Man gets life sentence for raping granddaughter

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 09:29

A court in West Bengal`s Darjeeling district has awarded life imprisonment to a man for repeatedly raping his minor step granddaughter.

Earthquake strikes Sikkim, tremors felt in Darjeeling, Siliguri

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 12:24

An earthquake measuring 5.0 magnitude struck Sikkim at 11.43 am, triggering closure of schools and colleges in the state.

Violence over RAF jawan molesting school girl

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 11:23

A Rapid Action Force constable allegedly molested a school girl in Darjeeling, triggering angry protests by locals and students who fought a pitched battle with police.

Man in Siliguri arrested for teen`s rape, attempted murder

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 23:16

A man in his forties was arrested Saturday for allegedly trying to murder a teenage girl after kidnapping and raping her for nearly two months in West Bengal`s Darjeeling district, an official said.

CPRM questions GJM on agitation in Darjeeling

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 12:22

The Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxist took exception to the GJM unilaterally announcing fresh agitation in Darjeeling hills for `Gorkhaland` next month.

GJM to go for `intense` statehood agitation from Oct 20

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 19:44

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, spearheading an agitation for a separate state in the Darjeeling hills, on Tuesday said it would go in for an `intense` agitation from October 20, asking people to be ready for it.

Govt employees union in Darjeeling Hills form coordination committee

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 11:37

The different state government employees union in the Darjeeling hills decided to form a coordination committee to put up a united face.

Nari Morcha members arrested in Darjeeling crackdown

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 19:26

In the continuing crackdown in Darjeeling hills, two members of the Nari Morcha, women`s wing of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, were today arrested in connection with old cases.

GJM outfit moves SC against ban on its shutdown

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 18:24

The GJM has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta High Court order declaring as illegal and unconstitutional its ongoing shutdown in West Bengal`s Darjeeling hills, a lawyer said here on Monday.

GJM launches fund collection drive in tea gardens

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 13:51

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha`s trade union has started a fund collection drive amounting to a day`s wage from tea garden workers across the Darjeeling hills for the Gorkhaland agitation.

Bandh relaxed for two days in Darjeeling hills

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 12:12

The indefinite bandh in three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling was lifted for two days beginning Monday with the Gorkha Joint Action Committee slated to review its future course of action.

Ration shops licences will be cancelled if not opened: Deb

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 15:33

North Bengal Development minister Gautam Deb on Saturday said if the owners of the ration shops in Darjeeling hills don`t open their shops within next 72-hours, then their licences will be cancelled.