Darjeeling 12th July 2016: For Pranab Mukherjee, the Indian President Darjeeling is not just merely a hill station. For the President who is presently in Darjeeling, the famous hill station—known for Tea, Tourism and Toy Train—is ‘mini India’. Mukherjee was responding to the state reception hosted by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at […]
Development boards for Kami, Damai and Sarki communities announced
Writes Swareena Gurung Darjeeling 13 Jul 2016 Jubilation erupted among the Kami, Damai and Sarki communities when chief minister Mamata Banerjee today announced their respective development boards at Chowrasta in Darjeeling. The chief minister made this announcement at a programme organised to celebrate the 202nd birth anniversary of illustrious Nepali poet, Bhanu Bhakta Acharya To […]
Mamata Banerjee disrespected Bhanu Bhakta Acharya – Bimal Gurung
DARJEELING 14 Jul 2016 Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung today accused chief minister Mamata Banerjee of disrespecting Nepali poet Bhanu Bhakta Acharya – who is epitomised by the Nepali community for his contribution in uniting the Gorkhas – by announcing the formation of new community development boards during Wednesday’s programme to mark the bard’s […]
President Pranab Mukherjee in Darjeeling
Darjeeling 12th July 2016 President Pranab Mukherjee on his four day visit to Darjeeling he arrived at Darjeeling on July 12 accompanied by Governor of WB Keshari Nath Tripathi. A state reception was hosted in the afternoon in his honour in at Chowrasta Darjeeling where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was also present. President Mukherjee will preside […]
