Mamata Banerjee urges for peace in Darjeeling hill

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 17:07

WB CM Mamata Banerjee cautioned against any attempt to drive a wedge between the people of the hills and the plains in North Bengal and appealed to political parties to help maintain peace in Darjeeling.

Mamata wants people of Darjeeling hills to be happy

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 18:23

Despite political differences between the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) and her government, Mamata Banerjee said she wished everyone in the Darjeeling hills and other parts of the state `to be happy and stay together`.

GJM calls off agitation in Darjeeling hills

Last Updated: Friday, March 8, 2013, 19:04

The Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha, spearheading the agitation for a separate Gorkhaland on Friday decided to call off the protest scheduled to begin tomorrow in the Darjeeling hills.

Voting peaceful in Darjeeling hills

Last Updated: Sunday, July 29, 2012, 18:37

Voting to fill up 17 seats in the newly-formed Gorkhaland Territorial Administration in Darjeeling hills ended peacefully.

Mamata govt`s success claims are "blatant lies"

Last Updated: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 19:46

Mamata Banerjee may have claimed that her govt has broken new ground in development initiatives, but Leader of the Opposition in WB Assembly Suryakanta Mishra said the claims were just "blatant lies".

WB: GTA Bill receives presidential assent

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 21:53

The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration Bill for setting up a new hill council in the Darjeeling hills received presidential assent.

GJM threatens fresh stir in Darjeeling hills

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 16:39

The GJM has given an ultimatum to the Centre saying it would revive its agitation if the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration Bill is not signed by March 27.

Coldwave sweeps most WB districts

Last Updated: Friday, January 13, 2012, 23:46

Coldwave continued to sweep most of West Bengal`s districts, leading to steady fall of the mercury at minus one degrees celsius.

Municipal polls in Darjeeling hills after 7 years

Last Updated: Monday, September 26, 2011, 18:51

After a gap of seven years, election to four municipalities in Darjeeling hills is scheduled to be held on December 11, Darjeeling district magistrate S Mohan said.

Four die in landslide in Darjeeling hills

Last Updated: Friday, June 17, 2011, 14:31

A 35-year-old woman and her three children were killed Friday when their house was flattened in a landslide at Kurseong in Darjeeling hills.

No cakewalk for GJM candidates in Darjeeling hills

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 13:13

Amidst the shrill demands for a separate state of Gorkhaland, the three constituencies in the Darjeeling Hills go to polls in the first phase of West Bengal Assembly elections on April 18 with three hill parties vying for space.