Bagan in Kalimpong

The Telegraph RAJEEV RAVIDAS Kalimpong, July 28: Mohun Bagan will play an exhibition match against the Kalimpong Sports Association (KSA) XI at Mela Ground on August 5 as part of the Calcutta giant’s pre-season training that starts here on Friday. The National League runners-up will arrive here on Thursday for the week-long camp that will …

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Hill strike off before talks

The Telegraph Darjeeling, July 27: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has decided to withdraw its indefinite strike from tomorrow for a “congenial” atmosphere before talks but its president dared policemen to resign from their services for the cause of Gorkhaland. Gurung made the announcements at Chowrastha today while observing “martyrs’ day” in memory of the 1,200 …

GJM suspends indefinite bandh till August 17

Press Trust of India Kolkata, July 27 (PTI) The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, spearheading a campaign for a separate state, today suspended its indefinite bandh in the Darjeeling hills till August 17 to create a ‘cordial atmosphere’ ahead of the tripartite talks on August 11 in Delhi. GJM general secretary Roshan Giri told PTI over phone …

Hill girl among 15 chosen beauties

The Telegraph Lengshong in Kalimpong on Sunday. Picture by D.K. Waiba Kalimpong, July 26: Lengshong Huang from Kalimpong has charmed her way into the first 15 of the nationwide Fact Universal Teen Pageant that will go on air on a private television channel from August 1. Organised by the Mumbai-based Fact Enterprises, the auditions for …

Day-long strike relief in memory of ‘martyrs’ – Morcha distributes ration to poor families

The Telegraph Darjeeling, July 26: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has announced a day-long relaxation in its indefinite strike tomorrow to commemorate “martyrs’ day”. However, there is little indication of the protest being withdrawn despite the tripartite meeting on Gorkhaland scheduled for August 11, as the hill party today went on an overdrive distributing rice and …