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I-Day being celebrated in unique manner in Kalimpong
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kalimpong (West Bengal) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): The Independence Day is being celebrated with great fervour here as it is held as a two-day affair here for many years.
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Commuters stranded due to landslide on Sikkim-Darjeeling highway
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kalimpong (West Bengal) [India], July 12 (ANI): A major landslide occurred on the National Highway 10 on Friday morning blocking the Sikkim-Darjeeling route.
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SC orders withdrawal of Central Paramilitary Forces
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 21 (ANI): Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside Calcutta High Court's earlier order on the deployment of additional Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) in Darjeeling and Kalimpong areas of West Bengal, over the Gorkhaland protests.
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SC to hear plea filed by WB Govt against Bimal Gurung
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 04 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday will hear plea filed by West Bengal Government urging apex court to set aside its November 20 order, restraining it from taking any coercive step against former Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) president Bimal Gurung.
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GJM President postpones Oct 30 public appearance
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], Oct 28 (ANI): Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) President Bimal Gurung has postponed his proposed public appearance scheduled for October 30 indefinitely, following his party's advice.
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GJM leader condemns CID investigation into Oct 13 incident
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung on Tuesday condemned the West Bengal government's directive for a CID investigation into the October 13 encounter between GJM members and West Bengal Police that killed Sub-Inspector Amitava M
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Centre to withdraw troops from Darjeeling
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], October 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed that the Centre will be withdrawing seven companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and three companies of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), that are deployed in Darjeeling and Kalimpong from
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Peace returns in Darjeeling
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], September 25 (ANI): Normalcy has been restored in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal which were on boil for over three months, said police.
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GMCC to continue their strike, next meet on Aug 1
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kalimpong (West Bengal) [India], July 18 (ANI): Gorkhaland Movement Coordination Committee (GMCC) on Tuesday decided to continue its strike against their demand of Gorkhaland.
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Yechury urges Rajnath to convene tripartite meet over Darjeeling unrest
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing unrest in Darjeeling and Kalimpong following the West Bengal government's decision to make 'Bengali' language compulsory, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday wrote to Home
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WB Govt. orders offices to remain open in Darjeeling, Kalimpong
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): The West Bengal Government on Sunday ordered all the state government offices in Darjeeling and Kalimpong to remain open and asked the employees to report on duty each day till strike not withdrawn.
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Mamata carves out Kalimpong from Darjeeling, declares it a separate distri
Updated : 8 years, 6 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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