Archive for October, 2008
Withdrawal part of GJMM’s plan: AIGL
Statesman News Service
DARJEELING, Oct. 23: The All India Gorkha League leadership charged the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha leadership today with having reached a secret understanding with the state government before the formal withdrawal of the party’s agitational programmes related to GL number plates and defacement of state government office signboards.
“The formal withdrawal supposedly [...]
‘Bring back democracy’
SILIGURI, Oct. 23: A day after the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) toned down its Hill agitation at the request of Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the CPI-M today demanded an immediate reinstatement of “total democracy” in the Darjeeling Hills.
Addressing a Press conference in Siliguri this afternoon, the CPI-M Darjeeling district secretary Mr SP Lepcha and state [...]
7,000 taxis to re-affix WB plates
Statesman News Service
DARJEELING, Oct. 23: Around 7,000 taxis in the three Hills sub-divisions would re-affix ‘West Bengal’ registration plates on their vehicles after the GJMM yesterday suspended the GL plate implementation programme for taxis and commercial vehicles.
“Altogether 13,000 converted to GL plates since the start of the programme. Darjeeling accounts for 6,000 of the 13,000. [...]
Governor wants early solution
www.thestatesman.net
SILIGURI, Oct. 23: West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi has said that the ongoing tripartite talks on the Darjeeling Hills agitation should move smoothly so as to arrive at a solution at the earliest possible.
“As you all know, tripartite talks are in position and the government of India, the state government and the Morcha (GJMM) [...]
Sikkim to stand by ‘GL’ plates
www.telegraphindia.com
Darjeeling, Oct. 23: Plying vehicles with “GL” number plates is unlawful and drivers can be booked for it, but that is not the case in Sikkim.
Since July 7, the day the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha made “GL” mandatory, private vehicles with the “new” plates have been travelling to the hill state without being hauled up by [...]
‘WB’ vehicles trundle up
www.telegraphindia.com
Siliguri, Oct. 23: Traffic between the hills and plains returned to normal as cars with “WB” number plates made their way up with tourists who had been stranded here because of the Citu strike yesterday.
“The Morcha announcement to soften its agitation has brought relief as we were concerned about the tension, especially after the Citu [...]
Traffic to hills resumes amid barbs - Drivers keep fingers crossed
The Telegraph
Siliguri, Oct. 23: The CPM and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha continued to exchange verbal volleys even as governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi appealed to all political parties to maintain peace to resolve the crisis in Darjeeling and speed up growth in Siliguri and its surrounding areas.
“The tripartite talks have started and the second round will be [...]
Transport office plan for Siliguri
www.telegraphindia.com
Siliguri, Oct. 22: Darjeeling district administration has sought permission from the Bengal government to open a camp office of the regional transport authority (RTA) here to help vehicle owners.
The RTA office in Darjeeling town has not been functioning since August after the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha asked the hill residents not to deposit any revenue at [...]
Thousands walk as Citu runs riot - 90-year-old forced out of ambulance
The Telegraph
Siliguri, Oct. 22: Three vehicles were ransacked, the tyres of at least 10 others were punctured and a 90-year-old was forced to come out of an ambulance as the Citu today went ahead with its transport strike.
The ambulance was intercepted at Dagapur here around 2.30pm by picketers, who alleged that the passengers inside were [...]
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 [...]
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