Darjeeling, Feb. 18: An anti-Gorkha Janmukti Morcha outfit has said it will file a PIL against the latest round of strikes and bandhs declared by Bimal Gurung that would “only serve to harass the common public”.
If the general secretary of the People’s Forum, Pravin Gurung, does go to court, it will be the first time in the hills that any person or outfit took legal recourse against any shutdown called on the sensitive issue of Gorkhaland.
Pravin Gurung today said: “Everybody in the hills is in favour of Gorkhaland, but in the past we have seen...
19 Feb 2013
Plea for travel date change - Tour operators tell clients to reschedule trips to avoid Morcha bandhs in hills
Siliguri, Feb. 18: Tour operators have started asking domestic as well as foreign visitors to reschedule their trips to north Bengal so that their travel dates don’t clash with the days the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has planned bandhs in the hills.
The tourism industry is staring at revenue loss during the coming season that accounts for 60 per cent of the annual earnings because of the Morcha’s call of two 48-hour bandhs on March 14-15 and March 21- 22.
The tourism season begins in March and continues till mid-June.
“We are keeping our fingers...
Trinamul to forgo SMC perks
Siliguri, Feb. 18: Deputy mayor Ranjan Silsharma and four Trinamul MMICs of Siliguri Municipal Corporation have decided not to use official cars and give up their monthly allowances to protest the “defamatory” remarks by Darjeeling district Congress president and the mayor against party leader Gautam Deb.
Nikhil Sahani, Trinamul chairman of borough committee V, will forgo his official car.
Today, 12 of the 15 Trinamul councillors submitted a letter to SMC secretary Kajal Kanti Saha.
“…The derogatory and defamatory comments made by Hon’ble mayor...in...
18 Feb 2013
जीटीएको आयु सकिएको छैन-बिमल गुरुङ
डी के वाइबा, कालेबुङ 17 फरवरी। छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्ड गठनको निम्ति गोजमुमो पार्टीले आज यहाँको मेला ग्राउण्डमा आयोजित जनसभाबाट भावी कार्यक्रमको घोषणा गरेको छ। पार्टी अध्यक्ष बिमल गुरुङले छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्ड प्राप्तिको निम्ति तेस्रो चरणको आन्दोलनको घोषणा आज मेला ग्राउण्डबाट गरिने अगावै बताएको कारण जनसभामा 15 हजार भन्दा अधिक मोर्चा समर्थकहरुको सहभागिता रहेको थियो। “बङगाल हाम्रो चिहान हो, चिहानमा गोर्खा बस्दैन” भनि बिमल गुरुङले जनसभालाई सम्बोधन गर्दै गोर्खाल्याण्ड गठनको हूँकार कसे। यस अवसरमा तिनले गोर्खाल्याण्ड गठनको निम्ति गोजमुमो पार्टीले...
Morcha signals March offensive Bandhs back, CM blamed
Kalimpong, Feb. 17: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has announced a series of shutdowns in the Darjeeling hills from next month to demand Gorkhaland, blaming Mamata Banerjee for forcing its hand and virtually taking away a peace trophy from the chief ministry’s showcase of achievements.
In a throwback to the days of unrest, two instalments of 48-hour bandhs have been called on March 14 and March 15 and March 21 and March 22. The bandhs will be book-marked...
5 in hospital, Madan wife sees ruse
Darjeeling, Feb. 17: Bharati Tamang, the wife of slain ABGL leader Madan Tamang, today said she would request the chief minister for an investigation into why five Morcha leaders accused in her husband’s murder were moved to a hospital after being arrested.
Bharati, who is the working president of the ABGL, said she would also inform the Supreme Court about the matter.
The CBI had arrested five Morcha leaders named in the CID chargesheet from the...
Sunny day forecast
Siliguri, Feb. 17: A bout of cold and drizzly weather in north Bengal since yesterday because of a western disturbance crossing over sub-Himalayan Bengal and Sikkim has brought down the maximum temperature in several places by around 7°C in the past 24 hours.
“A western disturbance entered north Bengal and Sikkim from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on Friday afternoon causing cloudy weather. The region has been experiencing rainfall and a dip in temperatures since then. We will experience such weather for the next 24 hours. But it will be sunny again...
17 Feb 2013
दार्जीलिङमा सद्भावना कायम राख्न आत्मदाह गर्न तयार छु – युसुफ सिमिक
कालेबुङ 16 फरवरी। लेप्चा युवा संगठनका सल्लाहकार युसुफ सिमिकले गोर्खाहरु नेपालबाट आएका हुन भन्ने दिएको बयान एक हिन्दि दैनिक समाचारमा प्रकाशित भए पछि गोजमुमो पार्टीले उक्त बयानको जोडदार खण्डन गरेको छ। मोर्चाले उक्त बयानको बिरोधमा यहाँको डम्बर चौकमा पोष्टरिङ समेत गरेको छ भने सिमिक बिरुद्ध कालेबुङ थानामा प्राथमिकी दर्ता समेत गरेको छ। यता आज उक्त घटना युसुफ सिमिकले पत्रकार सम्मेलन डाकेर हिन्दि दैनिक समाचार पत्रमा प्रकाशित बयान आफुले नदिको स्पष्टिकरण दिएका छन।
आफुले कहिल्यै गोर्खा बिरोधी बयान नदिएको स्पष्टिकरण दिदै हिन्दि दैनिकमा प्रकाशित समाचारबारे...
Discussion on functioning Multilevel Marketing Company
Mukesh sharma
Kalimpong, February 15:
The Himalayan People’s channel today at length discussed about the work process of different Multilevel Marketing Company functioning in the hills. The discussion was held at the Town Hall during which Pritam Limbu from the administration, ASP Songmit Lepcha from the police, advocate Prabhakar Dewan, Twon Specialist CA, Sumit Jindal and about 2 dozens of representatives from companies like Basil, Axis Marketing, etc. were present. Journalists Pradip Lohagun and Anil Taleja were the mediators.
The role of the...
Bimal Gurung Complain to Governor against Mamata's Government
KOLKATA: A delegation of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) from Darjeeling met West Bengal governor M.K.Narayanan at the Raj Bhavan here on Friday to complain about Mamata Banerjee's government which was allegedly bypassing the Gorkha autonomous body while carrying out administrative work in the Hills. Harka Bahadur Chhetri, a GJM MLA and leader of the party told reporters after their meeting that the state government had been bypassing the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) Sabha while carrying out administrative work. "The GTA Sabha was...
