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Matters India Reporter Darjeeling: A hill leader has floated scheme, after pujas, to provide civil servants for future Gorkhaland by sponsoring local youth for Civil Service coaching. President of Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) Ajay Edwards says, “The main reason, why we are doing [this] is that people here haveContinue Reading

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Darjeeling: In a ruling “welcomed” by the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court has dismissed Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung’s petitions seeking protection from arrest in connection with several cases against him by the state police.. The Gorkha leader has also sought an independent probe into the allegedContinue Reading

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Darjeeling: A Gorkha front on September 26 withdrew its stir for a separate state after more than 100 days. The Darjeeling hills of northern West Bengal state have witnessed a near total shutdown during the period. Bimal Gurung, president of Gorkhaland, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) announced the withdrawal of theContinue Reading

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Swaraj Thapa Jairam Ramesh, the former Congress minister whom I consider a friend, once took me by surprise when he casually asked how often I went home to Kathmandu. Expressing my displeasure, I said I was as Indian as he is and that I hailed from Darjeeling in India whereContinue Reading

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Itanagar: Gorkhas in Arunachal Pradesh brought out a rally here this evening in support of the ongoing movement in Darjeeling hills for the creation of a separate Gorkhaland state. Gorkha men, women and children took part in the rally amidst heavy rains carrying pro-Gorkhaland placards and shouting slogans against theContinue Reading