The Telegraph Dec. 27: Gorkhaland supporters choked traffic on three national highways for several hours today and threatened to stall trains from tomorrow as the administration ruled out using force to stop them. Most trains to the region from other parts of Bengal go through New Jalpaiguri and are unlikely to be hit but the …
Month: December 2009
Hill threat to highway traffic – Roads to Darjeeling, Sikkim & Northeast to be blocked every day
The Telegraph Darjeeling, Dec. 26: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s student wing today threatened to paralyse traffic bound not only for Darjeeling but also Sikkim and the Northeast. All the three national highways in the region will be blo-ckaded from noon to 3pm on Sunday, the outfit announced, adding that it was an “indefi- nite” agitation, …
Tipple rush in parched hills
http://www.telegraphindia.com Dec. 23: Hill residents came in droves as soon as liquor shop shutters went up this morn- ing, many with porters to carry the bottles, making it evident how stifled the “ban” on booze had made them feel. With the shops opening after almost a month and a half, if only for a few …
Tamang sees pact in hill talks
The Telegraph Siliguri, Dec. 23: ABGL president Madan Tamang today accused the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and the Centre and the state government of entering into an “understanding” and planning to “impose” another council like the DGHC on the people of the hills. The charge came a day after he lauded the fourth round of tripartite …
With love, from ex-students: On 80th b’day, ex-principal has surprise visitors
http://www.indianexpress.com Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009 at 0226 hrs It was an occasion filled with admiration, nostalgia and a rare display of teacher-student bonding. For Bernard T Brooks, who turned 80 on December 21, a late evening birthday celebration at a banquet in Free School Street found him basking in the warmth of the gratitude and …
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