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While tribals have been demanding an autonomous council for the Dooars under Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, they are not averse to joining forces with Gorkhas if they drop the word Gorkha 'from the proposed state.
The Times of India 2009
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India new 'Gorkha' state talks begin minister, Pranab Mukherjee, on Saturday ruled out the possibility of the Union government succumbing to all demands for separate state that have been
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Left, Gorkha People's Liberation Front supporters shouted slogans during a rally for the creation of Gorkhaland state, Siliguri, West Bengal, November 2010.
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Diptendu Dutta/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, which will have more powers than the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, will have control over tourism, agriculture and public health, according to media reports.
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Left, Mr. Gurung, the president of the Gorkha People's Liberation Front, addressed supporters at a rally in Darjeeling, January 2008.
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Left, Gorkha People's Liberation Front leader Bimal Gurung held a proposed map of Gorkhaland in his party's office in Darjeeling, West Bengal, July 6, 2008.
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Diptendu Dutta/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The West Bengal state government, the central government of India and the Gorkha People's Liberation Front Monday signed a landmark tripartite accord offering greater autonomy to the Gorkha community by forming the Gorkha Territorial Administration autonomous body.
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The road leading to Monday's agreement offering greater autonomy to the Gorkha ethnic group has been marked instances of by violence and strikes.
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The movement for a separate state of Gorkhaland started in this region in the early 1980s but ended in 1988 after the federal government granted partial autonomy to India's Gorkha community.
Bengal for Business? 2011
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Diptendu Dutta/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Renewed calls for Gorkhaland state gained momentum after Bimal Gurung formed the Gorkha People's Liberation Front, which has led the Gorkhaland movement over the past four years.
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