“JAI GORKHA” – Rings for the First Time in Parliament – as Darjeeling MP Takes Oath
Expectations were very high from Darjeeling MP Raju Bista for his maiden oath-taking ceremony. Especially after the video of Sikkim MP Indra Hang Subba taking…
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BREAKING: 17 Darjeeling Municipality Ward Councillors Join BJP
17 ward councillors from Darjeeling Municipality today joined BJP, in the presence of Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and BJP Bengal observer Kailash Vijayvarghiya. On May…
Subedar Niranjan Chhetri – 1st Gorkhali Freedom Fighter to die for India
On June 8, 1891, freedom fighter Subedar Niranjan Chhetri was hanged to death in Manipur for waging war against British occupation. He is also the first freedom from Gorkha community to die in India’s freedom struggle.
BREAKING: Families of 11 Martyrs on their way to PM’s Oath Taking
The BJP party has extended an invitation to the family members of 2017 Gorkhaland martyrs to attend PM’s swearing-in ceremony.
Tech to help Vit D-rich shiitake mushroom cultivation cheap & fast
Scientists at Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource Technology (IHBT) have developed a cost-effective technology to cultivate highly nutritious shiitake mushrooms.
International Taekwondo Player Sells Fruit Salad to Raise Funds
On the 26th of April, Twitter user Naorem Mohen @laimacha uploaded the picture of Diana Ningombam, an International Taekwondo player from Manipur selling fruit salad at the busy Kangla road in the heart of Imphal city.
“No one can defeat us if we are united” – Bimal Gurung
“Peace in the hills today is akin to the peace of the graveyard. In fact corruption, intimidation, threats, curtailing of democratic and constitutional rights and making a mockery of the judicial system has increased in Darjeeling than in rest of the state. What has developed in Darjeeling is the suppression and oppression of peoples’ sentiments,” Gurung alleged.
Bimal Roshan Get Four Days to File for Anticipatory Bail
The Supreme Court also instructed Calcutta High Court not to refer the matter to session courts where the cases have been filed, and instead instructed Calcutta HC to expedite hearing into the case and pass interim order as it sees fit, provided the petitioners file the appeal within the next four days.
Brave Heart Dipen Tamang Martyred in Kashmir
The eldest son of Doma and Jagat Singh Tamang, Dipen was a resident of Chambi village under Sitong-1 of Kurseong, his in-laws are from Latpanchar. He did his schooling from Panchvati Shelpu High School. He leaves behind a young wife and a baby son.
Saved by Gorkhaland: Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh Wanted to Bomb Buddhist Holy Sites in Darjeeling
Terrorist organization Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), which was involved in the Khagragarh and Bodhgaya blasts, had initially planned to strike at targets in North Bengal, specifically Buddhist Monasteries in Darjeeling Hills.