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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Gorkhaland talks end in standoff, by Parbat Portel (kp 18/08/2010)

Premature Gorkhaland, by Sanjay Pradhan (hsa 07/2010)

Troubled Movement: Assasination of senior Gorkha leader Madan Tamang was a major setback to Gorkhaland Movement, by Uma Kanta Khanal (sp 18/06/2010), Travails of the new Darjeeling satrap: Failure to act on the murder of opposition leader Madan Tamang reflects the political calculations involved in maintaining the tripartite talks on the Gorkhaland question, by Niraj Lama (hsa 07/2010)

Gorkha leader killed in Darjeeling (nn 21/05/2010), Gorkhaland leader killed, by Parbat Portel (kp 22/05/2010), GJM bid to smear Maoists, by Parbat Portel (kp 24/05/2010), Tamang murder deathknell for GJM, by Parbat Portel (kp 26/05/2010)

Gorkhaland: Fresh Agitation, by Uma Kanta Khanal (sp 21/05/2010)

Darjeeling Deadlock: The movement for separate Gorkhaland state within India peaks, by Uma Kanta Khanal (sp 05/03/2010)

Agitating Again: Gorkha Janamukti Morcha announces a new round of agitation after its fourth tripartite talks fail, by Uma Kanta Khanal (sp 08/01/2010)

Agitation heightens for Gorkhaland state (nn 27/12/2009)

General strike in Darjeeling for separate 'Gorkhaland' (nn 14/12/2009)

Are Youth For A Ride? Gorkha agitators ban the use of mobile phones by local students and visitors, by Uma Kanta Khanal (sp 11/12/2009)

No Cheers! The agitating party orders liquor ban in Darjeeling hills to cut the revenue stream to West Bengal government, by Umakant Khanal (sp 27/11/2009), Gorkhaland in Demand: Gorkhas in Darjeeling have made a fresh call for strikes as part of their movement Gorkhaland, by Uma Kanta Khanal (sp 28/08/2009), Gorkhaland students face biking ban (kp 01/12/2009)

Darjeeling dreams, by Sushma Joshi (kp 01/08/2009)

GJM shuts Darjeeling, asks non–locals to leave, by Biplav Bhattrai (kp 13/07/2009), Students, tourists leave Darjeeling (kp 14/07/2009), Indian govt invites agitating Gorkhas for talks (nn 14/07/2009), Darjeeling bandh affects life (rn 20/07/2009)

Revisiting Desai’s novel, by Umesh Bhusal (kp 03/05/2009)

Gorkhaland goes BJP, by Dinesh Wagle (kp 18/04/2009)

A new crisis for India is waiting to explode, by Shankar Roychowdhury (Asian Age 10/03/2009)

Fatal turn to stir: two killed in clashes (kp 09/02/2009), Two die, dozens injured in Gorkhaland movement clashes (nn 09/02/2009)

Posters in Hills vow armed struggle for Gorkhaland (Times of India 19/01/2009), Gorkha group warns of Bengal bloodspill (Times of India 19/01/2009)

Separatist demands: Nepalese expansion; The Nepalese demand is not restricted to Darjeeling district, but almost the entire north of Bengal as part of Gorkhaland, by Dipak Basu (Deccan Harald 20/11/2008)

India positive on Gorkhaland demand (kp 10/09/2008)

Nepali dress mandatory in GJM movement, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 01/09/2008)

GJM looks to Sept talks with Delhi, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 29/08/2008)

We’ll get Gorkhaland soon, says ‘Robin Hood’ of Darjeeling (Gulf Times 17/08/2008)

Nepali speakers mark Indian Independence Day, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 16/08/2008)

India’s Gorkhas throw weight behind ‘Robin Hood’ for new state (Daily Times 12/08/2008)

Pro-Gorkhaland communist party threatens strike, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 04/08/2008), Gorkhaland stir gaining momentum, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 05/08/2008)

GJM diktat on vehicle licence plates (kp 02/08/2008)

14 arrested for GJM worker’s murder, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 30/07/2008)

It’s Their Cup Of Tea, Too, by Kalpana Pradhan (rn 29/07/2008)

GJM for central govt participation in talks, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 10/07/2008)

Volunteers for Gorkhaland movement, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 03/07/2008)

Whither now Darjeeling? Despite the significant push for a new Gorkhaland state having caught the public imagination, the movement is now stuck in confusing limbo. Among the people, the pressure is reaching a breaking point, by Sharda Chhetri (hsa July 2008)

