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Mamata, rock legend Kee Marcello have a date with Darjeeling Melo-Tea fest

The Darjeeling hills are set to come alive with the second edition of the Melo-Tea festival, which will this year have a VVIP touch—West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee herself to inaugurate the four-day affair. On Day 1 of the festival, Darjeeling will welcome Swedish rock legend Kee Marcello and his band. The Melo-Tea Festival aims to nurture Darjeeling’s musical …

Festival Mamata Band Marcello Fest Prakash Gta

1 month, 1 week ago

Govt to reconstitute development boards under the GTA: Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times

SILIGURI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that the state government will reconstitute the 16 development boards under the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration within the next one-and-half-month and set up a cell to monitor their functions. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee reached Darjeeling on Monday “The boards will be reconstituted after seeking suggestions from various quarters within …

Mamata Banerjee Boards Banerjee Gta Darjeeling Development Boards

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Darjeeling’s Tiger Hill to get new pavilion for tourists to see Mt Kanchenjunga

Hindustan Times

A new pavilion will be built in Darjeeling’s Tiger Hill for tourists where they can watch the sunrise and Mount Kanchenjunga. This year the highest recorded single-day footfall at Tiger Hill was 2,300 while the average number of tourists visiting daily was 1,500. Despite having one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Darjeeling, Tiger Hill, where tourists need to …

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8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: Infighting, camp switch add intrigue to Darjeeling fight

Hindustan Times

The Darjeeling seat in Bengal goes to the polls on Friday in circumstances that has made the contest even more intriguing than usual -- infighting in the local units of both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress, a tussle that has seen Gorkha leaders switching camps, the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress making a desperate bid to snatch the seat …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Central assistance for flood-hit Sikkim triggers political slugfest in Bengal

Hindustan Times

Siliguri: The release of Central funds to the tune of Rs.44.8 crore as advance for flood-hit Sikkim has triggered a political slugfest in West Bengal. Cloudburst over Lhonak Lake triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin in Sikkim West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday lashed out at the Centre for not considering the districts in West …

West Bengal Flood Minister Bengal Banerjee Sikkim Teesta

1 year, 5 months ago

TMC ally BGPM sweeps gram panchayats in Darjeeling, Kalimpong

Hindustan Times

The Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha has bagged more than 65% of seats in 112 gram panchayats and six of nine panchayat samitis in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts where polls were held on July 8. They know BJP makes only false promises.” Darjeeling and Kalimpong have a two-tier panchayat system comprising gram panchayats and panchayat samitis. Surprising all parties, independent candidates …

Bjp Seats Bengal Panchayats Tmc Gram Independent Candidates

1 year, 10 months ago

Fresh movement for Gorkhaland brewing in Darjeeling

The Hindu

Pro-Gorkhaland units in the Darjeeling Hills, including the GJM and the Hamro Party, have indicated that a fresh movement will be launched to press for separate statehood ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Darjeeling has witnessed several agitations over the years, with political parties promising people a separate Gorkhaland state and the implementation of the Sixth Schedule, which grants …

Political Party Gorkhaland Bjp Edwards Hills Movement

1 year, 10 months ago

Darjeeling’s Gorkha parties call off bandh, stick to statehood demand

Hindustan Times

The Gorkha parties in Darjeeling on Wednesday called off the February 23 bandh that was announced in support for a separate state comprising parts of north Bengal. The bandh was called by the Janmukti Morcha, Hamro Party and Binoy Tamang, former chairman of the board of administrators of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration. People of the hills did not support it …

Bengal Tamang Bandh Gta Darjeeling

1 year, 10 months ago

Pro-Gorkhaland forces call for bandh in Darjeeling hills

The Hindu

Published : Feb 22, 2023 12:40 IST A day after the West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution against any attempt to divide the State, which was tabled by the ruling Trinamool Congress on February 20, pro-Gorkhaland forces in the Darjeeling hills called for a 12-hour bandh on February 23 in protest against the resolution. Pointing out that the State’s class …

Resolution West Bengal Mamata Banerjee Gorkhaland State Bjp Sharma

1 year, 10 months ago

GTA Chairman Meets Mamata Banerjee Amid Churning in Darjeeling Hill Politics

News 18

Gorkhaland Territorial Administration chairman Anit Thapa met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here and discussed various issues related to the development of the Darjeeling Hills. The meeting assumes significance in the backdrop of recent political churning in the Hills after Gorkha Janmukti Morcha withdrew from the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration last month, claiming that promises were not fulfilled. The GTA, …

