Official-level talks on Gorkhaland has failed to make a headway owing to Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's insistence on discussing the territorial jurisdiction of the proposed interim authority.
The heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railways will resume the toy train services from December from Siliguri.
'Helpful neighbours, useful nuggets of information keep the people going as supplies run low.'
Banerjee also criticised Dhankhar over his recent visit to North Bengal, claiming a conspiracy was being hatched to divide the region.
Shekhar Chakravarty has developed and patented Curvo -- world's first non-linear ropeway system.
One can expect that the formation of Telangana will have more positives than negatives. The 'Telangana effect' has already prompted demands for a separate Vidarbha and break up of Uttar Pradesh. This needs to be considered seriously as this can only lead to deepening governance, says Colonel (retd) Anil Athale.