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  18 killed in landslides in Darjeeling district

  India | July 01, 2015 11:30 IST

  Siliguri:  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 | September 03, 2014 19:22 IST

  Kalimpong (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 | April 16, 2014 11:29 IST

  Kolkata: 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

  Politics | April 13, 2014 18:51 IST

  Darjeeling (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

  Politics | April 11, 2014 8:23 IST

  Siliguri/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 | March 30, 2014 21:05 IST

  Sukna (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 | March 26, 2014 17:14 IST

  Gorubathan: 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 | July 27, 2014 10:57 IST

  New 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 | March 13, 2014 16:34 IST

  Kolkata:  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 | March 13, 2014 8:28 IST

  Darjeeling: 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 | February 10, 2014 6:40 IST

  New 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 | November 15, 2013 19:25 IST

  Kolkata: 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 | September 09, 2013 17:35 IST

  Kolkata: 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

  Politics | September 06, 2013 14:51 IST

  New 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 | August 22, 2013 13:52 IST

  Darjeeling: 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 | August 22, 2013 13:44 IST

  Darjeeling: 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 | August 17, 2013 15:32 IST

  Kolkata: 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 | August 13, 2013 13:51 IST

  Darjeeling: 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 | August 08, 2013 18:46 IST

  Darjeeling, 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 | August 02, 2013 15:22 IST

  Darjeeling, 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