West Bengal Gorkhaland Hill Hills Gta Gorkha Gjm

2 years, 5 months ago

Mamata Banerjee makes and serves ‘puchkas’ to people in Darjeeling

Live Mint

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently displayed her hospitality skills as she made ‘pani puris’, popularly known as ‘puchkas’ in the state, at a roadside stall in Darjeeling and served the snack to peopl visiting the hill. Sharing the video the official Twitter handle of the All India Trinamool Congress said, “Our Hon’ble Chairperson @MamataOfficial visited SHG operated food …

Gorkhaland Hills Banerjee Gta Darjeeling Puchkas

2 years, 5 months ago

Mamata urges peace, announces slew of projects for Darjeeling hills

The Hindu

Participating in the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected members of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged the people of Darjeeling hills to maintain peace, adding that development can only happen if there is lasting peace “You will have to promise me something. If you can maintain peace, then I can request the IT people …

Peace Mamata State Minister Chief 10 Years Hills

2 years, 5 months ago

Mamata announces slew of developmental projects for Darjeeling hills

The Hindu

Published : Jul 12, 2022 18:48 IST West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a slew of developmental projects in the Darjeeling hills on July 12 during the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected members of the Gorkha Territorial Administration, the regional autonomous administrative body in the hills. Appealing to the people for peace in the days to come, Mamata …

Mamata Mamata Banerjee State Hills Gta Darjeeling

2 years, 5 months ago

Gorkhaland: A chance for peace

The Hindu

Published : Jul 10, 2022 18:00 IST The long-awaited election to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, the regional autonomous administrative body in the Darjeeling hills of north Bengal, has been a significant victory in more ways than one for the ruling Trinamool Congress. Not only did its “political friend”, the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha, win 26 of the 45 GTA seats, …

Peace Political Election Trinamool Mamata Banerjee Gorkhaland State

2 years, 5 months ago

GTA polls in Darjeeling hills to be held after 10 years

Hindustan Times

Elections for the semi-autonomous Gorkhaland Territorial Administration in West Bengal’s Darjeeling hills are scheduled to be held on Sunday after a gap of 10 years, even as a section of the political parties have boycotted the polls. Elections for the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration in West Bengal’s Darjeeling hills are scheduled to be held on Sunday after a gap of 10 …

Election West Bengal Party Gorkhaland Held 10 Years Hills

2 years, 6 months ago

Bimal Gurung hospitalised in Sikkim; GJM not to contest GTA polls

Firstpost

The GJM supremo, who was on an indefinite hunger strike since 25 May demanding the deferment of the 26 June GTA polls and expansion of the semi-autonomous council’s jurisdiction, fell ill on Sunday and had to end his strike Gangtok/Darjeeling: GJM supremo Bimal Gurung has officially ended his “indefinite” hunger strike after he has been hospitalised following a deterioration of …

West Bengal Gorkhaland Polls Mop Gta Darjeeling Gjm

2 years, 7 months ago

Bimal Gurung requests Mamata Banerjee to defer GTA polls till memorandum of proposals implemented

Firstpost

The West Bengal government has decided to hold election for the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, an autonomous body to administer Darjeeling, in June this year Kolkata: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supremo Bimal Gurung has requested West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to defer the GTA poll until the memorandum of proposals submitted by the party is implemented in the hills. The West …

Election West Bengal Mop Banerjee Gurung Gta Gjm

2 years, 9 months ago

Hamro Party launched by Glenary’s owner 3 months ago wins Darjeeling civic body

Hindustan Times

SILIGURI: The Hamro Party, launched 3 months ago by Ajoy Edwards, owner of Glenary’s, the oldest bakery and restaurant in Darjeeling, won the town’s municipal elections on Wednesday, defeating old outfits that fought for decades for the creation of Gorkhaland. Harmro Party founder Ajoy Edwards lost by 5 votes from Darjeeling civic ward No 22 from where he contested. Springing …

Elections Party Gorkhaland Polls Edwards Civic Tmc

3 years, 5 months ago

Bengal Governor stresses Audit of Gorkhaland Council after Corruption Complaints

News 18

ComWest Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar stressed on Monday for a ‘special audit’ of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India after receiving reports of malpractices and corruption. It is surprising that there is no elected representative in the GTA and North Bengal lags behind as far as development is concerned.” In a tweet, the governor said, …

