Darjeeling bandh

Darjeeling unrest: Gorkhaland offers 12-hr window to schools to evacuate students, indefinite strike to continue

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which called for an indeifinite strike demanding for a separate statehood for the Gorkhas, on Wednesday offered a 12-hour window on June 23 in Darjeeling hills to evacuate students safely to Siliguri and Rongpo.

Jun 21, 2017, 17:48 PM IST

'Gorkhaland' statehood row: GJM-backed bandh begins in Darjeeling Hills; several detained, tourists asked to leave

Eight suspected Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists were detained for indulging in arson as a GJM-sponsored month-long shutdown of government offices began on Monday.

Jun 12, 2017, 09:32 AM IST

GJM calls indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling from June 12, all govt offices to stay shut; banks to open on Mondays, Thursdays

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on Saturday called an indefinite shutdown in the northern West Bengal hills from Monday in support of its demand for a separate Gorkhaland state.

Jun 10, 2017, 20:40 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee warns of stern action against GJM supporters, says situation in Darjeeling under control

Coming down heavily on the Bimal Gurung-led Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday warned the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters of stern action even as the Left Front has demanded an all-party meet on the hill issue.

Jun 09, 2017, 20:36 PM IST