Writes: N N Ojha The demand for Gorkhaland as a political and administrative entity separate from the province of Bengal (now state of West Bengal) has the formidable distinction of being the oldest surviving statehood demand within the Indian Union. Equally redoubtable is its distinction of having enjoyed and also continuing to enjoy absolutely unconditional […]

Is Darjeeling to Bengal what Varanasi is turning out to be for India? In many senses, yes. It is the microcosm of some of the big fights we will witness when the largest democracy in the world goes to vote, but also representative of the larger issues that the state is facing. Darjeeling in Bengal […]

The CPIM today started its Lok Sabha election campaign in the Darjeeling hills by castigating the Trinamool Congress for giving false hopes to the people for its political gains. PM rally in Darjeeling’s Chowk Bazaar area on Monday. After submitting a 13-point demand list to the assistant labour commissioner here, the CPM trade union – […]