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Everything is normal in Darjeeling Hills - DGP
Darjeeling: Director-general of police Surajit Kar Purkayastha said on Monday that he was happy that "everything is normal" in the hills.The officer was in Darjeeling to take stock of the situation,...
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WB CM writes to PM, Rajnath, alleges BJP minister involved in Darjeeling unrest
Kolkata: Lodging her protest against the overnight withdrawal of ten companies of the central paramilitary forces by the Centre from Darjeeling, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shot off complaint...
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Hill meet: CM talks restoration of peace, steps to boost tea, tourismm, next...
Kolkata: The next all-party meeting will be held at Pintel village in Darjeeling, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced at Nabanna on Monday.Talking to newsmen after the all-party meeting, the Chief...
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Binay Tamang demands funds for Tourism Festival
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha rebel and chairman of the Board of Administrators for the Darjeeling Hills, Binay Tamang, on Monday demanded special funds from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for an...
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Darjeeling inseparable from Bengal: Mamata
Kolkata, October 16: Emboldened by the presence of all three Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) MLAs in a meeting on Darjeeling here today, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today made it clear that...
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धनतेरसले मङपुमा तिहारको केही रौनकता ल्यायो
आज धनतेरस पर्वको अवसरमा यहाँको रेसेप बजार संधैको तुलनामा अलि बडी खचाखाच देखियो | तिहार आउन अब केही दिन मात्र बाँकी रहेको भएपनि मपु क्षेत्रमा भने गएवर्षको तुलनामा रौनकता धेरै कम छ | तैपनि आज धनतेरस पर्व...
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Calcutta High Court Stops Centre From Pulling Out Troops From Darjeeling
New Delhi, Oct 17: The Calcutta High Court today stayed the Centre’s decision to pull out troops for trouble-hit Darjeeling in West Bengal. Hearing a plea by the West Bengal government seeking a stay...
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Bimal Guurng audio clip preaches peace
Darjeeling: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung released an audio clip on Wednesday denying the role of his supporters in the gunfight that killed a police officer and stressed the need for a...
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Darjeeling Administration asks bonds of Rs 50 lakh to 3 morcha leader
Darjeeling: The Darjeeling administration has asked three Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders and supporters to explain why they should not execute surety bonds of Rs 50 lakh each for "good behaviour" as...
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Bimal Gurung links with Northeast Militant group and Maoists - Bengal DGP
Siliguri: Bengal director-general of police Surajit Kar Purkayastha said on Wednesday that Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung and some of his associates had links with Northeast-based...
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Sombre Celebrations - A Dark Diwali In Darjeeling
Diwali, or Tihar as the festival is called in the now troubled and traumatised Darjeeling Hills, is a dark one this year. Fear stalks every turn, nook and corner of the Hills, thanks to a silent...
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Roshan Giri alleges police vandalized his house
DARJEELING: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) General Secretary Roshan Giri has alleged that West Bengal Police ransacked his residence around midnight on Wednesday."Around 12.45 a.m., police broke open the...
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Police officers contest on Bimal Gurung's arms claim
Darjeeling: Police officers have said they have concrete evidence to counter Bimal Gurung's claim that he had not stockpiled arms over the past few years and added that all the evidence would be...
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Supporters dilemma over Bimal Gurung, Binay Tamang
Siliguri: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders in the Dooars are in a dilemma over who among Bimal Gurung or Binay Tamang they should support."In the foothills and particularly, the Dooars, there is utter...
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More police personnel posted in Darjeeling
More than 2,000 additional state police personnel, mostly from specialised forces, have been deployed in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, a top West Bengal police official said on Wednesday.The...
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Darjeeling: Crisis Continues
Peace that dawned in Darjeeling on Mahasaptami Day following a 104 day bandh may not last with the West Bengal government feuding with the Centre. The Centre wanted to withdraw central paramilitary...
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Board begins quality tests for Nepal tea
Demand for import variety surgesAmid reports of rising imports of teas from Nepal, the Tea Board of India has unveiled an exercise to test the teas.Samples of these teas are being tested at the...
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Manhunt for Gurung in Darjeeling hills: Police
A fresh FIR was lodged against him earlier this month for his alleged involvement in the death of a police sub-inspector, who was killed during an exchange of fire with alleged GJM supporters on...
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Gorkhaland protests: Tamang-Gurung stand-off has Hills residents in a bind
KOLKATA: Darjeeling seems headed for yet another showdown, with state government-supported Binay Tamang trying to supplant the Centre's man, Bimal Gurung, in the Hills ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha...
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Tourists stay off hills
Siliguri/Darjeeling: The inflow of tourists in the current season in Darjeeling has hit an all-time low in recent years despite the withdrawal of the strike three weeks ago.Stakeholders in the tourism...
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