Siliguri

Three injured in New Jalpaiguri blast

West Bengal, JalpaiguriSiliguri, Aug 8 : Three children were injured on Friday in a

Two suspected held for alleged links with Ahmedabad blasts

Siliguri (WB), Aug 1 : Two persons were arrested by Delhi Police team in Bhaktinagar area near here today in connection with the Ahmedabad blasts.

According to police officials, the duo, one of them a Bangladeshi and believed to be linked with a Gujarat blasts suspect, was arrested from Santipara under Bhoktinagar police station area in Jalpaiguri district.

Five crude bombs, one country-made fire-arm and some rounds of ammunition were also recovered from them.

The arrested were identified a Yessin Muhammad (25), a Bangladeshi national, and Muhammed Maniuddin (42).

Last night, police detained five people from the area but later three were released while the two were put under arrest.

Rare reptile found in Siliguri

Kurseong (West Bengal), July 30: After a gap of almost 150 years, a rare reptile commonly called 'Caecilian' has been found on the Makaibari Tea Estate near Kurseong.

Rajan Banerjee, the owner of the Makaibari Tea Estate said three to four more reptiles have been found ever since.

Delhi University experts are visiting the hills to conduct a thorough research on the rare reptile.

"This is endemic to this Sikkim-Darjeeling area and then since this animal is found in this locality. We can say that the ecosystem here is very much preserved for this animal," said Robin Siyush, the student from Delhi University.

Siliguri Tibetans protest Chinese repression in homeland

Siliguri, July 27 : Tibetans living in exile in Siliguri took out a rally to seek international attention on their freedom struggle.

Holding flags, around 500 Tibetans including school children took part in the protest rally.

As the Beijing Olympics approach, the Tibetans are trying to reinvigorate their freedom movement and protest against what they see as China''s illegal occupation of their homeland.

GJMM seeks divine intervention for separate homeland

West Bengal, SiliguriSiliguri, July 12 : Members of Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJMM), wa

Raising of ''Gorkhaland peacekeepers'' force

Siliguri, July 9 : The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), which has been demanding a separate State for Gorkhas, has embarked on recruitment of ''Gorkhaland Peacekeepers'' (GLP) for keeping an eye on l

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