The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leadership on Saturday announced that they would not take part in the ongoing tripartite talks for the formation of any interim set up in the Darjeeling Hills. After their meeting with Centre’s interlocutor Lt. Gen. (retd) Vijay Madan at Kumani, the party chief Bimal Gurung said that his party would not accept any

The second team of special observers of the Election Commission has not come on the invitation of the Left parties. This surprising announcement was made by CPI(M) state secretary Biman Bose on Saturday when the special observers fanned out in the districts to make an assessment of the law and order situation. “We have no idea

Only 227 illegal arms were seized from the districts in the state between January 8 and 31. What is more surprising is that only seven and three illegal arms were seized from the Maoist-infested districts of Purulia and Bankura, respectively.

Although the Centre has turned down the request for deployment of Army in Darjeeling, the state government still feels the current situation there demanded Army deployment to restore confidence among the local people. The state government has also sought eight companies of the Central paramilitary forces exclusively for the Hills and its adjoining areas to maintain law and order.

In a horrifying incident, a teenaged girl has received critical injuries after she was allegedly raped and pushed off the roof of a quarter inside the Fort William by an Indian Army jawan. The traumatised 16-year-old girl is the daughter of a mechanic at the Eastern Command.

Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Tuesday said he was waiting for an official communication after ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said Eden Gardens would "in all likelihood" host the three World Cup matches in March.

Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said that prosecution has been started against 17 Indians who have deposited their black money in foreign banks but he ruled out disclosure of their

The city sessions court on Friday extended the bail of the principal of the La Martiniere for Boys and three teachers in connection with the death of 13-year-old student Rouvanjit Rawla.

In a new twist in the Netai massacre case, the West Bengal government virtually admitted before the Calcutta high court on Friday that the five accused in the case had probably fled from the state.

In a new twist in the Netai massacre case, the West Bengal government virtually admitted before the Calcutta high court on Friday that the five accused in the case had probably fled from the state.