RAJEEV RAVIDAS-Telegraph Gangtok: Former Indian soccer star Bhaichung Bhutia has broken his silence on his resignation from Trinamul last month, accusing a section of party leaders of treating him like an “outsider” while signalling a political career in home state Sikkim. “Since I was an outsider (in Bengal), I was opposed not just by the […]
Bhaichung Bhutia inaugurates sports development office for north Bengal, push for cricket
Baichung inaugurates sports development office for north Bengal Writes Prashant Acharya for EOI SILIGURI 4 Jul 2016 Former footballer Baichung Bhutia today inaugurated the office of the North Bengal Board for Development of Sports and Games (NBBDSG) at the Kanchenjunga Stadium for the all-round development of games and sports in the region. “The board will […]
Bhaichung might become Darjeeling District TMC president
Siliguri, June 17: Mamata Banerjee is likely to announce the new president of the Darjeeling Trinamul district committee in Calcutta tomorrow and ex-footballer Bhaichung Bhutia and Pratul Chakraborty are being considered for the post, sources in the organisation said. The chief minister, said the sources, wanted the replacement of Ranjan Sarkar, the current president of […]
Bhaichung Bhutia ineligible to contest Assembly elections in Bengal
Siliguri, March 5: Former footballer Bhaichung Bhutia, announced as Trinamul candidate from the Siliguri Assembly seat yesterday, figures on the voter list of his home state of Sikkim and not that of Bengal. This should make him ineligible to contest Assembly elections in Bengal, according to the Handbook of Candidates published by the Election Commission […]
Darjeeling District TMC Committee formed by Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee at a meeting on Friday officially formed the party’s Darjeeling District Committee and Darjeeling Hill Committee. Informing about the meeting, the newly reappointed TMC Darjeeling hill committee president Rajen Mukhia said the party’s Darjeeling district committee will have Gautam Dev as President, while Bhaichung Bhutia, Nantu Pal and Alok Chakrabarty […]
BJP SS Ahluwalia wins in Darjeeling, Interesting times lie ahead in the hills
BJP candidate for Darjeeling constituency, Surinder Singh Ahluwalia won by 196,795 votes in the Lok Sabha Election.SS Ahluwalia secured 487,564 votes, while Bhaichung, TMC candidate, received 290,769 votes. Darjeeling residents arrive at Shri S S Ahaluwalia’s place in Darjeeling Rior to Lok Sabha polls, Darjeeling witnessed an upsurge of Trinamool Congress under the draconian eyes […]
Mamata Banerjee in Chowrasta, Darjeeling – campaign for Bhaichung Bhutia
“Will not allow division of Bengal” – Mamata Banerjee Chowrasta, Darjeeling 13th April: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today held TMC (Trinamool Congress) public meeting in Chowrasta Darjeeling. In the rally Mamata Banerjee campaigned for the Bhaichung Bhutia, the TMC candidate from the Darjeeling constituency.She heavily criticized GJMM (Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and BJP), She […]
GNLF public meeting in Darjeeling after two and half years without Ghishing
Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) held a public meeting in Darjeeling after a gap of two and half years, however party president Subash Ghising did not show up in the meeting. The GNLF had held its last public meeting in April 2011 during the last Assembly Elections, where Ghising had addressed a massive crowd while […]
