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Strike Continues In Darjeeling; Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Convener Removed From Post
The indefinite strike in the Darjeeling hills continued today after Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung removed party convener Mr Binay Tamang from his post and revoked his decision to suspend the shutdown till September 12.
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Darjeeling Erupts Again; Centre, State Silent On 45th Day Of Shutdown
After a couple of weeks of relative calm in Darjeeling, trouble erupted today in West Bengal's hill district again; this time at the foothills at Sukna where kukri-wielding activists demanding a the separate state of Gorkhaland clashed with police.
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Gorkhaland Protest: West Bengal Writes To Centre For 10 Companies Of Paramilitary Force CRPF
Barely two days after getting the Army withdrawn from the Darjeeling hills, the West Bengal government today rushed to the Centre seeking 10 companies of the CRPF to contain the situation in the hills.
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'GTA Funeral Held Today, Only Gorkhaland Now,' Say Protesters In Darjeeling
In a high optic protest held in Darjeeling today, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha torched copies of an agreement that gave partial autonomy to the hills. Shirtless supporters marched through the hill town as fellow protesters smashed tube lights on their backs till they bled.
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In Darjeeling Protest, Many See Revival Of 1980s Uprising
For most parts of the day, an eerie silence grips the town of Darjeeling. The whistling of steam engines, a familiar sound in the hilly town, is missing. On the street, a game of cricket or football is interrupted by the occasional police or press vehicle passing by.
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Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling Backs Gorkhaland Demand
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has come out in support of the demand for a separate Gorkhaland, to be carved out of hill areas in West Bengal.
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No End To Darjeeling Crisis In Sight As Students Join Gorkhaland Cause
In Darjeeling, several parties - minus West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress - attended a meeting called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on Gorkhaland and decided that the indefinite shut down in the hills could continue. And there was no question of going to the all-party meet that chief minister Mamata Banerjee has called at Siliguri on Thursday....
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Darjeeling Schools To Evacuate Students As Gorkhaland Protests Intensify
As protests continue in Darjeeling over demands for a separate Gorkhaland state, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha or GJM today permitted the hill station's premier boarding schools to evacuate students on Friday. Though the city has seen a bandh or shut down for over a week now, GJM says it will permit school buses to ply for half a day on Friday.
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Calm Returns In Darjeeling, Hill Parties Meet To Chart Course: 10 Points
As the unrest in Darjeeling over the demand for a separate state, Gorkhaland, led to a total shutdown for nearly ten days, the GorkhaJanmukti Morcha (GJM), which is spearheading the protests, has called for a meeting with all political parties from hills to decide on the "next course of action". West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday ...
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Protesters Killed In Darjeeling Paraded, Flames Of Unrest Singe Kalimpong
A public library, two panchayat offices and a police vehicle were set on fire at Kalimpong on Sunday, though Darjeeling, the hub of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)-led agitation for a separate state called Gorkhaland, remained incident-free. GJM activists took out a protest march carrying the bodies of two party supporters who, they alleged, were ...
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The Truth About The Darjeeling Trouble
The unrest in Darjeeling has reminded some people of the Gorkhaland agitation that erupted against the CPI(M) government in Bengal in the 1980s. This led to a demand for a separate state and a call for greater development. Are we seeing a repeat of it? The short answer is "No". The context and circumstances are very different.
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Mamata Banerjee Accuses Modi Government Of Backing Gorkhaland Stir, Amit Shah Hits Back
Amid the fresh agitation for Gorkhaland in the Darjeeling hills, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the Modi government of encouraging the stir and claimed there was a "deep-rooted conspiracy" behind it.
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh Speaks To Mamata Banerjee, Discusses Darjeeling Situation
Amidst continuing violence in Darjeeling, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today called up West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and discussed with her the situation prevailing there.
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Rajnath Singh Meets GJM Leader As Violence Hits Darjeeling: 10 Facts
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh met Gorkha Janamukti Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri and BJP's Darjeeling lawmaker SS Ahluwalia this evening after a day of violence and arson in Darjeeling. The home minister stepped in after the popular hill resort of Bengal witnessed an upsurge of violence and the matter turned into a crisis for Chief Minis...
