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Doklam standoff, Gorkhaland stir put Sikkim on national stageThe 73-day-long Doklam standoff between powerful neighbours India and China had left the people of the tiny Himalayan state worried about i...01 Jan, 2018, 12.01 PM IST- How the three-month lockdown threatens brand DarjeelingThe tea gardens employ 55,000 as permanent workers and around 35,000 as contractual staff. With the shutdown, around 3.5 lakh people includ...08 Sep, 2017, 11.54 PM IST
- GJM chief Bimal Gurung booked under UAPA in connection with twin blasts: PoliceA hand grenade was hurled at the Kalimpong police station at around 11 pm last night, killing a civic volunteer and injuring two others. Th...20 Aug, 2017, 05.16 PM IST
- Darjeeling fears continuing Gorkhaland agitation to hurt festive tourism businessTourism hotspot Darjeeling is waiting for a frozen festive season business because of the Gorkhaland agitation which has put the tourism at...26 Jun, 2017, 05.37 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
- Darjeeling to face another episode of turmoil over separate statehood demandAfter remaining cool for long, separate statehood demand in Darjeeling hills in West Bengal is all set to resurface with a newer vigor.29 May, 2017, 11.31 PM IST
- Political climate in Darjeeling hills heating up in the civic polls seasonWith major civic body elections knocking the door, rival political forces have started getting into political power play in Bengal’s Darjee...23 Jan, 2017, 05.06 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee and Bimal Gurung part ways; TMC support base in hills still shakyFollowing issues, Darjeeling’s autonomous administrative body started generating heat prompting GJM to wash its hands off TMC and tilt towa...05 Oct, 2016, 06.52 PM IST
- Gorkhaland movement may hit festive season tourism businessThe economy of Darjeeling hills and foothills in West Bengal is heavily dependent on tourism. The region offers an estimated 35,000 beds pe...09 Aug, 2016, 10.05 AM IST
- New political warmth is brewing up in DarjeelingDarjeeling hill is gaining warmth in its political arena that may finally culminate into yet another turmoil making the life of common hill...15 Jul, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee plans to promote tourism in DarjeelingTraining institutes for people who would anchor homestays and those who would work as guides in the same estate are also being set up.25 Aug, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
- 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 ...13 May, 2015, 09.08 PM IST
- We have not dropped Gorkhaland demand: Bimal GurungGJM chief accused state government of adopting delaying tactics to postpone scheduled tripartite meeting between centre, state and GJM on s...11 Jan, 2015, 11.17 PM IST
- Mamata meddling in Gorkhaland Territorial Administration functioning : Roshan GiriRoshan Giri today accused WB CM Mamata Banerjee of meddling in the day-to-day affairs of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration.01 Apr, 2013, 11.14 PM IST
- GJM goes to warpath once again with Gorkhaland statehood demandPutting whole Darjeeling under uncertainty once again, Gorkha Janamukti Morcha in Darjeeling has finalized to go on warpath again with thei...16 Jan, 2013, 05.40 PM IST
- High valued winter season premium tourism business of Darjeeling hills under uncertaintyBeside many external factors, brewing up political knots in the region are likely to contribute to the downfall.23 Nov, 2012, 05.14 PM IST
- Plan to make Sikkim round-the-year tourist attractionSikkim, which has emerged in the past few years as one of the most sought-after hill stations in the country, hopes to become a round-the-y...09 Dec, 2008, 10.23 AM IST
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