Kalimpong news and information
The Telegraph VIVEK CHHETRI Darjeeling, Oct. 26: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has decided to seek the opinion of all its leaders across the country before accepting the proposed set-up for the hills, an indication that the outfit is walking a tightrope and wants to avoid a Sixth Schedule-like fiasco that also brought out Subash Ghisingh’s …
Continue reading Before the deal, the balancing act – Morcha keen to avoid 6th Schedule-like fiasco
The Telegraph VIVEK CHHETRI Darjeeling, Oct. 25: Bimal Gurung today hinted that a possible solution to end the impasse surrounding the territorial dispute of the interim set-up could lie in forming a joint verification committee. The committee, comprising representatives of the Centre, state and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, will survey the areas that can be …
The Telegraph Kalimpong, Oct. 25: The festive season has failed to bring joy to the tourism sector in the subdivision with a 40 per cent fall in tourist inflow compared to last autumn. Tourism stakeholders believe many factors — mainly the political turmoil and poor condition of roads — were responsible for the poor tourist …
The Telegraph VIVEK CHHETRI Darjeeling, Oct. 24: Bimal Gurung today assured his supporters in Mirik that the interim set-up would be finalised in the next political level-meeting to be held in a few days, triggering speculation that a backstage negotiation might be on. The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president’s statement has created a flutter in the …
Continue reading Hill deal at next meet, says Gurung – whiff of backstage pact
The Telegraph Society under consumer scan Kalimpong, Oct. 22: A father-son duo from a Kalimpong village have lodged a complaint with the Darjeeling district consumer forum against a local cooperative society for not returning their deposits three years after maturity. Shanti Ram Ghimirey and his son Bhupen from Dalapchand, about 10km from here, had deposited …
