The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration ( GTA) Sabha chief executive, Bimal Gurung, today said a letter would be written to the Centre on ways to improve the functioning of the hill body, a move to exert pressure on the state government ahead of a tripartite meeting to review the autonomous authority’s working. Gurung talks to reporters in […]

Darjeeling, July 1: Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Sabha member Kaziman Lohagun, arrested in connection with the Jamuni land case, was remanded in 14 days’ judicial custody. Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Sabha member, Kaziman Lohagun, arrested . The GTA member of Bijanbari-Pulbazar had been arrested on June 27 for allegedly supplying weapons to six persons who had […]

Kalimpong: Darjeeling MP SS Ahluwalia today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion about the Gorkha people’s dream being his dream will soon come true. Darjeeling MP SS Ahluwalia speaking at the Kalimpong Town Hall Friday afternoon. Speaking during a function at the Kalimpong Town Hall held to mark his victory in the Lok Sabha election, […]

WB State BJP President Rahul Sinha has demanded the bifurcation of Siliguri subdivision from Darjeeling District following the creation of the new distrisct Alipurduar. Infact, the seeds of bifurcation of Siliguri from Darjeeling district was sown in 1988 following the formation of Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council. Seeds of Bifurcation of Darjeeling District- P.Arjun The formation […]

Flush with the victory of the BJP both in Darjeeling and at the Centre, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung today warned the state government against undue interference in the functioning of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA). arjeeling MP SS Ahluwalia celebrating his win with GJM supporters Wednesday afternoon. Addressing supporters gathered at Chowrastha […]

Darjeeling, June 22: GNLF chief Subash Ghisingh who had confined himself to his residence in Darjeeling since his return to the hills on March 19 told his supporters on his 80th birthday that he was “not yet finished”. On 80th birthday GNLF chief Subash Ghishing says he’s  ‘not yet finished’ The GNLF chief, whose writ ran […]

Emerging out of its self-imposed silence, the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) is all set to press for its various demands and stage programmes across the hills. Among the party’s principal demands is the revival of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC), a constitutionally approved autonomous body, till the Sixth Schedule status is achieved. Gorkha […]

Former state urban development minister Asok Bhatacharya today questioned the exclusion of Jaigaon, Atharokhai, Birpara and Karimpur in the list of 22 new municipalities the state government announced yesterday. He said the state government selected the other places to “gain political advantage.” Asok Bhatacharya “The Left Front government had earlier already decided to declare 16 of the 22 […]

The BJP won the Darjeeling seat thanks to the support of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), which is demanding statehood for Gorkhaland. But as their stock rises in West Bengal, the BJP fears being seen as the dividers of the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party is taking heed of the brutal lesson the Congress was […]

Darjeeling, June 11: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has decided to hold meetings in the municipality area as the Lok Sabha election results have shown that over 35 per cent of votes polled in Darjeeling town went either to Trinamul or to Independent Mahendra P. Lama. Darjeeling Voters stand in a queue to cast their […]

The Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) has urged the NDA government to table the Gorkhaland bill in the first session of parliament as promised during the BJP’s LS election campaigns. With the formation of Telangana as India’s 29th state, the BJP must give equal impetus to the Gorkhaland issue and help the people of the […]

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 […]

What is Article 370? “Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is a ‘temporary provision’ which grants special autonomous status to Jammu & Kashmir. Under Part XXI of the Constitution of India, which deals with “Temporary, Transitional and Special provisions”, the state of Jammu & Kashmir has been accorded special status under Article 370. All the […]

Siliguri, May 29: The BJP has decided to field candidates in all seats in the Siliguri Municipal Corporation and the Mahakuma Parishad elections, bouyed by its good showing in the town and its surrounding areas in the Lok Sabha polls. BJP to field candidates in all seats for Siliguri Municipal Corporation election Biswapriya Roy Choudhury, […]

L.K. Advani is learnt to have told the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha during a meeting in Delhi today that it would have to wait for a favourable government in Bengal for its statehood wish to be granted. Bimal Gurung and LK Advani After the meeting, Morcha chief Bimal Gurung wrote in a Facebook post: “Shri LK […]

Time to address Gorkhaland and other statehood demands Due to the fear of balkanization of India, I had strongly criticised for the formation of a separate state of Gorkhaland to be carved out of West Bengal, in spite of the being the oldest statehood demand in the country. However, after the formation of the Telangana […]

BJP candidate for Darjeeling constituency, Surinder Singh Ahluwalia won by 196,795 votes in the Lok Sabha Election.SS Ahluwalia secured 487,564 votes, while Bhaichung, TMC candidate, received 290,769 votes. Darjeeling residents arrive at Shri S S Ahaluwalia’s place in Darjeeling Rior to Lok Sabha polls, Darjeeling witnessed an upsurge of Trinamool Congress under the draconian eyes […]

Just a day ahead of the announcement of the Lok Sabha election results, GJM spokesperson Dr. Harka Bahadur Chettri voiced his thoughts on BJP candidate SS Ahluwalia’s chances of winning. GJM spokesperson Dr. Harka Bahadur Chettri. He said, “If the BJP candidate loses, the Gorkha people should think twice before venturing into politics again.” Although […]