West Bengal Mamata Banerjee Bjp Bengal Dhankhar Gta Darjeeling

3 years, 8 months ago

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 | Hill parties may no longer be holding sway in Darjeeling

The Hindu

Like the steep and narrow roads leading to Darjeeling, politics in these hills of West Bengal is marked by twists and turns. In his absence, the State government gave control of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, a regional autonomous body to Binay Tamang and Anit Thapa who remained the Trinamool’s electoral ally but were against Mr. Gurung. They use a phrase …

Elections Political Gorkhaland Hill State Bjp Hills

4 years, 1 month ago

A twist in the politics of the Darjeeling hills

The Hindu

THE reconciliation between the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal and Bimal Gurung, the erstwhile undisputed leader of the Darjeeling hills of north Bengal, has given a new twist to the volatile and unpredictable politics of the hills. In 2017, Gurung fled the Darjeeling hills after the Mamata Banerjee government slapped a number of criminal charges, including those under the …

Support Political Mamata Trinamool Mamata Banerjee Gorkhaland State

4 years, 1 month ago

Bimal Gurung chapter closed in Darjeeling, says rival faction after crucial meet with Mamata

India Today

In a bid to placate the pro-TMC faction of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met its leader Binay Tamang in Kolkata on Tuesday. The meeting comes in the wake of a sudden political u-turn by GJM founder Bimal Gurung, known for his open rebellion against the Mamata Banerjee government. Gurung, who founded GJM in 2007 …

Support Mamata Mamata Banerjee Gorkhaland Bjp Bengal Banerjee

4 years, 2 months ago

Absconding Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung resurfaces in Kolkata, quits NDA, allies with TMC

India Today

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung, who has been on the run for the past three years, resurfaced in Kolkata today and announced that he was quitting the NDA and allying with the Trinamool Congress ahead of the 2021 Bengal assembly election. "The BJP said it would find a permanent political solution for the Darjeeling Hills and recognise 11 Gorkha …

Kolkata Political West Bengal Party Mamata Banerjee Gorkhaland Bjp

4 years, 2 months ago

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Delegation Meets MoS Home, Demands Separate Gorkhaland State

News 18

New Delhi: A delegation of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha met Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday and demanded the creation of a separate state of Gorkhaland comprising Darjeeling and its adjoining areas in West Bengal. The GJM team came to the national capital to participate in a tripartite meeting convened by the Union Ministry of …

West Bengal Union Gorkhaland State Meeting Delegation Lama

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Mamata, rock legend Kee Marcello have a date with Darjeeling Melo-Tea fest

Govt to reconstitute development boards under the GTA: Mamata Banerjee

Darjeeling’s Tiger Hill to get new pavilion for tourists to see Mt Kanchenjunga

Lok Sabha elections: Infighting, camp switch add intrigue to Darjeeling fight

Central assistance for flood-hit Sikkim triggers political slugfest in Bengal

TMC ally BGPM sweeps gram panchayats in Darjeeling, Kalimpong

Fresh movement for Gorkhaland brewing in Darjeeling

Darjeeling’s Gorkha parties call off bandh, stick to statehood demand

Pro-Gorkhaland forces call for bandh in Darjeeling hills

GTA Chairman Meets Mamata Banerjee Amid Churning in Darjeeling Hill Politics

Mamata Banerjee makes and serves ‘puchkas’ to people in Darjeeling

Mamata urges peace, announces slew of projects for Darjeeling hills

Mamata announces slew of developmental projects for Darjeeling hills

Gorkhaland: A chance for peace

GTA polls in Darjeeling hills to be held after 10 years

Bimal Gurung hospitalised in Sikkim; GJM not to contest GTA polls

Bimal Gurung requests Mamata Banerjee to defer GTA polls till memorandum of proposals implemented

Hamro Party launched by Glenary’s owner 3 months ago wins Darjeeling civic body

Bengal Governor stresses Audit of Gorkhaland Council after Corruption Complaints

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 | Hill parties may no longer be holding sway in Darjeeling

A twist in the politics of the Darjeeling hills

Bimal Gurung chapter closed in Darjeeling, says rival faction after crucial meet with Mamata

Absconding Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung resurfaces in Kolkata, quits NDA, allies with TMC

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Delegation Meets MoS Home, Demands Separate Gorkhaland State