‘1 lakh Gorkhas of Assam not in list’ Expressing concern over the “non-inclusion of genuine Indian citizens of the Hindi- and Bengali-speaking community” in the final draft of NRC of Assam, Congress Lok Sabha MP and the party’s observer in West Bengal Gaurav Gogoi has written to Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Mr. Gogoi has urged […]
Congress Leader Pawan Khera Apologises to Gorkhas
Congress Leader Pawan Khera Apologises for his Comments on Gorkhas Recently during a TV debate, Congress Leader Pawan Khera had gone on to make a shocking comment on the Gorkhas calling them separatists and anti nationals. The comment didn’t go very well with the Gorkhas and thus Pawan Khera had received a huge backlash on […]
Rashtriya Gorkha Morcha merges with Congress
Dehradun, May 2 The Rashtriya Gorkha Morcha party merged with the state Congress in a programme held at the Congress head office here on Sunday. State president of the Congress Kishore Upadhyay warmly welcomed JB Karki, national president of the Morcha, and his party workers with garlands and bouquets. Workers of the Gorkha party showed […]
Hill parties should learn from this – CPI(M), AVP, Congress Join Hands against TMC
CPI(M), AVP, Congress Join Hands to Keep TMC at Bay in Two Siliguri Panchayat Samities The CPM today entered into an alliance with the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad and the Congress to keep Trinamul away from power at two panchayat samities under the Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad. The Left Front had majority in two panchayat […]
Newly Elected Congress Panchayat Members Demand Right to Take Oath in Nepali
While Nepali as a state language of Bengal was incorporated in 1961, and Nepali as the national language of India was incorporated in 1992, till date Nepali is not much used for official purposes. Bucking the trend, are newly elected Congress Panchayat Members from Atharakhai Gram Panchayat, Matigara block. Yesterday Anchal Congress of Atharakhai GP […]
Development but no Gorkhaland – Congress Sujoy Ghatak
Siliguri : The Congress candidate for Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency, Sujoy Ghatak , today said his rivals were campaigning solely on the emotive issue of Gorkhaland but he his plank would be development. Ghatak today spoke to lawyers at the Siliguri court premises. Ghatak seeks votes from lawyers in Siliguri on Wednesday. Picture by Kundan […]
Sujay Ghatak Darjeeling Congress candidate faces ire of the Hill Congress
Darjeeling: Sujay Ghatak, the Congress candidate for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat , had to face the ire of party leaders in the hills for not turning up at the party office in Darjeeling on the day he filed his nomination. Sujay Ghatak Darjeeling Lok Sabha 2014 Congress candidate Ghatak apologised for his oversight and […]
Darjeeling – drama outside the DM’s office
The Congress candidate for Darjeeling, Sujoy Ghatak, was accorded a rousing reception today by supporters of his rival from Trinamul, though unwittingly, when he arrived at the district magistrate’s office here to file his nomination. Ahluwalia (in pink turban) with supporters of the Morcha, BJP and the Lok Janshakti Party after filing his nomination in […]
