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Locals Pool In Money, Build A Bridge Called 'Gorkhaland' Near Darjeeling
Without government funding, residents contributed whatever amount they could to a common poll and built a bridge over Tungsung Khola, connecting Tungsung tea estate with Dhotrey valley near West Bengal's Darjeeling.
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Gorkha Leader Warns Of Mass Resignations Over Interlocutor Appointment
Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front chief warned of mass resignations from the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, days after Mamata Banerjee wrote to PM Modi objecting to the Centre's appointment of an interlocutor for the Darjeeling hills.
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Opinion | Will Bengal Be 'Divided' Further? Mostly Not, Despite All The Rhetoric
As was the case with Gorkhaland, a separate state for the Koch Rajbongshi community would entail carving out portions of not only Bengal but adjoining states as well. Such an attempt may not sit well with the adjoining northeastern neighbours.
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With Hopes For Development, Bengal's Hills Ready For Rural Polls After 23 Years
Residents of West Bengal's hills in the north are getting prepared to cast their votes in the July 8 panchayat polls after 23 years, even as nominees are doing last-minute canvassing before the trail ends on Thursday.
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Fresh Movement For Gorkhaland Brewing: Ex Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Leader
Pro-Gorkhaland units in the Darjeeling Hills, including the GJM and the Hamro Party, have indicated that a fresh movement will be launched to press for separate statehood ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
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"Won't Allow Any Separation": Mamata Banerjee Hit Back At Gorkhaland Calls
West Bengal Chief Minister's statement came against the backdrop of parties in the Hills calling for a 12-hour shutdown in Darjeeling on February 23.
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Former Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Leader Binay Tamang Joins Trinamool
Months ahead of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) election, former GJM leader Binay Tamang, who had quit the hills-based party earlier this year, joined the ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday.
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Will Ensure CAG Audit Of Darjeeling Hill Body, Says Bengal Governor
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that he will ensure a special audit of the accounts of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), an autonomous body that looks after the development of Darjeeling hills, by the CAG.
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Gorkhaland Demand Takes Backseat As Factions Fight For Political Supremacy
With the two factions of the GJM one led by Bimal Gurung and the other by his former deputy Binay Tamang fighting for supremacy in the Darjeeling Hills, the imbroglio over Gorkhaland has taken a back seat this election, as key stakeholders pitch for
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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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Locals Pool In Money, Build A Bridge Called 'Gorkhaland' Near Darjeeling
Without government funding, residents contributed whatever amount they could to a common poll and built a bridge over Tungsung Khola, connecting Tungsung tea estate with Dhotrey valley near West Bengal's Darjeeling.
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Gorkha Leader Warns Of Mass Resignations Over Interlocutor Appointment
Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front chief warned of mass resignations from the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, days after Mamata Banerjee wrote to PM Modi objecting to the Centre's appointment of an interlocutor for the Darjeeling hills.
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Opinion | Will Bengal Be 'Divided' Further? Mostly Not, Despite All The Rhetoric
As was the case with Gorkhaland, a separate state for the Koch Rajbongshi community would entail carving out portions of not only Bengal but adjoining states as well. Such an attempt may not sit well with the adjoining northeastern neighbours.
-
With Hopes For Development, Bengal's Hills Ready For Rural Polls After 23 Years
Residents of West Bengal's hills in the north are getting prepared to cast their votes in the July 8 panchayat polls after 23 years, even as nominees are doing last-minute canvassing before the trail ends on Thursday.
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Fresh Movement For Gorkhaland Brewing: Ex Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Leader
Pro-Gorkhaland units in the Darjeeling Hills, including the GJM and the Hamro Party, have indicated that a fresh movement will be launched to press for separate statehood ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
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"Won't Allow Any Separation": Mamata Banerjee Hit Back At Gorkhaland Calls
West Bengal Chief Minister's statement came against the backdrop of parties in the Hills calling for a 12-hour shutdown in Darjeeling on February 23.
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Former Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Leader Binay Tamang Joins Trinamool
Months ahead of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) election, former GJM leader Binay Tamang, who had quit the hills-based party earlier this year, joined the ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday.
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Will Ensure CAG Audit Of Darjeeling Hill Body, Says Bengal Governor
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that he will ensure a special audit of the accounts of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), an autonomous body that looks after the development of Darjeeling hills, by the CAG.
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Gorkhaland Demand Takes Backseat As Factions Fight For Political Supremacy
With the two factions of the GJM one led by Bimal Gurung and the other by his former deputy Binay Tamang fighting for supremacy in the Darjeeling Hills, the imbroglio over Gorkhaland has taken a back seat this election, as key stakeholders pitch for
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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.
