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Apr 11, 2018
Bimal Gurung denies seeking meet with Mamata, intention to surrender in audio clip as Binay Tamang makes development pitch
Political discourse in West Bengal’s Darjeeling and Kalimpong has suddenly turned febrile with an audio clip of fugitive Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung emanating from an undisclosed location. -
Feb 07, 2018
Sikkim fomenting unrest in Darjeeling for its benefit, claims Mamata Banerjee; vows to arrange 'industrial meet' in Hills
In what could reopen old wounds over the political situation in the districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused Sikkim of trying to foment trouble in the region. -
Feb 06, 2018
Mamata Banerjee sidesteps demand for separate Gorkhaland, hints at revised arrangement for region
Obliquely rejecting, yet again, the demand for a separate 'Gorkhaland', West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee hinted on Tuesday of the possibility of a new administrative arrangement for the districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong. -
Feb 06, 2018
Mamata Banerjee visits Darjeeling after seven-month gap, says peace prevailing in Hills now
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee visited the Darjeeling hills on Tuesday after a gap of seven months and assured the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) of all cooperation for the welfare of the people. -
Jan 09, 2018
Mamata Banerjee skips Darjeeling hills visit twice in fortnight; for her, discretion is better part of valour
Mamata Banerjee chose not to visit the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong for the second time after skipping a tourism festival within the past fortnight. -
Dec 12, 2017
Gorkhaland agitation: Amid Mamata Banerjee and Bimal Gurung's political battle, Darjeeling gears up for tourism, business festival
The wintry air is crisp in the Hills of West Bengal’s Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts but the haze of uncertainty is yet to clear from the political landscape. And it is in such surroundings that the local ruling dispensation, prodded on by the West Bengal government that has set it up, is taking recourse to staging a tourism festival as well as a first-time business meet there, both of which will not only be showcasing the region’s potentials as a destination for holiday-makers and investors alike but also, perhaps more critically, its claims of success in restoring normality after months of political turmoil sparked by a 104-day-long lock down to press for a separate “Gorkhaland” state. -
Nov 21, 2017
GJM suspends Bimal Gurung and 13 other party leaders, elects chief coordinator Binay Tamang as new president
GJM on Monday suspended fugitive party chief Bimal Gurung for six months and elected GJM chief coordinator Binay Tamang as the new president. -
Oct 09, 2017
Gorkhaland agitation: GJM councillors in Darjeeling and Kurseong extend support to Binay Tamang's rebel faction
17 GJM councillors in Kurseong Municipality and 22 GJM councillors in the Darjeeling Municipality have extended their support to Binay Tamang's faction. -
Jun 30, 2017
Darjeeling unrest: GJM activists attack TMC leader, burn panchayat office in Mirik
A Trinamool Congress leader was injured and his house partially damaged when alleged GJM activists flung a petrol bomb at the residence in the early hours of Friday, officials said -
Jun 29, 2017
Gorkhaland protest: West Bengal govt accepts GTA chief Bimal Gurung's resignation
The West Bengal government on Thursday accepted Bimal Gurung's resignation from the post of chief executive of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) — the development board in the north Bengal hills.
