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‘Gorkhaland’ needs a proper outlook  -  16 Nov 2008
The Statesman,DARJEELING, Nov. 16: The Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists (CPRM) is initiating an all-India programme at Delhi to frame a comprehensive outlook of

Body-Building Championship  -  16 Nov 2008
The Statesman,SILIGURI, Nov.16: The Kali Ghosh Memorial Federation Cup All-India Body-Building Championships 2008, which is being organised by the Darjeeling District

Mamata supports Lalgarh stir  -  16 Nov 2008
Times of India,Mamata demanded immediate Central intervention and the dismissal of the state government for the “breakdown of law and order machinery, from Darjeeling to

‘Education and jobs tops the list’  -  16 Nov 2008
The Statesman,...“We are facing problems over the separate state hood demands in Darjeeling, Cooch Behar and other parts of the state like Bankura and Purulia.

In search of a roast in Darjeeling  -  Nov 15, 2008
Calcutta Telegraph,Although Darjeeling must have changed between 1962 (when Kanchenjungha was shot) and 1983, when I last visited the hill station, there was not much of a

Army vehicle runs over boy, Darjeeling tense  -  Nov 13, 2008
The Statesman,DARJEELING, Nov. 13: A vehicle of the Army Supply Corp (ASC) ran over a 14 year-old boy at NC Goenka Road near a fuel dump around 12:45 pm today.

Tourists leave Darjeeling as GJM wing strike enters third day  -  Nov 12, 2008
Economic Times,12 Nov 2008, 1818 hrs IST, PTI SILIGURI: The relay hunger strike in Darjeeling by the student wing of Gorkha Janamukti Morcha entered its second day today

Tea Board seeks IIT help to find way out of crisis  -  Nov 15, 2008
Times of India,There are 87 tea gardens in Darjeeling, 275 in Dooars and 400 in Assam. Interestingly, while the problem dogs both Darjeeling and Dooars, it is not so acute

Darjeeling police develop special force for security reasons  -  Nov 11, 2008
The Statesman,DARJEELING, Nov. 11: The Darjeeling district police have fashioned a special commando force to deploy during possible riots and to cope with unforeseen

GJM stops police from removing wall graffiti in Darjeeling  -  Nov 13, 2008
Thaindian.com,A large contingent of police went to Pradhan Nagar area of Darjeeling district to deface the GJM signs on the railings. But they had to retract following

Lalgarh, Darjeeling, Tapasi cripple CPM  -  Nov 13, 2008
Daily News & Analysis,Just when the party began readying for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, three consecutive blows of Lalgarh, Darjeeling and the Tapasi Malik verdict have

Darjeeling faces total shutdown from today  -  Nov 7, 2008
Times of India,DARJEELING: Darjeeling has suffered enough during GJM's Gorkhaland agitation, but the worst may be yet to come. On Friday, GJM chief Bimal Gurung announced

Buddhadeb voices concern over Darjeeling developments  -  Oct 21, 2008
Hindu,KOLKATA:West Bengal Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, expressed deep concern here on Tuesday over the recent developments in the Darjeeling hills

3 men killed in accidents  -  Nov 15, 2008
Times of India,The victim, Deepak Rai, was a native of Darjeeling in West Bengal and came to Delhi in search of job on November 9. As he was crossing the road near Majnoo

Gorkhaland activists blockade roads in Darjeeling  -  Nov 11, 2008
Thaindian.com,Siliguri (West Bengal), Nov 11 (IANS) Life came to a standstill across West Bengal’s Darjeeling district as hundreds of Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM)

Agri-history group launches chapter in West Bengal  -  Nov 14, 2008
The Statesman,...declared open by the AAHF chairman Dr YL Nene at a brief ceremony at the North Bengal University this afternoon, would be based at Darjeeling town.

‘Divisive forces’ in Darjeeling condemned  -  Oct 23, 2008
Hindu,Kolkata: The ruling Left Front in West Bengal expressed concern here on Thursday over the recent developments in the Darjeeling hills and condemned

Hill town shut for Harsh the second day  -  Nov 14, 2008
Calcutta Telegraph,Darjeeling, Nov. 14: The hill town remained shut for the second consecutive day to mourn the death of the 14-year-old St Joseph’s School student,

GJM asks hill leader to quit Darjeeling  -  Oct 25, 2008
Press Trust of India,Oct 25 (PTI) The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha today served an ultimatum to All India Gorkha League chief Madan Tamang to quit politics and leave Darjeeling

Rautia community demands ST status  -  Nov 13, 2008
The Statesman,13: The Sadri speaking Rautia tribal community, scattered all over north Bengal, specially in the tea plantations of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts,

Dasvidaniya is a must watch!  -  Nov 15, 2008
Khabrein.info,Check out any film of his in recent past, ( aaja nachale, khoya khoya chand, Johnny gaddar, manorama six feet under, via Darjeeling or whatever else) he is

Just who belongs to the land?  -  Nov 10, 2008
The Statesman,...“Even till date, scores of Nepali migrants are entering into the Darjeeling district and the adjoining Dooars region and are easily finding place in the

Gorkhaland activists order closure of Darjeeling offices  -  Nov 7, 2008
Thaindian.com,...“All offices of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) should be closed from Saturday. All other development programmes funded by the central government

India's tea tourism takes off  -  Nov 14, 2008
Times Online,The regions of Sikkim, Darjeeling and Assam in the northeast have the majority of plantations, while there are also tea estates with rooms in Munnar in

Darjeeling police demand CID probe into ISI suspect’s death  -  Oct 24, 2008
The Statesman,SILIGURI, Oct. 24: The Darjeeling district police will write to the state government, recommending a CID probe into the "mysterious death" of ISI suspect

