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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway resumes toy train service from New Jalpaiguri-Darjeeling

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) resumed its Toy train regular services from New Jalpaiguri station to Darjeeling on Sunday after a long gap. Read further on Dynamite News:

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6 people killed as car rams into group of pilgrims in West Bengal's Darjeeling

Six people were killed after a car rammed into them at Muni tea estate near Bagdogra in Phansidewa block of West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Monday morning, confirmed ACP Siliguri Metropolitan police Debasish Bose, read further on Dynamite News:

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BJP engaged in beautification of words; neglecting passengers' amenities: Mamata Banerjee after train mishap

After a goods train collided with an express train in West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Monday morning, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the central government for neglecting passengers' amenities and focusing only on beautification of words. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Goods train collides with Kanchenjunga Ex in Darjeeling; Five killed, several injured

At least five passengers were killed and over 20 people sustained injuries after a goods train rammed into Kanchenjunga Express train in West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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New political alignments put demand of Gorkhaland at the backdrop in Darjeeling

Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in 2024 emerges as a key electoral battleground in West Bengal politics.

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Congress’ Binay Tamang expelled for ‘anti-party activities’

Congress expels Binay Tamang for supporting BJP in Darjeeling Lok Sabha election, effective immediately for six years.

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Lok Sabha Polls: Indo-Nepal border adjoining Darjeeling sealed till Friday due to elections

Ahead of polling in Darjeeling in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, the Indo-Nepal border, an open border between the two countries, will remain sealed from April 23 at 6 pm to April 26. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Centre considering inclusion of 11 Gorkha tribes to ST list, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses Darjeeling rally through audio recording, promises justice for Gorkha community.

The Hindu

Darjeeling strategically crucial and vulnerable, says former diplomat

Harsha Vardhan Sringhla has said that Darjeeling is a unique constituency with a lot of strategic importance.

The Hindu

Gorkhaland demand | Electoral fortune in Darjeeling hinges on permanent political solution to this long-pending issue

Darjeeling politics revolve around the demand for Gorkhaland state, with parties promising a permanent political solution.

The Hindu

At the cradle of Naxal movement, there are no red flags, Left candidates for Lok Sabha polls

Naxalbari's political history and current election scenario in Darjeeling, reflecting on past Naxalite movement and present-day politics.

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Congress fields Munish Tamang from Darjeeling

Mr. Tamang, the former national president of Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP), joined the Congress in New Delhi last week. He will be supported by the Hamro Party (HP). Ajoy Edwards, chief of the Hamro Party, had also joined the Congress.

The Hindu

BJP MLA files papers to contest LS poll against party in Darjeeling

Elected from Kurseong in 2021, Mr. Sharma has been one of most vocal legislators of the BJP in demanding the separate State of Gorkhaland.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha elections | Darjeeling’s Harmro Party chief Ajoy Edwards joins Congress

Darjeeling’s Hamro Party president Ajoy Edwards joined the Congress party in Delhi.

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Kurseong BJP MLA to contest as Independent against party candidate from Darjeeling

BJP MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma announces he will contest as an Independent candidate against party's official nominee.

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Former Foreign Secretary Shringla rises as Darjeeling’s ‘Bhumiputra’

“I am giving back to the people of Darjeeling,” the former diplomat Shringla said.

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BJP MLA threatens to contest LS election as independent if local candidate not fielded from Darjeeling

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Kurseong Assembly seat Bishnu Pada Sharma on Wednesday urged the top leadership of the BJP to field a local candidate from Darjeeling Lok Sabha, and threatened to contest the polls from the seat as an independent candidate if the party nominates an ‘outsider’ to…

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A new political alignment in Darjeeling

With Binay Tamang moving to the Congress, 2024 could be a triangular contest in Darjeeling

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Time is ripe for permanent political solution to Gorkhaland issue: Binoy Tamang after joining Congress

Binoy Tamang, a senior leader in the Darjeeling Hills, joined the Congress and said it is time to find a permanent political solution for the Gorkhas. He highlighted the recognition of the Nepali language by the Congress as the biggest achievement for the Gorkhas

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Prominent Gorkha leader Binay Tamang joins Congress

Binay Tamang, former chairperson of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, joined the Congress in the presence of State Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. He had earlier been a close aide of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha founder Bimal Gurung and had supported the Trinamool Congress. He may contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls…

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Mamata alleges Centre’s discrimination towards flood-hit people in north Bengal

The Chief Minister said that the “recent disaster which has struck our brothers and sisters at Sikkim has struck my people at the Darjeeling hills and in Kalimpong also”.

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TMC’s indefinite sit-in outside Raj Bhavan enters third day, delegation to meet Governor in Darjeeling

TMC activists led by Abhishek Banerjee continue sit-in protest outside Raj Bhavan, Kolkata, demanding release of MGNREGA dues by Centre and audience with Governor C.V. Ananda Bose. Governor agrees to meet TMC delegation in Darjeeling, but Banerjee insists on meeting at protest site. TMC delegation of 3 members to meet…

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Cheap Nepal tea hits India’s Darjeeling tea sales

Cheaper alternatives from Nepal, as well as rising costs of domestic production, have slashed demand.

The Hindu

Bengal government not imposing Bengali, says State Education Minister

Darjeeling MLA Neeraj Zimba reminded the State government that protests had erupted in 2017 over similar attempts to impose Bengali on the people of the hills.

The Hindu

Climate change taking toll on Darjeeling tea gardens and workers

Behind the serenity of Darjeeling’s famed tea gardens with gentle slopes stretching green and pine trees seemingly touching the skies, a crisis unfolds quietly, almost unseen — climate change that is affecting production, the flavour of the tea and the health of hundreds of workers.

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