RTI glare on tribal status committee Writes Vivek Chhetri Darjeeling, Sept. 11: The GNLF today presented an RTI reply which stated that a committee formed by the Centre to examine the demand of granting tribal status to 11 hill communities that was formed in April had not yet sat for a single meeting. The RTI […]
GNLF party allege GJM insincerity towards statehood demand, amidst GJM claim
DARJEELING 4 Aug 2016 The Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) today rubbished recent claims made by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) party leaderships that the central government was keen to find a solution to the statehood demand. On August 2, GJM general secretary Roshan Giri had issued a press statement after meeting union home minister […]
West Bengal Govt Response on RTI puts doubt on Kalimpong District Cabinet Approval
West Bengal Govt Response to RTI on Cabinet Approval for Kalimpong District Puts a Question Mark on If Such a Decision Was At All Taken An RTI inquiry seeking clarification on “if the West Bengal government’s Cabinet had approved the formation of Kalimpong district,” has revealed that such an approval may actually still be pending. […]
Plea for tribal status to10 hill communities withdrawn by WB state Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Darjeeling, June 11: A reply to an RTI query has revealed that the Union ministry for tribal affairs has withdrawn the proposal of granting Schedule Tribe status to 10 Darjeeling hill communities. Khambu Rai Rights Movement for Tribal status In February-end, about a fortnight before the model code of conduct was to be imposed, chief […]
