'Govt won't spare': Mamata Banerjee warns of action against those calling Darjeeling strike
Feb 22, 2023, at 06:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has disapproved of the 12-hour bandh (strike) called in Darjeeling on Feb 23 by the pro-Gorkhaland parties, warning the strike supporters of strict action on behalf of the government.
Jan 08, 2021, at 01:10 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Months ahead of the West Bengal assembly election, Binoy Tamang faction of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has raised the Gorkhaland pitch by demanding an immediate 'constitutional justice' for the Gorkhas.
Darjeeling: Supreme Court allows central government to withdraw paramilitary forces
Oct 28, 2017, at 05:26 pm
Darjeeling, Oct 28 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the centre to withdraw seven out of 15 paramilitary forces in violence-hit Darjeeling, West Bengal, media reports said.
BJP trying to destabilise Darjeeling: Mamata Banerjee
Oct 17, 2017, at 01:20 am
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IBNS): Following the withdrawal of the central paramilitary forces by the union government in Darjeeling, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to destabilise the hills in the state.
Darjeeling: GJM calls off strike after 104 days
Sep 27, 2017, at 04:33 pm
Darjeeling, Sep 27 (IBNS): After the appeal of Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), has finally called off an indefinite strike in Darjeeling after 104 days, media reports said.
Gorkhas organize global unity march today across five continents to protest atrocities in Darjeeling
Jul 30, 2017, at 08:24 pm
Raleigh, New Carolina, USA, July 30 (IBNS) Non-partisan Gorkha citizens across the globe are participating in a Global Unity March in over 100 towns and cities across six continents on Sunday, organizers said.
Darjeeling unrest: 1 Gorkhaland supporter allegedly shot during GJM-police clash in Sukna
Jul 29, 2017, at 11:29 pm
Darjeeling, Jul 29 (IBNS): The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) claimed that its one supporter was shot after police allegedly opened fire on protesters in Sukna in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, reports said.
Darjeeling unrest: Death toll reaches 3 as 2 more GJM supporter killed in clash, army deployed
Jul 09, 2017, at 01:33 am
Darjeeling, Jul 8 (IBNS): Two strike supporters were killed during a clash with police force in Darjeeling hills, taking the death toll to 3, reports said.