SC allows withdrawal of central forces from Darjeeling
An SC bench directed the Centre to withdraw the seven companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF).
Oct 27, 2017, 16:59 PM IST
GJM chief Bimal Gurung's wife, 47 others to face charges in Madan Tamang murder case
Madan Tamang was hacked to death at Upper Clubside in the heart of Darjeeling town in May 2010 when he was overseeing preparations for a public meeting.
Aug 17, 2017, 17:35 PM IST
Madan Tamang murder: CBI seeks arrest warrant against GJM chief Bimal Gurung, 21 others
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday an arrest warrant against Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) president Bimal Gurung, his wife Asha and 20 others before a city court in connection with the Madan Tamang murder case.
Jul 24, 2017, 13:21 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee says booth-wise peacekeeping forces will be formed to prevent communal clashes in WB
The situation in West Bengal's communal strife-torn Baduria in North 24 Parganas district continued to remain tense on Wednesday.
Jul 05, 2017, 22:38 PM IST
CORRECTION: GJM chief Bimal Gurung not arrested, earlier report false
GJM chief Bimal Gurung has been leading the protests in Darjeeling for separate statehood.
Jun 22, 2017, 23:51 PM IST
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
Arson in Kalimpong, GJM marches with bodies of two supporters
The police said that a library, two panchayat offices and a police vehicle were set on fire in Kalimpong in the afternoon as the indefinite shutdown call given by the GJM to press for a separate state had entered its fourth day.
Jun 18, 2017, 21:56 PM IST
Darjeeling lockdown: 3 protesters dead, 36 policemen injured; CM suspects conspiracy behind unrest
Today is the seventh day of Darjeeling shut down as GJM continue with protest. The violence which followed the protest claimed the lives of 3 protesters and 36 policemen got injured.
Jun 18, 2017, 13:10 PM IST
GJM takes out rally with activist's dead body in Darjeeling, black flags, slogans raised
As the indefinite strike called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha enters its seventh day in Darjeeling Hills on Sunday, protests over the demand for a separate state are set to intensify with GJM ruling out talks with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Jun 18, 2017, 12:56 PM IST![Darjeeling unrest: GJM to hold protest with dead bodies of men killed in clashes, police say "rally not permitted"](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/styles/zm_700x400/public/2017/06/18/603521-darjeeling-protest.jpg "Darjeeling unrest: GJM to hold protest with dead bodies of men killed in clashes, police say "rally not permitted"")
Darjeeling unrest: GJM to hold protest with dead bodies of men killed in clashes, police say "rally not permitted"
Darjeeling is bracing for another shutdown as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leadership has decided to hold a protest rally with the bodies of two persons allegedly killed during clashes on Saturday.
Jun 18, 2017, 11:09 AM IST
ABSU blames Bengal and central govts for Darjeeling crisis
"The outburst of tension in Darjeeling area is nothing but an unwarranted outcome of the autocratic rule of the Bengal government as well as the Centre's utter negligence to the problem," ABSU president Pramod Boro told reporters here.
Jun 17, 2017, 23:22 PM IST
Darjeeling turns battleground: Civilian killed, 35 securitymen injured in clashes over separate Gorkhaland
This was the first death since violent protests returned to Darjeeling on June 8, after a gap of a few years.
Jun 17, 2017, 23:06 PM IST
GJM rules out talks with Bengal govt
"We are not ready for talks with West Bengal government. Mamata Banerjee has insulted us, she has called us terrorists," GJM leader Binay Tamang said.
Jun 17, 2017, 22:48 PM IST
Darjeeling protests turn violent, IRB commandant injured; Mamata Banerjee calls it 'deep-rooted conspiracy'
Darjeeling virtually turned into a battlefield as protests marked the shutdown which was countered by supporters of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress and GJM.
Jun 17, 2017, 15:44 PM IST
