A meeting was held at Darjeeling on 02 April on mobilization of joint campaigning for their chosen candidates in upcoming Assembly Poll which was attended by the Office bearer of GNLF, TMC and Jan Andolan Party JAP. For the joint campaigining a committee too was formed for streaming task in respective levels to outreach mass. […]

Writes: Upendra for TheDC FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016 Much has been going on in the Darjeeling political scenario of late, for anyone remotely interested in politics these are an exciting time for the people in our region. We are literally spoilt for choices, issues range from the promised “development” to “Sikkim merger,” from formation of […]

Promises: College for hills & varsity Writes AVIJIT SINHA Siliguri, March 11: The Trinamul manifesto has promised a Nepali-medium college in the Darjeeling hills, a new campus of Aliah University and a second agricultural university among other things for north Bengal. The ruling party also promised to set up a centre of Netaji Subhas Open […]

“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 […]

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 […]

Hill TMC Kurseong sub divisional convenor, Kundan Mangrati said that today they had held a meeting at their party office in Kurseong where they discussed the matter of one of their senior Hill TMC leader Mr. Binny Sharma who has allegedly been  reported to have seduced a minor. Hill TMC leader Binny Sharma He said […]

The Kurseong unit of the hill Trinamool Congress today organized a rally in town and submitted a deputation to the Kurseong municipality on various demands related to the basic needs of residents. Hill TMC rally in Kurseong Friday afternoon. Talking to reporters, Kurseong town TMC committee president Sunil Pradhan said the rally was staged to […]

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee at a meeting on Friday officially formed the party’s Darjeeling District Committee and Darjeeling Hill Committee. Informing about the meeting, the newly reappointed TMC Darjeeling hill committee president Rajen Mukhia said the party’s Darjeeling district committee will have Gautam Dev as President, while Bhaichung Bhutia, Nantu Pal and Alok Chakrabarty […]

Kurseong, 12 May As Darjeeling Hills keeps its fingers crossed ahead of the Lok Sabha election results on 26 May, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership here is busy encouraging its activists and supporters. Trinamool Congress (TMC) TMC leaders here said Darjeeling is presently “enjoying freedom after democracy was restored in the Hills under the leadership […]

Hill TMC served a deputation to Kurseong sub-divisional medical officer Rumi Mondal protesting against the pathetic condition of Kurseong hospital. Kurseong: A team of hill TMC members led by the party’s Kurseong sub-division convener Kundan Mangrati today served a deputation to Kurseong sub-divisional medical officer Rumi Mondal protesting against the pathetic condition of Kurseong hospital. […]

Despite its loss in the Lok Sabha Election this year from Darjeeling constituency, the Hill TMC unit will continue its efforts to work on peace and development of the region. Talking to reporters at the party office in Mirik today, the Hill TMC president Rajen Mukhiya said to bring development in the hills it is […]

Just ahead of the 16th LS election, the Soureni branch of the GJM has received a heavy blow with central committee member Sandip Pradhan joining the TMC. Pradhan, who was an active member since the inception of the GJM, said the Morcha is now concerned only about occupying posts. Pradhan had also served as the […]

TMC releases Commitment paper, promising 16 development agenda for the hills Bhaichung released a 16 point commitment paper, especially designed to reach the hill people. TMC Bhaichung Bhutia releases-  16 points Commitment paper for Hill’s development The promises include: 1. Demanding Darjeeling Hills a ‘special package of facilities’ and 2. Declaring the area tax-free for the […]

The Trinamul Congress (TMC) today alleged that the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leadership had told the state government the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) could collect electricity dues from commercial establishments. Roshan Giri, the general secretary of the Morcha, denied the charge The Morcha has denied the charge, saying the Trinamul was […]

At a press conference today, hill TMC spokesperson Binny Sharma accused the GJM of spreading wrong information among the public to gain votes. “The GJM is distributing pamphlets, the content of which is wrong and coated with malice. The misinformation about our party and president comes just before the election. Bearing this in mind, we […]

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has accused Gorkha Janmukti Morcha  (GJM) for allegedly  pressurizing and bribing people of the hills to attend the party meeting in Sukna today. The hill TMC leaders also accused the GJM-BJP alliance of exhausting the Rs.70 lakh ceiling permitted by the Election Commission of India for a single candidate to campaign for the […]

Darjeeling : The former Indian Football captain, Baichung Bhutia all set to contest Lok Sabha elections 2014 from the Darjeeling constituency of West Bengal on the ruling-Trinamool Congress(TMC) ticket.37-year-old Bhutia’s name was doing the rounds for the Darjeeling hills seat from quite a long time. Baichung Bhutia TMC candidate for LS polls in Darjeeling This year in January, […]

The Trinamul Congress today said the Lok Sabha contest in Darjeeling would be Bimal Gurung’s first encounter with Mamata Banerjee in the political arena and he would be forced to step aside like he had to in the past. Bhaichung addresses a Trinamul workers’ meeting in Siliguri on Tuesday. Picture by Kundan Yolmo Subrata Bakshi, […]