Darjeeling

Unwarranted wooden logs worth Rs. 10 lakhs were seized by the Baikunthpur Forest Department’s Special Task Force after running an operation in the Mongpo Check-Post area near Sevoke on Sunday. The operation was led by the ranger of the Ambari and Belakoba Range, Sanjay Dutt. As per sources, the two …

Where at one hand the situation was steadily stabilizing in the hills, the incident of a passenger vehicle torched in Lebong on Sunday morning proves that maybe the unrest has not left the region just yet. It has been found that the vehicle in question was bound towards Siliguri from Darjeeling. Some …

Four people died while five others were left injured after a vehicle fell 150 ft. down the cliff near Chuabari Khotidara in Sukhia Pokhri Manebhanjan, Darjeeling today in the afternoon. It has been found that nine vehicles of a voluntary organization were returning from Dhotri, Lodhoma after distributing relief aid there.  Around …

During the 90 days of the revived Gorkhaland movement, many workers and supporters of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha had been arrested over the charges of instigating and indulging in violence.  Today, hills’ leader Binay Tamang visited Siliguri Jail and met with the GJM members, workers and supporters who have been kept in …

The hills are tensed yet again today because on one hand, the state government will be meeting with the political parties to discuss the unrest in the mountains. On the other hand, the discovery of two unclaimed packages in Kurseong has brewed fresh terror among the people- who fear that …

Tension enveloped Darjeeling yet again after the members and supporters of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha had a clash with the police during the former’s rally. It has been alleged that the police was attacked with stones, which led them to disperse the rally with the help of tear gas shells …

A peace rally led by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s ousted leader Binay Tamang walked in Darjeeling today.  It has been found that the rally held candle sticks in their hands as they walked through the major parts of the district. Security arrangements had been tightened in light of the rally. The …

Following the agitation that took place in Darjeeling on June 8, the Darjeeling Sadar police had filed a case against the top brass leaders of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, including the party Supremo Bimal Gurung and General Secretary Roshan Giri on June 9. An arrest warrant has now been issued …

Following the agitation that took place in Darjeeling on June 8, the Darjeeling Sadar police had filed a case against the top brass leaders of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, including the party Supremo Bimal Gurung and General Secretary Roshan Giri on June 9.  An arrest warrant has now been issued …

The police conducted a raid in a house that was located in the Dawaipani area of Lebong on Sunday night. From the house, the police recovered the raw materials that are used to make IED (improvised explosive device), gelatin sticks and also some pads and flags of the Gorkha Janmukti …

Responding to the rally that was initiated by the supporters of Binay Tamang in Kurseong, the followers of Bimal Gurung also took out a rally in Kurseong today. Heavy security arrangements had been made in light of the demonstration. Binay Tamang’s supporters took out their rally from the Gidda Pahar Mandir …

The unrest has refused to leave the hills. The tension has increased two fold as some areas of the hills are still observing the indefinite shut down that has been in effect since more than two months now; while the rest are raging with agitated protests in the demand of …

On August 29, West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had called all the major political parties of the hills to Kolkata for discussing the unrest that has engulfed the hills since more than two months now.  After coming back from the meeting, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s leader Binay Tamang had announced …

The indefinite strike that has been effective in the hills for more than two months now is clearly causing a clash between the members of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha. On August 29, the state’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had called for a meeting in Kolkata to address and discuss the …

A bomb blast was reported to have occurred on Peshok Khola’s crisscross bridge, which connects Kalimpong and Darjeeling, around 1.30am today. It has been assumed that the blast was an attempt to damage the bridge so that the commute between Darjeeling and Kalimpong is disrupted.  Sources share that the bridge has …