Siliguri: Ahead of her meeting with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) top leaders on Saturday on the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she did not support separatists. "We do not want any division (between the hills and the plains). But we want unity among the hills and the plains. I do not support separatists," Banerjee said while inaugurating the week-long North Bengal Utsav...
10:54 PM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: Government on Monday started air dropping of food to earthquake-affected people in Sikkim amidst fears that some people may still be trapped under the debris. Two medical teams with doctors and paramedics reached worst affected Mangan and Sangthan with the help of helicopters and Border Roads Organisation has been able to reopen the Himalayan state's life line-the National Highway 31-A, Union Home Secretary RK Singh told reporters. "We...
07:40 PM, Sep 19, 2011
Bad weather has hampered an all-out rescue operation in Sikkim as the Indian Air Force says that helicopters can't fly till the weather improves. ...
01:04 PM, Sep 19, 2011
Siliguri: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Sunday firmly told the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha that its demand for a separate state would never be conceded and asked it to instead concentrate on development of the region. "Stop your movement for a Gorkhaland. It will never be fulfilled. Concentrate on all round development of Darjeeling as it is the only solution to the issue," Bhattacharjee said while inaugurating a biscuit...
06:51 PM, Feb 20, 2011
He lacks the money to move to Pune for the 2010 Games. ...
03:55 PM, Oct 30, 2009
The Congress-Trinamool Congress alliance has taken a hit. ...
11:04 AM, Oct 02, 2009
Sources claimed the Congress had sought the Left Front's backing. ...
03:17 PM, Oct 01, 2009
The Left parties had been ruling Siliguri Municipal Corp since 1982. ...
06:50 PM, Sep 15, 2009
As per code, graffiti is not to be written on walls of govt buildings. ...
11:22 PM, Mar 06, 2009
Siliguri has for long been a favourite haven for militants like the ULFA. ...
10:59 AM, Nov 01, 2008
Five crude bombs and some rounds of ammo were recovered from the duo. ...
11:23 AM, Aug 01, 2008
GJM's all set to resume its indefinite strike in support of Gorkhaland. ...
03:35 PM, Jun 16, 2008
Karachi: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar says the cricket ground in Abu Dhabi, where Pakistan and England are engaged in a Test match, does not suit fast bowlers much. The ground is sandy, thick and hard and it is a nightmare for the fast bowlers to bowl there, Akhtar said. He felt that the spinners, though, can extract sharp turn and bounce if they are willing to push the...
11:34 PM, Apr 15, 2008
While fans in Darjeeling root for Prashant, Amit garners support from fans in Siliguri. ...
11:24 AM, Sep 22, 2007
The skeletons were packed in two airbags and kept in the rear of the bus. ...
01:47 AM, Sep 21, 2007
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