Believe in politics of reality - Anit Thapa
Kurseong: Rebel Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Anit Thapa on Sunday called upon people of the Darjeeling hills to believe in "politics of reality" to achieve Gorkhaland and said those who had...
View ArticleDarjeeling police recover 102 sticks of gelatin
The Darjeeling Police on Tuesday recovered 102 sticks of gelatin weighing around 40 kg. The gelatin sticks are believed to have been stolen from an NTPC plant."We had received specific inputs and had...
View ArticleDarjeeling hills to cut school winter vacation
Darjeeling: Schools in the Darjeeling hills have decided to cut short their winter vacation and hold special classes for Classes X and XII students to make up for the time lost to the three months of...
View ArticleBinay camp apeals TMC for development of hills
Mirik: The Binay Tamang camp of the Gorkha Janmukti Mocha on Tuesday stressed on the need for development in the hills and appealed to the Trinamul Congress to "keep aside" politics and join hands in...
View ArticleGorkha Janmukti Morcha Darjeeling party office sealed, 3 arrested in SI...
Virtually cornering Bimal Gurung, the Bengal government on Wednesday sealed the main office of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) in Darjeeling, saying the land on which the building stood belong to the...
View ArticleGTA to restore lost glory of Darjeeling Capitol Hall
The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration has decided to restore the lost glory of Darjeeling's iconic Capitol Hall. The building - it used to house a 600-seat theatre - with a clock standing 100ft...
View ArticleBinay Tamang speaks of inclusive development in the hills
The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration's (GTA) caretaker chairman Binay Tamang spoke of inclusive development in the hills, on his visit to Mirik in West Bengal's Darjeeling district on...
View ArticleJana Andolan Party (JAP) youth wing reshuffled
Kalimpong: Yuwa Ekai, the youth wing of the Jana Andolan Party (JAP), has been reconstituted following the resignations of its top brass two days ago.The new set of office-bearers of the youth young...
View ArticleMukul Roy finally joined the BJP
New Delhi: Mukul Roy finally joined the BJP and stuck to the theme of describing it as a secular party and refraining from attacking Mamata Banerjee, leaving it to Amit Shah to inject an element of...
View ArticleBinay lion's share, keeps 20 GTA departments to himself
Darjeeling: Binay Tamang, who has been named the chairman of the GTA board of administrators, has kept 28 of the 50 departments in the hill body to himself and has not given a single one to the lone...
View ArticleBengal's Gurung 'hurdle' hits talks
New Delhi: The Centre's proposal for tripartite talks on Darjeeling has stalled because of the Bengal government's opposition to the participation of the Bimal Gurung lobby of the Gorkha Janmukti...
View ArticleNIA starts enquiry in Darjeeling violence, Bimal Gurung welcomes move
As National Investigation Agency (NIA) team initiated primary enquiry in Darjeeling for various cases of blasts, arms haul and murder of a police sub inspector, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal...
View ArticleRebel leader Binay Tamang welcomes NIA investigation
Kalimpong: Rebel Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Binay Tamang on Sunday welcomed the National Investigation Agency's initiative to probe cases related to the recent statehood movement in the...
View ArticleGJM Kalimpong district unit formed
Kalimpong: Rebel Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Binay Tamang on Sunday constituted a 37-member working committee of the party's Kalimpong district unit, but no Morcha leader of note from the district...
View ArticleGTA to streamline traffic system in Darjeeling town
Darjeeling: The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration is all set to streamline the traffic system of the Darjeeling town.Incidentally, traffic coupled with parking problems have become a major issue in...
View ArticleGTA to remove toll plaza on Rohini Road
Darjeeling. The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration has decided to remove a toll plaza on Rohini Road from January 1 next year.The Rohini Road, the most popular route to Darjeeling from Siliguri, is...
View ArticleDarjeeling administration asked morcha to vacate party office in govt building
Darjeeling: The Darjeeling district administration has asked the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha to vacate a government building housing one of its offices.The administration had last week sealed a five-storied...
View ArticleTalks on with Binay Tamang for tourism festival in Darjeeling
Kolkata: Expelled GJM leader and Darjeeling's Board of Administrators Chairman Binay Tamang has sought the West Bengal Tourism Department's co-operation to organise a tourism festival in the north...
View ArticleBimal Gurung demands grilling of Binay Tamang, Anit Thapa in connection with...
KOLKATA: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung called for an NIA probe into Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) chairman Binay Tamang alleging that the violence perpetrated during the...
View ArticleUnrest threatens winter tourism in Darjeeling
Entangled within newly brewing up political equations between the Centre, state and local political forces, Darjeeling hills is skeptical on its winter season tourism business.“We are uncertain about...
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