BEACON ONLINE REQUESTED TO RALLY INTERNATIONAL BENGALI COMMUNITY IN THE FAVOUR OF GORKHALAND

By Barun RoyDr. Sudip Ghosh, Professor Emeritus, South Carolina, USA has called for all parties in West Bengal to refrain from converting the Gorkhaland Movement into a communal affair. Dr. Ghosh in an interaction with Beacon Online said, “Bengalese all over the world have had a soft corner for Darjeeling Hills and are essentially lovers [...]

Political unrest in the Darjeeling hills likely to affect the tea industry

The Tea industry in the Darjeeling hills suffered badly recording 30% slump in production in first and second flush teas since the beginning of the new season due to the Political unrest, reports Economic Times.Senior official of the Darjeeling tea industry expressed the concern about the industry saying that it may suffer losses in 2008 [...]

Army called out to patrol Siliguri streets

Kolkata/Siliguri (PTI): The Army was on Thursday called out to patrol streets of Siliguri and adjacent areas following attacks on local people, tourists and police by Gorkha Janamukti Morcha activists demanding a separate state.As tension prevailed in various areas in north Bengal, Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee called an all-party meeting on June 17 to discuss [...]

GJM bandh: Army called in Darjeeling (Siliguri & Duars)

As the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha bandh takes violent turn, the administration has called in the Army to control the situation.There has been reports of police lathicharge and use of teargas against the stone-throwing anti-Gorkhaland picketers in Darjeeling.There were fresh tensions in Darjeeling on Monday where the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, who are demanding a separate state [...]

Redrawing the map of Gorkhaland

Joel Rai
An indefinite bandh in Darjeeling has fixed the focus once again on the issue of Gorkhaland. Joel Rai explains what’s behind the demand for a separate state and how the current demand differs from previous ones

There is an indefinite bandh in Darjeeling and tourists have been stranded. What is happening there?The three hill [...]

ROSHAN GIRI ON GORKHALAND ISSUES

Why Gorkhaland? Since 1917 the issue of separate state and identity has been raised but why India is silent? Rosan Giri on the issues in Kolkata TV where Ashok Bhattachargee was also a participant.

Gorkha unrest cuts, tears & curls Darjeeling crop

Demand for Gorkhaland state leads to losses of Rs 4 crore per day across 87 estatesKOLKATA: Dhanraj Thapa, Biresh Bahadur, Rohit Gurung and Sonali Pawn are among the 80,000 labourers working in the 87 lush tea estates across Darjeeling.But their livelihood has taken a backseat to their need for a separate Gorkhaland state. Their demand [...]

GJM attacks tourists from city, 8 injured

JALPAIGURI: The violence in Darjeeling took a grisly turn on Wednesday evening when Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters waylaid two groups of tourists from Kolkata near the Gorumara sanctuary and attacked them with choppers and iron rods, leaving eight badly injured. Among the victims are an elderly couple and four women. The attack marked a terrifying [...]

Distant thunder Wider implications of the Darjeeling bandh

The storm clouds over Darjeeling become still more menacing with the Chief Minister ruling out negotiations on the statehood demand. Of course that decision eventually devolves on the Centre, but the state authorities have scarcely realised that aside from directing the ineffectual Subhas Ghisingh to step down, governance has been in a limbo since February [...]