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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha-led 12-hour shutdown leaves several tourists strand
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], June 9 (ANI): The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) on Friday observed a 12-hour-long strike in the hills of West Bengal, stranding over 10,000 tourists on a visit to the area.
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Opposition criticizes Mamata for not stopping unrest in West Bengal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] June 9 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday criticized Mamata Banerjee for holding a state cabinet meeting in Darjeeling during the tourist season, and blamed her for not stopping the ongoing unrest in West Bengal.
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GJM protest: State Transport Corporation to run buses from Siliguri to Kol
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India] June 8 (ANI): Following the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's (GJM) 12-hour strike against proposal to make Bengali language compulsory in government schools, the North Bengal State Transport Corporation will now run buses from Siliguri to Kolkata, every two hou
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Army deployed in Darjeeling following GJM's violent protest
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India] June 8 (ANI): Army was deployed on Thursday in Darjeeling following the violent protest by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) and its 12-hour strike against proposal to make Bengali language compulsory in government schools.
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Darjeeling violence: Mamata convenes emergency meeting
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], June 8 (ANI): In the wake of a 12-hour bandh called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) over a proposal to make Bengali language compulsory in government schools, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has convened an emergency meeting at the Darjeeling Rajbhawan.
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DHR starts regular Jalpaiguri-Darjeeling toy train services
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], May 31 (ANI): The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) has started its regular toy-train service between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling from last Sunday.
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West Bengal: International human trafficking racket busted
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], Feb 28(ANI): West Bengal CID has arrested one person from Panitanki Indo-Nepal border on Tuesday for allegedly trafficking two girls.
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Mamata carves out Kalimpong from Darjeeling, declares it a separate distri
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], Feb. 14 (ANI): A new district of Kalimpong was carved out of Darjeeling on Tuesday by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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Bengal Travel Mart organised to develop tourism industry
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Jan. 28 (ANI): The department of Tourism, North Bengal Development Department and Eastern Himalaya Travel & Tour Operators Association (EHTTOA), largest body of tourism industry in North East jointly organized the second edition of three-day long Bengal Tr
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Demonetisation hits Indo-Bangla trade fair
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation decision has hit the Indo-Bangladesh trade fair in Siliguri, Darjeeling.
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West Bengal initiates fight against HIV/AIDS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], Dec.10 (ANI): The West Bengal State Aids Prevention Camp Control Society (WBSAPCS) under the guidance of the Department of Health and Family Welfare is planning to involve hoteliers of Darjeeling to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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Astronomy festival organized in Siliguri
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Silguri(West Bengal)[India], Nov. 5(ANI): To develop more engagement among the people who takes interest in sky watching and other related issues, the Sky Watchers Association of North Bengal (SWAN) have organized a four-day exhibition called "Astronomy festival" in Siliguri under
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