trinamool gta black ioa cannes withdraws accreditation bengal alia attend commonwealth hunger harassment supreme sabha wanted look biggest mamata satin meeting meet advani withdraw bjp sandhya marriage indian total digest

Articles for Gurung, search results for gjm

Fresh movement for Gorkhaland brewing in Darjeeling
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
Demand for Gorkhaland: Hill parties launch Bharatiya Gorkhaland Sangharsh Samiti
1 year, 11 months ago

Demand for Gorkhaland: Hill parties launch Bharatiya Gorkhaland Sangharsh Samiti

Hindustan Times  

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung, Gorkha organisations and other political parties in the hill areas of north Bengal in a meeting in Kalimpong on Monday announced the formation of Bharatiya Gorkhaland Sangharsh Samiti – a committee to spearhead their demand for a Gorkhaland. Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung He said that the committee will not have allegiance to …

Political Gorkhaland Bjp Edwards Samiti Gorkhas Gurung
Gorkhaland: A chance for peace
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
Bimal Gurung hospitalised in Sikkim; GJM not to contest GTA polls
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
Bimal Gurung requests Mamata Banerjee to defer GTA polls till memorandum of proposals implemented
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
Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar announces special CAG audit of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration
3 years, 5 months ago

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar announces special CAG audit of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration

India Today  

Alleging that corruption persists in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday called for a special audit by the CAG on the accounts of the autonomous body. After his week long stay in North Bengal Governor Dhankhar will be reaching Bagdogra Airport on June 28 at 11.30 AM and will reach Kolkata by flight at 1.30 …

Audit Gorkhaland Pti Bengal Cag Governor Dhankhar
Trinamool backs former Gorkha strongman Bimal Gurung for Darjeeling foray, BJP sniffs an opportunity
3 years, 10 months ago

Trinamool backs former Gorkha strongman Bimal Gurung for Darjeeling foray, BJP sniffs an opportunity

India Today  

In October 2017, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh was chased through the streets and partymen accompanying him thrashed allegedly by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha activists in Darjeeling. In Gurung’s absence, Mamata stitched up an alliance with the Binay Tamang faction of GJM, and BJP with the powerful Gorkha National Liberation Front. Photo: India Today In fact, other North Bengal districts …

Mamata Trinamool Gorkhaland Hill State Bjp Bengal
GJM leader Bimal Gurung holds 1st public meeting in over 3 years
3 years, 10 months ago

GJM leader Bimal Gurung holds 1st public meeting in over 3 years

India Today  

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung on Tuesday addressed his first public rally after three-and-a-half years in Kurseong, near Darjeeling in West Bengal. "BJP did not do anything for Gorkhas, so I left the alliance and shook hands with Mamata,” said Bimal Gurung at the public rally. As the situation stands, both factions of the GJM — one led by …

West Bengal Bjp Gurung Darjeeling Gjm Bimal Bimal Gurung
Mission North Bengal: How Mamata plans to wrestle back BJP strongholds
3 years, 10 months ago

Mission North Bengal: How Mamata plans to wrestle back BJP strongholds

India Today  

It was from the northern districts that BJP started its foray into West Bengal. North Bengal, comprising the districts of Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Malda, North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur, accounts for 54 out of the total 294 assembly seats in the state. No wonder then that chief minister Mamata Banerjee, during her last tour of North Bengal …

Mamata Trinamool Hill North Bjp Muslim Bengal
BJP gets a boost in Darjeeling with a clutch of GJM leaders joining it
3 years, 11 months ago

BJP gets a boost in Darjeeling with a clutch of GJM leaders joining it

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday received a shot in the arm in the Darjeeling hills when some leaders of its former partner, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, joined the saffron camp. BJP had been looking for local support in the Darjeeling hills after the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha switched allegiance to West Bengal's ruling party, TMC. The BJP which won the …

Party Leaders Gorkhaland Bjp Tmc Gorkhas Gurung
Bimal Gurung chapter closed in Darjeeling, says rival faction after crucial meet with Mamata
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
GJM’s Binoy Tamang, Anit Thapa to meet Mamata Banerjee: What could it mean for TMC, BJP and West Bengal polls?
4 years, 1 month ago

GJM’s Binoy Tamang, Anit Thapa to meet Mamata Banerjee: What could it mean for TMC, BJP and West Bengal polls?

