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Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung Set To Return To Darjeeling, Says Colleague
Politics in Darjeeling is set to heat up. Fugitive Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung, who has consistently demanded a separate state of Gorkhaland, will return to the district on December 6 and hold a rally in the plains in Siliguri town.
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Darjeeling Tense After Supporter Of Rival Gorkha Faction Stabbed
In what is being flagged as a resurgence of violence in Darjeeling by supporters of fugitive Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung, a young man identified as Chetan Thapa was stabbed in the back on the outskirts of the hill town around 4 pm on Tuesday. He is a supporter of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha faction led by Bimal Gurung's rival Binay Ta...
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Mamata Banerjee To Meet Gorkha Group Today, Unease Over Leader's Return
A new chapter may open today in the decades-long turmoil over the demand for a separate state in the hills of Darjeeling. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a meeting in Kolkata at 3 pm today with Binay Tamang and Anit Thapa, leaders of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha from Darjeeling.
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Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung, Missing For 3 Years, Surfaces In Kolkata
Bimal Gurung -- the leader of the statehood movement for Gorkhas in Bengal's Darjeeling hills and wanted by the state police for the last three years for violence and the murder of a policeman -- surfaced in Kolkata and announced a 360-degree change in political loyalty -- from the BJP to the Trinamool Congress.
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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Leaders Meet Minister, Stress On Gorkhaland Demand
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) reiterated their demand for a separate Gorkhaland state in a meeting which was chaired by Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy. The delegation also stressed that the separate state should comprise of Darjeeling and its adjoining areas.
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Supreme Court Rejects Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Leader Bimal Gurung's Plea Seeking Protection From Arrest
The Supreme Court today dismissed former GJM leader Bimal Gurung's plea seeking protection from arrest in several cases lodged against him in West Bengal and for an independent probe into the alleged killings of Gorkhaland supporters in the state.
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Bimal Gurung Turns Up In Delhi, Says Ready To Talk With Bengal On Separate State
Bimal Gurung, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader who spearheaded the demand for a separate state in the hills of Darjeeling, surfaced suddenly in Delhi today and declared he was ready for talks with the West Bengal government for a separate state.
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Bengal Trying To End Gorkhaland Movement By Implicating GJM Members: Bimal Gurung In Court
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung today alleged in the Supreme Court that the West Bengal government was trying to "effectively end" the movement for a separate Gorkhaland by implicating its members in false cases.
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Bimal Gurung Suspended From Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, Mamata To Meet Successor
The founding member of Darjeeling's Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, Mr Bimal Gurung, who has been spearheading the fight for a separate state, was suspended by his party today for six months.
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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Councillor, In Police Custody, Dies In Hospital
Barun Bhujel, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's civic councillor from Kalimpong town adjoining Darjeeling, died in a Kolkata hospital today while in police custody. Arrested on June 14 for arson, Mr Bhujel, 40, was suffering from an illness, police sources say, and moved from a jail in Siliguri to a hospital in Kolkata for treatment
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Toy Train Services In Darjeeling Hills To Resume From October 25
Services of the heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), popularly known as 'toy train', is all set to resume in the hills from October 25, after its suspension for 125 days due to the strike called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
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Mamata Banerjee, Gorkha Leaders Discuss Peace In Darjeeling: 10 Facts
This afternoon, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is meeting leaders of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, which led an agitation earlier this year alleging that Ms Banerjee's Trinamool Congress government was attempting to impose the Bengali language in Darjeeling schools. The chief minister has invited some other local political leaders from Da...
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4 Houses Opposite Bimal Gurung's Deserted Home in Darjeeling Destroyed In Fire
In Darjeeling, at least four houses opposite the deserted home of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung were set on fire a little after midnight on Saturday. The houses were reportedly empty. Police investigation is yet to ascertain who was behind the incident.
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Gorkha Body Suspends 104-Day Darjeeling Strike After Rajnath Singh Appeal
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha suspended for an "indefinite period" the 104-day long shutdown from 6 am today after over three months of agitations that cost 11 lives in the hills of Darjeeling. In an audio clip from an undisclosed location reported by news agencies, Morcha chief Bimal Gurung urged hill residents to resume transport services, reopen sh...
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As Darjeeling Shutdown Crosses 100 Days, More Rallies And Counter-Rallies
Rallies and counter rallies supporting and opposing the indefinite shutdown rocked Darjeeling hills on Satrudat while the CID brought three arrested leaders of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha or GJM from Haryana to Kolkata.
