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West Bengal police seals GJM head office in Singhmari

During the heydays of Gurung, it was seen as the nerve centre of the Hills.

2 Nov 2017 6:24 AM IST

Bimal Gurung urges Hills to boycott Binay Tamang

Several shops remained open even as the situation remained tense in Hills.

23 Sept 2017 3:51 AM IST

Binay Tamang was appointed as the chairman of a new board of administrators to run the Darjeeling hills. (Photo: PTI)

GJM leader Binay Tamang appointed chairman of new board to run...

The board chaired by Binay Tamang will govern the area that falls under the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration.

20 Sept 2017 5:49 PM IST

Gorkhaland supporters staging a rally for at Mirik in Darjeeling, West Bengal. (Photo: PTI)

GJM activists clash with cops in Hills, 12 held

The GJM activists also pelted stones at a bus and ransacked several shops, which tried to reopen.

16 Sept 2017 6:47 AM IST

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Chief Bimal Gurung

Bimal Gurung wants bandh to intensify as Hills recover

The shops and markets opened, defying the indefinite bandh, sponsored by the GJM for a separate Gorkhaland.

15 Sept 2017 6:29 AM IST

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung. (Photo: PTI/File)

Tamang murder trial via video-conferencing not possible, says Judge

The facility has been suspended by the state government since June 18 in a bid to curb communication among troublemakers...

13 Sept 2017 2:07 AM IST

Mamata Banerjee meets with the members of GJM, JAP, GNLF and other Gorkha leaders at Uttarkanya near Siliguri on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

West Bengal CM Mamata urges Gorkhaland protesters to call off stir

The indefinite bandh was called by the hill parties, including the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), demanding a separate...

13 Sept 2017 2:10 AM IST

The GLA, the posters said, could go to any extent to achieve its dream of a separate state and claimed that the outfit was not affiliated to any political party. (Photo: PTI

Gorkhaland Liberation Army behind IED explosion in Mirik

The blast occurred Wednesday night, two days after shops and markets opened in the Mirik and Kurseong sub-divisions.

8 Sept 2017 5:30 AM IST

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung with other leaders at Bankshal court to surrender. (Photo: Asian Age)

West Bengal Hills shutdown still on, massive manhunt for Bimal Gurung

A massive search operation launched by the West Bengal police for the absconding Gorkha Janmukti chief Bimal Gurung...

4 Sept 2017 5:36 AM IST

A man runs for safety as an uprooted tree blocks the road during heavy rainfall triggered by Cyclone Vardah in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Rain forecast in sub-Himalayas

A spokesman of the Alipore Meteorological office said, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Coochbehar, Alipurduar will experience...

3 Sept 2017 5:27 AM IST

A file photo shows a cordoned off area in Darjeeling after an explosion. (Photo: PTI)

Tourism sector looking for quick resolution of impasse in Darjeeling...

The minister was, however, quick to admit that it will take some time for the confidence among tourists to return.

2 Sept 2017 5:25 AM IST

Darjeeling MP pitches for a negotiated settlement

The state government needs to exhaust all its options before seeking central intervention.

2 Sept 2017 5:15 AM IST