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Gorkha Body Demands Expulsion Of BJP MP For Alleged Derogatory Remarks
The national federation of Indian Gorkhas on Friday demanded expulsion of BJP leader Dr Nishikant Dubey as an MP for his "derogatory" remarks on Gorkhas in the Lok Sabha.
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BJP Takes Over Darjeeling Local Body After 17 Councillors Switch Sides
The BJP on Saturday gained control of Darjeeling's municipal body after seventeen Gorkha Janmukti Morcha councillors switched over to the party, giving it the majority in the 32-strong assembly.
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Hundreds Gather To Mourn Death Of Cop Killed In Darjeeling
The last rites of sub-inspector Amitabha Malik, who was killed when supporters of GJM chief Bimal Gurung allegedly fired at a police team yesterday, was performed today with full state honours after his body arrived at his ancestral home in North 24 Parganas district.
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Gorkha Body Suspends 104-Day Darjeeling Strike After Rajnath Singh Appeal
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha suspended for an "indefinite period" the 104-day long shutdown from 6 am today after over three months of agitations that cost 11 lives in the hills of Darjeeling. In an audio clip from an undisclosed location reported by news agencies, Morcha chief Bimal Gurung urged hill residents to resume transport services, reopen sh...
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Protesters Killed In Darjeeling Paraded, Flames Of Unrest Singe Kalimpong
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 ...
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Mamata Banerjee's Party Scores In Civic Polls, Steps Into Darjeeling Hills
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's latest victory - her Trinamool Congress has taken four of seven municipal bodies in Bengal where elections were held - is made sweeter by a win in Mirik in the hills of Darjeeling, a stronghold for years of BJP ally the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
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7 Civic Bodies In West Bengal Including Darjeeling, Kalimpong Vote Today
Election to seven municipalities in West Bengal, including four in Darjeeling hills, is being held today with the opposition accusing the ruling-Trinamool Congress of resorting to 'strong arm tactics' and demanding a free and fair poll.
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Darjeeling Landslide Toll Increases to 40
With the recovery of two more bodies, the toll in landslide-battered Darjeeling district has risen to 40 even as 16 people still missing.
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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha calls for indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling hills
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has called for an indefinite shutdown in north Bengal's Darjeeling hills from Sunday to protest the arrest of an elected member of the hill development body for alleged involvement in arson and violence.
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GJM announces agitation over the curtailed powers to Gorkha body
Asking the West Bengal government not to implement the high-power committee's report on additional areas in the proposed Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) in northern West Bengal, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Sunday said it will burn the copy of the GTA agreement if their demand is not met.
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GJM protests curtailed powers to Gorkha body
The pro-Gorkhaland Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) on Saturday threatened to launch another protest campaign.
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Historic Gorkhaland pact signed
The historic pact for autonomy in Darjeeling districts has been signed today between the Centre, state and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM). The agreement between the government of India, the government of West Bengal and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) will create an elected autonomous body for the administration for the three hill sub-divisions ...
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Gorkha Body Demands Expulsion Of BJP MP For Alleged Derogatory Remarks
The national federation of Indian Gorkhas on Friday demanded expulsion of BJP leader Dr Nishikant Dubey as an MP for his "derogatory" remarks on Gorkhas in the Lok Sabha.
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BJP Takes Over Darjeeling Local Body After 17 Councillors Switch Sides
The BJP on Saturday gained control of Darjeeling's municipal body after seventeen Gorkha Janmukti Morcha councillors switched over to the party, giving it the majority in the 32-strong assembly.
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Hundreds Gather To Mourn Death Of Cop Killed In Darjeeling
The last rites of sub-inspector Amitabha Malik, who was killed when supporters of GJM chief Bimal Gurung allegedly fired at a police team yesterday, was performed today with full state honours after his body arrived at his ancestral home in North 24 Parganas district.
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Gorkha Body Suspends 104-Day Darjeeling Strike After Rajnath Singh Appeal
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha suspended for an "indefinite period" the 104-day long shutdown from 6 am today after over three months of agitations that cost 11 lives in the hills of Darjeeling. In an audio clip from an undisclosed location reported by news agencies, Morcha chief Bimal Gurung urged hill residents to resume transport services, reopen sh...
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Protesters Killed In Darjeeling Paraded, Flames Of Unrest Singe Kalimpong
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 ...
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Mamata Banerjee's Party Scores In Civic Polls, Steps Into Darjeeling Hills
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's latest victory - her Trinamool Congress has taken four of seven municipal bodies in Bengal where elections were held - is made sweeter by a win in Mirik in the hills of Darjeeling, a stronghold for years of BJP ally the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
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7 Civic Bodies In West Bengal Including Darjeeling, Kalimpong Vote Today
Election to seven municipalities in West Bengal, including four in Darjeeling hills, is being held today with the opposition accusing the ruling-Trinamool Congress of resorting to 'strong arm tactics' and demanding a free and fair poll.
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Darjeeling Landslide Toll Increases to 40
With the recovery of two more bodies, the toll in landslide-battered Darjeeling district has risen to 40 even as 16 people still missing.
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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha calls for indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling hills
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has called for an indefinite shutdown in north Bengal's Darjeeling hills from Sunday to protest the arrest of an elected member of the hill development body for alleged involvement in arson and violence.
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GJM announces agitation over the curtailed powers to Gorkha body
Asking the West Bengal government not to implement the high-power committee's report on additional areas in the proposed Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) in northern West Bengal, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Sunday said it will burn the copy of the GTA agreement if their demand is not met.
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GJM protests curtailed powers to Gorkha body
The pro-Gorkhaland Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) on Saturday threatened to launch another protest campaign.
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Historic Gorkhaland pact signed
The historic pact for autonomy in Darjeeling districts has been signed today between the Centre, state and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM). The agreement between the government of India, the government of West Bengal and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) will create an elected autonomous body for the administration for the three hill sub-divisions ...
