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Congress says BJP made 'zero progress' in finding political solution to Darjeeling Hills issue

The Darjeeling Hills has witnessed bouts of violence since the '80s over the demand for a separate state of 'Gorkhaland'. The most recent one happened in 2017 and lasted 104 days, leaving behind a trail of destruction.

25 April 2024, 15:55 IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress says BJP made 'zero progress' in finding political solution to Darjeeling Hills issue

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress says BJP made 'zero progress' in finding political solution to Darjeeling Hills issue

Congress says BJP made 'zero progress' in finding political solution to Darjeeling Hills issue

25 April 2024, 15:55 IST

Poll Vault: Old Is Gold

Bereft of star power, Congress finally fished out 89-year-old Dawa Narbula, the last Congress MP to win Darjeeling in 2004.

24 April 2024, 23:37 IST

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Poll Vault: Old Is Gold

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Poll Vault: Old Is Gold

Poll Vault: Old Is Gold

24 April 2024, 23:37 IST

ECI to deploy central forces at all polling stations in Bengal in second phase

Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj Lok Sabha constituencies in north Bengal will go to polls in the second phase on April 26.

24 April 2024, 20:09 IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: ECI to deploy central forces at all polling stations in Bengal in second phase

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: ECI to deploy central forces at all polling stations in Bengal in second phase

ECI to deploy central forces at all polling stations in Bengal in second phase

24 April 2024, 20:09 IST

Gorkha votes head for split in electoral battle in West Bengal's Darjeeling

The locals are unhappy with BJP’s failure to come out with a “permanent political solution” for the vexed Gorkhaland issue, even though the saffron party kept the hope alive for separate small states.

21 April 2024, 15:37 IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Gorkha votes head for split in electoral battle in West Bengal's Darjeeling

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Gorkha votes head for split in electoral battle in West Bengal's Darjeeling

Gorkha votes head for split in electoral battle in West Bengal's Darjeeling

21 April 2024, 15:37 IST

Amit Shah skips Darjeeling rally as helicopter fails to land due to inclement weather

Shah was scheduled to address the rally in support of BJP candidate Raju Bista, for Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat.

21 April 2024, 11:24 IST

Amit Shah skips Darjeeling rally as helicopter fails to land due to inclement weather

Amit Shah skips Darjeeling rally as helicopter fails to land due to inclement weather

Amit Shah skips Darjeeling rally as helicopter fails to land due to inclement weather

21 April 2024, 11:24 IST

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Electoral fortune in Darjeeling hinges on permanent political solution to Gorkhaland demand

The queen of hills witnessed the entry of two new political parties – the Hamro Party led by Ajoy Edwards, which won the Darjeeling Municipal polls in 2022, and Anit Thapa’s Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM), which swept the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) elections in June 2022.

17 April 2024, 07:38 IST

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Electoral fortune in Darjeeling hinges on permanent political solution to Gorkhaland demand

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Electoral fortune in Darjeeling hinges on permanent political solution to Gorkhaland demand

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Electoral fortune in Darjeeling hinges on permanent political solution to Gorkhaland demand

17 April 2024, 07:38 IST

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Permanent political solution for Darjeeling in 5 years, says BJP MP Raju Bista

Bista, who has been re-nominated by his party from the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal, said the crisis in the Hills is more about identity.

13 April 2024, 08:26 IST

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Permanent political solution for Darjeeling in 5 years, says BJP MP Raju Bista

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Permanent political solution for Darjeeling in 5 years, says BJP MP Raju Bista

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Permanent political solution for Darjeeling in 5 years, says BJP MP Raju Bista

13 April 2024, 08:26 IST

BJP's Kurseong MLA to contest as Independent candidate against party's Darjeeling Lok Sabha nominee

MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma said this was the fourth time that a person not hailing from the Darjeeling hills was nominated by the BJP, and such candidates 'do not raise the real issues of the people'.

25 March 2024, 10:22 IST

BJP's Kurseong MLA to contest as Independent candidate against party's Darjeeling Lok Sabha nominee

BJP's Kurseong MLA to contest as Independent candidate against party's Darjeeling Lok Sabha nominee

BJP's Kurseong MLA to contest as Independent candidate against party's Darjeeling Lok Sabha nominee

25 March 2024, 10:22 IST

Will fight as independent if party outsider candidate in Dajeeling LS seat: BJP MLA

Sharma criticised the party for consistently selecting candidates with no ties to the Darjeeling hills.

11 January 2024, 07:57 IST

Will fight as independent if party outsider candidate in Dajeeling LS seat: BJP MLA

Will fight as independent if party outsider candidate in Dajeeling LS seat: BJP MLA

Will fight as independent if party outsider candidate in Dajeeling LS seat: BJP MLA

11 January 2024, 07:57 IST

Snowfall forecast in Darjeeling district on New Year

Sandakphu, which offers a majestic view of the Kanchenjunga mountain range, experienced the season's first snowfall in the first week of December.

29 December 2023, 10:28 IST

Snowfall forecast in Darjeeling district on New Year

Snowfall forecast in Darjeeling district on New Year

Snowfall forecast in Darjeeling district on New Year

29 December 2023, 10:28 IST