Darjeeling protests

Arson in Kalimpong, GJM marches with bodies of two supporters

The police said that a library, two panchayat offices and a police vehicle were set on fire in Kalimpong in the afternoon as the indefinite shutdown call given by the GJM to press for a separate state had entered its fourth day.

Jun 18, 2017, 21:56 PM IST

ABSU blames Bengal and central govts for Darjeeling crisis

"The outburst of tension in Darjeeling area is nothing but an unwarranted outcome of the autocratic rule of the Bengal government as well as the Centre's utter negligence to the problem," ABSU president Pramod Boro told reporters here.

Jun 17, 2017, 23:22 PM IST

Darjeeling turns battleground: Civilian killed, 35 securitymen injured in clashes over separate Gorkhaland

This was the first death since violent protests returned to Darjeeling on June 8, after a gap of a few years.

Jun 17, 2017, 23:06 PM IST

GJM rules out talks with Bengal govt

"We are not ready for talks with West Bengal government. Mamata Banerjee has insulted us, she has called us terrorists," GJM leader Binay Tamang said.

Jun 17, 2017, 22:48 PM IST