Gorkhaland protest

GJM supporters clash with cops after raid on Bimal Gurung's residence, attack with petrol bombs

The Gorkha separatist campaign in the hills of Darjeeling spiralled deeper into violence on Thursday as protesters and riot police hurled stones at each other, while a media vehicle was torched down by the agitating workers after GJM chief Bimal Gurung's house was raided by the police.

Jun 15, 2017, 17:29 PM 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