Multiple sources said that the apprehension of a face-off comes from the intense competition between the two camps to prove their supremacy in the hill politics.
“Both are allied to Trinamul an...
By Bireswar Banerjee, Vivek Chhetri in Siliguri, Darjeeling
Apolitical party Statehood Demand Coordination Committee (SDCC) was formed in Kalimpong with 51 coordinators on Monday.
Prabhakar Dewan, a lawyer from Kalimpong at the forefront of this committee, sa...
An apolitical forum has been formed in Darjeeling to pursue the demand of Gorkhaland at a time the dynamics of hill politics have changed with both Bimal Gurung and Binay Tamang factions of the Gorkha...
Binay Tamang on Thursday announced that unless he “waves the green flag” his archrival Bimal Gurung would not be able to return to the hills.
Tamang, in the same vein, asked Gurung’...
The Binay Tamang faction of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha voiced fears over the law and order situation of the hills after one of their supporters was stabbed and injured allegedly by supporters of the r...
Many employees of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), who have been for years demanding permanent jobs, joined Trinamul on Monday by de-affiliating themselves from the Binay Tamang factio...
Binay Tamang, who met chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, reached Darjeeling on Friday to say the “mission has been accomplished”, but stopped short of explaining what he meant.
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Bimal Gurung on Thursday resurfaced in Calcutta and claimed 17 former Darjeeling municipality councillors who had joined the BJP were returning home to his Morcha faction.
The announcement triggered ...
Founder-president of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Bimal Gurung on Wednesday released an audio message and asserted that his “political chapter” cannot be closed by Binay Tamang, who helms th...
Founder-president of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Bimal Gurung on Wednesday released an audio message and asserted that his “political chapter” cannot be closed by Binay Tamang, who helms th...