The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leadership on Monday denied any involvement with the twin blasts in the north West Bengal hills and vowed to continue their agitation for a separate Gorkhaland sta… Read More
Gorkhaland: GJM ends shutdown but only until the next talks 01 Sep 2017 The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has decided to end the 72-day shutdown in the Darjeeling hills.
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Sikkim bears the brunt of Darjeeling's months-long Gorkhaland agitation 09 Sep 2017 The Gorkhaland movement in Darjeeling has taken a toll on neighboring Sikkim. Earlier, the northeastern… Read More
New Delhi/Kolkata: An eight-member delegation of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) and other hill parties on Friday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi and pressed for “trip… Read More
FACTIONAL WAR IN GJM AS THE GORKHALAND TROUBLE REACH THE 100 DAYS.
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HARSH PANDEY Following 104 days, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) finished its strike requesting a different Gorkhaland state in the
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The Supreme Court restrained Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government to arrest suspended Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung in connection with Gorkhaland protests case.
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A nearly four-year-old unrelated clip of a Bharatiya Janata Party leader from West Bengal being beaten allegedly by All India Trinamool Congress workers is being shared falsely cla… Read More
New Delhi (ILNS): In a political development that adds muscle to the ruling Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, the fugitive leader of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), Bimal Gur… Read More
The BJP hopes to consolidate its hold over North Bengal with home minister Amit Shah's campaign and meetings in the three hill seats of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong, and surrounding ar… Read More
New Delhi, July 8, 2021In the Modi cabinet, BJP MP John Barla has been made Minister of State for Minority Affairs.John Barla is a BJP MP from Alipurduar and a few years ago he was working i… Read More
Around 30 km from Darjeeling lies the verdant and organic 150-year-old Selim Hill Tea Garden, spread across 973 acres, of which approximately 450 acres come under tea bush cover. Owned by 23… Read More
For Snjog Datta, founder of Kurseong-based ecommerce startup Daammee, a nearly five-year stint at the Department of Tribal Development under the Government of West Bengal, le… Read More
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Kolkata, March 27 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday began a five-day official trip to north Bengal districts, including Darjeeling, where… Read More
EOI, DARJEELING, JULY 25, 2022: Following the arrest of Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee for his alleged involved in teacher recruitment scam, the Darjeeling district unit of the… Read More
We have decided to write to state government against these appointments: Ajoy EdwardsAjoy Edwards: File PictureVivek Chhetri | TT | Siliguri&nb… Read More
EOI, DARJEELING, JULY 27, 2022: On the occasion of Martyrs' Day on Wednesday, Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha president Anit Thapa said he would continue to pursue the demand for a sepa… Read More
Darjeeling MP claims Cong, CPM, TMC govts contributed to Bengal's downfall'MANAS R BANNERJEE, SNS, SILIGURI, 4 AUGUST: As West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to meet Prime M… Read More
Family member of the deceased are provided enrolment as Home Guard VolunteerEOI, DARJEELING, AUGUST 10, 2022: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has kept her promis… Read More
KalimNews, Kalimpong, 25 August 2022: The State Government has shown its sympathetic gesture to solve the long pending cases of staff of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) appointed… Read More
YOWAN MOTHAY, EOI, KALIMPONG, 26 AUGUST 2022: A team of scientists from CSIR Institute of Himalayan Bio resource Technology, Palampu, Himachal Pradesh, one of the constituent laboratories of… Read More
Bajgain states that he did not know about a visit by his party’s delegation to DelhiKurseong MLA B.P. Bajgain: File PictureVivek Chhetri | TT | Darj… Read More
Anit Thapa had written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to cancel the lease of the 10 gardens. Amitava Banerjee | MP | 28 Aug 2022 | Darjeeling: Wit… Read More
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A senior official from the division mentioned that barring for the three districts of Hooghly, Cooch Behar and East Burdwan, the state authorities has already determined as to… Read More
After writing about India’s Most Notorious Serial Killers in his book The Deadly Dozen, Anirban Bhattacharyya is back with another true story behind one of India’s biggest and mo… Read More
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Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) A new platform ‘Gorkha Swabhiman Manch’ has been formed for the resurrection of the demand for a separate Gorkhaland state in the hills by the opposition t… Read More
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Bestselling author, actor and TV producer Anirban Bhattacharyya’s ‘The Hills Are Burning’ (Fingerprint) offers a glimpse into the early years of th… Read More
