Writes Nanda Kirati Dewan A delegation of Assam Gorkha Sammelan (AGS) led by its President and Tezpur MP Shri  R.P. Sarma met union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at Parliament house today and submitted a memorandum demanding ST status to 11 Gorkha Communities of Assam and inclusion of a member from Gorkha community in the high […]

Writes Nanda Kirati Dewan Release of Mosti Maya Limbu (38) mother two 13 year old daughter and 7 year old son from Jorhat Detension Camp was a silent battle we have been fighting for last 11 months. My AAGSU colleague Vice President Prem Newar and BhaGoP Member from Golaghat Shri. Bhakta Limbu also president of […]

Assam Finance Minister Himant Biswas Sarma Requests People Not to Panic – “Even names of indigenous Assamese are not there in the list, names of Gorkhas are not in the list, but this is not final” In an interview to India Today, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has appealed people not to panic over […]

Writes Geeta Mohan One of the major fallout of the National Register for Citizens (NRC) list in Assam would be on Gorkhas in India. According to reports, an estimated one lakh Gorkhas have been kept out of the draft that was published on July 30 that could be a cause for major consternation between the […]

नेशनल रेजिस्टर अफ सिटिजन मार्फत आसामका कूल ४० लाख मानिसहरूको नाम काटिएको छ भने उक्त ४० लाखमध्ये १ लाख गोर्खाहरूको नाम मेटिएको हामीलाई जानकारी प्राप्त भएको छ। गोर्खा जनमुक्ति मोर्चा आसामका ती सबा गोर्खाहरूलाई उक्त ट्राफ्ट फाइनल राफ्ट नरहेकोले फेरि पनि आफ्नो नागरिकता प्रमाणित गर्ने समय रहेको जनाउँदै पुनः आवेदन गर्ने अपील गर्दछौं।यति गरेर फाइनल […]

Press release from President Shri Bimal Gurung: “I extend my solidarity and support to all those genuine citizens of India whose name have been left out of the NRC list, and request the central government to take handle their cases with utmost care, and also request the Govt of Assam and the Central Govt to […]

“NRC political game of BJP – could threaten national security and start communal violence in the country” – says Binay Tamang GJM (BT) faction chief and the current GTA Board of Administrators Chairman Binay Tamang on Wednesday said that he would extend legal support to Assam’s Gorkha community if they were displaced following implementation of […]

Writes: Rahul Karmakar The complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on July 30 has made the Gorkhas of Assam feel they are paying the price for India’s treaty with Nepal almost seven decades ago. While the focus of the NRC has been on the exclusion of Bengali Muslims and Hindus […]

Guwahati : The Gorkha Autonomous Council Demand Committee, which has been demanding “original in habitants” status for the Gorkhas living in Assam, said exclusion of many names of the community from the final draft of the NRC is “not fair”. The committee’s chairman, Harka Bahadur Chhetri, on Thursday said: “Many Gorkha people have been excluded […]

To celebrate the 204th Bhanu Jayanti, Gorkha Students’ Union Dimapur (GSUD) organized a program on Friday, at Dimapur Town Hall under the theme, “Our culture our identity”, in which 22 Gorkha units from different parts of Dimapur participated. Speaking at the program, PDA minister of state Nagaland, Sashank Ghatraj lauded GSUD for their contribution to the community. […]

CONGRATS: Kashyap Smriti Puraskar 2018 Goes to Loknath Upadhaya Chapagain Loknath Upadhaya Chapagain from Assam, who is settled in Siliguri has won the Tulshiram Sharma ‘Kashyap’ award in Sikkim for his book “Kina Royaou Ppama ” He was felicitatiedted yesterday at Sikkim Sahitya Parishad with a citation and 51k cash award. This award has been […]

Assam Govt To Set Up Cultural Research Centre For Gorkhas – Statues of 3 Legendary Gorkhas from Assam to be Installed GUWAHATI: Assam government will set up a cultural research centre for Gorkha the city and a plot of land will be provided where in statues of three legendary figures of Gorkha community will be […]

After a live voting, Bishal Sharma was announced as the champion by judges Shilpa Shetty, Anurag Basu and Geeta Kapur on Saturday night. He beat three other finalists Ritik Diwaker, Vaishnavi Prajapati and Akash Thapa to take home the trophy. Super Dancer Chapter 2, which made history for being the longest-running single season of a […]

Assam -126th Saheed Diwas in commemoration of martyr Subedar Niranjan Singh Chhetri was observed at Mani Kumar Subba Bhawan. SUBEDAR NIRANJAN SINGH CHETTRI – 1st GORKHALI FREEDOM FIGHTER TO DIE FOR INDIA. Subedar Niranjan Singh Chettri led the contingent of Native Gorkhali soldiers for revolutionary Manipuri hero Jubraj Tekendrajit Singh. When East India Company was […]

Nanda Kirati Dewan Pune, Maharastra 12th Sept 2016: The gorgeous ‘Gorkhali Gabhuru’,  Asom Xontan and Pride of the North East Rewati Chetri was crowned Miss International India 2016 in its first edition of the beauty pageant that took place at Novotel Hotel in Pune on Sunday night. She bagged the title defeating 16 other contestants […]

Writes John Hingkung The gorgeous Gorkha beauty from Assam was crowned Senorita Miss International India 2016 in its first edition of the beauty pageant that took place at Novotel Hotel in Pune on Sunday night. She bagged the title defeating 16 other contestants and will now represent India at the Miss International 2016 pageant happening […]

Gorkha demands constitutional Indigenous status says Assam Accord cutoff date not applicable to Gorkhas 9th September Khanapra, Guwahati Assam: Gorkhafa Harka Bahadur Chetry, Chairman of Gorkha Autonomous Council Demand Committee (GACDC)  speaking at ‘Raithaney Gorkha Bhela’  reiterated only one demand that Gorkhas should  be recognized as  Indigenous community of Assam in the NRC Upgradation process […]

Gorkhas are indigenous and so Assam Accord cut off date not applicable to the Gorkhas of Assam : Gorkhafa Harka Bahadur Chetri Writes Nanda Kirati Dewan 19 days long 600 kms Marathon March ends at Dispur Lastgate : More than 3000 people rallied from Sonapur to Guwahati Tripartite talks demanded : Govt. of Assam assures of […]