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"Very Heavy Rain" Likely In North Bengal, Says Weather Office
Monsoon news and updates: With the south-west monsoon being active in West Bengal, the latest weather forecast has warned of heavy rainfall in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Coochbehar till Friday. The intensity of rainfall is expected to increase after that and the region is likely to get extremely heavy rain till July 28, the M...
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Mamata Banerjee Should Resign From State Home Minister Post, Says BJP leader
West Bengal BJP president Rahul Sinha on Saturday criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "mishandling" the Darjeeling situation and demanded that she should resign from the post of state home minister.
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All-Party Meet To Discuss Darjeeling Situation
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.
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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's Town Office Set On Fire. Darjeeling Bandh Enters 57th Day
On the 57th day of the indefinite bandh in the hills, Darjeeling woke up to find an office of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha in the heart of town burnt down. Situated in the central Chowk Bazaar area, it was the Morcha's town committee office. Nobody knows who set it on fire in the dead of night.
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Darjeeling Unrest: Last Date For CISCE Student Registration To Be Extended
The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations has decided to extend the last date of registration of students for class 9 and 11 in schools situated in the Darjeeling Hills in view of the prolonged shutdown there.
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Darjeeling Tense But Incident-Free On 48th Day Of Shutdown
The situation in Darjeeling hills remained tense but incident-free today as the indefinite strike demanding a separate state entered its 48th day.
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Mamata Banerjee Briefs Rajnath Singh On Darjeeling Situation, Bengal Flood
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday briefed Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh about the prevailing situation in Darjeeling, where normal life has been hit due to an ongoing strike demanding a separate Gorkhaland state.
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Blog: Darjeeling Simmers Again, But It's Different This Time
Having been a Darjeeling resident for nine years, the Gorkhaland agitation is something I have witnessed from very close quarters, especially between 1995 to 2004 as a student at Mount Hermon School, situated very close to Patlebas, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung's bastion.
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Gorkhaland Protest: West Bengal Writes To Centre For 10 Companies Of Paramilitary Force CRPF
Barely two days after getting the Army withdrawn from the Darjeeling hills, the West Bengal government today rushed to the Centre seeking 10 companies of the CRPF to contain the situation in the hills.
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'Dialogue, Not Violence': Rajnath Singh's Message To Darjeeling
Union home minister Rajnath Singh today spoke to Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for an update on the situation in Darjeeling. After several violence-filled days, Darjeeling remained calm on Sunday, with hundreds of police and army men posted on its roads.
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh Speaks To Mamata Banerjee, Discusses Darjeeling Situation
Amidst continuing violence in Darjeeling, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today called up West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and discussed with her the situation prevailing there.
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Officer Stabbed After Protests Turn Violent In Darjeeling, Mamata Banerjee Calls It A 'Deep-Rooted Conspiracy'
AsGJM supporters threw stones, bottles at security forces prompting them to lathicharge and use teargas shells, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called it a conspiracy and said that "insurgency groups are supporting the GJM".
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Ready To Help West Bengal Government Defuse Darjeeling Crisis, Says Centre
Concerned over continuing violence in Darjeeling, the centre is closely monitoring the situation in the hill district and is ready to offer all assistance to the West Bengal government to restore normalcy, an official said today.
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Army Swells, Tourists Stranded In Darjeeling As Bandh Continues Till 6pm
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...
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Situation tense, GJM bandh evokes partial response
The situation in Dooars area of Jalpaiguri, which witnessed police firing that left two persons dead, today remained tense even as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha-sponsored indefinite bandh evoked a partial response in the district.Official sources in Jalpaiguri said the situation in the Dooars area was tense. However, no untoward incident took place in...
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"Very Heavy Rain" Likely In North Bengal, Says Weather Office
Monsoon news and updates: With the south-west monsoon being active in West Bengal, the latest weather forecast has warned of heavy rainfall in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Coochbehar till Friday. The intensity of rainfall is expected to increase after that and the region is likely to get extremely heavy rain till July 28, the M...
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Mamata Banerjee Should Resign From State Home Minister Post, Says BJP leader
West Bengal BJP president Rahul Sinha on Saturday criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "mishandling" the Darjeeling situation and demanded that she should resign from the post of state home minister.
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All-Party Meet To Discuss Darjeeling Situation
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.
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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's Town Office Set On Fire. Darjeeling Bandh Enters 57th Day
On the 57th day of the indefinite bandh in the hills, Darjeeling woke up to find an office of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha in the heart of town burnt down. Situated in the central Chowk Bazaar area, it was the Morcha's town committee office. Nobody knows who set it on fire in the dead of night.
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Darjeeling Unrest: Last Date For CISCE Student Registration To Be Extended
The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations has decided to extend the last date of registration of students for class 9 and 11 in schools situated in the Darjeeling Hills in view of the prolonged shutdown there.
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Darjeeling Tense But Incident-Free On 48th Day Of Shutdown
The situation in Darjeeling hills remained tense but incident-free today as the indefinite strike demanding a separate state entered its 48th day.
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Mamata Banerjee Briefs Rajnath Singh On Darjeeling Situation, Bengal Flood
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday briefed Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh about the prevailing situation in Darjeeling, where normal life has been hit due to an ongoing strike demanding a separate Gorkhaland state.
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Blog: Darjeeling Simmers Again, But It's Different This Time
Having been a Darjeeling resident for nine years, the Gorkhaland agitation is something I have witnessed from very close quarters, especially between 1995 to 2004 as a student at Mount Hermon School, situated very close to Patlebas, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung's bastion.
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Gorkhaland Protest: West Bengal Writes To Centre For 10 Companies Of Paramilitary Force CRPF
Barely two days after getting the Army withdrawn from the Darjeeling hills, the West Bengal government today rushed to the Centre seeking 10 companies of the CRPF to contain the situation in the hills.
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'Dialogue, Not Violence': Rajnath Singh's Message To Darjeeling
Union home minister Rajnath Singh today spoke to Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for an update on the situation in Darjeeling. After several violence-filled days, Darjeeling remained calm on Sunday, with hundreds of police and army men posted on its roads.
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh Speaks To Mamata Banerjee, Discusses Darjeeling Situation
Amidst continuing violence in Darjeeling, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today called up West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and discussed with her the situation prevailing there.
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Officer Stabbed After Protests Turn Violent In Darjeeling, Mamata Banerjee Calls It A 'Deep-Rooted Conspiracy'
AsGJM supporters threw stones, bottles at security forces prompting them to lathicharge and use teargas shells, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called it a conspiracy and said that "insurgency groups are supporting the GJM".
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Ready To Help West Bengal Government Defuse Darjeeling Crisis, Says Centre
Concerned over continuing violence in Darjeeling, the centre is closely monitoring the situation in the hill district and is ready to offer all assistance to the West Bengal government to restore normalcy, an official said today.
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Army Swells, Tourists Stranded In Darjeeling As Bandh Continues Till 6pm
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...
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Situation tense, GJM bandh evokes partial response
The situation in Dooars area of Jalpaiguri, which witnessed police firing that left two persons dead, today remained tense even as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha-sponsored indefinite bandh evoked a partial response in the district.Official sources in Jalpaiguri said the situation in the Dooars area was tense. However, no untoward incident took place in...
