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Fresh 'low' seen as depression crosses Bengal coast… and other news

admin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:10:34 +0000

Isolated heavy rainfall would occur over Andhra Pradesh, Lakshadweep , Kerala and Gangetic West Bengal. Fishermen have been advised against venturing into … Read at Hindu Business Line.

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Big brother Bay 'low' drives rains across peninsula… and other news

admin — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:48:30 +0000

It was scattered over Lakshadweep , Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal. While the marauding winds were southwesterly over Kerala, the rest of the peninsula … See all stories on this topic », Hindu Business Line …

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Gorkha deal may be sealed soon

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:26:24 +0000

A crucial tripartite meeting at the home ministry on Tuesday could practically seal a deal between West Bengal, the Centre and GJM, the outfit spearheading the agitation in the hill districts of Darjeeling. The three sides have been in negotiations over the past one year to work out the form, structure and powers of the Gorkhaland Regional Authority (GRA) to be constituted as an interim arrangement. Last year, the GJM agreed in principle to an interim arrangement since talks on statehood would take time

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Stranger in a strange land

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:16:43 +0000

Nancy is the local schoolteacher at Lachung village in North Sikkim and has returned home recently after some years outside the state. She has been chatting non-stop with me in the darkness of the late evening about her school and students. Among other things, she says that Hindi is one of the languages taught in her school, as in all other schools in Sikkim now.

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GJMM withdraws indefinite strike in Darjeeling

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:42:39 +0000

DARJEELING: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has withdrawn the indefinite strike called in Darjeeling hills from Monday in view of the tripartite talks with the Centre and West Bengal government on September 7. The decision was announced by GJM General Secretary Roshan Giri after a meeting with the Darjeeling District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police Devendra Pratap Singh.

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Gorka leader murder: CID files chargesheet

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:41:18 +0000

Darjeeling (West Bengal): A little over a 100 days after Gorkha leader Madan Tamang was murdered in West Bengal’s Darjeeling hills, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday filed chargesheet in a court of law naming 30 accused, even as prime suspect Nicole Tamang is absconding.

No senior GJMM leader in Madan Tamang murder case charge-sheet

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:39:26 +0000

Darjeeling, Aug 30 (IANS) The West Bengal Police Monday filed a charge-sheet against 30 accused in the Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) leader Madan Tamang murder case. However, the names of several top Gorkha Jan Mukti (GJM) leaders, whose names figured in the FIR, were not mentioned.

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Darjeeling may be deserted this Puja

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:44:45 +0000

KOLKATA: Bookings for Darjeeling, once the favourite Puja vacation destination, are finding no takers. The numbers have fallen so low this time that even elite hotels are ready to give away rooms at 50% discount but still cannot find anyone, thanks to the turmoil in the Hills. Darjeeling is facing an indefinite strike since Sunday evening

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ICICI Bank jumps

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:50:30 +0000

Saumitra Chaudhuri, a Planning Commission member in charge of economic development, told a news agency, early this week, that inflation has peaked and would start easing at a faster rate from September 2010. … The Southwest monsoon was vigorous over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Konkan & Goa and active over Assam & Meghalaya and North Interior Karnataka during past 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its daily update on Wednesday, …

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Proposal to set up more forensic labs | Hamara News covers …

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:30:06 +0000

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