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 home minister said the all-round development and prosperity of the Darjeeling hills and the Terrai and Dooars regions is the topmost priority of the Modi govt.
In ‘Sikkim’, former diplomat Preet Mohan Singh Malik writes about the Namgyal dynasty that ruled the Himalayan kingdom until it became India’s 22nd state.
Tylototriton himalayanus is one of only two salamander species found in India and was discovered recently in 2015. It has not known to make any sounds, until now.
The woman, who was part of a larger group of people, said she wasn't allowed in despite a reservation, but that the management apologised for the incident.
Driven by ethnic differences between West Bengal’s majority Bengali population and Gorkha residents of the north, the statehood stir has gone on for decades.
Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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