26 Years – 10 Months and 16 Days Later Drinking Water Project for Mirik Still Incomplete
It has been 26 years since the then Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council started to develop the erstwhile Rai Dhap as the drinking water source for…
SS Ahluwalia
The Politics of Nationality and the Gorkha Statehood Movement
“Aren’t you a Nepali? Go back to Nepal” has often been used to question the credibility of the Nepali-speaking Gorkha community living in India. The…
The Changing Waves of Politics in Darjeeling
In 2014 I had written about the possibility of BJP trying to sabotage the Gorkhaland issue if they see any chances of coming to power in…
“Born in Nepal” jibe gets the hill politicians railed up – “Statement only for two specific individuals” says Ahluwalia
My questions and statement was only directed at two individuals. One – whose father served in the British Army using Nepali citizenship, and another who till recently worked in Dubai using passport from Nepal. Should these people speaking of “bhoomiputra”?
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Writes to Kurseong Patient, After Sanctioning Financial Assistance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sanctioned Rs 2.42 Lakhs towards the kidney transplant of Ms. Pragya Gurung (36), who comes from Subedar Busty in Kurseong….
JUST IN: GJM Demands Introduction of ST Bill in the Winter Session of the Parliament
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has demanded the introduction of a bill calling for inclusion of 11 left out Gorkha sub-communities under the ST category. Here…
GORKHAS UNSAFE IN BENGAL – Removal of names from voters list, points to a bleak future
“First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out – because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists…
Darjeeling MP SS Ahluwalia Writes to Home Minister and WCD Minister: Calls for Suo Moto Case Against IC Saumyajit Roy, and NIA Investigations into Darjeeling Violence
The outrage over a phone call, that allegedly took place between one Mr. Achutam Bhattarai and Mr. Saumyajit Roy IC Sadar Police station, Darjeeling has…
Darjeeling MP SS Ahluwalia Denies Center Sending GTA Election Letter
Darjeeling MP and MoS in the Union Cabinet SS Ahluwalia has denied the Central government sending any letter asking for GTA elections to be held,…