Archive for September, 2008
Ban on non-GJMM public meetings. AIGL threatens suit.
ABGL mulls panel aid to fight Morcha
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Darjeeling, Sept. 28: The ABGL has threatened to write to the Election Commission to cancel the registration of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, which announced yesterday that it would not allow other outfits to hold public meetings in the hills.
“When a party is registered, it has to take an oath [...]
GJMM’s women and youth wings meet at Kurseong, criticise Tamang
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KURSEONG, Sept. 28: The GJMM’s women & youth wing organised a public meeting at Kurseong Motar stand, today.
While, addressing the meeting, the speakers criticised the AIGL chief Mr Madan Tamang and demanded that either Mr Tamang should leave his party or he should leave the Hills. Speakers also alleged that Mr Tamang was on design [...]
Aspects of ‘Gorkhaland’…
Statesman News Service
KURSEONG, Sept. 28: Today, the Jansadharan Sachetna Manch, Kurseong organised a seminar on Gorkhaland, at St. Alphonsus School hall in Kurseong, in which, the speakers emphasised on Gorkhaland by focusing on different aspects pertaining to the separate statehood demand.
The main speakers of the seminar were, Dr Mahindra P. Lama, Vice Chancellor, Sikkim Central [...]
Ghisingh out, Durga in
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Bappaditya Paul
SILIGURI, Sept. 28: With the dramatic political changeover leading to the dislodgement of Mr Subash Ghisingh from Darjeeling, Durga Puja will be returning to the Queen of Hills this time ~ after a gap of three-years.
Mr Ghisingh had in 2004 banned idol worships in the Hills, resulting in the suspension of Durga Puja celebrations [...]
Morcha for banner-less festival - Call for ‘apolitical’ Dussehra
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Darjeeling, Sept. 26: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has asked its supporters not to bring party flags to this year’s phulpati procession. It also requested the cultural and community organisations to refrain from carrying their banners during the procession to maintain the “apolitical” identity of the Dashain celebrations.
Phulpati is the beginning of the Gorkha community’s Dashain [...]
Madan Tamang calls for party unity
Cracks in hill unity armour - ABGL chief warns ‘leaders’ of Ghisingh-like fate
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Darjeeling, Sept. 26: The semblance of unity put up by hill parties when they attended the Delhi meeting on invitations of the Gorkha Jamukti Morcha earlier this month seems to be cracking, with the principal outfits indulging in blame game.
The Morcha has accused [...]
GJM back to bullying tactics
Express News Service
Posted: Sep 26, 2008 at 0240 hrs IST
Kolkata, September 25 After hinting last week that it may relax the ongoing non-cooperation movement in the Hills to create a conducive atmosphere for the second round of tripartite talks in November, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has again donned an inflexible approach.
Terming the first round [...]
CPI may expel former MLA for backing ‘Gorkhaland’
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SILIGURI, Sept. 24: The CPI state leadership is likely to expel the former Kalimpong MLA Mr Mohan Singh Rai for his pro- Gorkhaland stand. The decision is likely to come at the state secretariat meeting scheduled on 26 September. According to party sources, Mr Rai has already been suspended and served a show cause notice [...]
Car with GL plate damaged by mob in Siliguri
Statesman News Service
Mob damages car with GL plate
SILIGURI, Sept. 23: An angry mob today severely damaged the personal car of a state motor vehicle inspector for sporting a ‘GL’ number plate ~ indicative of the demanded Gorkhaland.
The incident took place on the Siliguri Court campus at about 1:15 p.m., immediately after which the police [...]
Chattrey Subba Trial: Ghishing abstains, Activists press for release
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Ghisingh abstains from trial hearing
DARJEELING, September 22: For the umpteenth time, GNLF chief Subash Ghisingh did not appear before a trial court at Jalpaiguri today for cross-examination in the ambush case made on him at Saat Ghumtey, Kurseong on February 10, 2001.
Mr. Ghisingh was scheduled to appear at the court for cross-examination as he was [...]
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