Gorkha leader threatens militant stir for seperate state

Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung on Wednesday threatened to launch a militant agitation in the Darjeeling hills to press for the original demand for a Gorkhaland state, a day after Chief......

One nation, one election: 32 parties back proposal, Cong among 15 to oppose

The high-level committee on "one nation, one election" approached 62 political parties, of which 47 responded -- 32 voicing support to holding simultaneous polls and 15 opposing it -- according to......

Mamata delivers in first month in office

The first month of the new Mamata Banerjee ministry in West Bengal saw fast paced progress on two contentious issues -- the return of land to unwilling farmers of Singur and setting aside of the......

GJM blocks national highway, Sikkim cut off

Sikkim was cut off from the rest of the country when Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha activists blocked the National Highway 31A early on Saturday as part of their 24-hour strike in the Darjeeling Hills......