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Protests In Darjeeling After Missing Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung Resurfaces In Kolkata
- Monday October 26, 2020
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
Three days after the absconding Darjeeling leader Bimal Gurung, who led a violent agitation for a separate state Gorkhaland, resurfaced in Kolkata, his rivals currently in control of the hill station held protest demonstrations on Sunday and warned that if his return meant a return to violence, people would not let him enter the hills.
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Darjeeling Gorkhas Demand Inner Line Permit Against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
- Tuesday December 10, 2019
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
Darjeeling in north Bengal is heading for indefinite protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB with two key demands - the implementation of the Inner Line Permit in the district and the granting of the Original Inhabitant status to the Gorkha people not just in Darjeeling but across the country.
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Trinamool Protests Assam NRC As Darjeeling Simmers Over Excluded Gorkhas
- Tuesday September 3, 2019
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
The Trinamool Congress is taking to the streets to protest the National Register of Citizens or NRC and threats by some BJP leaders that the exercise just concluded in neighbouring Assam would be held in West Bengal as well.
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Protests In Kolkata, BJP Demands Arrests In Attack On Party Chief
- Friday October 6, 2017
- India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) supporters today held rallies in south Kolkata to protest the attack on state party chief Dilip Ghosh in Darjeeling. They also demanded immediate arrest of the people involved. Effigies of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were burnt near her residence.
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Durga Puja Holidays In Darjeeling? Hold Your Horses May Be
- Tuesday September 12, 2017
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
89 days after Darjeeling shut down to demand a separate state and protest a bid to allegedly impose Bengali language in the hills, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today met several hill leaders, led by Benoy Tamang of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, for talks that both sides said were positive.
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Strike Continues In Darjeeling; Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Convener Removed From Post
- Friday September 1, 2017
- Cities | Press Trust of India
The indefinite strike in the Darjeeling hills continued today after Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung removed party convener Mr Binay Tamang from his post and revoked his decision to suspend the shutdown till September 12.
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Darjeeling Bandh For 78 Days: Mamata Banerjee, Hill Parties Talk, But No Solution Yet
- Tuesday August 29, 2017
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
For the first time in 78 days, there's a thaw in the ice between Darjeeling and Nabanna, office of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. But could the thaw be shortlived.
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UNESCO Worried Darjeeling Agitation May Damage Toy Train
- Sunday August 6, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
The top conservation body UNESCO has cautioned that the damage caused to the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway or DHR due to the protest to demand a separate Gorkhaland state may put in peril the World Heritage Site tag it earned in 1999
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Darjeeling Erupts Again; Centre, State Silent On 45th Day Of Shutdown
- Sunday July 30, 2017
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
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.
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Send 4 CRPF Companies To Darjeeling, Calcutta High Court Asks Centre
- Friday July 14, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
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Gorkhaland Supporters Allegedly Torch Government Office In Darjeeling
- Thursday July 13, 2017
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
On the edge for nearly a month over the demand for a separate state by Gorkha ethnic groups, Darjeeling saw violent protests on Wednesday after the supporters of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) allegedly set on fire a tourist information office at a mall in the heart of the city. They also damaged a few government vehicles on the 28th day of the indef...
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Protesters March In Darjeeling On 26th Day Of Strike
- Tuesday July 11, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Supporters of a separate Gorkhaland state marched on the streets in Darjeeling today as their "indefinite" strike entered the 26th day. There have been no report of violence since last night
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Protest For Separate Gorkhaland Reaches Delhi
- Sunday July 9, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
With a 110-metre long national flag, Gorkhaland supporters today marched in the national capital to reinforce their demand for a separate state and the immediate imposition of President's Rule in West Bengal. Protestors belonging to the Gorkha Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti (GSSS) here demanded the Centre's intervention in removing paramilitary forces wi...
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Police On Alert As Protesters Plan Fresh Rallies In Darjeeling
- Sunday July 9, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Supporters of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha or GJM in Darjeeling said they plan to hold rallies against the alleged killing of a youth in police firing as the shutdown to demand a state entered the 25th day
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After Fresh Violence In Darjeeling, Mamata Banerjee, Centre Trade Charges: 10 Points
- Sunday July 9, 2017
- India News | Edited by Aloke Tikku
As fresh violence erupted in Darjeeling on Saturday, prompting the West Bengal government to call out the Army, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she was ready for talks with protesting Gorkha leaders if they "eschew violence". The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) - which has been spearheading protests - promptly rejected that offer, saying doors for...
