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.
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
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.
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.