Hindustan Times  

Amid growing discontent in the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha faction led by Binoy Tamang, after Bimal Gurung resurfaced last week and pledged support to the Trinamool Congress, West Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to meet Binoy Tamang and Gorkha Territorial Administration chairperson Anit Thapa on Tuesday. Making his first public appearance in three years, GJM leader Bimal Gurung broke …

Support West Bengal West Mamata Banerjee Gorkhaland Bjp Bengal
Shikha Mukerjee | TMC realpolitik, BJP & future of ‘Gorkhaland’
4 years, 1 month ago

Shikha Mukerjee | TMC realpolitik, BJP & future of ‘Gorkhaland’

Deccan Chronicle  

Playing the politics of divisiveness by raising expectations that indeed a “permanent political solution” will be found on the demand for a separate “Gorkhaland”, carved out of West Bengal, to fulfil aspirations for a “Bas Bhoomi”, or homeland, or a heartland all Nepali-speaking Indian citizens can call their own, is a signal that the West Bengal Assembly polls, due before …

Politics Political West Bengal Indian West Gorkhaland State
Amid Protests Against GJM's Bimal Gurung, Mamata to Hold Meeting With Binoy Tamang on Nov 3 to Resolve Differences
4 years, 1 month ago

Amid Protests Against GJM's Bimal Gurung, Mamata to Hold Meeting With Binoy Tamang on Nov 3 to Resolve Differences

News 18  

Amid series of protests against GJM leader Bimal Gurung by his opposition camp in the Hills, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked Binoy Tamang for a talk at the state secretariat on November 3 in Kolkata. Mamata’s intervention came after the Hills had witnessed massive protests against Bimal Gurung ever since he extended his support to Mamata Banerjee …

Mamata Mamata Banerjee Bjp Hills Binoy Tmc Tamang
Bimal Gurung Supporting Mamata and its Impact in Upcoming Assembly Poll in Bengal
4 years, 2 months ago

Bimal Gurung Supporting Mamata and its Impact in Upcoming Assembly Poll in Bengal

News 18  

It was a clear day and the Kanchenjunga was at its best under the cobalt blue sky. Miles away in Kolkata, as the clock ticked to 6.30pm, the political temperatures had risen considerably with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung announcing his support for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for next year’s West Bengal assembly polls. Our demand for a …

Support Assembly Congress Lok Sabha Mamata Mamata Banerjee North
Who is Bimal Gurung and How Can He Help TMC Win 2021 WB Elections?
4 years, 2 months ago

Who is Bimal Gurung and How Can He Help TMC Win 2021 WB Elections?

The Quint  

After an uneasy relationship with the Left government, when Mamata Banerjee came to power in 2011, Gurung found an opportunity to enter into a truce with the government by signing the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration. After the violent agitation in 2017 when Gurung went ‘missing’, Mamata Banerjee was successful in splitting the GJM after Gurung’s close aide Bimal Tamang broke away …

Bjp Tmc Gurung Gjm
Gurung’s Return to TMC Fold Evens Out Mamata’s Attempt to Climb Contours of Darjeeling Hill Politics
4 years, 2 months ago

Gurung’s Return to TMC Fold Evens Out Mamata’s Attempt to Climb Contours of Darjeeling Hill Politics

News 18  

Kolkata: The sudden re-emergence of fugitive Gorkha Janamukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung at the gates of Gorkha Bhavan in Salt Lake, Kolkata on the afternoon of Durga Puja Panchami made the rumour mills run overtime about his possible truce with Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee. That calculation, along with certain reform policies like the state’s Chaa Sundari …

Politics Political Mamata Banerjee Gorkhaland Hill State Bjp
GJM Supremo Bimal Gurung, on Run Since 2017, Breaks Ties With NDA; Will Support TMC in Polls
4 years, 2 months ago

GJM Supremo Bimal Gurung, on Run Since 2017, Breaks Ties With NDA; Will Support TMC in Polls

News 18  

Gorkha Janamukti Morcha supremo Bimal Gurung, on the run since 2017 following an agitation for statehood in Darjeeling, on Wednesday sprung a surprise by announcing his support to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for the Assembly polls next year. Our demand for a permanent political solution will remain and in 2024 Lok Sabha polls we will support Mamata Banerjee.” Gurung …

Support Kolkata Mamata Banerjee Gorkhaland Demand Bjp Run
Bimal Gurung-led GJM faction renews demand for Gorkhaland state with Modi Govt
4 years, 2 months ago

Bimal Gurung-led GJM faction renews demand for Gorkhaland state with Modi Govt

India Today  

Six months ahead of West Bengal state assembly elections, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has renewed its demand for a separate Gorkhaland state in the Darjeeling hills. A delegation of the GJM’s Bimal Gurung faction led by its working president Dr. Lopsang Yolmo Lama attended a meeting called by the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi on Wednesday. “When the …

West Bengal Gorkhaland State Gurung Gorkha Gjm Bimal Gurung
GJM Factions of Binoy Tamang and Bimal Tamang to Skip MHA Meet on Aug 7, Say Talks Only After Gorkhaland Assurance
4 years, 4 months ago

GJM Factions of Binoy Tamang and Bimal Tamang to Skip MHA Meet on Aug 7, Say Talks Only After Gorkhaland Assurance

News 18  

The Bimal Gurung and Binoy Tamang faction of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha have distanced themselves from the tripartite meeting called by the Union Home Ministry ‘to review the GTA system’ on August 7. Bimal Gurung GJM’s statement came following the ministry's invitation for the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration review meeting to be held along with a team of bureaucrats from West Bengal. …

Gorkhaland Review Bjp Meet Meeting Letter Hills