Monday, 20 May 2013 09:50

‘Tense’ agent taken ill in Siliguri

A demonstration by the agents and depositors of the Saradha Group in front of Gautam Deb’s office on Hill Cart Road in Siliguri on Monday. Picture by Kundan Yolmo

April 22: An agent of the Saradha Group fell ill in Siliguri today after a three-hour demonstration while investors hit the streets with placards asking the chief minister to give them back their money or provide them with poison.

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Monday, 20 May 2013 09:50

- Red light atop Lal Khoti flashes to indicate Gurung’s presence in GTA headquarters
   
The red beacon fitted atop Lal Khoti. Picture by Suman Tamang     The bullet-proof dais at the Shrubbery Nightingale Park in Darjeeling (below). File picture

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Monday, 20 May 2013 09:50

Bimal Gurung in his GTA office on Friday. Picture by Suman Tamang

Darjeeling, April 19: The state government today forwarded a panel of four IAS officers’ names to the GTA Sabha chief executive to choose the next principal secretary of the hill body, minutes after Calcutta High Court had been told that although the list was ready, it was yet to be signed by the chief minister.

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Monday, 20 May 2013 09:50

- Morcha chief’s barb comes on day GNLF announces revival of hill committees

Bimal Gurung addresses the Janmukti Asthai Karmachari Sangathan gathering at Gorkha Rangamanch Bhavan in Darjeeling on Thursday. Picture by Suman Tamang

Darjeeling, April 18: Bimal Gurung today called Subash Ghisingh a “spent force” in the hills, hours after the ousted hill leader’s party GNLF said it would be revive its branch committees soon.

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Monday, 20 May 2013 09:50

John Barla

April 17: The Trinamul Congress’s sustained campaign in the Dooars and Terai has snared two John Barla loyalists who have added to the steady stream of leaders drifting to the ruling party from the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and the Left.

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Monday, 20 May 2013 09:50

Darjeeling, April 17: Two members of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha who were arrested yesterday for allegedly vandalising the house of GNLF leader Bhanu Lama were set free today though they have been charged under non-bailable sections.

Pema Pradhan, 40, and Vikram Sherpa, 37, were arrested last night and they were granted bail today by the chief judicial magistrate’s court in Darjeeling.