Gorkha stereotypes in Desai's The Inheritance of Loss, by Arun Kumar Pokhrel (kp 29/06/2008)

In support of Gorkhaland, by Siddhartha Thapa (kp 19/06/2008), Gorkhaland movement: Darjeeling strike cripples life, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 22/06/2008), GJM team leaves for Delhi to press for Gorkhaland, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 24/06/2008)

Gorkhaland supporters attack tourists, by Nirmalya Banaerjee (Times of India 12/06/2008), Curfew imposed: Nepali speakers attacked in Siliguri (kp 13/06/2008), Violence erupts amid Gorkha protest for separate state: India calls in army in Darjeeling; Ethnic Bengalis chase away protesting Gorkhas (Daily Times 13/06/2008), Siliguri returns to normal (kp 14/06/2008), Gurkha leaders reject talks offer (nn 14/06/2008), Paramilitary mobilized in Siliguri area, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 15/06/2008), Gorkhaland movement gathers momentum (nn 17/06/2008), Buddhadev seeks fresh dialogue: Gorkhas start talks with Delhi, by Gopal Khanal & Upendra Pokharel (kp 18/06/2008), Gorkhas start talks with central government for separate state (nn 18/06/2008)

Advocacy for Darjeeling-Sikkim merger begins (nn 13/05/2008)

HUROB speaks up against witch-hunting of Bhutanese refugees in West Bengal (nn 12/05/2008)

Bird-flu resurfaces in West Bengal, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 11/05/2008)

Over 100 GJM men arrested in Siliguri (kp 03/05/2008), GJM calls off hunger strike (kp 04/05/2008), GJM holds massive rally, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 09/05/2008)

GJM threatens hunger strikes, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 28/04/2008)

Darjeeling legislators seek clarification for 'indiscriminate killing' during Gorkhaland agitation (nn 15/03/2008)

Gorkhaland movement put off (kp 01/03/2008), Gorkhaland is people’s demand: Ghising, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 07/03/2008), Subash Ghising resigns as DGHC chief (nn 10/03/2008), Mina likely to be new DGHC chief, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 12/03/2008)

I will not resign: Ghising, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 25/02/2008)

Darjeeling under indefinite banda, by Benup Raj Bhattarai (kp 21/02/2008), Band cripples Darjeeling, by Benup Raj Bhattarai (kp 23/02/2008), Darjeeling sees no respite from strike (nn 24/02/2008)

GJM announces Gorkhaland stir, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 08/01/2008), India PM says commission to study Gorkhaland demand (kp 09/01/2008)

Nepali-speaking Indians stir for Gorkha state, by Gopal Khanal (kp 22/12/2007)

Indian govt prepares bill for Darjeeling autonomy, by Gopal Khanal (kp 05/12/2007)

Pro-Gorkhaland statehood demos resurface, by Benup Raj Bhattarai (kp 10/11/2007)

Darjeeling remains calm: Siliguri returns to normal, by Upendra Pokharel and Benup Raj Bhattarai (kp 30/09/2007)

Call us Gorkhalis : Indians of Nepali origin (kp 20/12/2006)

Kanchenjungha - Men, mountains and the Mall, by Aveek Sen (tc 08/06/2006)

GNLF mum on council motion (Telgraph, Calcutta 17/03/2006)

Imagining Darjeeling and Sikkim: Two populations who prefer to look the other way when they pass on the street, because they are really the same people, by Tanka B Subba (Himal Southasian, March/April 2006)

Seeking the tribe Ethno-politics in Darjeeling and Sikkim, by Sara Shneiderman and Mark Turin (Himal Southasian, March/April 2006)

GNLF bans worship of Saraswati idols (Hindustan Times 22/01/2006)

Ghising's game, by Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay (fl 14/01/2006)

Nepal Maoist nabbed in Darjeeling (ti 29/12/2005)

GNLF threat to ‘exposure’ meetings, by Vivek Chhetri (te 19/12/2005)

Ghisingh demands inclusion of Siliguri sub-division in DGHC (Newindpress 11/12/2005)

Centre to grant Sixth Schedule status to Gorkha Hill Council (wi 06/12/2005)

Kalimpong, the new model tourist destination (wi 05/10/2005)

‘Darjeeling sanctuary for Maoists’ (kp 27/09/2005)

