The Gorkhas, last year, celebrated two hundred years of their existence in India. The world- renowned Gorkha Rifles or Gorkha Regiment completed 200 years of existence in April 2015. They became the backbone of the British Indian forces after having joined British service in 1815. Dehra Dun or the Doon valley, as it is popularly […]
Two Indians among 25 killed in Kabul terrorist attack
“We have learnt that 2 Indian nationals, Ganesh Thapa & Govind Singh from Dehradun, died tragically in the blast in Kabul today morning,” external affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted late on Monday night. The Taliban and the Islamic State both claimed the first attack, which killed 14 security guards, including the Indians, working for […]
Gorkha Brahmins included in OBC, Gorkhali Sudhar Sabha felicitated Ganesh Joshi
Mussoorie Dehradun, June 12 Members of the Gorkhali Sudhar Sabha felicitated Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi at a function held at the sabha auditorium in Gadi Cantt for working tirelessly in getting Brahmin and Kshatriya communities again included in the Other Backward Caste (OBC) category of the Gorkhali community in the state. The Gorkhali community was given […]
Anirudh Thapa captain of the Indian National Football Team (Under-19)
After Sunil Chettri, here’s our own Anirudh Thapa, born on 15th January 1998 in Uttarakhand, has given us more reason to watch and follow football, the most followed sport by our community, ever closely. The captain of the Indian National Football Team (Under-19) Thapa came into the spotlight when India defeated hosts Nepal to win […]
Gorkha girl scores 10 CGPA in CBSE Board exams
Congratulations to Ms. Priyanka Panthi a student of DAV Public School, Dehradun for scoring a perfect 10 CGPA in her CBSE Board exams.She had prepared by her own self study at her home, by studying regularly for 5-6 hrs at home.. growing up she wants to pursue a career as a Chartered Accountant and “will […]
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 […]
OBC quota for Gorkhas to continue in Uttarakhand / Dehradun
Uttarakhand / Dehradun, May 28 2016 Cabinet Minister Dinesh Aggarwal has said the Gorkha community will continue to get reservation under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category in the state. Dinesh Aggarwal, while addressing a press conference here today, said the state government in 2003 had put the Gorkha community in the OBC category. He […]
