DARJEELING HILLS: Centre responsible for peace in the Hills, says GJM chief

FROM INDIAN EXPRESS Gurung dismisses relevance of tripartite meeting, says ‘people losing patience, want immediate results’ “Our agitations will be peaceful. But if the law and order situation goes haywire in the Hills, the Centre will be responsible. If they can consider Telangana, why not Gorkhaland?” asked Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung on [...]

DARJEELING HILLS: GJM says talks losing meaning, warns of violence

FROM INDIAN EXPRESS Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung on Sunday hinted at the possibility of violence in Darjeeling and surrounding areas if the outfit’s demand for a separate state was not fulfilled. He described the four-day bandh in the hills that starts from Monday as the “last battle” to get a separate Gorkhaland [...]

Mediator holds out hope for trouble-torn Hills

DARJEELING: A path for solving the crisis in the Hills has been identified, according to interlocutor Lt-Gen (retd) Vijay Madan, who met Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leaders in Darjeeling on Thursday. The GJM leaders, on their part, assured the Centre and the state government that no disturbance would occur in the run-up to the December [...]

Darjeeling to have new administrative framework

The Times Of India NEW DELHI: The Darjeeling Hill areas will soon have a new administrative set-up as the Centre on Tuesday decided to abolish the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) — the body which has been involved in the affairs of the region for the last two decades. Besides, the Centre also agreed to [...]