Strike continues in Darjeeling; Binay Tamang removed from postGurung also convened an emergency meeting of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leadership to expel Tamang and another member, Anit Thapa, from the...
01 Sep, 2017, 12.30 PM IST
West Bengal: Another blast in hills, food-laden truck destroyed after lootUnidentified men stopped the truck, beat up the driver and the helper and asked them to leave the vehicle. They then looted the food materi...
26 Aug, 2017, 06.35 PM IST
GJM will never compromise on Gorkhaland demand, says GurungGurung thanked everyone for their support during the two-month-long indefinite shutdown and vowed to continue the fight till the Gorkhaland...
15 Aug, 2017, 08.21 PM IST
Indefinite shutdown enters 40th day, DGP to visit DarjeelingWest Bengal DGP Surajit Kar Purkayastha, along with ADGP (law and order) Anuj Sharma and other senior police officers are scheduled to visi...
24 Jul, 2017, 12.34 PM IST
Darjeeling tea industry staring at Rs 250 cr lossThe industry is staring at a loss due to the ongoing shutdown called by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha(GJM) which entered the 26th day today.
10 Jul, 2017, 03.29 PM IST
Unrest in hills: Darjeeling boarding schools extend vacationFather Shanjumon is a member of the Darjeeling ICSE Schools Association. St. Joseph's North Point is a prominent boarding school in the Dar...
03 Jul, 2017, 01.01 PM IST
GJM offers 12-hr 'window' to schools to evacuate students"The students will be allowed to go to Siliguri and Rongpo only in school buses. The indefinite shutdown will continue. Only the students w...
21 Jun, 2017, 05.43 PM IST
350 animals in Darjeeling zoo face food shutdown heatOfficials of the Darjeeling Zoo are facing a crisis in supplying food for the zoo animals as food supplies are fast drying up. The official...
19 Jun, 2017, 04.12 PM IST
Stray incidents of violence in Darjeeling hills; 6 detainedThe shutdown, which disrupted normal life in the hills, was called following raids at the premises connected to GJM chief Bimal Gurung and ...
18 Jun, 2017, 12.37 PM IST
Centre rushes 400 more paramilitary to Darjeeling; total 1,400"As many as 400 paramilitary personnel were sent to Darjeeling to help the state government on their request to maintain law and order," a ...
15 Jun, 2017, 06.36 PM IST
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha calls indefinite bandh after leaders' premises raidedArrows, sharp weapons and explosives were recovered during the raids at the premises in Singmari and Patlebas areas in Darjeeling, the poli...
15 Jun, 2017, 12.15 PM IST
Centre rushes 600 paramilitary personnel to Darjeeling; seeks report from West Bengal governmentThe home ministry is closely monitoring the situation in the hill district and is ready to offer all required assistance to the state gover...
13 Jun, 2017, 10.34 PM IST
Centre monitoring Darjeeling situation, ready to offer 'all help'However, the home ministry is yet to seek a report from the West Bengal government on the situation in the hill district which has been wit...
13 Jun, 2017, 03.47 PM IST
- Gorkha Janmukti Morcha calls for shutdown in Darjeeling
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), called for an indefinite shutdown here in spite of assurance from police that the murder accused of their...
25 Aug, 2010, 01.36 PM IST
- Bandh in Siliguri as tripartite talks with GJM over Gorkhaland begin
Anti-Gorkha Jan Mukti outfits called a shutdown an in Siliguri on Monday .
21 Dec, 2009, 01.51 PM IST
- Gorkha agitation affects tea exports from Darjeeling
Export of Darjeeling tea is affected badly as a result of the shutdown called by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM).
20 Jun, 2008, 03.33 PM IST
- Buddhadeb calls for peace in Darjeeling
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has appealed for peace in Darjeeling that is roiled by an agitation for separate stateho...
02 Mar, 2008, 02.19 PM IST