Darjeeling MP Raju Bista raised the issue of re-inclusion of 11 excluded Gorkha sub-tribes—Gurung, Bhujel, Mangar, Newar, Jogi, Khas, Rai, Sunwar, Thami, Yakkha, and Dhimal—as Scheduled Tribes ...

Following the meeting convened by the Union home ministry, participating hill leaders, mostly aligned with the BJP, had not ...

These communities were not recognised as tribes in the1951 census. The 11 hill communities seeking the ST status in Darjeeling are Bhujel, Gurung, Mangar, Newar, Jogi, Khas, Rai, Sunuwar, Thami, Yakka ...