Gorkhaland Territorial Administration News

GTA poll results 2022: This is for the first time that the Trinamool Congress has won seats in the GTA, a semi-autonomous council that governs the Darjeeling hills.

The elections to the GTA, the semi-autonomous council that governs the Darjeeling Hills, are being held after a decade.

GTA extended coronavirus lockdown in Darjeeling, Kalimpong districts till August 8 The order was passed by GTA chairman Anit Thapa GTA is an Autonomous District Council for the Darjeeling and Kalimpong areas of the state

The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) has passed an order restricting the entry of tourists in Darjeeling Hills till July 31 to contain the spread of coronavirus in the area.

This comes right after the expulsion of party assistant general secretary Binay Tamang and Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) member Anit Thapa for violating party line.

The north Bengal hill town has been witnessing an indefinite agitation for a separate state of Gorkhaland for over a month.

A fresh suo moto FIR has been lodged against Gorkha Janamukti Morcha supremo Bimal Gurung, his Asha and other supporters.

The directive came soon after yesterday's clash between the GJM and the police in Darjeeling, according to a senior official at the state secretariat.

Hundreds of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters led by party chief Bimal Gurung waved black flags and burnt effigy of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as they brought out a protest rally in Darjeeling district demanding the state government come up with a written circular about not making Bengali compulsory in the hills.