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AIGL president calls for unity - 27 Sep 2008 The Statesman,DARJEELING, Sept. 26: The All India Gorkha League leadership today said only collective leadership would see the ongoing movement attain the goal of a A new gateway to ease congestion - 27 Sep 2008 Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper,The district magistrate of Darjeeling, Mr S Gupta, said that increased vehicular and human traffic at the present Phuentsholing gate had crowded the area, A helping hand for tourists - Sep 25, 2008 The Statesman,25: Witnessing a steady decline in business due to the Darjeeling turmoil, the tour operators in north Bengal are going pro-active to refurbish the region's Stray dogs have their day at large - Sep 24, 2008 The Statesman,DARJEELING, Sept. 24: Stray dogs are creating a nuisance in Darjeeling but the Darjeeling Municipality is yet to take notice of the situation. Darjeeling Left Front takes CPM leader into its fold - Sep 15, 2008 The Statesman,15: The Darjeeling district Left Front has inducted senior CPI-M leader from the Darjeeling hills Mr SP Lepcha into its fold presumably to nip controversy CPI may expel former MLA for backing ‘Gorkhaland’ - Sep 24, 2008 The Statesman,He has even dared the party leadership to expel him for supporting what he calls the public demand in the Darjeeling Hills for a separate state. Darjeeling through the lens - Sep 22, 2008 Calcutta Telegraph,Till September 23 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #24752275; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Provas Chandra Banerjee. Till September 23 at Gallery K2 From Delhi to Darjeeling... - Sep 11, 2008 The Statesman,DARJEELING, Sept. 11: The GJMM has decided to go to town with the outcome of the 8 September tripartite talks on Gorkhaland in New Delhi. 3-year jail, fine, for Czech scientists - Sep 10, 2008 Expressindia.com,Kolkata, September 10 Nearly three months after their arrest in Darjeeling on June 22 for collecting rare specimens of insects from a protected forest area, Kashmir, Darjeeling lose tourists to picturesque Shillong - Sep 7, 2008 Expressindia.com,Shillong, September 8: Picturesque Shillong, which once served as the summer getaway for the British colonialists along with Darjeeling hills, has witnessed Pressure groups slam state govt - Sep 24, 2008 The Statesman,...“The Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha seems to have reduced the state government to a laughing stock in the Darjeeling Hills in reference to the GL number plate Tea estate manager released - Sep 24, 2008 The Statesman,Workers of the Jogmaya Tea Estate under the banner Darjeeling Tea Plantation Labor Union (trade union wing of the GJMM), gheraoed the manager of the tea Darjeeling stir takes toll on tourism - Sep 9, 2008 Times of India,..."Tourists going to Darjeeling also go to other parts of North Bengal. So, if people stop going to Darjeeling, tourism across North Bengal suffers. GJMM stricture on GL plates - Sep 22, 2008 The Statesman,DARJEELING, Sept. 22: The GJMM's new programme requires all Siliguri vehicles bound towards the Hills to sport GL number plates while travelling the three Darjeeling-based trader shot - Sep 5, 2008 The Statesman,5: Unidentified gunmen today shot at a Darjeeling Hill-based trader in Siliguri. The incident took place at Sevoke Road at about 11.30 am The injured trader Tea workers claim better bonus - Sep 22, 2008 The Statesman,DARJEELING, Sept. 22: Seven members representing three state government-owned tea plantations in the Darjeeling hills have launched a relay hunger strike Mob damages car with GL plate - Sep 23, 2008 The Statesman,His mother, Mrs LD Sherpa is the SDE ~ Technical at the Darjeeling telephone exchange and the family is based at Agam Singh Nagar, Dagapur in Siliguri. Workers lift strike in Darjeeling - Sep 4, 2008 The Statesman,DARJEELING, Sept. 4: After a total blackout in the Hills for five days, the agitating Reliance workers demanding a better employment package suspended their RAIL TRAIL - Sep 24, 2008 Delhi Newsline,Perched about 7000 ft above sea level and surrounded by the Himalayas, Darjeeling is one of the most popular hill stations in Eastern India. Darjeeling rafters in rescue operation - Aug 30, 2008 Times of India,A group of rafters from Darjeeling have decided to lend their experience in the rescue operation in Bihar. Under the aegis of Gorkhaland Rescue Team (GRT), Buddha besieged: Singur, Gorkhaland - Sep 19, 2008 Indian Express,With little fanfare and even less media coverage, the first round of tripartite talks between the Centre, State Government and the Darjeeling Hill parties The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - Movie Review - Sep 13, 2008 HotIndieNews.com,The three brothers meet on the Darjeeling Limited train to, well somewhere, and on the train, their rather wild behavior with the waitress, snake, Darjeeling court convicts two Czech entomologists - Sep 13, 2008 Newspost Online,A Darjeeling Court on Wednesday fined a Czech entomologist 20000 rupees and sentenced his colleague to three years in prison for collecting insects like Slip Sliding Away | Landslides threaten thousands in Sikkim and ... - Sep 8, 2008 MorungExpress,The earliest records tell us that in September, 1899, there was widespread death and destruction in the Darjeeling Himalayas due to landslides triggered by Tea Board, FAO launch project for organic tea - Sep 19, 2008 Hindu,Three model farms, one each in Darjeeling, Assam and in South India, will be developed to act as pilot projects Chairman of the Darjeeling Tea Association Czechs found guilty of violating wildlife Act - Sep 8, 2008 Times