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After walkout threat, a trip to Delhi - Morcha rejects bandh before Pujas OUR CORRESPONDENT - The Telegraph Darjeeling, Aug. 19: A nine-member delegation of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today left for Delhi to prepare the groundwork for ... [full story]

Morcha sets statehood rider for talks - Gurung threatens boycott if delhi bypasses gorkhaland OUR CORRESPONDENT - The Telegraph Darjeeling, Aug. 18: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has threatened to walk out of the proposed tripartite meeting if the demand ... [full story]

Hill ‘patience’ on CM lips OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT - The Telegraph Siliguri, Aug. 17: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today described the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s agitation tactics as “anti-national and undemocratic”, but said his government would be “patient” in tackling the hills ... [full story]

Ghising bereaved Special Correspondent – The Hindu KOLKATA: Gorkha National Liberation Front leader Subhas Ghising’s wife Dhanakumari Ghising died after a massive heart attack on Saturday. She was declared brought dead at the hospital where she was ... [full story]

Darjeeling, 16 August: Mrs. Dhankumari Ghisingh, wife of Mr. Subash Ghisingh, GNLF supremo, has been expired today in Siliguri hospital at around 5 am. She was 69. Her dead body could not bring it up to Darjeeling as people ... [full story]

Gangtok: Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) President, Mr. Bimal Gurung, sees the separation of CPI(M) from the UPA government as a "good sign" for Gorkhaland movement. "At this juncture", he says "we need more support of Sikkim government", adding, "Sikkim Chief ... [full story]

Salesian College Sonada Salesian College Sonada is running an IGNOU Special Study Centre for the students of the locality. This centre mainly aims at students who are dropouts from various schools because of a variety of reasons. The centre ... [full story]

Cotton wool doctor gets bail after surrender OUR CORRESPONDENT - The Telegraph Darjeeling, Aug 13: A doctor of Darjeeling District Hospital, who has been accused of leaving cotton wool inside a patient following a curettage wash-up of the uterus, ... [full story]

The Indian football team has some rising stars but one name that stands out is Delhi boy Sunil Chhetri who scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Tajikistan to lift the AFC Challenge cup final at the Dr. Ambedkar ... [full story]

Constitution of Committees for Selection of Awardees for Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2007 The Government of India has constituted a Special Screening Committee and the National Selection Committee for the selection of Awardees for Tenzing Norgay National Adventure ... [full story]