Darjeeling Clashes

The Supreme Court has allowed the centre to withdraw nearly half the paramilitary troops that have been in Darjeeling since June to contain the unrest over the demand for a separate state for the famous tea-growing region; the seven companies will be moved to help with election preparations in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat which vote in the next two...

All eyes are set on the all-party meeting convened by the West Bengal government in Siliguri today to discuss the crisis in Darjeeling even as the indefinite strike in the hills entered its 90th day.

After a couple of weeks of relative calm in Darjeeling, trouble erupted today in West Bengal's hill district again; this time at the foothills at Sukna where kukri-wielding activists demanding a the separate state of Gorkhaland clashed with police.

A youth was allegedly shot dead by the police in Darjeeling's Mirik town last night after a clash between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters spun out of control.

The Centre today told the Supreme Court that they are deploying four additional companies of CRPF to maintain law and order in Darjeeling and Kalimpong, which have been hit by the agitation for a separate Gorkhaland.

The Calcutta High Court today directed the Centre to provide four additional companies of CRPF within 48 hours in Darjeeling to quell violence in the hills.

A week into the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha bandh in Darjeeling, residents have been hit by another shut-down: the internet. From Sunday, no one has been able to use social media, and that has hit the Morcha's communications on the Gorkhaland agitation. But activists say, internet or no internet, the outrage over the death of three men in clashes with t...

As the unrest in Darjeeling over the demand for a separate state, Gorkhaland, led to a total shutdown for nearly ten days, the GorkhaJanmukti Morcha (GJM), which is spearheading the protests, has called for a meeting with all political parties from hills to decide on the "next course of action". West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday ...

Over 350 zoo inmates of a specialised zoo located in Darjeeling, known for its conservation and breeding programmes of highly endangered animals, are facing the heat of the ongoing shutdown with food supplies fast drying up.

A public library, two panchayat offices and a police vehicle were set on fire at Kalimpong on Sunday, though Darjeeling, the hub of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)-led agitation for a separate state called Gorkhaland, remained incident-free. GJM activists took out a protest march carrying the bodies of two party supporters who, they alleged, were ...

On the edge for the last 10 days over the demand for a separate state by Gorkha ethnic groups, Darjeeling descended deeper into turmoil on Saturday with widespread clashes between protesters and the police in which at least one person was killed and 35 security personnel were injured. The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), the party spearheading the pro...

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh met Gorkha Janamukti Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri and BJP's Darjeeling lawmaker SS Ahluwalia this evening after a day of violence and arson in Darjeeling. The home minister stepped in after the popular hill resort of Bengal witnessed an upsurge of violence and the matter turned into a crisis for Chief Minis...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared the 12-hour bandh called in Darjeeling by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) illegal and upgraded Army presence in the hills from two columns last evening to eight this morning (each column has about 40 personnel) to ensure the situation remains under control. The bandh continues till 6 pm today...

Angry Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists today torched at least four police vehicles and threw stones at policemen who lobbed tear-gas shells to disperse them in Darjeeling. There will be a 12-hour bandh tomorrow.

Over 100 people were arrested in Darjeeling on Wednesday after a clash during a shutdown called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), authorities said.

The Supreme Court has allowed the centre to withdraw nearly half the paramilitary troops that have been in Darjeeling since June to contain the unrest over the demand for a separate state for the famous tea-growing region; the seven companies will be moved to help with election preparations in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat which vote in the next two...

All eyes are set on the all-party meeting convened by the West Bengal government in Siliguri today to discuss the crisis in Darjeeling even as the indefinite strike in the hills entered its 90th day.

After a couple of weeks of relative calm in Darjeeling, trouble erupted today in West Bengal's hill district again; this time at the foothills at Sukna where kukri-wielding activists demanding a the separate state of Gorkhaland clashed with police.

A youth was allegedly shot dead by the police in Darjeeling's Mirik town last night after a clash between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters spun out of control.

The Centre today told the Supreme Court that they are deploying four additional companies of CRPF to maintain law and order in Darjeeling and Kalimpong, which have been hit by the agitation for a separate Gorkhaland.

The Calcutta High Court today directed the Centre to provide four additional companies of CRPF within 48 hours in Darjeeling to quell violence in the hills.

A week into the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha bandh in Darjeeling, residents have been hit by another shut-down: the internet. From Sunday, no one has been able to use social media, and that has hit the Morcha's communications on the Gorkhaland agitation. But activists say, internet or no internet, the outrage over the death of three men in clashes with t...

As the unrest in Darjeeling over the demand for a separate state, Gorkhaland, led to a total shutdown for nearly ten days, the GorkhaJanmukti Morcha (GJM), which is spearheading the protests, has called for a meeting with all political parties from hills to decide on the "next course of action". West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday ...

Over 350 zoo inmates of a specialised zoo located in Darjeeling, known for its conservation and breeding programmes of highly endangered animals, are facing the heat of the ongoing shutdown with food supplies fast drying up.

A public library, two panchayat offices and a police vehicle were set on fire at Kalimpong on Sunday, though Darjeeling, the hub of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)-led agitation for a separate state called Gorkhaland, remained incident-free. GJM activists took out a protest march carrying the bodies of two party supporters who, they alleged, were ...

On the edge for the last 10 days over the demand for a separate state by Gorkha ethnic groups, Darjeeling descended deeper into turmoil on Saturday with widespread clashes between protesters and the police in which at least one person was killed and 35 security personnel were injured. The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), the party spearheading the pro...

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh met Gorkha Janamukti Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri and BJP's Darjeeling lawmaker SS Ahluwalia this evening after a day of violence and arson in Darjeeling. The home minister stepped in after the popular hill resort of Bengal witnessed an upsurge of violence and the matter turned into a crisis for Chief Minis...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared the 12-hour bandh called in Darjeeling by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) illegal and upgraded Army presence in the hills from two columns last evening to eight this morning (each column has about 40 personnel) to ensure the situation remains under control. The bandh continues till 6 pm today...

Angry Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists today torched at least four police vehicles and threw stones at policemen who lobbed tear-gas shells to disperse them in Darjeeling. There will be a 12-hour bandh tomorrow.

Over 100 people were arrested in Darjeeling on Wednesday after a clash during a shutdown called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), authorities said.