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Job Benefits For 15 New Groups As J&K Redraws Social Caste List
Among those included in the list are refugees from West Pakistan who had settled in Jammu, Gorkhas and members from the Jat community
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'Nepali Not Indian Language' Remark Triggers Outrage, NGO Apologises
The All India Women Conference, a non-governmental organisation, has apologised after outrage among Gorkhas over a committee member rejecting a performance by the artistes of the community while contending that Nepali is a "non-Indian language".
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No More Cases Against Gorkhas In Foreigners' Tribunal: Assam Cabinet
The Assam cabinet decided on Wednesday that it will not register any case at the Foreigners' Tribunal against those excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) or doubtful voters from Gorkha community and withdraw all the existing cases in
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Gorkha Leader Writes To PM, Raises Separate State Demand For Community
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Binoy) faction chief Binoy Tamang on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding a separate state for the people of the Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooar areas of West Bengal.
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Complaint Against Anushka Sharma Over Comments On Gorkhas In Paatal Lok
A Gorkha community group has filed a complaint against actor-producer Anushka Sharma over some remarks made on the community members in her latest production venture Paatal Lok.
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"Assam Is Home": Over 1 Lakh From Gorkha Community Not In Citizens' List
On the outskirts of Guwahati, in the Bonda hills, 70-year-old Goma Sharma and her son Ramu, 42, are anxious since the release of citizens' list.
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"Wasn't Aware Of Full NRC Fiasco": Mamata Banerjee Hits Out At Centre
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the centre today over the final version of the citizens' list in Assam, which has left out 19 lakh people who now have to prove they are Indian citizens. The months-long project, meant to move out illegal migrants from Bangladesh, has not only been criticised by the opposition but also leaders of ...
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Citizen's Register Won't Hurt Gorkhas, Says PM Modi
Insisting that he won't spare infiltrators, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured justice for refugees from neighbouring countries and said the Gorkha community in north Bengal won't be hurt by a National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Amid Gorkhaland Agitation In Darjeeling, No Internet Since Sunday
A week into the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha bandh in Darjeeling, residents have been hit by another shut-down: the internet. From Sunday, no one has been able to use social media, and that has hit the Morcha's communications on the Gorkhaland agitation. But activists say, internet or no internet, the outrage over the death of three men in clashes with t...
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Nepal Earthquake Leaves Remote Villages Cut Off as Rains Begin
For the villagers of Sirdibas in Nepal, one of hundreds of isolated mountain communities dotting the vast Himalayan region, a trip to the nearest market meant a difficult three-day journey by donkey even before the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
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Job Benefits For 15 New Groups As J&K Redraws Social Caste List
Among those included in the list are refugees from West Pakistan who had settled in Jammu, Gorkhas and members from the Jat community
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'Nepali Not Indian Language' Remark Triggers Outrage, NGO Apologises
The All India Women Conference, a non-governmental organisation, has apologised after outrage among Gorkhas over a committee member rejecting a performance by the artistes of the community while contending that Nepali is a "non-Indian language".
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No More Cases Against Gorkhas In Foreigners' Tribunal: Assam Cabinet
The Assam cabinet decided on Wednesday that it will not register any case at the Foreigners' Tribunal against those excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) or doubtful voters from Gorkha community and withdraw all the existing cases in
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Gorkha Leader Writes To PM, Raises Separate State Demand For Community
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Binoy) faction chief Binoy Tamang on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding a separate state for the people of the Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooar areas of West Bengal.
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Complaint Against Anushka Sharma Over Comments On Gorkhas In Paatal Lok
A Gorkha community group has filed a complaint against actor-producer Anushka Sharma over some remarks made on the community members in her latest production venture Paatal Lok.
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"Assam Is Home": Over 1 Lakh From Gorkha Community Not In Citizens' List
On the outskirts of Guwahati, in the Bonda hills, 70-year-old Goma Sharma and her son Ramu, 42, are anxious since the release of citizens' list.
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"Wasn't Aware Of Full NRC Fiasco": Mamata Banerjee Hits Out At Centre
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the centre today over the final version of the citizens' list in Assam, which has left out 19 lakh people who now have to prove they are Indian citizens. The months-long project, meant to move out illegal migrants from Bangladesh, has not only been criticised by the opposition but also leaders of ...
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Citizen's Register Won't Hurt Gorkhas, Says PM Modi
Insisting that he won't spare infiltrators, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured justice for refugees from neighbouring countries and said the Gorkha community in north Bengal won't be hurt by a National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Amid Gorkhaland Agitation In Darjeeling, No Internet Since Sunday
A week into the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha bandh in Darjeeling, residents have been hit by another shut-down: the internet. From Sunday, no one has been able to use social media, and that has hit the Morcha's communications on the Gorkhaland agitation. But activists say, internet or no internet, the outrage over the death of three men in clashes with t...
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Nepal Earthquake Leaves Remote Villages Cut Off as Rains Begin
For the villagers of Sirdibas in Nepal, one of hundreds of isolated mountain communities dotting the vast Himalayan region, a trip to the nearest market meant a difficult three-day journey by donkey even before the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
