Archive for October 22nd, 2008
GJM suspends agitation in Darjeeling
outlookindia.com
DARJEELING, OCT 22 (PTI)
The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha today suspended its programme of changing car numberplates and renaming of official signboards till the next round of tripartite talks, following a request by West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
“The governor requested our president Bimal Gurung to create an atmosphere conducive for the second round of tripartite talks,” GJM [...]
‘Worried’ Buddha mum on Morcha
The Telegraph
Calcutta, Oct. 21: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today broke his silence on Darjeeling, saying the signs were “extremely worrisome”, but did not name the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, the prime mover of the agitation in the hills.
After meeting hill affairs minister Ashok Bhattacharyya at Writers’ Buildings today, the Bengal chief minister said in a statement: “What has [...]
Gorkhaland activists seek Governor’s help
Mumbai Mirror Online
Jayatri Nag
Kolkata: A 421-member Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) delegation was to meet West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi in Darjeeling on Tuesday to submit a one-point memorandum for a separate Gorkhaland.
“We will submit a memorandum to the Governor, highlighting our agenda of a separate state. We will also apprise him about the current [...]
Down with defaced boards, govt orders - Crackdown on ‘GL’ vehicles to be more stringent - 16 FIRs against blot-out drive
www.telegraphindia.com
Siliguri, Oct. 21: The Darjeeling district administration has ordered that signboards reading “Government of Gorkhaland” be brought down from offices at the earliest.
The order comes four days after the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha started blackening “West Bengal” on the signboards hanging outside state government offices and replacing them with “Gorkhaland”.
“Given the policy of restraint that has [...]
People shut out bandhs
www.telegraphindia.com
Siliguri, Oct. 21: The bandhs called by Amra Bangalee and the Shiv Sena today failed to impact life in Siliguri and its adjoining areas, unlike the earlier shutdowns that had been called to protest against the activities of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha.
Shops, offices and banks were open and so were educational institutions. Transport, too, was [...]
Citu-backed transport strike today
Statesman News Service
SILIGURI, Oct. 21: The Citu affiliated ‘Darjeeling District Taxi and Private Car Drivers Union’ has decided to go ahead with its proposed transport-strike between Siliguri and the Darjeeling Hills from 6 a.m tomorrow. The union however, has truncated the transport strike to 72-hour duration from that of an indefinite one as announced earlier.
According [...]
Compulsory code
Statesman News Service
KURSEONG, Oct.21: From today onwards, the students of Kurseong College will have to be dressed in their respective traditional attires as the Kurseong College student union has made the dress code diktat compulsory in the college, for a month. If any one does not obey the rule then they would not get any [...]
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