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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.
The snow-clad mountain ranges, a little to the north of the old Darjeeling district, form the main Himalayan range. Ranges/ ridges branching out from the main Himalayas pass through Darjeeling district. To the north-west towers the giant Kangchenjunga 28,146 ft (8,579 m) and to the north-east is Dongkya 23,184 ft (7,066 m).
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.
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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]
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The Directorate of Estates is an attached department under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs of India.It was established in 1944. It administers and manages the estates of the Government of India. [1]