Barricade breach foiled – Morcha accuses police of baton charge, administration denies allegation

The Telegraph Jan. 30: Another attempt by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters to move from Kumani to Sibchu in Jalpaiguri was thwarted today by police with the agitators claiming that they were baton-charged, a contention that was denied by the administration. The Morcha supporters led by party president Bimal Gurung, who has been camping in Kumani …

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Delhi casts spy doubt after ‘haul of crores’

The Telegraph Ugyen Trinley Dorje Jan. 28: New Delhi today said Ugyen Trinley Dorje was no Karmapa and could be questioned by security agencies following the seizure of at least Rs 6 crore in Indian and foreign currencies from his Dharamsala home. The unaccounted cash, which includes at least 11 lakh Chinese yuans (worth Rs …

PBS coverage of Gandhi Ashram & Fr. McGuire (From 2005)

Here's a video I hadn't seen before although it was aired first in 2005 on PBS. Like all stories of Fr. McGuire & the Gandhi Ashram Orchestra/School, this is heart warming.. and that violin music will give you goosebumps. Enjoy.

Himalayan Leap of Love

A nice account of Gyalo Thondup La's story.. from Tibet to Kalimpong. From OPEN Magazine A Sino-Tibetan love story, welcomed and cherished by an Indian hill station BY Avantika Bhuyan Gyalo Thondup not know the precise moment that love happened to him; he just happened to realise, by and by, that his heart felt warm …

Morcha rejects interim set-up – Strike off from Jan. 29

The Telegraph VIVEK CHHETRI AND RAJEEV RAVIDAS Darjeeling/Kalimpong, Jan. 27: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today rejected the “idea of interim set-up” apparently because the Centre had plans to draw up the proposal afresh against the wishes of the party. The Morcha also suspended its ongoing shutdown from January 29 to February 7 and instead, will …