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Citizenship (Amendment) Act takes centre stage in hill politics
The politics and concerns of Darjeeling have always been based on issues like Indian identity, land and political security, which are different from the rest of Bengal.But the Citizenship (Amendment)...
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Nagaland minister asks Gorkhas to uphold legacy of friendship with Naga tribes
Kohima, Dec 18 (PTI) Nagaland minister Tongpang Ozukum on Wednesday called upon the Gorkha community in the state to uphold the legacy of friendship and brotherhood with the Naga tribes.The minister...
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Guard sights leopard at hill Raj Bhavan
A security guard posted at the Raj Bhavan here spotted a leopard on the premises of the governor’s house after Friday midnight — the first instance of a big cat sauntering in the Mall, a must-visit...
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Posters fuel CAA ire in North Bengal
Darjeeling: Protests continued in the Darjeeling and Kalimpong Hills against CAA and NRC. A postering campaign was initiated by the Gorkha Janmukti Yuva Morcha (youth wing of the Gorkha Janmukti...
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Indian Nepalis alarmed by Citizenship Amendment Bill
After India recently amended its laws regarding citizenship, Nepalis living in Northeast India are terrified. Both of India’s Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill...
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Morcha supporters brought out processions in Darjeeling, Kalimpong , Kurseong...
The Binay Tamang camp of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha organised marches at four major towns in the hills on Friday against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens...
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CAA protest rally in Tinsukia
The protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, continued in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia on Friday.The state government has been trying to convince people that the Act would not do any harm to...
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Homestays mushroomed across north Bengal, from the Darjeeling hills to the...
Hundreds of homestays have mushroomed across north Bengal, from the Darjeeling hills to the Dooars, as tourists are favouring such accommodations because of a mix of offbeat locations, ethnic cuisines...
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Binay Tamang plea to withdraw CAA
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Binay Tamang on Saturday said he had written to the President, Prime Minister and the chief ministers of states other than Bengal stating that the countrywide protests...
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Assam Gorkhas threaten to protest with 'khukri'
Gorkhas under the banner of the Assam Gorkha Sammelan (AGS) and the Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangha (BGP) on Saturday iterated their opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and threatened to...
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Thousands relish Christmas feast in Darjeeling
Darjeeling: Christmas is all about love and sharing. Going out of the way and keeping with the Yuletide spirit, the Belakoba Forest Range organised a picnic for forest villagers, workers of a closed...
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Aids, appliances for differently-abled
Darjeeling: In a first of its kind programme in Darjeeling, aids and appliances were given to differently-abled persons. The programme was jointly organised by the District Legal Services Authority,...
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TMC gears up for ‘historic’ Mamata march
Trinamul leaders in Darjeeling district and other parts of north Bengal are working overtime to ensure the presence of thousands of party supporters from different communities at Mamata Banerjee’s mega...
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Morcha youth wing calls off Darjeeling strike
The youth wing of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has withdrawn the 24-hour general strike it called in the Darjeeling hills on December 29 following an appeal by party president Binay Tamang not to...
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Darjeeling in the news again
The announcement designating Harsh Vardhan Shringla, the present Indian ambassador to the United States, as the next foreign secretary of India has triggered another round of celebration in Darjeeling...
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HILL STRIKE - Around 3,100 Internet users took the poll and only 10% thought...
An online poll conducted by a Darjeeling-based news portal regarding the December 29 general strike – which has since been withdrawn by the youth wing of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s Binay Tamang camp...
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Siliguri to Tindharia witness heavy hailstorm
Darjeeling: Siliguri in the plains and Tindharia at an altitude of 2,822 feet witnessed heavy hailstorm on Thursday. As a cold wave swept over North Bengal and Sikkim, the higher reaches of Sikkim and...
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Cold fails to dampen protest
The mercury was hovering around seven degrees Celsius in Darjeeling around 9am on Saturday as Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Binay Tamang arrived in the motor stand to start his march to Kurseong in...
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Plan for ‘second Darjeeling’ - proposed site at Rangbull is a tea estate...
The Bengal government plans to develop a new tourist destination at Rangbull to ease the load of tourists in Darjeeling.State tourism minister Gautam Deb said on Saturday that Rangbull near Sonada,...
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Salamander eludes ‘sanctuary’
In 1985, the Bengal government had notified a 10 acre land near Sukhiapokhri in the Darjeeling hills as a “Jorepokhri Salamander Sanctuary”.But 34 years down the line, the sanctuary at Jorepokhri is...
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