Darjeeling
10 Oct 2013
Born out of the need to enhance among
people levels of awareness in politics, development and environmental,
educational and other critical issues pertaining to the Darjeeling
hills, members of civil society as well as political and professional
figures have come together to form the Darjeeling Dooars United
Development Foundation.
The DDUDF will act as a robust,
forward-looking and independent forum and also work as a think-tank for
all people to participate and contribute to social, cultural, political,
...
11 Oct 2013
Hill TMC leadership slams GJM’s self-centered politics
PRADIP LOHAGUN
KALIMPONG
10 Oct 2013
The
hill unit of the TMC, with its influence increasing of late, has
decided to organise public meetings across the hills after Dashai. The
hill TMC met today at Jagannath Dharmasala to chalk out future meetings
and strategies to further strengthen the party. The meeting was attended
by leaders including Rajen Mukhia, Prabin Rahpal, Chewang Bhutia and
Nanita Gautam among others.
A public meeting will be held on October
23 in Darjeeling that will be presided by party chief Mamata Banerjee....
10 Oct 2013
आन्दोलनलाई तीव्रता दिने तयारीमा क्रामाकपा
कालेबुङ 9 अक्टोबर
(प्रदीप) क्रामाकपाको कालेबुङ
आञ्चालिक समिति दशैँपछि छुट्टै राज्यको आन्दोलनलाई तीव्रता दिने तयारीमा छ। आञ्चालिक
समितिको कोर कमिटिको बैठकमा आज यो प्रस्ताव ग्रहण गरिएको छ। यहाँको सातदोबाटोस्थित
पार्टी कार्यालयमा सम्पन्न बैठकमा आज ताजा राजनैतिक परिस्थितिबारे छलफल भएपछि क्रामाकपा
नेताहरू नयाँ राजनैतिक कार्यक्रम लिएर अघि बढ्ने निष्कर्षमा पुगेका हुन। आञ्चालिक
अध्यक्ष किशोर प्रधानको अध्यक्षतामा सम्पन्न बैठकमा केन्द्रीय उपाध्यक्ष जेबी राई
विशेष...
CPRM to take statehood movement forward post Dusshera
PRADIP LOHAGUN
KALIMPONG
9 Oct 2013
The core committee of the Kalimpong CPRM
unit today held a meeting where it was decided to intensify the
statehood agitation after Dusshera. The meet was presided over by CPRM
Kalimpong unit president Kishore Pradhan and saw the participation of
vice president JB Rai, unit secretary Mohan Paudyal, Santosh Pradhan and
Sudan Pradhan among others.
Committee members discussed the current political...
Sikkim’s first Hindi movie coming up
Gangtok
9 Oct 2013
Trishala Tamang (17) of class XII at
Deorali Senior Secondary School had since childhood dreamed of acting in
movies and her wish has come true after she got through auditions for a
leading role in Sikkim’s first Hindi movie, ‘Everyday is Sunday’.
Trishala is currently busy promoting her
debut movie with her co-star, Bengali actor Siddharth Roy Choudhury.
‘Everyday is Sunday’ is directed by Subhendu Ghosh and...
AIGL welcomes SC move
PRADIP LOHAGUN
KALIMPONG
9 Oct 2013
The
All India Gorkha League has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court
to shift the Madan Tamang murder case from Darjeeling to a civil court
in Kolkata. Addressing a press conference today, AIGL general secretary
Pratap Khati said the party is expecting a decision on the case within
three months, adding the culprits will be behind bars by then.
“Any decision on the case will not bring
...
8 Oct 2013
GJM to abandon violence for talks: Bimal Gurung
KURSEONG
7 Oct 2013
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal
Gurung today addressed party supporters at the Kurseong motor stand on
the occasion of the GJM’s seventh foundation day. He announced the GJM
has decided to abandon the idea of violence and pursue talks instead.
According to Gurung, the tripartite
talks on October 23 will be fruitful. He said all the party affiliates
have been stressing to launch an agitation in Delhi and the party would
comply by leading lakhs of supporters to the national capital.
Commenting on TMC leader...
40 Algara GJM supporters join TMC
PRADIP LOHAGUN
KALIMPONG
7 Oct 2013
Even
as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today observed its seventh foundation
day, 40 of its members from Algara dumped the party to join the
Trinamool Congress. Erstwhile GJM Algara unit president Kumar Thakuri
was among those who joined the TMC.
Announcing the development, Hill TMC
coordinator Chewang Bhutia said people are quitting the GJM because of
the selfish and inappropriate policies of its leaders. He said the new
members were inducted into the TMC at a meeting in Algara under the...
First dengue death reported from hills
Pradip Lohagun
KALIMPONG
7 Oct 2013
Dengue
has been terrorising Siliguri in the plains and other areas including
Sikkim for a while, and now a death from the dreaded fever has been
reported from Kalimpong. Padma Golay (47) who was working as a nurse in
Kalimpong sub-divisional hospital died today from dengue. Sixteen more
cases of the illness have been reported from the hospital.
Hospital sources said Golay was
suffering from high fever and was admitted on October 4. Three tests
were conducted on her following which she...
6 Oct 2013
Ghising makes surprise trip to hills
KURSEONG
5 Oct 2013
After remaining in exile for more than
two years, Gorkha National Liberation Front supremo Subash Ghising today
made a surprise visit to the Darjeeling hills and toured several areas
under Kurseong sub-division.
Along with some associates, Ghising
entered Tindharay via Sukna this morning from Matigara where he
presently resides in a rented apartment. He surveyed the landslide spot
NH55 in Tindharay and also paid a visit to the GNLF party office there.
Later, the GNLF chief visited to the
Seti Devi Mandir...
Interim bail granted to GJM asst secy Binay Tamang
Darjeeling
5 Oct 2013
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha assistant
secretary and Gorkhaland Territorial Administration sabhasad Binay
Tamang was today granted interim bail in one of the four cases slapped
on him.
Tamang, who has been elected chief
executive of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, was arrested on
August 23 from the Bengal-Sikkim border on the charge of torching a
forest guest house in Takdah on the night of August 1. A bail plea had
been placed by his lawyer before the Chief Judicial Magistrate court in
Darjeeling...
PS Golay to take charge of SKM on Sunday in public
Gangtok
5 Oct 2013
Nearly 60,000 supporters of Prem Singh
Golay are expected to gather on Sunday at the Paljor Stadium for a
‘Parivartan Diwas’ where he is expected to take official charge of the
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha.
According to reports, more than 10,000
SKM supporters from the South and West districts have already reached
Gangtok to participate in the event. After the SKM’s official formation
on February 4 of this year, Golay has not addressed any party meeting
though he was present in some. Golay has not been seen in...
Sahitya Academy holds literary prog in Kalimpong
PRADIP LOHAGUN
KALIMPONG
5 Oct 2013
Sahitya
Academy, New Delhi in association with Nepali Sahitya Addhayan Samity,
Kalimpong today held a literary function called ‘Aankhijhaylbata’ where
Academy coordinator Prem Pradhan said the day’s literature is being
strongly influenced by the statehood agitation. He said, “There is still
a lot to be done by the Sahitya Academy. It has drawn up several
activities to develop Nepali literature. However, our future activities
will be determined by the course taken by the statehood agitation.”
Pradhan...
