Morcha builds on momentum - Protests in Calcutta, torch rallies in hills

Darjeeling, Feb. 1: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today decided to hold daily torch rallies across the hills from February 3 to keep up the momentum of the statehood agitation generated during the uproar at Chowrastha in the chief minister’s presence. The decision to intensify the agitation was taken at a meeting of elected members of the GTA Sabha at the Morcha office here. The hill party has now decided that it will not wait till the March 10 Sukna...

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Tamang son in house row

AVIJIT SINHA Siliguri, Feb. 1: A 69-year-old British woman alleged that she had been dragged and thrown out of a rented flat in Uttarayon township near here on January 22 by the family members of slain ABGL leader Madan Tamang who own the flat Philippa Isidore Presentation has been staying in India for the past eight years. Pip, as the senior lady prefers to call herself, said she had been staying on the first floor of the two-storied house owned by the Tamang family for the past two years against a rent of Rs 20,000. “I was born in London...

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Gorkhas threatened militant movements in Darjeeling

KOLKATA: After Tuesday's revolt by the Gorkhas at the chief minister Mamata Banerjee's function in Darjeeling, the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leadership has threatened to go for a militant movement in the Hills to realise their demand for a separate state. "This time our movement might not be democratic one. We may be forced to go for a violent agitation in Darjeeling and both the Centre and the state government will have to bear responsibilities for any untoward incidents. We will hold a rally at Sukna on March 10 from where our leader Bimal...

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Gurung raises movement pitch March 10 rally to lay out statehood fight

VIVEK CHHETRI Bijanbari, Jan. 30: Peace in Darjeeling — one of Mamata Banerjee’s biggest trophies in power — is running the risk of getting sucked into a game of oneupmanship started by the chief minister herself. Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung today lined up a March rally to announce the future course of the Gorkhaland statehood movement, slipping back to aggressive language to counter the assertive streak the chief minister displayed...

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Golay to float party on Feb. 4

Gangtok, Jan. 30: The new party of P.S. Golay will be launched at Soreng in West Sikkim on Monday with a meeting that is expected to be attended by around 5,000 people. The event will also witness the unveiling of the party’s flag and the announcement of names of central executive members. “The preparations are almost over. The names of central executive members of the party will also be announced on February 4. We are expecting around 5,000 people...

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Barla to fight rural polls with Morcha

Siliguri, Jan. 30: John Barla today said he would contest the upcoming panchayat polls as an ally of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha but the tribal leader desisted from commenting on the statehood demand. Earlier this month, Barla, who had been thrown out of the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad and formed the north Bengal unit of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), had said that he would no longer support Morcha’s demand for a separate state. “We...

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Deepa dig at Mamata

Siliguri, Jan. 30: Deepa Das Munshi today accused chief minister Mamata Banerjee of “hurriedly” signing the GTA agreement while “bypassing the issue of separate statehood.” “After assuming power, the chief minister, in a hurried manner, held a couple of meetings with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders and went ahead to sign the GTA agreement. She bypassed the principal issue of Gorkhaland and did not give time or thought to settle it. Instead, she tried...

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4th Indian Hindi writers and poets felicitation cum national level writers meet at Shillong

SANJAY AGARWAL –RANGPO-30TH JANUARY 13 Purottar Hindi academy Shillong is going to organize 4th Indian Hindi writers and poets felicitation cum national level writers meet at Shillong for four days from 24th to 26th may13 ,.dr akela bhai programme chairperson informed over the phone that first such type of programme in the north east region shall be attend by huge gathering of poets ,writers ,well-wishers of Hindi language and literature...

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Majhitar under west Pandam constituency has strongly objected for taking water pipe line connection from the khanikhola water resource

SANJAY AGARWAL –RANGPO-30TH JAnuari 13 Majhitar under west Pandam constituency has strongly objected for taking water pipe line connection from the khanikhola water resource by the Sikkim manipal institute of technology Majhitar .according to the news the Majhitar has a big water resources constructed by state government for the benefit of local residents .but the said resources has not benefitted the local residents and maximum water is supplied...

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Blame on CM for hill protest

AVIJIT SINHA Siliguri, Jan. 29: The CPM said Mamata Banerjee’s failure to understand the sentiments of the people in the hills and disregard for the GTA in the conduct of the Uttarbanga Utsav triggered the protest at the inauguration of the fest today. “The chief minister’s overconfidence and her pathetic understanding of the sentiments of the people in the hills led to today’s incident. In an unabashed manner, she had ignored the GTA and its representatives,...

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Morcha team meets Advani

New Delhi, Jan. 29: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders will submit three documents on the Gorkhaland struggle to BJP leader L.K. Advani this week to push the party to take a clear stand on the statehood demand. A group of Morcha leaders, along with MLAs from the hills and GTA Sabha members, led by Roshan Giri called on Advani at his residence today. Over the next three days, the Morcha leadership will fine-tune and submit three documents to Advani...

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Hills wipe CM’s smile - Mamata livid after slogans greet darjeeling declaration

Darjeeling, Jan. 29: Disbelief and anger washed over Mamata Banerjee today as the chief minister ran into a chorus of “We want Gorkhaland” slogans minutes after declaring that “Darjeeling is a part of Bengal” at Chowrastha Mall. The well-intentioned but ill-timed assertion left a blot on one of the few achievements of the chief minister: peace in Darjeeling, which Mamata tomtoms frequently by saying “the hills are smiling”. The chief minister could...

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