Anti-TMC ‘United Gorkha Alliance’ formed after series of talks chaired by BJP MP Raju Bista last week. Ruling party in Bengal says not threatened by ‘sudden Opposition unity’.
With the West Bengal govt's push for opening homestays and creating more jobs, private players are being bullish on expanding tea estate tourism in the city.
Hamro Party's Ajoy Edwards, GJM's Bimal Gurung & influential leader Binay Tamang have joined forces. The 3, says Tamang, will form a committee to strategise their Gorkhaland movement.
A two-cup pot of Darjeeling tea costs Rs 500 at cafes in Kurseong and elsewhere. An eight-hour-long grinding shift at tea gardens earns the workers Rs 230 as daily wage.
On tour, Mamata has been known to make unscheduled visits to people's homes — making chai or frying pakoras for public. TMC describes this as sign of her being a grassroots leader.
VIPs make beeline to Darjeeling as new Gorkhaland Territorial Administration headed by Anit Thapa takes over following poll victory. Bengal, Assam CMs have 'courtesy' meeting over tea.
Anit Thapa’s party contested 26 seats out of a total of 45 seats in GTA elections, held after 10 years. The BJP however doesn’t see him as much of a threat.
With candidates including teachers, tour guides, single mothers & a taxi driver, Hamro Party defeated TMC & BJP. It could set tone for Gorkhaland Territorial Administration polls.
Tea imports from Nepal rose by over 60% last year and this year, till June, it crossed over 50%. Growers say only solution is banning the sale of loose Darjeeling tea.
The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.
RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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