Kurseong

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  Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Bengal BJP MLA To Fight Independently Against Party's Darjeeling Nominee

  BJP's Kurseong MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma on Monday announced that he would contest as an Independent candidate in the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat against the party's nominee Raju Bista.

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  "Will Fight As Independent If...": Bengal BJP Leader's Warning For 2024 Polls

  Kurseong's BJP MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma said he would be forced to contest the Lok Sabha polls as an Independent if his party nominates an "outsider" as its candidate in the Darjeeling seat.

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  Over 150 Participate In Solidarity Run For The Dalai Lama In Darjeeling

  Some 150 runners from Darjeeling and Sikkim ran from Darjeeling to Kurseong in West Bengal to show their solidarity with the His Holiness The Dalai Lama.

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  BJP MLA Demands Separate State Of North Bengal In Assembly

  A BJP MLA from Kurseong in Darjeeling hills on Wednesday demanded the creation of a new state by separating the North Bengal region from West Bengal.

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  Class 12 Boy Found Hanging In Bengal, 'Devil's One Eye' Written On Wall

  A class 12 boy of Kurseong, West Bengal, was found hanging in a secluded area with words like "Illuminati", "hanged man" and "devil's one eye" inscribed on the wall, the police said on Thursday.

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  Panchayat Office Set Ablaze, Government Vehicle Damaged In Darjeeling

  A panchayat office was set on fire and a government vehicle was damaged at Kurseong in Darjeeling as the GJM-led indefinite strike demanding a separate state entered its 31th day on Saturday.

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  On Day 1 Of Darjeeling Strike, Government Offices Work As Usual: 10 Facts

  The indefinite shutdown called by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha in Bengal's popular hill-town Darjeeling, has fallen flat on Day One, the Mamata Banerjee government has said. While the Chief Minister stopped short of calling it a flop, the GJM said it could have, but did not, enforce the bandh. Attendance in government offices was "normal" in Darjeel...

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  Black Flags For Mamata Banerjee In Darjeeling Over 'Bengali-Must' Policy

  Black flag protests greeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as she drove into Darjeeling town on Monday night. And today there was no let-up in protests either from 11 this morning. Angry processions were held at Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong towns with protesters shouting, "Go back Mamata" and "We want Gorkhaland."

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  Another Landslip in Darjeeling, Camp People Returning Home

  Another landslip occurred in Darjeeling district even as people are returning home from relief camps where they had taken shelter following landslides since July 1 which claimed lives of 40 people.

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  18 Killed in Landslides in Darjeeling

  At least 18 people have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong sub-divisions of Darjeeling district since last night, a SSB officer said today.

• Series of bandhs called in Darjeeling next month

  Renewing their call for a separate Gorkhaland state, the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha today called for a series of strikes in Darjeeling district next month and advised tourists not to visit the hill stations during the bandh days.

• Man trampled to death by elephant

  A man was trampled to death by an elephant in Kurseong sub-division of Darjeeling district, Forest department sources said today.