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"Won't Allow Hooligans To Take Law In Their Hands": Bengal Governor
Rushing from Darjeeling to visit violence-hit areas of Hooghly district, West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday said hooligans will not be allowed to take law into their hands.
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Darjeeling Tense After Supporter Of Rival Gorkha Faction Stabbed
In what is being flagged as a resurgence of violence in Darjeeling by supporters of fugitive Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung, a young man identified as Chetan Thapa was stabbed in the back on the outskirts of the hill town around 4 pm on Tuesday. He is a supporter of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha faction led by Bimal Gurung's rival Binay Ta...
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Protests In Darjeeling After Missing Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung Resurfaces In Kolkata
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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Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung, Missing For 3 Years, Surfaces In Kolkata
Bimal Gurung -- the leader of the statehood movement for Gorkhas in Bengal's Darjeeling hills and wanted by the state police for the last three years for violence and the murder of a policeman -- surfaced in Kolkata and announced a 360-degree change in political loyalty -- from the BJP to the Trinamool Congress.
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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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Send 4 CRPF Companies To Darjeeling, Calcutta High Court Asks Centre
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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Fresh Violence In Darjeeling, Police Post, Library Set On Fire
A Railway Protection Force (RPF) office, a police outpost and a state-run library were set on fire in the Darjeeling hills as the indefinite strike demanding a separate state entered its 30th day today, police said. As unrest simmered, internet services remained suspended for the 27th day.
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Gorkhaland Supporters Allegedly Torch Government Office In Darjeeling
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
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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4 Police Personnel Injured In Fresh Darjeeling Violence
The violence erupted again in Darjeeling today on the 25th day of pro-Gorkhaland stir, with agitators setting aflame a police camp, injuring four police personnel and attacking a BDO office at Pokribong.
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After Fresh Violence In Darjeeling, Mamata Banerjee, Centre Trade Charges: 10 Points
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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Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung Accused Of Murder, Police File Case
Nearly a week after violence hit Bengal's popular hill town of Darjeeling, Bimal Gurung - the Gorkha leader spearheading the statehood agitation in Darjeeling - has been accused of murder. The Bengal police filed a case against him and his wife today, setting the stage for further confrontation with the Mamata Banerjee government.
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Northeast Terrorists May Have A Hand In Darjeeling Violence: West Bengal Government
The West Bengal government, in a report sent to the union Home Ministry on June 17, listed alleged involvement of Northeast terrorists as among the reasons for the violence in Darjeeling, people familiar with the matter said.
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Internet Snapped In Darjeeling As Gorkhaland Janmukti Morcha Activists Continue Protest
Security forces patrolled the streets in Darjeeling and internet remained snapped for the second day yesterday as Gorkha Janmukti Morcha or GJM supporters marched at several areas and burnt effigies of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for rejecting their demand for a separate state.
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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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"Won't Allow Hooligans To Take Law In Their Hands": Bengal Governor
Rushing from Darjeeling to visit violence-hit areas of Hooghly district, West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday said hooligans will not be allowed to take law into their hands.
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Darjeeling Tense After Supporter Of Rival Gorkha Faction Stabbed
In what is being flagged as a resurgence of violence in Darjeeling by supporters of fugitive Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung, a young man identified as Chetan Thapa was stabbed in the back on the outskirts of the hill town around 4 pm on Tuesday. He is a supporter of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha faction led by Bimal Gurung's rival Binay Ta...
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Protests In Darjeeling After Missing Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung Resurfaces In Kolkata
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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Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung, Missing For 3 Years, Surfaces In Kolkata
Bimal Gurung -- the leader of the statehood movement for Gorkhas in Bengal's Darjeeling hills and wanted by the state police for the last three years for violence and the murder of a policeman -- surfaced in Kolkata and announced a 360-degree change in political loyalty -- from the BJP to the Trinamool Congress.
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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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Send 4 CRPF Companies To Darjeeling, Calcutta High Court Asks Centre
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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Fresh Violence In Darjeeling, Police Post, Library Set On Fire
A Railway Protection Force (RPF) office, a police outpost and a state-run library were set on fire in the Darjeeling hills as the indefinite strike demanding a separate state entered its 30th day today, police said. As unrest simmered, internet services remained suspended for the 27th day.
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Gorkhaland Supporters Allegedly Torch Government Office In Darjeeling
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
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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4 Police Personnel Injured In Fresh Darjeeling Violence
The violence erupted again in Darjeeling today on the 25th day of pro-Gorkhaland stir, with agitators setting aflame a police camp, injuring four police personnel and attacking a BDO office at Pokribong.
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After Fresh Violence In Darjeeling, Mamata Banerjee, Centre Trade Charges: 10 Points
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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Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung Accused Of Murder, Police File Case
Nearly a week after violence hit Bengal's popular hill town of Darjeeling, Bimal Gurung - the Gorkha leader spearheading the statehood agitation in Darjeeling - has been accused of murder. The Bengal police filed a case against him and his wife today, setting the stage for further confrontation with the Mamata Banerjee government.
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Northeast Terrorists May Have A Hand In Darjeeling Violence: West Bengal Government
The West Bengal government, in a report sent to the union Home Ministry on June 17, listed alleged involvement of Northeast terrorists as among the reasons for the violence in Darjeeling, people familiar with the matter said.
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Internet Snapped In Darjeeling As Gorkhaland Janmukti Morcha Activists Continue Protest
Security forces patrolled the streets in Darjeeling and internet remained snapped for the second day yesterday as Gorkha Janmukti Morcha or GJM supporters marched at several areas and burnt effigies of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for rejecting their demand for a separate state.
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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.
