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BJP's Bengal victory revives Gorkha hopes for 'permanent political solution' within ConstitutionThe Gorkha community is hopeful for a permanent political solution to their Gorkhaland demand after the BJP's victory. This issue was key t...
Darjeeling hit by heavy rains & landslides: Homes damaged, families displaced, rescue efforts underwayHeavy rains triggered multiple landslides in Darjeeling, displacing families and damaging infrastructure, including tourism quarters and th...
'Bengal is not a beggar': Mamata Banerjee accuses Centre of discriminating against flood-hit people in north BengalWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the central government of discriminating against flood-affected people in north Bengal. ...
BJP opposes June 26 GTA polls; GJM boss Gurung to begin fastThe elections to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, formed in 2011, were last held in 2012. There are 45 elected members in the GTA...
GJM activists burn copies of GTA accord in hillsSome GJM activists were seen participating in the demonstration bare-chested and broke tube lights on their backs leading to injuries.
Gorkhaland issue: If history is any guide, CM Mamata Banerjee’s aggression won’t stop fireEven though, there had been protests over the notification, the situation turned violent after Banerjee held a cabinet meeting in Darjeelin...
Darjeeling GJM stir: A story of blame-game politicsMamata has got herself sucked into the vortex of ethnic politics by treading on the paths that her predecessors, barring B C Roy, always av...
Tea tourism on the rise in BengalTea estates in Bengal have started to act on the state government's tea tourism policy, which allows one acre of estates to be used up for ...
Efforts on to trace people from West Bengal in Nepal108 people from the state, who were in Nepal on various purposes, were yet to be traced and efforts were on to locate them, she said.
Mamata Banerjee still silent on heavy influx from Nepal through porous border.West Bengal CM Miss Mamata Banerjee missed to address the crisis of uncontrolled influx through porous Indo-Nepal border.
Modi government and opposition's role: Focus must shift to India's inclusiveness and diversityAs Gujarat CM for over 10 years, he ran a government in which Muslims never found any representation. Not was there any Muslim candidate in...
Union Territory status is answer to Darjeeling problem: Jaswant SinghThe answer to the Darjeeling problem was to grant it the status of union territory, BJP MP Jaswant Singh said today.
Darjeeling issue should be seen under the lights of 1950's Indo-Nepal treaty: ActivistClaim of heavy influx from Nepal into Darjeeling using Indo-Nepal Treaty as immunity has come under limelight once again.
- TMC, GJM rejuvenating friendship in Darjeeling hills
GJM top leaders had a meet with the CM at state Government head quarter Writers Building and invited her to come to Darjeeling.
- Status of Union Territory is a possible answer to uncertainty of Darjeeling hills
Since GTA Act 2011 has repealed the DGHC Act, DGHC ceased to exist putting Darjeeling back under usual three tire Panchayet system.
- Bimal Gurung, Roshan Giri file nomination for Gorkhaland Territorial Authority
Top Gorkha Janamukti Morcha leaders Bimal Gurung and Roshan Giri filed their nominations for the July 29 Gorkhaland Territorial Authority p...
- Darjeeling to have the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration(GTA) election on July 29
After long wait, finally Darjeeling hills is going to have the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration(GTA) election on July 29.
- Is it time to remap India to create smaller political units?
Mayawati's call this week for a 4-way split of UP may be an election tactic. But it's consistent with an increasingly powerful and vocal na...
- Bandh in plains opposing tripartite agreement on Darjeeling
With the tripartite agreement to be signed today for setting up of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, a 48-hour bandh is being obse...
- Second tripartite pact between Centre, West Bengal government and GJM to be signed on Monday
A tripartite pact between the Centre, West Bengal government and the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha, or GJM, will be signed on Monday.