Darjeeling police develop special force for security reasons

Statesman News Service
DARJEELING, Nov. 11: The Darjeeling district police have fashioned a special commando force to deploy during possible riots and to cope with unforeseen incidents in any part of the district.
“There is a general perception among the public that the police are not doing enough to ensure their security. That is why we created [...]

Another blackening act in 24 hours - Paint attack on woman in salwar kameez

The Telegraph
Darjeeling, Oct. 16: In a repetition of yesterday’s “stray” incident, the face of a woman was blackened with paint this morning for defying the dress code imposed by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha in the hills.
Although the Morcha said it had nothing to do with either of the smear drives, questions have been raised about [...]

Faces blackened after dress code defiance - Poster warning precedes brush attack. Drop casuals for gorkhaland, says hill party

The Telegraph
Darjeeling, Oct. 14: A group of suspected Gorkha Janmukti Morcha members today smeared black paint on the faces of some youths for defying the dress code imposed by the party and strolling in casual attires instead.
Eyewitnesses said about 15 to 20 Morcha supporters with boxes of black paint and brushes in hands accosted the [...]

GJMM public meetings to discuss Tripartite talks

From Delhi to Darjeeling…
www.thestatesman.net
DARJEELING, Sept. 11: The GJMM has decided to go to town with the outcome of the 8 September tripartite talks on Gorkhaland in New Delhi. The party would organise a series of public rallies from 13 to 15 September to apprise the people of its accomplishments in New Delhi.
“The meetings would be [...]

All Transport Joint Action Committee (ATJAC) blackens WB number plates today. Number plate issue affects wildlife duties.

GJMM body blacken WB number plates
Statesman News Service
DARJEELING, Aug. 26: Ever since the programme was announced, people adamant on their decision to not replace the WB with GL number plates bore the consequences for the first time when the All Transport Joint Action Committee (ATJAC), a GJMM body blackened their WB number plates today.
“We announced [...]

GJMM threatens boycott of tripartite talks if Gorkhaland Statehood issue not included

GJMM threatens not to join tripartite talks over apathy towards ‘Gorkhaland’
www.thestatesman.net
DARJEELING, Aug. 18: In response to chief minister Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s recent comments ruling out the possibility of dividing Bengal to form Gorkhaland, the GJMM chief Mr Bimal Gurung today threatened to walkout from the tripartite dialogue if the talks did not centre on the [...]

Ghisingh’s wife gets cremated in Siliguri

Statesman News Service
SILIGURI, Aug. 17: Following the rival Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha’s denial in allowing the body from entering into Darjeeling yesterday for the last rites, the beleaguered GNLF supremo Mr Subash Ghisingh’s wife Dhanmaya Ghisingh was cremated at the Kiranchandra Municipal Crematorium in Siliguri this afternoon.
69-year-old Dhanmaya had died of a heart attack in [...]

Protestors march to Darjeeling for inclusion of Bhaktinagar in ‘Gorkhaland’

Statesman News Service
DARJEELING, Aug. 17: After a two day march 600 protestors from Bhaktinagar block in Jalpaiguri who undertook the 96 kilometers journey from Siliguri to Darjeeling for a seperate statehood reached here around 7 p.m today.
“We started from Bhaktinagar at 6 a.m. yesterday and covered the 52km distance till Kurseong where we halted for [...]

The History of Darjeeling - as researched and presented by Dr. Sonam Wangyal

Dr. Sonam Wangyal gave a presentation in the seminar organized by the Kurseong chapter of the Gorkha Janamukti Secondary Teachers’ Association on 12th July 2008.

In this paper Dr. Wangyal has researched and studied our history like no one has done before, and has presented his exceptional work in his inimitable story telling style.

This is priceless… A treasure trove of historical information, facts and analyses presented to us in this most user-friendly, accessible and approachable manner.

This is a must read for everyone, and it brings me great pleasure to present this here in Gorkhaland Chronicle.

Gorkhaland Personnel to be unveiled today

From: The Telegraph.
Six girls of the Gorkhaland Personnel, a volunteer force of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, will be officially presented before the public during the Independence Day celebration in Kalimpong tomorrow.