Gautam Deb

Gorkhaland agitation: Shops reopen in different areas of Darjeeling hills after almost three months

After nearly three months of shutdown, a large number of shops on Wednesday reopened in the Darjeeling hills, braving threats and intimidation by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).

Darjeeling unrest: GJM chief Bimal Gurung booked for unlawful activities following twin blasts

GJM chief Bimal Gurung has been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with a grenade blast at the Kalimpong police station and an explosion in Darjeeling town.

Gorkhaland unrest: Centre aiding stir in Darjeeling Hills, not helping West Bengal govt, says state tourism minister

Alleging that the central government is influencing the Gorkhaland movement in the northern West Bengal hills, a state minister on Thursday said that the Centre is not providing necessary support to the state as per the federal structure.

Darjeeling unrest: West Bengal tourism minister Gautam Deb slams GJM for resorting to vandalism

West Bengal tourism minister Gautam Deb on Thursday alleged that Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists hurled stones at him when he had gone to Panighata to attend a programme, a charge denied by the GJM.

GJM supporters ensure violent first day of 'indefinite shutdown' in north Bengal, govt calls it 'suicidal'

Notwithstanding massive security arrangements, several state government offices were torched, vandalised or forcibly shut by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters on Monday

TMC ropes in Naxalbari couple: Mamata Banerjee may have committed a tactical error, offered BJP an advantage in Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee might appear mercurial in her attitude towards BJP, but behind that projected image of volatility lies a shrewd mass leader who knows instinctively the direction of the wind

Week after lunch, photo-op with Amit Shah, Naxalbari couple that 'likes Mamata' joins Trinamool Congress

A week after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah visited a couple's house in West Bengal's Naxalbari, and had lunch with them, the two have joined the state's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) party

Massive landslides, rain claim 38 lives in Darjeeling, army's help sought

Heavy overnight rain triggered a string of landslides in the mountainous Darjeeling district of West Bengal, killing at least 38 people, swamping homes, washing away highways and throwing normal life out of gear in the region famed for aromatic tea.

Veteran CPI-M leader Gautam Deb down with swine flu

Senior CPI-M leader Gautam Deb has tested positive for swine flu