of India,DARJEELING: Czech nationals Emil Kucera and Petr Svacha, were found guilty of violating the Wildlife Protection and Biodiversity Act on Monday . ‘Inflation has taught us to spend money judiciously’ - Sep 22, 2008 Indian Express,So the smoothies at Café Coffee Day and Barista have been replaced with the good ol’ nimbu pani at Stu-C. We no longer consume the Darjeeling tea at some A question Of rights - Sep 11, 2008 The Statesman,SIKKIM supports the ongoing agitation in the Darjeeling hills demanding a separate Gorkhaland state. The Nepalis in Darjeeling have got every right to Hills Beckon - Sep 20, 2008 Indian Express,When Chandranath Das, curator of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) in Darjeeling recently participated in a group exhibition in Kolkata, CM: More powers could be given to Darjeeling - Sep 1, 2008 Times Now.tv,More powers can be given to the hills," GJM leader and chairman of Darjeeling Muncipality Penba Tshering Ola, said quoting the chief minister after a Use of polybags irks LF parties - Sep 22, 2008 The Statesman,22: The constituents of the Darjeeling district Left Front today slammed the Siliguri Municipal Corporation for being indifferent to the indiscriminate use GJM mollified after talks with Centre, may - Sep 21, 2008 Indian Express,...the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) has indicated that it could scale down its ongoing “non-cooperation movement� in the Darjeeling Hills. Gorkha League slams GJM for unleashing terror - Sep 17, 2008 Expressindia.com,Darjeeling, September 17 The All India Gorkha League — the oldest Gorkha party that was formed in 1943 — has accused the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha of Ghisingh ~and so much for fallen idols - Sep 4, 2008 The Statesman,The once master of bandhs and blockades in the hills is now a supposed nobody in Darjeeling, an impression fed by thousands of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Tripartite meet: Asok lauds CM - Sep 16, 2008 The Statesman,GJMM spokesperson Mr Amar Lama said in Darjeeling yesterday that the 8 September tripartite talks had ended on a positive note in spite of the state Siliguri traffic police gears up for Durga puja - Sep 15, 2008 The Statesman,The long-distance buses would be allowed to start from the NBSTC bus stand up to 7:00 pm, after which, they would have to depart from Darjeeling More. Chzech Republic new transit point for Indian wildlife goods - Sep 21, 2008 Hindu,New Delhi (PTI): Recently after two Chzech entomologists were convicted by a Darjeeling Court for collecting rare insects, reports now suggest that the BSNL bills: to pay or not to - Sep 21, 2008 Calcutta Telegraph,The Morcha has urged residents of the Darjeeling hills not to pay any central or state revenue as part of their “civil disobedience� movement in their Dress code relaxation for Lepchas - Sep 12, 2008 The Statesman,DARJEELING, Sept. 12: To pacify the Lepcha community dissenting over the compulsion to don the Nepalese traditional attire, GJMM president Mr Bimal Gurung India: Helping Women Help Themselves - Sep 23, 2008 NewsBlaze,By Deepti Priya Mehrotra The women of Darjeeling, the picturesque hill station of West Bengal - well known for its spectacular views of the Kanchenjunga, Kawakhali: Top leaders to meet over land acquisition - Sep 17, 2008 The Statesman,To give the proposed meetings a chance, the Darjeeling district Congress has suspended its 19 September protest march to the SJDA office earlier planned on Czech nationals found guilty in insect smuggling case - Sep 9, 2008 Hindu,KOLKATA: The two Czech nationals arrested from Darjeeling, West Bengal, in June for smuggling rare insects out of the Singalila National Park have been ‘Gorkhaland can bring security’ - Sep 10, 2008 The Statesman,DARJEELING, Sept. 10: The GJMM president Mr Bimal Gurung today said that Gorkhaland was the most logical solution in context of the region's territorial Accused GNLF leaders demand bail, go on hunger strike - Sep 9, 2008 The Statesman,DARJEELING, Sept. 9: Twelve GNLF leaders and supporters lodged in the Darjeeling correctional home since 26 July on charges of murdering GJMM supporter Ms LF slams GJMM for ongoing non-cooperation movement - Sep 9, 2008 The Statesman,9: The principal constituents of the Darjeeling district Left Front excluding the RSP today slammed the Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha leadership for continuing GJMM recruits 10000 Gorkhaland personnel - Sep 17, 2008 The Statesman,DARJEELING, Sept. 17: Around 10000 enthusiasts have qualified the assessment procedure for the Gorkhaland Personnel (GLP) surpassing the target of 2000 India won't ban Nepali Gorkhas from Army - Sep 14, 2008 Times of India,But now, just about 60% come from Nepal, with the rest coming from Dehradun, Darjeeling, Dharamsala and other places. For instance, the Rais and Limbus in Thatal to perform at Paleti for the second time - Sep 22, 2008 Nepalnews.com,Darjeeling (India) based singer/composer Shanti Thatal has arrived in Kathmandu to perform at the September Paleti. Known for her timeless classics like In Nepal, memorial services for the dead - by radio - Sep 18, 2008 Thaindian.com,The first day that the programme went on air, two families from Darjeeling tuned in to conduct the memorial service for their departed loved ones, Bail plea of GNLF 12 rejected - Sep 20, 2008 MorungExpress,Darjeeling, September 20 (The Telegraph): Twelve GNLF members accused of being involved in the death of a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporter had their bail [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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