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GTA will be scrapped after May 4 results: Raju Bista

Darjeeling, April 2 -- Raju Bista, the BJP MP from Darjeeling, on Thursday declared that the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) will be scrapped after May 4, following the declaration of the ... Read More


'Avenge 2021 through EVMs', Abhishek urges from poll rally

Siliguri, April 1 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, addressing an election campaign in Sitalkuchi Assembly Constituency in Cooch Behar, urged voters to avenge t... Read More


From 'candle' to 'torch': BGPM makes comeback with show of strength

Darjeeling, April 1 -- Bouncing back from the 'candle' symbol goof-up, the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) candidates on Wednesday filed nominations for the Kurseong and Kalimpong Assembly... Read More


BJP's 'parivartan' call is to change Bengal's demography: Abhishek

Siliguri, March 31 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee called for keeping the BJP's tally below 50 in the 2026 Assembly polls, alleging the saffron party was alter... Read More


BGPM faces setback as 'candle' removed from EC official list

Darjeeling, March 31 -- The Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) has been forced to abandon its long-associated "candle" election symbol after it was found missing from the official list of the... Read More


Protests erupt in Kurseong after names deleted from voters' list

Darjeeling, March 30 -- Protests erupted in Kurseong on Monday after thousands alleged that their names had been removed from the electoral roll during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and... Read More


Darjeeling braces for triangular contest with IGJF announcing candidates

Darjeeling, March 29 -- The Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front (IGJF) on Sunday officially announced its list of candidates for the forthcoming Assembly elections. The candidate list includes Ajoy Edwards,... Read More


Poll of protest, resistance & revenge against BJP's atrocities: Abhishek

Siliguri, March 26 -- Abhishek Banerjee, All India Trinamool Congress national general secretary on a campaign trail in North Bengal, declared that this is an "election of protest, resistance and reve... Read More


You've come to conquer Bengal, we'll conquer Delhi, says Mamata

Siliguri, March 25 -- Upping her ante against the BJP, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee, addressing a massive gathering at her election campaign in the Dabgram-Fulbari Assembly Consti... Read More


Centre cites 'no elected GTA members', draws flak

Darjeeling, March 25 -- Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India, Nityanand Rai's response that an interlocutor was appointed following repeated demands for dialogue and the "absence of... Read More