GMM threatens to stop work on power projects

CJ: Kumar SarkarAfter a brief lull, the hills of Darjeeling threaten to become restive again. The Gorkha Mukti Morcha has now threatened to stop construction work in two hydel power projects being set up by the National Hydel Power Corporation..THE LEFT Front government’s rejection of the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland by the [...]

Morcha gives ultimatum

Darjeeling, May 29: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today set a June 27 deadline for the Bengal government to dissolve the DGHC and create a separate state comprising Darjeeling, the Dooars and the Terai.Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri made the announcement following a marathon meeting of the central committee at the party’s head office in Patlabas [...]

Darjeeling pradhans resign over statehood

DARJEELING, May 29: To facilitate the Gorkhaland movement, panchayat pradhans and upa-pradhans of all the three Darjeeling hill sub-divisions submitted their resignation before the district authority today. “We are resigning from our respective posts as the panchayat has become an obstacle for attaining statehood,” said Mr Anjum Chauhan, pradhan of Pokhriabong gram panchayat.Elections to the [...]

GJMM calls indefinite strike from 7 June

Statesman News Service DARJEELING, May 27: The Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha will impose an indefinite strike on the NHPC offices and construction sites in the Darjeeling hills starting 7 June. “We have convened the indefinite strike in view of the negligence of the government in these sites,” said Mr Roshan Giri, general-secretary of the GJMM.As [...]

Morcha to block low dams

Darjeeling, May 27: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has decided to stop all ongoing projects of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) in the Darjeeling hills from June 7 as part of its movement for a separate state.Binay Tamang, the media and publicity secretary of the Morcha, made the announcement today. “The party has decided to stop [...]

GJM says it will directly deal with Centre on Gorkhaland

With its proposal for a separate state of Gorkhaland being rejected outright by West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on Monday said it would now deal directly with the Centre.GJM General Secretary Roshan Giri said Bhattacharjee’s proposal for greater autonomy, made in a meeting with the GJM in Kolkata three days [...]

LF wants resolution to Darjeeling crisis

SILIGURI, May 26: The Left parties CPI, RSP and Forward Bloc have demanded an all-party meeting and the involvement of the Centre in the negotiation process for a viable solution to the Darjeeling tangle. “The issue is serious and the state government is not the exclusive authority to decide things. An all-party meeting should be [...]

BBBBS demands identification of Indian Nepalis before talks

Statesman News Service SILIGURI, May 26: The Bangla O Bangla Bhasa Bachao Samiti has demanded identification of the Indian Nepalis before negotiations between the state government and the representatives of the Darjeeling hill-based political outfits. “The Bengali populace of Siliguri would not give credence to any negotiation to untangle the Darjeeling crisis until the foreigners [...]

Anti- Gorkhaland body to meet CM over GJMM’s use of DGHC property

Statesman News ServiceSILIGURI, May 25: The controversy over the unabated use of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council tourist resort ‘Pintail Village’ in Siliguri by the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha for political purposes has been resented by a Siliguri based anti-Gorkhaland apolitical body. The body has decided to meet the chief minister Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on [...]

Morcha to spare workers

Darjeeling, May 26: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has sought to reassure the contractual employees of the DGHC that their interests would be safeguarded even if the party decides to stick to its demand for the immediate dissolution of the hill council.Morcha president Bimal Gurung had yesterday sent shockwaves across the hills when he said the [...]