August agitation for Chattrey and tea

  Chattrey Subba, the reasons for the protests Darjeeling, Aug. 10: A series of strikes and agitation programmes have been lined up in the hills for August, including a 12-hour shutdown on the 22nd and a tea strike tomorrow. While the August 22-bandh has been called by the CPRM, the call for the tea strike [...]

Frequent Highway bandhs proving to be expensive for the State: CM

GANGTOK, August 08: The Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today said that the signature campaign for a separate state of Gorkhaland, which was carried out by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) in Sikkim does not make sense at all in the State and should instead be carried out in Darjeeling and other parts of the country. [...]

GJM announces one-month sabbatical from strike, bandh

Kolkata, July 5 Period between July 7 and Aug 7 to be utilised for groundwork for tripartite talks The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) has decided not to impose bandhs and strikes in Darjeeling from July 7 to August 7. During this period, efforts will be intensified to prepare the ground for a tripartite meeting with [...]

GJM further relaxes indefinite bandh in Darjeeling

KOLKATA: The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) today further relaxed the indefinite bandh in the Darjeeling hills, which was to resume from tomorrow, till August 7. “The relaxation is to pave the way for tripartite talks for a separate Gorkhaland state,” GJM general secretary Roshan Giri said. During the relaxation period, people in the hills would [...]