Darjeeling, April 1: Bimal Gurung today started his campaign in Kalimpong, where one of his former lieutenants Harka Bahadur Chhetri is in a direct fight with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha. That Gurung has decided to station himself in Kalimpong for a couple of days is an indicator that the Morcha is not taking the contest […]

March 31:Darjeeling From locating your polling booth to seeking information about your EPIC card, accessing information in Darjeeling district will be only a touch away, with the district information office launching a mobile application, “Vote Mitra”, today. This application is for voters in Darjeeling district and is the first-of-its-kind in the state. “We have brought […]

Darjeeling 8 Mar 2016 A lot of questions are being asked and speculation is rife among political circles in the hills ever since Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee announced the name of MLA Harka Bahadur Chhetri as the TMC candidate from Kalimpong for the state Assembly election. Many among the general public too have expressed […]

Siliguri, March 5: Former footballer Bhaichung Bhutia, announced as Trinamul candidate from the Siliguri Assembly seat yesterday, figures on the voter list of his home state of Sikkim and not that of Bengal. This should make him ineligible to contest Assembly elections in Bengal, according to the Handbook of Candidates published by the Election Commission […]

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri today said the party wanted John Barla to contest the Assembly polls from Jalpaiguri’s Nagrakata , a seat the tribal leader wanted to fight for. Barla had said he would certainly contest from the seat but whether he would be a candidate of a party or contest as […]

Mukesh Sharma Kalimpong,26th March JAP (Jan Andolan Party) president Dr Harka Bahadur Chetri filed his nomination as an independent candidate from Klimpong today for Assembly Election 2016. Before Dr Chhetri filed his nomination he was escorted by massive party supporter to Thana Dara where a small election program was held. Dr Chhetri addressing the rally […]

Jammu, Mar 17: The President of Gorkha Sabha, Jammu strongly criticized the partial attitude of Chief Election Officer, Jammu for keeping the Ward No: 48 as reserve for SC whereas Ward No: 47 kept open for JMC elections. In a press conference held today, it was alleged that although the objections were submitted to the […]

GNLF (Gorkha National Liberation Front) has decided to support TMC and JAP (Jan Andolan Party) in this Assembly Elections 2016. It is stated that GNLF will support TMC in Darjeeling and Kurseong and JAP in Kalimpong. The following is what Neeraj Zimba Tamang a senior GNLF leader had to say on the party’s decisions. Dear […]

The CPI-M-led Left Front, while it is yet to finalise its tie up with the Congress, on Saturday extended support to the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) in the West Bengal assembly polls. While the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress flayed the Left for supporting a party aligned to the Bharatiya Janata Party, the GJM which holds […]

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha yesterday announced candidates’ names from the hills and the plains for the state Assembly election, and sprang a surprise by pitching a female candidate from Kalimpong constituency to take on MLA Harka Bahadur Chhetri. It was no surprise about Rohit Sharma, the incumbent legislator from Kurseong, being retained, while Darjeeling municipality […]

Vivek Chhetri Darjeeling, March 24: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today said it will only support the BJP in the plains Assembly segments at a time the Left Front has not fielded any nominee against the party in the hills. Earlier this month, the Left Front had said it would support the Morcha in the three […]

“I am not anti-Gorkhaland… I have raised the demand for Gorkhaland in Bengal legislative assembly… there is a record of that, anyone can verify…. I was labelled as anti-Gorkhaland while I was still an MLA… they burned down my house… and they made my life difficult… but I didn’t give up… I am here to […]

Writes Sanjog Chamling MORON ALERT: “I believe slogans like Bharat ki barbaadi or Gorkhaland should be treated as an attack on the integrity of India.” – Chandra Kumar Bose. Chandra Kumar Bose is apparently the BJP face of Bengal who is contesting against Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming assembly election Mr. Chandra Kumar Bose whose […]

RAJEEV RAVIDAS Kalimpong, March 25: The Jan Andolan Party headed by Harka Bahadur Chhetri has listed the statehood demand on top of its election manifesto and said the outfit will work towards it by carving out Darjeeling district and parts of the Dooars by building consensus both at the Centre and the state. When Kalimpong […]

Siliguri 21 Jan 2016 Ahead of Bengal assembly poll Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seemed to very kind on the journalists of North Bengal. During her speech after the opening function of Bengal Safari Park, the CM announced of providing land for Siliguri Journalists Club at Ektiashal near Siliguri and sanctioning Rs 20 lakh for the […]

Writes: N N Ojha Gorkhaland is once again the talk of the town. Gorkhas in the Darjeeling hills and else where in India are once again discussing ‘when’, ‘how’ and ‘why not’ about Gorkhaland. Last time it grabbed attention equally intensely was in July 2012 when the then UPA government led by Manmohan Singh as […]

CPI(M), AVP, Congress Join Hands to Keep TMC at Bay in Two Siliguri Panchayat Samities The CPM today entered into an alliance with the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad and the Congress to keep Trinamul away from power at two panchayat samities under the Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad. The Left Front had majority in two panchayat […]

Mizoram : Deprived of OBC status by Mizoram Government and the alleged step-motherly attitude of Mizos, Gorkhas, who are one of the largest minorities in the state, are weighing the NOTA option provided by the Election Commission in the November 25 Assembly elections. Deprived of OBC status, Gorkhas weighing ‘NOTA’ option in Mizoram elections “The […]