Gorkha Janamukti Morcha

Year in review: Darjeeling in 2017 simmered with violence over demand for separate Gorkhaland

Through much of 2017, the picturesque Darjeeling Hills – once a dreamy tourist gateway – simmered with violence over the revived demand for a separate Gorkhaland state.

Gorkhaland agitation: West Bengal CID arrests GJM Delhi chief for rioting, creating enmity between two groups

West Bengal CID have arrested Gorkha Janamukti Morcha's Delhi unit president Manoj Shankar from the national capital for rioting during Gorkhaland agitation

Darjeeling unrest: GJM will formulate alternative strategies for Gorkhaland demand, says Binay Tamang

Ousted Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leader Binay Tamang on Thursday asserted that the fight for Gorkhaland state would continue but appealed for withdrawal.

Darjeeling unrest: Bomb-making materials seized from Bimal Gurung's stronghold; clashes break out

Police personnel and Gorkhaland activists were injured after clashed broke out between them in the Chowkbazar area in Darjeeling on Friday, the 86th day of the indefinite shutdown

Darjeeling unrest: SS Ahluwalia pitches for negotiated settlement on Gorkhaland impasse

Union Minister SS Ahluwalia pitched for a negotiated settlement involving bi-partite or tri-partite talks to resolve the impasse in Darjeeling

Mamata Banerjee welcomes GJM leader Binay Tamang's decision to suspend indefinite strike in Darjeeling

Mamata Banerjee welcomed GJM leader Binay Tamang's announcement to suspend the indefinite bandh in Darjeeling hills till the next round of talks with the state government

Gorkhaland demand: Cracks in unity among GMCC parties over GJM's 'big brother' attitude

As the indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling hits the two-month mark, cracks have appeared in the united front fighting for a separate state with the parties appearing divided and even clueless on the way forward

Gorkhaland unrest: Demand for separate state escalates as GJM gives 10-day deadline to Centre, issue raised in Rajya Sabha

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has given the Centre a 10-day deadline to address the Gorkhaland issue, failing which it threatened to aggravate the protests in Darjeeling

Parliament discusses Gorkhaland unrest: Call GJM agitators for talks, says NCP MP

The issue of ongoing unrest in Darjeeling on Monday figured in the Rajya Sabha with a NCP member asking the government to call the agitators for talks to restore normalcy in the picturesque hill station and the affected region.

Gorkhaland agitation: GJM, other parties take out rallies, criticise Centre in Darjeeling on 42nd day

The GJM activists and those of other parties took out processions in its various parts, flaying the Centre for ignoring people's aspirations for a separate state on the 42nd day of indefinite shutdown in the Darjeeling hills.