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Darjeeling strike hits tourism in the northeast

Siliguri, June 19 : Sikkim was badly hit after activists fighting for a separate Gorkhaland state in West Bengal blocked National Highway 31 A, considered the lifeline of the state.

Normal life disrupted in Darjeeling hills over Gorkhaland issue

Siliguri, June 17 : Normal life in the three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling district was disrupted today as Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) enforced a second spell of indefinite shutdown over its d

GJM to resume indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling today

Siliguri, June 16 : The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), agitating for a separate Gorkhaland state in West Bengal, will resume its indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling hills from 6:00 p. m. today.

Left parties meet today to solve ongoing crisis in Darjeeling

Siliguri, June 14 : The Left parties in West Bengal will meet today in an attempt to find a solution of the ongoing violence in the Darjeeling hills.

Gorkha activists block trains

Siliguri/ Jalpaiguri, June 11 : Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) supporters today blocked the Kanchankanya train at Bagracoat station in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District.

Demanding Central intervention into the matter for a separate Gorkhaland state, the supporters raised slogans stopped the train for over forty minutes.

The West Bengal Government has already dismissed the demand for a separate state in the hills and urged GJM leaders to sit for talks on other issues.

Meanwhile, hundreds of tourists were forced to leave Darjeeling hills following a shutdown called by supporters of separate statehood for ethnic Gorkha people.

India to export Tea to Bashkortostan

TeaSiliguri, May26 : After almost five months of negotiations, the Bengal chapter of Confederation of Indian Ind

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