Dress code dividend for traders

The Telegraph Kalimpong, Sept. 15: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s dress code diktat has enthused a few enterprising businessmen here to make a killing by selling daura surals. Soon after Morcha president Bimal Gurung decreed that all Gorkha men and women in the hills and the Dooars should wear daura sural and choubandi cholo respectively for …

Morcha mulls partial withdrawal of agitation – Details of relaxation yet to be fixed

The Telegraph Kurseong Sept. 14: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders today said they might relax some parts of their ongoing non-cooperation movement against the Bengal government and the Centre, but did not divulge any details. Urged by the Morcha, people in the hills have not been paying electricity and telephone bills since April 1 to strengthen …

More members at GNLF cost

The Telegraph Darjeeling, Sept. 14: The GNLF’s loss is the CPRM’s gain. A large number of supporters of Subash Ghisingh’s party, who could not join the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, have taken shelter with the CPRM, the outfit has claimed. While reviewing its organisational strength at the Anchalik Committee meeting held here today, the CPRM claimed …

Dress code relaxation for Lepchas

http://www.telegraphindia.com DARJEELING, Sept. 12: To pacify the Lepcha community dissenting over the compulsion to don the Nepalese traditional attire, GJMM president Mr Bimal Gurung let them off the decree following a visit by members of the Lepcha community today. Confused by GJMM's programme, the Lepcha community was taken aback when Mr Gurung issuing guidelines for …

Dress code relief for Lepchas

The Telegraph Darjeeling, Sept. 12: Members of the Lepcha community will be free to wear their own traditional attire during a month-long “cultural movement” of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha that will begin from October 7. The decision followed a meeting between the Lepcha Association and Morcha president Bimal Gurung held at the party’s office in …