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After J-K bifurcation, Darjeeling parties seek UT status

The statehood issue and implementation of the sixth schedule of the Constitution have been the major demands in the hills since the beginning of the protracted Gorkhaland movement in 1986. The......

Gorkhaland stir costs Darjeeling Rs 400 cr

Unrest in the hills has cost the tea sector its entire second flush and Rs 200 crore of its annual earnings.Avishek Rakshit reports. IMAGE: Since June 9, the day when the Gorkhaland agitation......

Darjeeling Bandh: The Gorkha way of managing hardship

'Helpful neighbours, useful nuggets of information keep the people going as supplies run low.'Abel Rai reports from Darjeeling. After the clashes on June 17, in which three supporters of the......

Darjeeling: Internet remains suspended, GJM takes out protest march

Security forces patrolled the streets in the hills and Internet services remained suspended for the second day on Monday as Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters held protest march in Darjeeling......

Bimal Gurung, the man behind the Darjeeling protests

Gurung is worth his weight in gold to the BJP which is trying hard to make inroads in West Bengal, reports Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Bimal Gurung is the chief executive of the Gorkhaland Territorial......

Indian Railways' heritage routes likely to be monetised

The railways heritage lines that are part of the UNESCO-accorded sites list include Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and Kalka Shimla Railway. As part of its plan to monetise......

Gorkha agitation threatens Darjeeling's tea business

Darjeeling is on the boil over the demand for a separate Gorkhaland state. June and July are bad months to have a strike.Tea picking during its most valuable season has been affected.Those......

Darjeeling toy train ready to chug again from Dec

The heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railways will resume the toy train services from December from Siliguri. North-East Frontier Railway Divisional Railway Manager AK Sharma said that work......

They earn Rs 5.75 & the tea sells for Rs 25K

Tea grown on the steep slopes of Darjeeling hills, connoisseurs swear, is unlike anywhere else in the world. Epicures use a plethora of adjectives to describe the 'champagne of teas': brisk,......

Toy train travails: N Bengal pins hopes on Didi

"I will turn Darjeeling into Switzerland." This was one promise which railways minister Mamata Banerjee had made to the people of Darjeeling before the last Lok Sabha elections. "Amid various......

Indian Idol violence: SC breather for RJ

The Supreme Court has restrained the West Bengal police from executing an arrest warrant issued by a Darjeeling court against radio jockey Janardhan Nitin Brady, whose alleged comments on Indian......

Why Running is a way of life for Roshni Rai

Roshni Rai, who gathered runners from her native Darjeeling to run the 2012 Mumbai Marathon, discusses her motivations with Laxmi Negi. Roshni Rai won't take anything lying down. Certainly, not......

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Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said development plans for the hills were spoiled because of the unrest which eventually affected the... ...

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/periodic-unrest-hit-darjeelings-development-plans-mamata-banerjee-2088029

How to boost Jammu & Kashmir's real estate sector

Unless security is given paramount importance, it is difficult for real estate activity to pick momentum in J&K. Photograph: Danish Ismail/Reuters... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/report/how-to-boost-jammu--kashmirs-real-estate-sector/20190820.htm

Chef from Darjeeling killed in Delhi, family suspects foul play, police says road...

The family members of the man, who worked as a chef at a restaurant of a hotel in south Delhi, suspected foul play and alleged that he was... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chef-from-darjeeling-killed-family-suspect-foul-play-police-say-he-died-in-road-accident/story-PEFtPmEAqPn4PCVyRJB96N.html

'Tiger' saves owner from leopard in Darjeeling

A 4-year-old dog lived up to his name - Tiger - and the epithet 'man's best friend' by putting up a valiant fight to save his owner, a 58-year-old... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/darjeeling-tiger-proves-to-be-best-friend-fights-off-leopard-to-save-owner/articleshow/70709414.cms

4 more products get GI tag

Kerala's Tirur betel leaf,�Tawlhlohpuan and Mizo Puanchei from Mizoram, and�Palani Panchamirtham, a temple 'prasadam' from Tamil Nadu have been... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/report/four-more-products-get-gi-tag/20190816.htm

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