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However, during the hot summer time, the Governor used to shift his residence to Darjeeling, along with the whole office. The Governor's House building was purchased in 1877 from the Maharaja of Cooch-Behar. Even now, the Governor of West Bengal spends two weeks every summer at the Raj Bhavan in Darjeeling.
The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration is a semi-autonomous council for the Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal state in India.The GTA was formed in 2012 to replace the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, which was formed in 1988 and administered the Darjeeling hills for 23 years.
Darjeeling district (2011) Darjeeling Sadar subdivision Darjeeling Pulbazar – 80.78% Rangli Rangliot – 80.50% Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri – 82.54% Kalimpong subdivision Kalimpong I – 81.43% Kalimpong II – 79.68% Gorubathan – 76.88% Kurseong subdivision Kurseong – 81.15% Mirik subdivision Mirik – 80.84% Siliguri subdivision Matigara ...
At the time of the first British arrival, Darjeeling was known among its Lepcha inhabitants as Dorje-ling, or the "Place of the Thunderbolt." [g] According to the Oxford Concise Dictionary of World Place Names, Darjeeling is derived from the Tibetan Dorje ling or Dorje-glin, meaning "Land of Dorje," i.e. of the vajra, the weapon of the Hindu god Indra.
The State Council is gathering feedback on the preliminary plan from various provinces and government bodies, the report added, citing people familiar with the matter. China's blue-chip CSI 300 ...
Tibetan Refugee Self Help Centre in Darjeeling, India, is a rehabilitation centre for the Tibetan refugees in the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region. It was established on 2 October 1959, after they followed Dalai Lama and escaped from Tibet. [1] The production of Tibetan handicraft is the centre's main activity. [2]
The movement reached its peak around 1985–1986. On 22 August 1988, the GNLF, under Subhash Ghisingh, signed the Darjeeling Hill Accord, which created the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) in exchange for the GNLF giving up its demand for Gorkhaland.
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada plans to ease a housing shortage by leasing public land to developers for construction of affordable houses under a plan unveiled by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on ...