Writes: Vivek Chhetri Bimal Gurung yesterday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had requested him to withdraw the ongoing dharna in Delhi to demand Gorkhaland and a padayatra he had been taking out in the hills for over two months. The appeal came at a meeting between a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha delegation led by Gurung and […]
Central Committee to examine Gorkhaland demand – Rajnath Singh
Darjeeling, Dec. 2: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) today claimed that Union home minister Rajnath Singh had promised to look into the party’s request to form a committee by the Centre to examine the Gorkhaland demand and talk to the state government on the matter. Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri said over the phone from […]
GTA – Bengal Bipartite Meeting Today
A four-member delegation of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today left for Kolkata for a bipartite meeting with the state government to discuss issues related to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration. The delegation, led by GJM general secretary Roshan Giri, comprises central committee leaders Swaraj Thapa, R.B.Bhujel and former Kurseong MLA Rohit Sharma, will raise issues including […]
All India Nepali Schedule Caste Association GTA Reservation Demand – Threaten Agitation
Writes: Vivek Chhetri The All India Nepali Schedule Caste Association today threatened to launch a dharna at Nabanna and a hunger strike after that if the state failed to start the process of amending the GTA Act in a month to provide seat reservation for the community in the hill body. Today, 1,000-odd members of […]
Morcha Doubt on GTA’s Future
Writes: Vivek Chhetri A section of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leadership believes the state government is pushing the GTA to the brink of failure by dithering on transfer of various departments to the hill body although discussions are scheduled here next month. After a meeting with top state government officials in Calcutta yesterday, GTA Executive […]
Gorkha Rashtriya Sangoshti / Gorkha National Symposium – Day 1
The program started at 11:40 A.M with the lighting of the lamps by a few dignitaries such as Col. Alley, Roshan Giri, Jyoti Kumar Rai, Amar Singh Rai and Binay Tamang. This was followed by a warm welcome of all the other dignitaries, especially those who had travelled from other parts of India with traditional […]
Harka Bahadur Chhetri threatened to quit Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, meets Mamata
Kalimpong MLA Harka Bahadur Chhetri has threatened to quit the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, saying the unilateral way in which Bimal Gurung told the three party MLAs to resign from the Assembly had hurt him. The MLA said this a day after meeting chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Kalimpong at a time ties between the Morcha […]
Darjeeling employees of the land and land reforms department under GTA
Land staff to be placed under GTA Writes Vivek Chhetri Darjeeling, Aug. 18: The state government has issued an order directing the Darjeeling district magistrate to place employees of the land and land reforms department under the GTA. Bimal Gurung with Mamata Banerjee – a file photo Although the state had issued a notice on December […]
GYASA delegation met GTA Secretary-General Roshan Giri
24th July, 2015: Gorkha Youth and Student Association (GYASA) thanks Shri Roshan Giri, Executive Member Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) and Secretary-General of Gorkha Janmukhti Morcha (GJM), for meeting GYASA delegation on 24 July 2015 and discussed about various issues concerning Gorkhas in Delhi/NCR. We also appreciate his efforts for taking up the issue of setting up a […]
CBI indicts GJM leadership including Bimal Gurung in Madan Tamang murder case
In a major setback to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), its entire top leadership including chief Bimal Gurung, was on Friday indicted by the CBI in the murder case of All India Gorkha League (AIGL) president Madan Tamang. Left GJM chief Bimal Gurung, Right Madan Tamang Man Murdered in Broad Daylight Filed before a city court, […]
Rajnath Singh, agreed to set up a committee to examine Gorkhaland – Bimal Gurung
Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Home Minister has agreed to set up a committee to examine our century old demand of Gorkhaland today. Shri S.S Ahluwalia along with the GJM delegation led by Shri Bimal Gurung, Shri Rooshan Giri, Shri Binay Tamang, Shri Anit Tamang, Shri Swaraj Thapa, Shri Arun Sighchi and Shri Phoebe Rai met Shri […]
GTA to ban plastic and gutkhas in the Darjeeling hills
The Gorkhland Territorial Administration (GTA) has decided to enforce ban on use of plastic and gutkhas in the hills from October 28 and has directed the municipality to frame new by-laws in this regard. GTA to ban plastic and gutkhas in the hills Since the municipality is a transferred subject, the GTA has empowered it […]
GJM delegation called on by NDA chairperson LK Advani
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha ( GJM) delegation called on by senior BJP leader and NDA working chairperson Shri LK Advani at his residence this morning. GJM delegation called on by senior BJP leader and NDA working chairperson Shri LK Advani The delegation congratulated him for the BJP victory and apprised him of the political situation in […]
Roshan Giri – least bothered about hill TMC’s expansion
Despite the Hill Trinamool Congress making steady expansion in the Mirik region, GJM general secretary Roshan Giri claimed the party is “least bothered” by these developments and asserted the GJM is still the most powerful party in the hills. “The people of the hills are with the GJM” he said while interacting with journalists here. […]
GTA Sabha – Regularise ad hoc teachers, recognize junior high schools
The GTA Sabha has asked the state to regularise the jobs of ad hoc teachers and recognise the junior high schools in the hills set up by the erstwhile DGHC, before setting up a School Service Commission in the hills. Roshan Giri, the GTA Sabha member in charge of education A school, after it is […]
