni, we are organising the first Acoustic Session at Omni Lounge Darjeeling this Saturday (9 June). Gopal, Smriti and Mingma (all Omni regulars by the way) have formed The GSM Trio. And will perform on Saturday and Sunday. Other willing guests can join in the Jam session also. Hope to have Dipank sing some of his originals. I believe they are really good. Guess, Sambi...
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Darjeeling Tea News: June 2012
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Tea News on Darjeeling Tea and allied Indian tea growing areas. Promotion of Darjeeling Tea through new tea boutiques. The association has chalked out plans for 20 such exclusive Darjeeling tea boutiques across the country to promote this niche product in the domestic market, DTA chairman SS Bagaria told TOI. The panel To support this effort, it has requested the Tea Board of India to support this effort and include the programme in the 12th Plan that commenced from which started from April 2012. Confirm...
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Manhattan Tea Blog: April 2008
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Life is like a box. To get everyone's day started, let me share some photos I took while looking at tea places this weekend. These photos were all taken in midtown west (on the way to tea places, I actually didn't go to any in this area). The shot below is of the Hearst building, now one of the more recognizable landmarks on the Manhattan skyline. I just really liked the photo below. Its quite threatening. New York in summer. No snow in sight. Tea, the college years. Pronounced: áwtō - bíh - lóggrəfee ).
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Darjeeling Tea News: November 2012
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Tea News on Darjeeling Tea and allied Indian tea growing areas. 15% rise in Darjeeling Tea prices in Europe. Darjeeling Tea has commanded 15% higher rates in Europe this year despite the financial downturn in Europe as quality up-gradation and marketing have boosted margins of the beverage that is widely regarded as the champagne of teas. Though 9 million kg was produced in Darjeeling, nearly 40 million kg was available in the global market with Darjeeling branding. The tea industry, along with Tea B...
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Darjeeling Tea News: July 2011
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Tea News on Darjeeling Tea and allied Indian tea growing areas. Dhumal writes to Centre for revival of Kangra Tea. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has asked the Centre for a special package to revive the traditional Kangra Tea — one of the oldest variety of tea grown in the country since the British period. Links to this post. Better prospects for Darjeeling Tea this year. Last year, Darjeeling tea had suffered a production loss due to drought-like situation in the hills. Production...
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Darjeeling Tea News: January 2011
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Tea News on Darjeeling Tea and allied Indian tea growing areas. Starbucks bets on India's cafe revolution, tea culture. Labels: india tea culture. STARBUCKS will soon appear on Indian streets as the US group bets on lifestyle changes that are turning the tea-drinking country into a booming market for cafes. India's appetite for the bitter brew has never been stronger, with its overwhelmingly young population opting to while away time in shiny Western-style cafes instead of the traditional coffeehouses.
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Darjeeling Tea News: December 2014
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Tea News on Darjeeling Tea and allied Indian tea growing areas. Not just Tea, Darjeeling is more in flavor. The Indian hillside resort is known worldwide for its exported beverage, but the surrounding region offers a taste of neighbouring Tibet, Tony Tharakan finds. There also are reminders of India's colonial past, including a narrow-gauge railway known as the “Toy Train”, which makes a tourist run into the hills under power of a steam locomotive. The closest airport, Bagdogra, is 90km from Darjeeling.
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Darjeeling Tea News: September 2010
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Tea News on Darjeeling Tea and allied Indian tea growing areas. Shield for tea leaves. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has come out with a specialty oil that can protect tea leaves from pests. The company introduced HP Tea Spray Oil in Calcutta this week. The product has its roots in the base oil that goes into the making of lubricant oil. RS Rao, executive director (direct sales) of HPCL, said the market size of tea spray oil would be 5,000 tonnes a year. Links to this post. Assam currently p...
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Darjeeling Tea News: September 2012
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Tea News on Darjeeling Tea and allied Indian tea growing areas. The ETC and the GTA have agreed to confer the protected geographical indication (PGI) status on Darjeeling Tea. Darjeeling was granted the geographical indication status by the European Union in October last year, authenticating its origin. However, the implementation of this status involves a phasing-out period within which products which do not conform to the law and are not authentic from the hill district of Bengal will be driven out...
