All party meeting in Darjeeling hills, 16 more arrested
An all-party meeting called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) is being held in the Darjeeling hills, with the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), Congress and Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) staying away, as the indefinite bandh entered the 10th day Monday, paralysing normal life.
Bandh paralyses life in Darjeeling
A top Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader was arrested here Saturday in connection with cases of arson and attempt to murder even as the indefinite bandh to demand for separate Gorkhaland state in Darjeeling hills entered eighth day with the hill station wearing a deserted look.
Indefinite bandh in Darjeeling over Gorkhaland
Normal life was disrupted in the Darjeeling hills Saturday due to an indefinite strike called by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) to press for the demand for a separate Gorkhaland on the lines of Telangana.
Bandh disrupts normal life in Darjeeling
Normal life was disrupted for the second day Tuesday due to the 72-hour bandh called in the Darjeeling hills by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) to demand Gorkhaland.
Man who once drove Netaji's car dead
Krishna Bahadur Mukhia, who once drove Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s car during his INA days, died in Darjeeling on September 11. Krishna Bahahur was 91.
He was Netaji's driver between 1943-44, his so
Courageous Class 12 girl helps bust sex racket
The bravery of a class 12 school girl resulted in the busting of a sex racket and the arrest of four people, including a married couple, here. A Rs.5,000 award was announced for the student whose effo
24 killed as overloaded bridge collapses in Darjeeling
At least 24 persons were killed and over 60 injured when an old wooden footbridge over a spring gave way under the pressure of a crowd during a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) meeting at Bijanbari in Dar
Darjeeling bridge collapse toll rises to 32
With the recovery of five more bodies, the death toll in the bridge collapse in this north Bengal district has shot up to 32, besides leaving 132 injured, a district official said on Sunday.
"The dea
Telangana, Darjeeling should be viewed differently: GJM
In a firm indication that it has put the demand for Gorkhaland on the backburner, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has said the Darjeeling and Telangana statehood movements have to be viewed different
2-day trek to Bengal’s highest polling booth
Election officials have to trek 11 km up the Himalayan range over two days to reach West Bengal’s highest polling station — located at Sirikhola, 2,800 metres above sea level.