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) A fresh movement demanding a separate Gorkhaland state in the hills of Darjeeling will now be organised by the newly-formed political alliance combining Hamro Party&rs… Read More
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) Internal feud in Trinamool Congress’ Darjeeling unit over the issue of separate Gorkhaland state seems to be aggravating with each passing day. After influential… Read More
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) The countdown for a fresh agitation in the hills of Darjeeling in north West Bengal has begun with Bimal Gurung taking the first step, by withdrawing his Gorkha Janmuk… Read More
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) In wake of the newly-emerging political equation in the hills of Darjeeling in north West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morc… Read More
Darjeeling is a town located in the Indian state of West Bengal. Known for its tea plantations and stunning views of the Himalayas, Darjeeling has been a popular tourist destination for many… Read More
Motion against the state of North Bengal: Right now, in West Bengal, the demand to make North Bengal a separate state has been intensifying. This demand is being raised by all organ… Read More
Kolkata, Feb 20 (ANS) Division in the BJP’s West Bengal unit over a separate Gorkhaland state in the hills in north Bengal spread over Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong became evident… Read More
Image - Mamata Banerjee Facebook Kolkata, Dated 20th February-2023, Monday West Bengal's ruling party, the Trinamul Congress, will move a motion in the assembly against the demand for a sep… Read More
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) Just a day after a rift in the West Bengal unit of BJP became evident in the state Assembly over the issue of separate Gorkhaland state, Hamro Party founder Ajay Edwar… Read More
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) Indicating intensifying of agitations in support of their demand for a separate Gorkhaland state, Ajay Edwards founded Hamro Party has started a new campaign accusing… Read More
“Hun dai na (This is impossible),” was a phrase that followed Prashansa Gurung (35) like a shadow. Be it her living room, her office, or the inside of her own head — the wo… Read More
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Every season is marked by elaborate tasting of single malt whiskey produced in Scotland and wine made in France, California and several other countries before these are recommended for con… Read More
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Will the Congress- Left Front alliance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections find support from the local political forces in the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong… Read More
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Fresh turmoil in Darjeeling politics seems to be looming as Ajay Edwards-founded Hamro Party has decided to approach the Calcutta High Court challenging the selection… Read More
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Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Eight parties in the two hill districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong have joined hands for the forthcoming panchayat polls in West Bengal.United Gorkha Manch - the all… Read More
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) On the last day of the West Bengal Assembly’s monsoon session, BJP MLA from Kurseong constituency Bishnu Prasad Sharma on Friday raised his voice in favour of a s… Read More
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) The Bimal Gurung-led Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) on Monday joined hands with two other separatist forces — Kamtapur Progressive Party (KPP) and Beer Birsha Mund… Read More
VIEWPOINT
Romit Bagchi
My journalistic assignment over, as was my wont, when I was strolling around the sprawling North Bengal University campus in Siliguri I saw four youngsters talki… Read More
The 12-hour bandh called by Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in West Bengal’s Siliguri district against the recent rape-murder of a schoolgirl in the area has failed to evoke any response o… Read More
There is a popular aphorism that depicts India’s linguistic diversity rather well: Kos-kos par badle paani, chaar kos par baani (The language spoken in India changes every few kilometr… Read More
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) Bimal Gurung-led Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has served an ultimatum to BJP on severing ties with it for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls unless the issue of the separate Gor… Read More
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) The BJP Lok Sabha member from Darjeeling constituency in West Bengal, Raju Bista, has written a letter to CBI Director Praveen Sood requesting him to probe teachers&rs… Read More
Kolkata, Oct 07 (IANS) The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), the nodal body for civic administration in the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong in north Bengal, on Saturda… Read More
Scrap-metal trader MD Alam was sleeping in his riverside cabin along the Teesta River in northeast India on Oct. 4 when he received an urgent phone call.
“It seems a dam in Sikkim h… Read More