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Strike Continues In Darjeeling; Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Convener Removed From Post
The indefinite strike in the Darjeeling hills continued today after Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung removed party convener Mr Binay Tamang from his post and revoked his decision to suspend the shutdown till September 12.
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Darjeeling Erupts Again; Centre, State Silent On 45th Day Of Shutdown
After a couple of weeks of relative calm in Darjeeling, trouble erupted today in West Bengal's hill district again; this time at the foothills at Sukna where kukri-wielding activists demanding a the separate state of Gorkhaland clashed with police.
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Gorkhaland Protest: West Bengal Writes To Centre For 10 Companies Of Paramilitary Force CRPF
Barely two days after getting the Army withdrawn from the Darjeeling hills, the West Bengal government today rushed to the Centre seeking 10 companies of the CRPF to contain the situation in the hills.
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'GTA Funeral Held Today, Only Gorkhaland Now,' Say Protesters In Darjeeling
In a high optic protest held in Darjeeling today, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha torched copies of an agreement that gave partial autonomy to the hills. Shirtless supporters marched through the hill town as fellow protesters smashed tube lights on their backs till they bled.
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In Darjeeling Protest, Many See Revival Of 1980s Uprising
For most parts of the day, an eerie silence grips the town of Darjeeling. The whistling of steam engines, a familiar sound in the hilly town, is missing. On the street, a game of cricket or football is interrupted by the occasional police or press vehicle passing by.
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Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling Backs Gorkhaland Demand
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has come out in support of the demand for a separate Gorkhaland, to be carved out of hill areas in West Bengal.
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No End To Darjeeling Crisis In Sight As Students Join Gorkhaland Cause
In Darjeeling, several parties - minus West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress - attended a meeting called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on Gorkhaland and decided that the indefinite shut down in the hills could continue. And there was no question of going to the all-party meet that chief minister Mamata Banerjee has called at Siliguri on Thursday....
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Darjeeling Schools To Evacuate Students As Gorkhaland Protests Intensify
As protests continue in Darjeeling over demands for a separate Gorkhaland state, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha or GJM today permitted the hill station's premier boarding schools to evacuate students on Friday. Though the city has seen a bandh or shut down for over a week now, GJM says it will permit school buses to ply for half a day on Friday.
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Calm Returns In Darjeeling, Hill Parties Meet To Chart Course: 10 Points
As the unrest in Darjeeling over the demand for a separate state, Gorkhaland, led to a total shutdown for nearly ten days, the GorkhaJanmukti Morcha (GJM), which is spearheading the protests, has called for a meeting with all political parties from hills to decide on the "next course of action". West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday ...
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Protesters Killed In Darjeeling Paraded, Flames Of Unrest Singe Kalimpong
A public library, two panchayat offices and a police vehicle were set on fire at Kalimpong on Sunday, though Darjeeling, the hub of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)-led agitation for a separate state called Gorkhaland, remained incident-free. GJM activists took out a protest march carrying the bodies of two party supporters who, they alleged, were ...
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The Truth About The Darjeeling Trouble
The unrest in Darjeeling has reminded some people of the Gorkhaland agitation that erupted against the CPI(M) government in Bengal in the 1980s. This led to a demand for a separate state and a call for greater development. Are we seeing a repeat of it? The short answer is "No". The context and circumstances are very different.
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Mamata Banerjee Accuses Modi Government Of Backing Gorkhaland Stir, Amit Shah Hits Back
Amid the fresh agitation for Gorkhaland in the Darjeeling hills, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the Modi government of encouraging the stir and claimed there was a "deep-rooted conspiracy" behind it.
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh Speaks To Mamata Banerjee, Discusses Darjeeling Situation
Amidst continuing violence in Darjeeling, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today called up West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and discussed with her the situation prevailing there.
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Rajnath Singh Meets GJM Leader As Violence Hits Darjeeling: 10 Facts
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh met Gorkha Janamukti Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri and BJP's Darjeeling lawmaker SS Ahluwalia this evening after a day of violence and arson in Darjeeling. The home minister stepped in after the popular hill resort of Bengal witnessed an upsurge of violence and the matter turned into a crisis for Chief Minis...
