Archive for September 16th, 2008
‘Plans of state govt foiled’
Statesman News Service
DARJEELING, Sept. 15: The GJMM leadership today alleged that the all-party delegation, which attended the 8 September tripartite talks on Gorkhaland in New Delhi, succeeded in foiling the state government’s ploy to render the tripartite talks a failure.
“The West Bengal government was fully prepared to catch us off guard by leveling charges on [...]
Tourists still wary of hills
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Siliguri, Sept. 15: Very few tourists from Bengal are planning to travel to the Darjeeling hills during this year’s Puja vacation, if the lack of enquiries and bookings are any indication, say tour operators.
Observers said unpleasant memories from the summer, when tourists were caught in the middle of a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha strike, had contributed [...]
Darjeeling Left Front takes CPM leader into its fold
Statesman News Service
SILIGURI, Sept. 15: The Darjeeling district Left Front has inducted senior CPI-M leader from the Darjeeling hills Mr SP Lepcha into its fold presumably to nip controversy on the issue within the ranks of the Front. This apart, the party leadership also announced that Mr Lepcha would preside over the district Front meetings [...]
Dress code dividend for traders
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Kalimpong, Sept. 15: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s dress code diktat has enthused a few enterprising businessmen here to make a killing by selling daura surals.
Soon after Morcha president Bimal Gurung decreed that all Gorkha men and women in the hills and the Dooars should wear daura sural and choubandi cholo respectively for one month beginning [...]
‘Gorkhaland is a constitutional demand’
Statesman News Service
KURSEONG, Sept. 14: Today, the Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha (GJMM) organised a public meeting at Kurseong Motar Stand, to bring awareness among the people of the Hills, regarding the tripartite talk on ‘Gorkhaland’ at Ashoka Hotel in Delhi on 8 September.
While addressing the meet the GJMM central committee member, Mr Amar Lama said, [...]
Morcha mulls partial withdrawal of agitation - Details of relaxation yet to be fixed
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Kurseong Sept. 14: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders today said they might relax some parts of their ongoing non-cooperation movement against the Bengal government and the Centre, but did not divulge any details.
Urged by the Morcha, people in the hills have not been paying electricity and telephone bills since April 1 to strengthen the demand for [...]
More members at GNLF cost
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Darjeeling, Sept. 14: The GNLF’s loss is the CPRM’s gain.
A large number of supporters of Subash Ghisingh’s party, who could not join the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, have taken shelter with the CPRM, the outfit has claimed.
While reviewing its organisational strength at the Anchalik Committee meeting held here today, the CPRM claimed that it had made [...]
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