Darjeeling Lok Sabha Elections: Gorkhaland and tea workers' wages in focus amidst BJP-Trinamool tussleDarjeeling's political landscape is unique, with hill-based parties that switch support between Trinamool and BJP. As the region gears up f...
26 Apr, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slams BJP-led government in TripuraRajya Sabha Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev, daughter of veteran Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev, has recently joined Trinamool from C...
24 Oct, 2021, 09.59 PM IST
Darjeeling hills foresee fresh row of unrestThe restive hill city Kalimpong went under bandh immediately after the news of Bhujel’s demise at a Kolkata hospital arrived there yesterda...
26 Oct, 2017, 06.01 PM IST
Four months post Gorkhaland agitation, Darjeeling’s tea gardens still reeling from troubleThe Darjeeling district, four months after the unrest, remains tense even after the settlement with incidents of sporadic violence having b...
15 Oct, 2017, 12.10 PM IST
Indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling hills enters 99th dayFor the 12th day in a row, police along with the administration, appealed to the locals over public address systems to open shops and resto...
21 Sep, 2017, 10.14 PM IST
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
Fresh violence in Darjeeling, army called in, Mamata Banerjee blames centre of "non-cooperation"Pro-Gorkhaland protests escalated this morning after the body of a young GNLF cadre with a bullet wound was found at Sonada. The victim has...
08 Jul, 2017, 07.25 PM IST
Hill parties unite for Gorkhland, strike to go onGJM, which controls the local administration, has decided to continue with its indefinite strike even as there were many incidents of fire ...
17 Jun, 2017, 12.31 AM IST
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha sponsored shutdown of government offices begin in DarjeelingGJM supporters, who were protesting among other issues against alleged "imposition of Bengali language in the schools in the hills", called...
12 Jun, 2017, 12.53 PM IST
GJM-WB government battlelines drawn in Darjeeling hillsAlong with the 'bandh', it has also revived its demand for a separate state for Gorkhas, forcing the administration to announce tough steps...
11 Jun, 2017, 07.43 PM IST
North Bengal had a peaceful vote on SundayNorth Bengal voted over 80% on Monday as people in both hills and plains came flocking to polling stations in order to exercise their franc...
17 Apr, 2016, 07.27 PM IST
Brace for more elephant deaths as NBWL gives nod for extension of Siliguri to Sikkim trackAn existing rail link from New Jalpaiguri to Sevoke, which passes through a part of Mahananda, had earlier seen several elephant deaths.
06 Sep, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
Landslide damages NH-55 in Kurseong, DarjeelingNo injury or casualty was reported due to the landslide in the 77 km national highway that connects Siliguri and Darjeeling.
16 Jul, 2015, 01.45 PM IST
Court warrant against GJM leaders: Shops closed in DarjeelingMany shops were closed in Darjeeling hills today, one day after the issuing of warrants of arrest by a court against Gorkha Janmukti Morcha...
07 Jun, 2015, 04.10 PM IST
Shweta Taneja's new book 'Cult of Chaos' delves into Delhi's underbellyThe terrible, scary and horrific side of society is explored in the book, billed as the country's first tantrik detective novel, which also...
21 Jan, 2015, 04.06 PM IST
- GJM opponent Tamang stabbed to death
Gorkha leader Madan Tamang was stabbed to death while he was addressing a public meeting in Darjeeling on Friday morning.
22 May, 2010, 03.39 AM IST
- CPM keeps Darjeeling issue on back burner for time being
The West Bengal CPM’s growing anxiety over the ongoing agitation in Darjeeling by the newly formed Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) was reflec...
03 May, 2008, 03.52 AM IST