Tripartite talks: LF sceptical, but positive

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SILIGURI, Aug. 29: The leaders of the principal Left Front constituents today sounded sceptical about the proposed 8 September tripartite talks on the Gorkhaland issue though they expressed hope that the dialogue would continue.
“A spectacular outcome from the first round of talks is unlikely. But efforts should be on from all three sides [...]

Gorkhaland movement inspires agitators to fight for Telangana

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SILIGURI, Aug. 29: Traits of the ongoing Gorkhaland movement in the Darjeeling Hills seem to be influencing the Telangana statehood agitation in Andhra Pradesh.
Imitating the Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha’s (GJMM) recent act of replacing the vehicle number plates to ‘GL’ (indicative of Gorkhaland) in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, the Nava Telangana Praja Party [...]

GJMM students’ wing to start for Kolkata today

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DARJEELING, Aug. 29: Five hundred students under the Gorkha Jana Vidyarthi Morcha (GJVM) will head to Kolkata tomorrow to fight for Gorkhaland.
“We will hold rallies and demonstrate at the Metro Channel in Kolkata on 1 September. It is an effort from the students to generate support for the Gorkhaland demand and to make [...]

Darjeeling meet to woo Puja tourists

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Siliguri, Aug. 29: Over 60 hotel-owners from 17 districts of Bengal arrived here today on their way to Darjeeling to take part in a seminar that will try to dispel whatever apprehensions tourists may have about spending this year’s Puja vacation in the hills.
The Conglomeration of Bengal Hotel Owners and the Janmukti Hotel Owners’ Association [...]

Ready to quit for Gorkhaland

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Kalimpong, Aug. 29: A former DGHC councillor from Gorubathan said he was ready to leave his home town if it helped the statehood cause after the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha served an ultimatum asking him to quit the hills.
“They asked me to leave and I have obliged. This is my way of extending support to the [...]

Topical Arguments for Gorkhaland - Niraj Lama

Topical Arguments for Gorkhaland
By Niraj Lama

For the Indian Gurkhas the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland is a very emotional issue. The political leaders scale new heights of passion while delivering public speeches at Chowrasta or the Motor Stand. However, when addressing also an equally, if not more important audience on the national tv, [...]

Hill Opp urges introspection ahead of meet

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DARJEELING, Aug. 28: While there is a possibility of the GJMM convening an all party meeting before the upcoming tripartite talks on the Gorkhaland issue on 8 September in New Delhi, the Hill Opposition have stressed a strong need for “introspection” and “review” on the issue before proceeding for the meeting.
“We learnt about the likely [...]

Pressure groups oppose state division

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Romit Bagchi
SILIGURI, Aug. 28: The Gorkhaland issue took a new turn today with several Siliguri based pressure groups, who are opposed to the division of West Bengal in the name of Gorkhaland, demanding inclusion in the 8 September tripartite talks on the subject in New Delhi.
“As the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha claims it represents [...]

Sukna Morcha recalls pickets

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Siliguri, Aug. 28: The Yuva Morcha in Sukna today withdrew the pickets it had set up on NH55 after instructions from its central committee, following allegations of misbehaviour.
Many car owners had complained that Morcha supporters had misbehaved with them, forcibly trying to convert the “WB” number plates to “GL” by blackening them. Not only that, [...]

Tripartite talks set for Sept 8, ‘08

Tripartite dialogue on 8 Sept
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DARJEELING, Aug. 27: The state Home secretary has sent a letter to the GJMM for tripartite talks on the Gorkhaland issue in New Delhi on 8 September. “The letter from the state Home secretary Mr Ashok Mohan Chakrabarty, which reached us today, is addressed to the party president Mr [...]