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Bimal Gurung is an India political leader and founder of political party Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM). The aim of GJM party is to create a separate Gorkhaland state in Indian hills presently located in West Bengal state of India. Gurung was formerly a Gorkha Volunteers Corps member who fought for the creation of a Gorkhaland state in India during 1986-1988 under the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF). He became a councillor representing Tukver constituency in the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) after the previous Councillor Rudra Pradhan was murdered in Darjeeling. He became a close aide of Subhash Ghisingh, the leader of GNLF and chairman of DGHC. Later, he turned against his mentor to launch the second agitation for a Gorkhaland state and formed the party GJM. Since then he is protesting for formation of a Gorkhaland state comprising the Darjeeling district and many areas of the Dooars.

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Former GTA member held in 2017 SI murder case
TNN / Mar 09, 2025, 19:44 (IST)

7 yrs on, Darj cop murder case suspect held
Feb 15, 2025, 20:53 (IST)

We believe in Gandhian principles: Gurung wife
TNN / Apr 26, 2010, 04:11 (IST)

Gandhibad and woman power this twin force has helped keep the current phase of the Gorkhaland agitation led by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha peaceful, said Asha Gurung, the party's Nari Morcha president and wife of GJM president bimal gurung.

Darjeeling's lord of the hills
TOI Crest / Jan 16, 2010, 11:44 (IST)

Subhash Ghisingh, the maverick ex-Army boxer who strode the Darjeeling Hills like a Colossus for close to 20 years, has been banished from what used to be his fief. Today, it is bimal gurung who rules the mountains. His word is law and not many dare go against it ...

Meet with bimal gurung positive: Mamata
TNN / Jul 19, 2014, 03:41 (IST)

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) president bimal gurung held a closed-door meeting at the government guesthouse at Richmond Hill in Darjeeling on Friday.

Arrest warrant issued against GJM chief bimal gurung, seven others
PTI / Sep 06, 2017, 22:44 (IST)

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha is spearheading the agitation, which has been going on for over two-and-a-half months in the Darjeeling hills over the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland.

Darjeeling: Police sub-inspector killed in clashes with GJM supporters
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 13, 2017, 10:43 (IST)

Two people including a cop and a civilian were killed, while several police personnel were injured on Friday in clashes with GJM supporters loyal to party supremo bimal gurung at a forest in the Darjeeling hills.

GJM chief bimal gurung booked under UAPA in connection with twin blasts: Police
PTI / Aug 20, 2017, 16:44 (IST)

GJM chief bimal gurung has been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with a grenade blast at the Kalimpong police station and an explosion in Darjeeling town, the police said on Sunday.

Explained: Who is bimal gurung? Why is he in the news? What is the Gorkhaland issue?
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 26, 2020, 18:07 (IST)

bimal gurung is one of the founders of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM). He was the chairperson of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration that governs the hilly areas - Darjeeling district and terai - in West Bengal.

Calcutta high court adjourns bail hearing of bimal gurung
TNN / Mar 26, 2014, 04:55 (IST)

Calcutta high court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on the anticipatory bail petition filed by GJM president bimal gurung and his wife Asha in the Madan Tamang murder case on technical grounds.

Dwaipayan/Deep bimal gurung
tnn / Apr 18, 2019, 06:00 (IST)

Dwaipayan/Deep bimal gurung
tnn / Apr 18, 2019, 06:00 (IST)

Darjeeling unrest: GJM protest to continue; Rajnath appeals for calm
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Jun 18, 2017, 13:36 (IST)

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh appealed to the residents of Darjeeling to remain calm and urged them not to resort to violence. The home minister's appeal came amid GJM chief bimal gurung's announcement that their protest will continue.

Cop murder case: Gurung acquires regular bail
TNN / Feb 13, 2025, 21:08 (IST)

Gorkhaland' renamed to woo tribals
TNN / May 31, 2010, 08:49 (IST)

Announcing the change of nomenclature at a meeting on the St Joseph's School ground in Singamari on Sunday, GJM president bimal gurung appealed to Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikash Parishad (ABAVP) to sit for talks.

Lord of the hills
TOI Crest / Jan 16, 2010, 12:23 (IST)

Subhash Ghisingh, the maverick ex-Army boxer who strode the Darjeeling Hills like a Colossus for close to 20 years, has been banished from what used to be his fief. Today, it is bimal gurung who rules the mountains. His word is law and not many dare go against it ...

Cop killed in gunbattle during operation to nab bimal gurung near Sikkim
TNN / Oct 14, 2017, 06:00 (IST)

North Bengal outfits regroup for a separate state
TNN / Jan 19, 2017, 07:54 (IST)

Two weeks after Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president bimal gurung's meeting with Kamtapur People's Party (KPP) general secretary Subhas Burman on January 4 over proposals to initiate parallel movements in the Hills and seven districts of north Bengal, a warning from the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) has sent ripples among the Bengali- and Hindi-speaking people in Siliguri, Alipurduar and Balurghat. In a press release, the KLO has asked all such people to leave the place by March 31 this year.

Contempt suit against bimal gurung
TNN / Sep 04, 2013, 04:48 (IST)

A contempt petition was filed against GJM president bimal gurung and general secretary Roshan Giri on Tuesday, accusing them of flouting the Calcutta high court order on bandhs.

bimal gurung praises Jaswant Singh
TNN / Feb 28, 2014, 01:50 (IST)

Over the past one week, the GJM president has been reluctant to announce the party's decision regarding the 2014 Lok Sabha elections even though senior leaders are presently camped in Delhi meeting UPA and NDA leaders.