MLA blames CPM for Hill impasse  -  Nov 12, 2008
The Statesman,The statehood demand might have become the stimulating factor in Darjeeling now, but the agitation there is basically of economic nature and is a fight for

GPM blames govt for Hills imbroglio  -  Nov 12, 2008
The Statesman,The GPM secretary also that he was in Darjeeling recently to extend his party's support to the GJMM. “We met GJMM president Mr Bimal Gurung and secretary Mr

CID to probe Zamana death  -  Nov 12, 2008
The Statesman,The accused officer was suspended and sent to the Darjeeling police-line on 22 October. He obtained an anticipatory bail from the Darjeeling Sessions Court

GJM stir forces out tea research unit  -  Nov 9, 2008
Times of India,KOLKATA: The unique flavour of India’s best-known export, Darjeeling tea, may now be at risk. The relentless GJM agitation in the Hills has hit research

Hill dispute: Intuc calls for Governor’s intervention  -  Nov 7, 2008
The Statesman,7: The Intuc Darjeeling district committee has demanded for the intervention of Governor, Mr Gopalkrishna Gandhi, to resolve the ongoing crisis in the

Czech scientist jumps bail, goes home via Nepal  -  Oct 29, 2008
Indian Express,...“Since I felt that the Darjeeling authorities were not able to guarantee my right to a fair trial, I decided to solve this complicated situation by leaving

'PEOPLE OF DARJEELING SHALL REBUFF THE SEPARATISTS'  -  Nov 1, 2008
People's DemocracyThe minister has a uniquely intimate knowledge of the district having been associated with the Darjeeling CPI(M) from the late 1960s.

Traffic snarl  -  Nov 11, 2008
The Statesman,DARJEELING, Nov. 11: A two-hour wheel-jam called by the All Transport Joint Action Committee to protest against the transfer of the motor-vehicles

‘New front’ to pitch for Gorkhaland  -  Nov 10, 2008
The Statesman,DARJEELING, Nov. 10: As a culmination of the recent development in the Hills pro-Gorkhaland democratic forces from Darjeeling and Dooras region and the rest

Brody Delivers The Courier  -  Oct 28, 2008
IGN,...by Brian Linder October 28, 2008 - Adrien Brody, last seen on the big screen in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited, has lined up an indie action film

Terror takes its toll on tour firms  -  Nov 12, 2008
The Statesman,Not only have several tourists cancelled their trips to Darjeeling, Lolegaon, Kalimpong, Gangtok, Pelling, Shillong, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura,

Sikkim backs ‘Gorkhaland’, mends past wounds  -  Nov 9, 2008
The Statesman,DARJEELING, Nov. 9: Sikkim government has extended an olive branch to mend its fall-out with Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha by announcing that it would help

‘May be, the second is better than the first’  -  Nov 11, 2008
Times of India,But I did a small role in Via Darjeeling and Mon Amour: Shesher Kobita Revisited. Maybe it’s because of the brand Madhur Bhandarkar that people are talking

Normalcy returns to Darjeeling hills  -  Oct 23, 2008
Fresh News,By Indo-Asian News Service on Thursday, October 23, 2008 Normalcy returned to West Bengal's Darjeeling district Thursday as supporters of the Gorkha

Jailed forester returns from India  -  Nov 6, 2008
Prague Post,After spending a month at the Darjeeling District Correctional Facility in a cell with 28 other inmates, the pair was released on bail, followed by a trial

Indian Railways dedicates Kalka-Shimla rail track to nation  -  Nov 9, 2008
Thaindian.com,It has been great thing for Haryana that this is the first UNESCO heritage site for Haryana and Railways has only two railway tracks, one in Darjeeling and

Meltdown hits city tourism industry  -  Nov 11, 2008
Times of India,As for India, it is hill stations like Manali, Darjeeling, Ooty and places like Goa that are topping the list which is the case every year.

Exams postponed for student participation in GJMM rally  -  Nov 5, 2008
The Statesman,DARJEELING, November 5: The annual exams of Darjeeling schools in November would have to be postponed as students are required to actively participate in

Drive to pull down illegal structures takes shape  -  Nov 3, 2008
The Statesman,DARJEELING, Nov. 3: Hotel Seven Seas was the first target of the dismantling drive of Darjeeling Municipality on buildings that crossed the permissible

Train fare keeps winners from contesting finals  -  Nov 6, 2008
The Statesman,DARJEELING, Nov. 6: Nine underprivileged children in spite of having won laurel for their city at the East Zone Rock Climbing Competition at Kolkata are not

Cultural agitation ends with jhanki  -  Nov 7, 2008
The Statesman,The jhanki proceeded towards Darjeeling. Meanwhile, they also organised a rally in Kurseong, in which different associations and organisations as well as

Convicted Czech entomologist flees India  -  Oct 27, 2008
Aktuálně.cz,..."Since I felt that Darjeeling authorities are not able to secure my right for a fair trial, I decided to solve this complicated situation by leaving.

IHR launches enchanting "Himalaya Beckons" packages  -  Nov 10, 2008
eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition,Called "Himalaya Beckons" These places are Darjeeling and Siliguri in West Bengal and Gangtok the picture perfect capital of Sikkim.

Bhai Tika celebrations bring on cheer  -  Oct 30, 2008
The Statesman,Reacting to the mounting protest and the corresponding silence of the state government, the RSP Darjeeling district committee today said that the state

Ghisingh to hold meet to rejuvenate party  -  Nov 4, 2008
The Statesman,DARJEELING, Nov. 4: Reports that Gorkha National Liberation Front in its endeavour to rejuvenate the party's organisational set-up in the Hills will hold a

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