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SIA cabin crew stories (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Just a few days back I drove passed a house in Bukit Timah area and noticed Gurkha guards patrolling the area. My friend told me the house belonged to a Singapore minister. He must be a hotshot minister otherwise he would be having the local police guarding his house and not Gurkha. I told my friend to be on the best behaviour otherwise we might get into trouble. This minister house and the Gurkha...
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | yesterday
Kalimpong/Calcutta, Nov. 30: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha said any interim administrative arrangement would have to include the Dooars on a day the interlocutor appointed by the Union home ministry to facilitate the fourth round of talks stepped into Writers' Buildings for the first time.
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The Lone Voice (Free subscription) | yesterday
There there, you see we are listening says Government non entity as he overlooks the obvious facts. The communities Secretary called for a new focus on the needs of poor whites affected by mass immigration. Mr Denham said areas with high immigration levels felt a sense of ''insecurity and unfairness'' because of the impact of new arrivals on jobs and public services. Well its only taken him 12 years...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Leading British caver and co-discoverer of the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu cave system in south Wales Peter Harvey, who has died aged 88, was a significant figure in postwar British cave exploration. In 1946, he and Ian Nixon were the first to enter and explore Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, a cave system in south Wales that is still ranked as one of the UK's finest. Born in India, where his father was serving with the 6th...
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World Travels (Free subscription) | yesterday
Today we took an hour and a half drive to Gorkha, the ancestral home of the Shah kings. This town is famous in history as the home of the original, khurkri-wielding, Gurkha soldiers. They were composed largely of Thakuri, Magar and Gurung men which fought the British in 1769 an again in the 1814-16 Anglo-Nepal war. So impressed by their fighting skills and bravery were the British that they started...
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
Darjeeling, Nov. 29: Persistent stonewalling by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and the repeated refusal of the Darjeeling district administration to allow it to hold public meetings in the hills have prompted the ABGL to think of seeking a solution from the high court.
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ARK (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
Ang and I went to the Gurkha restaurant on Poole quay on Thursday with Helen and Graham. Lee came over and dog sat for us and we caught the train to Poole at 6.36. It was raining when we got to Poole so we took a taxi. The taxi driver put us off going by saying she hadn’t heard any good reviews about the place. We were early so went in and got a table and a drink each. I had a sweet and salty...
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Horse Racing Tips & Tipping Review Blog (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
. 2:10 European Breeders´ Fund Maiden Fillies´ Stakes (CLASS 5)(2yo) Winner £3,562 12 runners 6f 98.6% Key Light 98.2% Zubova 95.7% Avon Castle 93.9% Wannabee 93.6% Spirit Of Normandy --.-% Billie Jean --.-% Caramelita --.-% Elation --.-% Hanbelation --.-% Singingintherain --.-% Sweet Avon --.-% Thistlestar 2:45 Fred Williams 60th Birthday Handicap (Div I) (CLASS 6)(3yo+ 0-65) Winner...
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Darjeeling, Nov. 27: Less than a month before the fourth tripartite talks, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has hardened its demand for Gorkhaland, saying the party will not discuss any arrangement other than statehood in the December 21 meeting.
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
After banning the sale of liquor and wearing of non-ethnic clothes by locals, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has issued a diktat against the use of cellular phones and motorcycles by students.
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Darjeeling, Nov. 26: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has decided to keep panchayat offices across the hills open from November 28 for a week to allow disbursement of salaries.
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Darjeeling, Nov. 24: A war of words between the ABGL and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has started in the hills ahead of next month's tripartite meeting with Madan Tamang's party alleging that an understanding has already been reached for an administrative set-up within Bengal.
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Darjeeling, Nov. 23: The Janmukti Astahi Karmachari Sangthan (JAKS), an association formed by the contract workers of the DGHC and affiliated to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, has put the ball in the state government's court by deciding to suspend all forms of agitation for a month to allow government officials to complete the formalities related to the regularisation of their jobs.
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World Travels (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Today was our first full day (Monday) after arriving yesterday following our overnight flight with Jet Airways. We took a walking tour of the temples and markets in the centre of Kathmandu. The streets were much as explected, narrow, very busy, with a mass of people going about their business. You had be very mindful of the mopeds and motorcycles speeding up behind you sounding their horns! The street...
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