Youth assaulted

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KURSEONG, Oct.16: Yesterday evening, one Ashim Chettri (26), resident of Sitalu Busty-Kurseong, was badly assaulted by the GJMM youth wing members, for allegedly violating the dress code diktat, when they were campaigning near Delhi Darbar Hotel, in Kurseong. He was assaulted even though, Ashim Chettri was wearing a Gorkha topi which is a part of [...]

Citu strike threat against GL menace

Statesman News Service
SILIGURI, Oct. 16: The Darjeeling district committee of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (Citu) has threatened to sever all transport links between Siliguri and Darjeeling from 22 October if the district administration by then fails to curb the Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha’s imposition of ‘GL’ number plates on vehicles entering into the [...]

Shutdown fear haunts govt officials in hills; No use of force: DM; A plea with flowers for gorkhaland

The Telegraph
Siliguri, Oct. 16: Senior administrative officials have hinted that they may have to shut down the offices in the Darjeeling hills if they are forced to carry “Government of Gorkhaland” on signboards from tomorrow.
District magistrate Surendra Gupta said the administration would not under any circumstances apply force to curb the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s drive [...]

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 [...]

Dress code crusaders hit town

The Telegraph
Kurseong Oct. 15: The youth and the women’s wings of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today went all over town requesting residents to wear traditional attires as part of the “cultural movement” in the hills.
“We have asked shopkeepers to adhere to the dress code and at the same time told them to pass on the [...]

Dress code diktat keeps people indoors

Statesman News Service
DARJEELING, Oct. 15: A day after suspected Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha (GJMM) activists issued a dress code diktat, to be followed by all across the district, a fear psychosis appears to have gripped the people of this hill station. Consequently, people ~ both of Nepalese and non-Nepalese origin ~ appeared to have given [...]

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 ‘road show’ to enforce dress code

Statesman News Service
KURSEONG, Oct 12: Despite the GJMM instruction for residents to wear traditional attire as part of the ongoing cultural agitation until 7 November, many people have not been following the instruction.
To encourage people to dress in traditional clothing, the GJMM women’s wing has decided to organise programmes in many places of Kurseong to [...]

New GJMM diktat: ‘Gorkhaland’ to replace ‘West Bengal’ on signboards from 17 Oct

The Statesman
Signboards to flaunt ‘Gorkhaland’ from 17 Oct
DARJEELING, Oct. 7: The GJMM, on its foundation day today, issued another diktat publicly. It requires all signboards to have ‘Gorkhaland’ written on those instead of ‘West Bengal’ on and from 17 October. “It is our non-cooperation movement. We differ with West Bengal in all aspects and this [...]

Dress code developments: Tamangs speak with Bimal Gurung

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Dress code row goes on - Morcha denies Tamangs’ claim of relaxation

Darjeeling, Sept. 22: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s dress code for the hill people continues to create confusion with the Tamang community claiming to have got a relaxation and the party contradicting the assertion.
The Morcha wants all hill people to wear the traditional Nepali attire [...]