Darjeeling Agitation

Darjeeling crisis: GJM Yuva Morcha begins hunger strike as unrest enters 37th day

The youth wing of the GJM (Gorkha Janmukti Morcha) began a hunger strike on Friday on the 37th day of the indefinite agitation in the Darjeeling hills

Darjeeling unrest : GJM demands restoration of Internet services in hills

GJM activists and other hill parties today held a demonstration outside the district magistrate's office here demanding restoration of Internet services

Darjeeling crisis: Protesters set fire to library, RPF office and police outpost as unrest reaches 30th day

The pro-Gorkhaland agitators again went on rampage Friday on the 30th day of the indefinite shutdown in the Darjeeling hills, setting afire an RPF office, a state-run library and a police outpost here amid unabated violence

Darjeeling unrest: Situation tense but incident-free on 18th day of shutdown

The situation in Darjeeling hills remained tense but incident-free on the 18th day of the indefinite shutdown which has crippled the normal life in the picturesque Himalayan resort and its neighbouring areas

Darjeeling unrest: Tripura tribal party holds protests backing Gorkhaland agitation

A Tripura tribal party organised rallies in 29 places across the state to support the demand for a separate Gorkhaland state in West Bengal's Darjeeling.

Darjeeling unrest: West Bengal govt to form vigilance teams to watch over public properties

Amid the prevailing unrest in the Darjeeling hills, West Bengal government has decided to form civil defence vigilance teams in gram panchayats to keep an eye over public properties.

Darjeeling unrest: CPM blames BJP, TMC for Gorkhaland agitations

The CPM on Tuesday blamed the BJP and the TMC for a violent agitation in the Darjeeling hills and demanded that the West Bengal government initiate talks to address the issue.

GJM supporters set truck on fire along with driver, block arterial roads in Darjeeling

The unrest in Darjeeling took a deadly turn on Monday when protesters set ablaze an entire truck along with its driver.

Darjeeling unrest: Dissidents block parts of National Highway to protest death of three GJM supporters

Protesters on Monday blocked the national highway 31A at some places in Darjeeling district to protest the death of three GJM activists on Saturday.