Dooars foray tops talks agenda

The Telegraph Darjeeling, Jan. 21: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today tried to use a meeting with Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to get a foothold in the Dooars at a time when the Adivasis have stonewalled all its efforts. For the Morcha, organising public meetings in the Dooars and Terai is of utmost importance as the party believes …

NHPC back to work

The Telegraph Darjeeling, Jan. 20: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has decided to allow work at the NHPC sites to resume from tomorrow after senior officials met party president Bimal Gurung this morning. Union minister of state for commerce and power Jairam Ramesh had played a major role in ending the impasse. The Morcha had shut …

Morcha team ready for talks

The Telegraph Jan. 20: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha will send a seven-member delegation to meet the chief minister in Calcutta tomorrow. The Morcha leaders today agreed to the bilateral talks unconditionally, budging from the stand taken earlier. Party president Bimal Gurung had yesterday linked the acceptance of the chief minister’s talks offer to police permission …

Posters in Hills vow armed struggle for Gorkhaland

Times of India 19 Jan 2009, 0403 hrs IST, Caesar Mandal , TNN KOLKATA: Posters calling for an armed struggle for Gorkhaland were found in many parts of the Hills on Sunday, sending police into a tizzy. The posters confirm intelligence reports that a section of Gorkhas have tied up with terrorist outfits in Northeast, …

Buddhadeb invites GJM chief for talks

http://www.hindustantimes.com Press Trust Of India Kolkata, January 20, 2009 First Published: 09:24 IST(20/1/2009) Last Updated: 09:27 IST(20/1/2009) Dubbing talks as necessary for restoration of peace and in the aftermath of clashes between pro and anti-GJM supporters in the past few days, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Monday invited Gorkha Janmukti Morcha for parleys. …