'Govt won't spare': Mamata Banerjee warns of action against those calling Darjeeling strike
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has disapproved of the 12-hour bandh (strike) called in Darjeeling on Feb 23 by the pro-Gorkhaland parties, warning the strike supporters of strict action on behalf of the government.
Kolkata/IBNS: Months ahead of the West Bengal assembly election, Binoy Tamang faction of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has raised the Gorkhaland pitch by demanding an immediate 'constitutional justice' for the Gorkhas.
Darjeeling: Supreme Court allows central government to withdraw paramilitary forces
Darjeeling, Oct 28 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the centre to withdraw seven out of 15 paramilitary forces in violence-hit Darjeeling, West Bengal, media reports said.
BJP trying to destabilise Darjeeling: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IBNS): Following the withdrawal of the central paramilitary forces by the union government in Darjeeling, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to destabilise the hills in the state.
Gorkhas organize global unity march today across five continents to protest atrocities in Darjeeling
Raleigh, New Carolina, USA, July 30 (IBNS) Non-partisan Gorkha citizens across the globe are participating in a Global Unity March in over 100 towns and cities across six continents on Sunday, organizers said.
Darjeeling unrest: 1 Gorkhaland supporter allegedly shot during GJM-police clash in Sukna
Darjeeling, Jul 29 (IBNS): The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) claimed that its one supporter was shot after police allegedly opened fire on protesters in Sukna in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, reports said.
Darjeeling unrest: Death toll reaches 3 as 2 more GJM supporter killed in clash, army deployed
Darjeeling, Jul 8 (IBNS): Two strike supporters were killed during a clash with police force in Darjeeling hills, taking the death toll to 3, reports said.