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Protests In Darjeeling After Missing Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung Resurfaces In Kolkata
- Monday October 26, 2020
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
Three days after the absconding Darjeeling leader Bimal Gurung, who led a violent agitation for a separate state Gorkhaland, resurfaced in Kolkata, his rivals currently in control of the hill station held protest demonstrations on Sunday and warned that if his return meant a return to violence, people would not let him enter the hills.
- www.ndtv.com
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Darjeeling Gorkhas Demand Inner Line Permit Against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
- Tuesday December 10, 2019
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
Darjeeling in north Bengal is heading for indefinite protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB with two key demands - the implementation of the Inner Line Permit in the district and the granting of the Original Inhabitant status to the Gorkha people not just in Darjeeling but across the country.
- www.ndtv.com
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Trinamool Protests Assam NRC As Darjeeling Simmers Over Excluded Gorkhas
- Tuesday September 3, 2019
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
The Trinamool Congress is taking to the streets to protest the National Register of Citizens or NRC and threats by some BJP leaders that the exercise just concluded in neighbouring Assam would be held in West Bengal as well.
- www.ndtv.com
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Protests In Kolkata, BJP Demands Arrests In Attack On Party Chief
- Friday October 6, 2017
- India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) supporters today held rallies in south Kolkata to protest the attack on state party chief Dilip Ghosh in Darjeeling. They also demanded immediate arrest of the people involved. Effigies of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were burnt near her residence.
- www.ndtv.com
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Durga Puja Holidays In Darjeeling? Hold Your Horses May Be
- Tuesday September 12, 2017
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
89 days after Darjeeling shut down to demand a separate state and protest a bid to allegedly impose Bengali language in the hills, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today met several hill leaders, led by Benoy Tamang of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, for talks that both sides said were positive.
- www.ndtv.com
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Strike Continues In Darjeeling; Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Convener Removed From Post
- Friday September 1, 2017
- Cities | Press Trust of India
The indefinite strike in the Darjeeling hills continued today after Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung removed party convener Mr Binay Tamang from his post and revoked his decision to suspend the shutdown till September 12.
- www.ndtv.com
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Darjeeling Bandh For 78 Days: Mamata Banerjee, Hill Parties Talk, But No Solution Yet
- Tuesday August 29, 2017
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
For the first time in 78 days, there's a thaw in the ice between Darjeeling and Nabanna, office of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. But could the thaw be shortlived.
- www.ndtv.com
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UNESCO Worried Darjeeling Agitation May Damage Toy Train
- Sunday August 6, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
The top conservation body UNESCO has cautioned that the damage caused to the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway or DHR due to the protest to demand a separate Gorkhaland state may put in peril the World Heritage Site tag it earned in 1999
- www.ndtv.com
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Darjeeling Erupts Again; Centre, State Silent On 45th Day Of Shutdown
- Sunday July 30, 2017
- India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Send 4 CRPF Companies To Darjeeling, Calcutta High Court Asks Centre
- Friday July 14, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Gorkhaland Supporters Allegedly Torch Government Office In Darjeeling
- Thursday July 13, 2017
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
On the edge for nearly a month over the demand for a separate state by Gorkha ethnic groups, Darjeeling saw violent protests on Wednesday after the supporters of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) allegedly set on fire a tourist information office at a mall in the heart of the city. They also damaged a few government vehicles on the 28th day of the indef...
- www.ndtv.com
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Protesters March In Darjeeling On 26th Day Of Strike
- Tuesday July 11, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Supporters of a separate Gorkhaland state marched on the streets in Darjeeling today as their "indefinite" strike entered the 26th day. There have been no report of violence since last night
- www.ndtv.com
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Protest For Separate Gorkhaland Reaches Delhi
- Sunday July 9, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
With a 110-metre long national flag, Gorkhaland supporters today marched in the national capital to reinforce their demand for a separate state and the immediate imposition of President's Rule in West Bengal. Protestors belonging to the Gorkha Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti (GSSS) here demanded the Centre's intervention in removing paramilitary forces wi...
- www.ndtv.com
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Police On Alert As Protesters Plan Fresh Rallies In Darjeeling
- Sunday July 9, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Supporters of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha or GJM in Darjeeling said they plan to hold rallies against the alleged killing of a youth in police firing as the shutdown to demand a state entered the 25th day
- www.ndtv.com
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After Fresh Violence In Darjeeling, Mamata Banerjee, Centre Trade Charges: 10 Points
- Sunday July 9, 2017
- India News | Edited by Aloke Tikku
As fresh violence erupted in Darjeeling on Saturday, prompting the West Bengal government to call out the Army, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she was ready for talks with protesting Gorkha leaders if they "eschew violence". The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) - which has been spearheading protests - promptly rejected that offer, saying doors for...
- www.ndtv.com