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Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung Set To Return To Darjeeling, Says Colleague
Politics in Darjeeling is set to heat up. Fugitive Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung, who has consistently demanded a separate state of Gorkhaland, will return to the district on December 6 and hold a rally in the plains in Siliguri town.
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Darjeeling Tense After Supporter Of Rival Gorkha Faction Stabbed
In what is being flagged as a resurgence of violence in Darjeeling by supporters of fugitive Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung, a young man identified as Chetan Thapa was stabbed in the back on the outskirts of the hill town around 4 pm on Tuesday. He is a supporter of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha faction led by Bimal Gurung's rival Binay Ta...
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Mamata Banerjee To Meet Gorkha Group Today, Unease Over Leader's Return
A new chapter may open today in the decades-long turmoil over the demand for a separate state in the hills of Darjeeling. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a meeting in Kolkata at 3 pm today with Binay Tamang and Anit Thapa, leaders of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha from Darjeeling.
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Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung, Missing For 3 Years, Surfaces In Kolkata
Bimal Gurung -- the leader of the statehood movement for Gorkhas in Bengal's Darjeeling hills and wanted by the state police for the last three years for violence and the murder of a policeman -- surfaced in Kolkata and announced a 360-degree change in political loyalty -- from the BJP to the Trinamool Congress.
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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Leaders Meet Minister, Stress On Gorkhaland Demand
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) reiterated their demand for a separate Gorkhaland state in a meeting which was chaired by Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy. The delegation also stressed that the separate state should comprise of Darjeeling and its adjoining areas.
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Supreme Court Rejects Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Leader Bimal Gurung's Plea Seeking Protection From Arrest
The Supreme Court today dismissed former GJM leader Bimal Gurung's plea seeking protection from arrest in several cases lodged against him in West Bengal and for an independent probe into the alleged killings of Gorkhaland supporters in the state.
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Bimal Gurung Turns Up In Delhi, Says Ready To Talk With Bengal On Separate State
Bimal Gurung, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader who spearheaded the demand for a separate state in the hills of Darjeeling, surfaced suddenly in Delhi today and declared he was ready for talks with the West Bengal government for a separate state.
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Bengal Trying To End Gorkhaland Movement By Implicating GJM Members: Bimal Gurung In Court
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung today alleged in the Supreme Court that the West Bengal government was trying to "effectively end" the movement for a separate Gorkhaland by implicating its members in false cases.
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Bimal Gurung Suspended From Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, Mamata To Meet Successor
The founding member of Darjeeling's Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, Mr Bimal Gurung, who has been spearheading the fight for a separate state, was suspended by his party today for six months.
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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Councillor, In Police Custody, Dies In Hospital
Barun Bhujel, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's civic councillor from Kalimpong town adjoining Darjeeling, died in a Kolkata hospital today while in police custody. Arrested on June 14 for arson, Mr Bhujel, 40, was suffering from an illness, police sources say, and moved from a jail in Siliguri to a hospital in Kolkata for treatment
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Toy Train Services In Darjeeling Hills To Resume From October 25
Services of the heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), popularly known as 'toy train', is all set to resume in the hills from October 25, after its suspension for 125 days due to the strike called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
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Mamata Banerjee, Gorkha Leaders Discuss Peace In Darjeeling: 10 Facts
This afternoon, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is meeting leaders of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, which led an agitation earlier this year alleging that Ms Banerjee's Trinamool Congress government was attempting to impose the Bengali language in Darjeeling schools. The chief minister has invited some other local political leaders from Da...
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4 Houses Opposite Bimal Gurung's Deserted Home in Darjeeling Destroyed In Fire
In Darjeeling, at least four houses opposite the deserted home of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung were set on fire a little after midnight on Saturday. The houses were reportedly empty. Police investigation is yet to ascertain who was behind the incident.
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Gorkha Body Suspends 104-Day Darjeeling Strike After Rajnath Singh Appeal
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha suspended for an "indefinite period" the 104-day long shutdown from 6 am today after over three months of agitations that cost 11 lives in the hills of Darjeeling. In an audio clip from an undisclosed location reported by news agencies, Morcha chief Bimal Gurung urged hill residents to resume transport services, reopen sh...
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As Darjeeling Shutdown Crosses 100 Days, More Rallies And Counter-Rallies
Rallies and counter rallies supporting and opposing the indefinite shutdown rocked Darjeeling hills on Satrudat while the CID brought three arrested leaders of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha or GJM from Haryana to Kolkata.