Tragedies heaped by three stooges, by Peter J Karthak  (kp 28/08/2005)

Cognitive Dissonance: Nepali Bhasha Andolan, circa 1960s, by Peter J Karthak (kp 07/08/2005)

More powers for hill council (te 02/07/2005)

Ghising warns of Nepal-like unrest in Darjeeling (oi 30/06/2005)

Pondering over Gissing's surprise and a later development, by Shahid Alam (New Nation 26/06/2005)

WB govt criticised for treating Ghising's comments lightly (Zee News 11/06/2005)

Ghising (Outlook India 06/06/2005)

Ghising demands tribal status for Darjeeling hills (Hindu 06/06/2005)

The bogey of a Gorkhaland state, again, by Marcus Dam (Hindu 03/06/2005)

Gorkhaland issue: WB cannot be bifurcated, says Buddha (Outlook India 19/05/2005)

The Man Who Could Still Be King: Despite being humbled, Subash Ghisingh, and even his detractors, may continue to use the Gorkhaland dream to their advantage, by Sumanta Sen (Telegraph, Calcutta 21/04/2005)

Victory cries ring in hills (Telegraph, Calcutta 16/04/2005)

Gorkha Hill Council to get more powers (Tribune 15/04/2005)

Ghising demands separate state for Nepali-speaking people (Tribune 10/04/2005)

Marxists’ dilemma in the Hills, by Prasanta Paul (Deccan herald 29/03/2005)

What is Ghising Afraid of? - West Bengal spends over Rs 150 crore annually on the DGHC, by Debashis Bhattacharyya (Telegraph, Calcutta 27/03/2005), No elections to DGHC till ‘alternative’ found: Ghising (Indian Express 28/03/2005), Purchasing peace Ghisingh takes it all! (Statesman 28/03/2005), Ghising again threatens to stall Darjeeling polls, by Prasanta Paul (Deccan Herald 28/03/2005)

Darjeeling: So far, and yet so close, by Aarti Basnyat (nt 19/11/2004)

Darjeeling observes Everest Day, by Madhav Ghimire and Benup Bhattarai (kp 30/05/2004)

GNLF backs Congress for Gorkhaland, by Puran P Bista (kp 25/05/2004)

GNLF renews call for Gorkhaland (ht 17/05/2004)

Maoists in North Bengal, by Puran P. Bista (kp 06/04/2004)

Hundreds die in Indian tea gardens due to starvation (ht 03/04/2004)

Ghisingh’s speech rakes up controversy in Darjeeling (ht 27/01/2004)

Ghising’s roadmap: Decentralise power, turn god-fearing (kp 16/01/2004), Ghishing’s hissing, by Puran P. Bista (kp 20/01/2004)

The spirit of Darjeeling, by Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay (fl 06/12/2003), The valley of resilience, by Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay (fl 06/12/2003)

Trouble in a tea garden, by Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay (Frontline, 22/11/2003)

Reminiscences of Darjeeling’s ‘special’ music, by Peter J Karthak (kp 19/11/2003)

Maestro Amber Gurung: The Alpha and the Omega!, by Peter J Karthak (Kathmandu Post, 12/11/2003)

Good days in Darjeeling tea are over, by Rahul Bedi (Himalayan Times, 05/11/2003), Closed tea estates leave Nepali workers stranded, by Tek Bahadur Giri (Himalayan Times, 05/11/2003)

Darj: The Queen of the Hills gears up for a carnival next week, by Daniel B Haber (Nepali Times, 31/10/2003), My Darjeeling, by Renchin Yonjan (Nepali Times, 31/10/2003)

Ranjit Gazmer: My mother’s favourite son! by Peter J Karthak (Kathmandu Post, 29/10/2003)

Agam Singh Giri: Lese epiqué, more Prabash, by Peter J Karthak (Kathmandu Post, 15/10/2003)

Jitendra Bardewa: Jaded and faded too soon!, by Peter J Karthak (Kathmandu Post, 08/10/2003)

Background

DarjeelingNews.net, a news forum

Environment and Rural Development in Darjeeling Himalaya: Issues and Concerns, by Vimal Khawas

The Darjeeling Tea Network

Darjeeling: The Queen of the Himalayas, a personal website with lots of information about Darjeeling

Welcome to Darjeeling, information about Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Karsiyang

General information on Darjeeling

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society (DHRS)