Darjeeling, Apr 24 : Authorities in Darjeeling, start flowing in paramilitary troops in the town, to put in place, tight security arrangements ahead of the third phase of polling slated to be held on April 30.

Till now, two companies of paramilitary forces have been sent to the region while six more companies will be deployed on the election day. Authorities feel that deploying paramilitary forces will instill confidence among voters.

Bird flu is continuously spreading to different parts of the country.

Health officials, on Wednesday, have confirmed a fresh H5N1 virus outbreak in the Darjeeling region of eastern India.

The officials ordered the veterinary and health workers to restart culling operations.

Mr. Surendra Gupta, district magistrate, stated, “We have started culling operations at Rangli Ranglikot area of Darjeeling. This time a total of 7,000 poultry will be culled.”

Darjeeling, Oct 18 : The members of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists have renewed their agitation for a separate statehood and are replacing government signboards with their own signboards in Darjeeling.

The activists are pasting ''Government of Gorkhaland'' on all boards that are reading ''Government of West Bengal''.

Further, they have passed a resolution making ''Gorkhaland'' number plates mandatory for all vehicles.

"We have decided that all the number plates on the cars will be replaced by our number plates. We will also paste our name on the government boards," said Bimal Dorzi, executive member of the Central committee of GJM.

Darjeeling, Sept : A Darjeeling Court on Wednesday fined a Czech entomologist 20,000 rupees and sentenced his colleague to three years in prison for collecting insects like butterflies without the state government''s permission and for exploiting the catch commercially.

Chief Judicial Magistrate U. K. Nandy convicted Petr Svacha and his colleague Emil Kucera under the Wildlife Protection Act and the Biodiversity Act.

Kucera, who has been given bail, was also fined Rupees 55,000.

Czech Ambassador to India Hynek Kmonicek said that Kucera would appeal to the higher court.

Siliguri, Aug 12 : Thousands of tea plantation workers in Darjeeling went on strike on Monday demanding higher wages. They have threatened to step up their protests, which could endanger the output of premium brews.

The Coordination Committee for Plantation Workers (CCPW) and the Defence Committee of Plantation Workers Rights (DCPWR) is leading the strike.

Workers said the shutdown would continue if their demands were not met.

"We will continue our strike if our demands are not fulfilled," said Bani Roy, a tea worker.

The trade union have threatened to launch an indefinite strike from August 18 if their meeting on thr wage revision of tea workers fail.

Darjeeling, July 26: A woman activist of the Gorkha Janmukthi Nari Morcha (Gorkha Women's Front -- GJNM) was shot dead and three women were injured when rival activists of Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) allegedly opened fire on them outside GNLF leader Dipak Gurung's house.

The slain was 38-year-old Ramila Sharma.

GJNM activists pelted stones at Gurung's house on Friday when GNLF activists were holding a meeting.

Sharma's sister Rita Gurung confirmed that a bullet hit her sister.

"During the meeting my sister along with other 10-15 women was walking, suddenly she was hit by a bullet," said Gurung.