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• Three Indian Generals Indicted in Land Scam

  
  MastiFunda.com — Authority: 159
  India News: The three Indian generals who were accused of having an involvement in a land scam have been indicted. Military Secretary Gen Avadesh, Lieutenant General PK Raj and Major General Ramesh Halgali have been alleged of making a fake NCO of the 70 acres land, adjoined to a military base near Darjeeling, to ...
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• Christmas in India

  
  Compassion International - Christian Blog on Child Poverty — Authority: 467
  Cringggg!!! The tabletop alarm clock rings long and loud enough to awaken Gufran from his deep sleep. He hits “snooze” to get beneath the cozy comfort of his warm blanket. Unable to find the same warmth and comfort he was enjoying, Gufran sits up on his bed. Freezing cold wind blowing through the narrow gaps in ...
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• Escape from Darjeeling

  
  Read Reid's Blog — Authority: 111
  These signs and colors (green/white/yellow) were everywhere from Bagdagra to Darjeeling. After spending two weeks relatively untouched by the surrounding protests and demonstrations for the creation of Telangana in Hyderabad, I found myself smack-dab in the center of an aggressive campaign for statehood in West ...
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• No statehood but talks on to solve Gorkhaland problem: home secretary

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Darjeeling (West Bengal), Dec 21 (IANS) There was no consensus on the issue of a Gorkhaland state but discussions to find a solution to the problem would continue, union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said here Monday after meeting representatives of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) and the state government.“We had ...
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• AIFB opposes Gorkhaland, wants committee to decide on Telangana

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) The All India Forward Bloc (AIFB), a prominent partner in West Bengal’s Left Front government, has opposed the demand for a Gorkhaland state but asked that a second State Reorganisation Committee (SRC) be set up to decide on the Telangana issue.Terming the Congress’ decision to concede ...
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• Discussions can resolve Gorkhaland state issue: Pranab Mukherjee

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Kolkata, Dec 20(ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that discussions are the only way to resolve the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland in Darjeeling region of West Bengal. Addressing the media on the sidelines of a function in Kolkata, Mukherjee observed that the Government was ready ...
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• Talks best way to solve Gorkhaland issue, says Pranab

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) Cautioning the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leadership that the situation may turn “critical” if it maintained a rigid stance on the Gorkhaland issue, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday said dialogue was the best possible way to solve the matter.Speaking to mediapersons a day ...
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• Pro-autonomy ethnic group calls off hunger strike in Darjeeling

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Silliguri, Dec 20 (ANI): The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), the organisation spearheading a movement for a separate state of Gorkhaland in Darjeeling called off its nine-day long hunger strike on Saturday in order to maintain a peaceful atmosphere in the region before the upcoming tripartite talks, scheduled to be held ...
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• Gorkhaland party suspends fast-unto-death for two days

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), which has been conducting a fast-unto-death agitation for carving a separate Gorkhaland state out of northern West Bengal, Saturday suspended the stir for two days following the central government’s appeal.“We’ve withdrawn our fast-unto-death programme in ...
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• Matt Zoller Seitz and the Directors of the Decade: Wes Anderson

  
  The Rushmore Academy — Authority: 425
  Over at Salon ,  Matt Zoller Seitz (freelance critic, and author of one the earliest and best profiles of Wes , and this incredible series of video essays  from earlier this year) has been taking a look at some of the most influential directors of the decade in an on-going series of essays. Seitz’s ...
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• Bhutan denies existence of ULFA camps on its soil (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Bhutan Thursday denied the existence of any United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terror camp on its soil and promised to take necessary action if any such information was passed on by the Indian government.“I’ve no information that any such ULFA terror elements exist in Bhutan. There is no ...
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• 4th Day of Gorkhaland Hunger Strike at Parliament Street, New Delhi

  
  Proud to be a Sikkimese — Authority: 132
  4th Day of Gorkhaland Hunger Strike at Parliament Street, New Delhi    photo shared by  Bishal Rai Secretary, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, New Delhi and NCR Unit Participants are as follows : Ms. Pooja Gurung Ms. Palden Sherpa Ms. Kalpana Tamang Ms. Kavita Gurung ...
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• It costs him Rs.39,000 a month to house government cattle

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Dhaniram Mallick never imagined that maintaining 26 cows thrust on him by West Bengal lawkeepers could bleed him to penury.Mallick, a resident of Naxalbari’s Hatibiha area in Darjeeling, runs a cattle house which till some time ago gave him enough profits to feed his family.But one fine ...
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• Season’s Greetings

  
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• Gorkhaland stir, blockades could affect talks, warns Bengal

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government Wednesday said the ongoing agitation by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) for a separate Gorkhaland state could affect the congenial environment before the Dec 21 tripartite meeting in Darjeeling.“The ongoing fast-unto-death and other agitations staged by the GJM ...
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• GJM to stage blockades at government offices

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Siliguri (West Bengal), Dec 15 (IANS) The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leadership Tuesday said that they would carry out blockades in front of government offices in West Bengal’s Darjeeling Hills from Wednesday, to press their demand for a separate Gorkhaland state.“It’s a decision taken by our party’s ...
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• Half-day hunger strike staged in West Bengal against Gorkhaland demand

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Siliguri, Dec.16 (ANI): An apolitical body in West Bengal observed half-day hunger strike in protest against the demand for a separate Gorkhaland by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJMM), as eleven members of the committee observed the hunger strike on Tuesday. . “Today we have started fasting or hunger strike from 8 ...
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• Review: California Tea House Organic Darjeeling

  
  Teaviews.com — Authority: 144
  This tea greeted me with a clean aroma that had both muscadine and woodsy notes. Appearance-wise, this tea seems to be a fairly high-quality brew, which, I might note, is something I have come to expect from the good folks at California Tea House. This tea has a pure flavor that is not too intense, but certainly ...
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• IANS Top Stories at 9

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  NATIONALGorshkov’s final price decided: Russian envoy - Moved at 1720Political deadlock continues in Andhra Pradesh - Moved at 1405 Bengal bus-trailer collision toll rises to 23 (Lead) - Moved at 1746 No improvement in Pravin Mahajan’s condition - Moved at 1742 75 Rajya Sabha members sign for Dinakaran’s ...
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• GJM ends four-day shutdown in Darjeeling hills (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Siliguri (West Bengal), Dec 14 (IANS) The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) called off its four-day shutdown in the Darjeeling Hills only hours after it began Monday, said the group that seeks a separate Gorkhaland in West Bengal.According to GJM president Bimal Gurung, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)leader L.K. Advani and ...
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