As initiatives have started for another round of meetings for a permanent political solution in the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Kurseong in north West Bengal
A court in Mumbai has directed Shenpenn Khymsar, a Darjeeling-based filmmaker, to repay more than Rs 3 crore that he had allegedly borrowed from a person in Portugal for making a film.
A former GNLF (Gorkha National Liberation Front) activist Bhawesh Bhujel, resident of Kalimpong, has informed the President of India Droupadi Murmu that a group of Gorkhas will start 'fast unto death' under Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) area demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland from 22 August. Mr Bhujel has written a letter to the President Droupadi Murmu seeking her intervention in resolving the issue amicably.
After facing a disaster in the hills of Darjeeling and Kalimpong in the recently concluded panchayat polls in West Bengal, the BJP seems to be heading for yet another complication with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supremo Bimal Gurung hinting at distancing his party with the saffron camp unless the latter announces its definite standpoint on the issue of separate 'Gorkhaland' state.
Notably, Mr Sharma had met the Joint Director of the CBI in Kolkata on 16 June, and appealed him to investigate the alleged illegal appointment of teachers in governmentaided schools under the GTA.
A day after the Supreme Court dismissed his petition seeking protection from arrest, absconding Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) leader…
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling on Friday said they have cleared “misunderstandings,” left…
Vice-Consul for Consular Affairs of the US Consulate General in Kolkata, Samantha Jordan, will visit Darjeeling to assess the situation…
The chairman of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Binoy Tamang, on Wednesday said explosives should not be used to dig…
The Queen of Hills is all set to witness its first ever industrial meet next month, to be attended by…
