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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

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)