Darjeeling
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18 killed in landslides in Darjeeling district
India | Jul 01, 2015, 11:30 AM ISTSiliguri: At least 18 people have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong sub-divisions of Darjeeling district since last night, a SSB officer said today.The landslides have caused extensive
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Mamata for thrust on developing tourism in Darjeeling
India | Sep 03, 2014, 07:22 PM ISTKalimpong (WB): Emphasising on exploiting the unexplored areas in Kalimpong for increasing tourism in the district, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that thrust would be given on developing new tourist spots in the region
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Five-phase L S poll in West Bengal kicks off tomorrow
India | Apr 16, 2014, 11:29 AM ISTKolkata: The five-phase Lok Sabha poll in West Bengal rolls out tomorrow in four constituencies of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and Alipurduar - all in north Bengal.A closely-fought contest is anticipated in the Darjeeling constituency
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No division of Darjeeling Hills: Mamata
National | Apr 13, 2014, 06:51 PM ISTDarjeeling (WB): Asserting that the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal will not allow any division of Darjeeling, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said it is bringing in development in the hills with special packages.“We
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LIVE: Save India from UPA's black magicians, says Modi in Jharkhand
National | Apr 11, 2014, 08:23 AM ISTSiliguri/Ranchi: India was "afraid" of the black magic seen during the UPA's 10-year rule, Narendra Modi said Thursday, returning Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's sarcastic remark that some opposition leaders were selling dreams as if they
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GJM chief Bimal Gurung campaigns for BJP candidate Ahluwalia in Darjeeling
India | Mar 30, 2014, 09:05 PM ISTSukna (Darjeeling): Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung on Sunday campaigned for BJP candidate from Darjeeling S S Ahluwalia and appealed to voters to defeat Trinamool candidate footballer Bhaichung Bhutia. Addressing voters in Sukna, Gurung
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Darjeeling integral part of Bengal says Mamata Banerjee
India | Mar 26, 2014, 05:14 PM ISTGorubathan: Sending out a strong message against bifurcation of the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said Darjeeling is an integral part of it and blamed GJM of trying to play divisive politics
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Top 10 spots for river rafting in India
India | Jul 27, 2014, 10:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: Fond of adventure sports and river rafting? You need not go to foreign countries for such adventure sports. India has ample opportunities for river rafting for those who love adventure sports. Just go
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Gorkha Janamukti Morcha to support BJP's Ahluwalia from Darjeeling
India | Mar 13, 2014, 04:34 PM ISTKolkata: Gorkha Janamukti Morcha today decided to back senior BJP leader S S Ahluwalia for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal.“Our president Bimal Gurung (GJM chief) has announced that GJM would back S
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Baichung Bhutia will be defeated in Darjeeling, says GJM leader Gurung
India | Mar 13, 2014, 08:28 AM ISTDarjeeling: The chief of Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha Bimal Gurung has said, Trinamool Congress leader and famous footballer Baichung Bhutia will get less than 15,000 votes from the entire Darjeeling Hills this time.Gurung said on
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Watch in pics: the stunning beauty of Darjeeling
India | Feb 10, 2014, 06:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: A small town, spread over the steep Himalayan mountain range, amidst lush green tea plantations, Darjeeling is a must visit hill station in West Bengal. An amalgamation of the cultures of the people
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Governor praises Mamata for her handling of Darjeeling
India | Nov 15, 2013, 07:25 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan today lauded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her handling of the agitation in Darjeeling Hills. “Situation in the Darjeeling Hills is most peaceful,” Narayanan said on the sidelines
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Gorkha outfit moves SC against ban on its shutdown
India | Sep 09, 2013, 05:35 PM ISTKolkata: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta High Court order declaring as illegal and unconstitutional its ongoing shutdown in West Bengal's Darjeeling hills, a lawyer said here Monday.Counsel
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Darjeeling: Trinamool MPs create uproar in Parliament
National | Sep 06, 2013, 02:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Trinamool members today created uproar in Parliament against Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's meeting with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leaders without informing West Bengal government, forcing brief adjournments of both Houses.As soon as Lok
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Schools in Darjeeling may reopen from Sept 1
India | Aug 22, 2013, 01:52 PM ISTDarjeeling: All schools and colleges in the Darjeeling hills would be exempted from the purview of the agitation for a separate Gorkhaland state and reopen from September one, a top Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader today
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GJM announces two-day shutdown of Darjeeling
India | Aug 22, 2013, 01:44 PM ISTDarjeeling: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Thursday gave a call for a two-day shutdown in West Bengal's Darjeeling Hills in the wake of the arrest earlier in the day of its assistant general secretary Benoy
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Darjeeling was never a part of Bengal: Bimal Gurung
India | Aug 17, 2013, 03:32 PM ISTKolkata: Claiming that historically Darjeeling was never a part of Bengal, GJM supremo Bimal Gurung today said that those opposed to the Gorkhaland movement and were dubbing Gorkhas as ‘foreigners' were only strengthening the statehood
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Life paralysed in Darjeeling, 30 more arrested in crackdown
India | Aug 13, 2013, 01:51 PM ISTDarjeeling: Life remained paralysed in the Darjeeling hills as there was no transport on the roads and markets were closed on the first day of the two-day “Janata Curfew” announced by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha.
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Gorkhaland: Second self-immolation bid in Darjeeling
India | Aug 08, 2013, 06:46 PM ISTDarjeeling, Aug 8: A Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporter attempted self immolation, a second attempt in ten days, in Darjeeling for a separate Gorkhaland state as the indefinite bandh called by the party entered the sixth
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Gorkhaland supporters set homeguard on fire, arson in Darjeeling
India | Aug 02, 2013, 03:22 PM ISTDarjeeling, Aug 2: A home-guard was today set on fire in Darjeeling town where incidents of arson were reported on the eve of the indefinite bandh called in the hills to demand a separate state