Pro-autonomy ethnic group calls off hunger strike in DarjeelingSILLIGURI - The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), the organisation spearheading a movement for a separate state of Gorkhaland in Darjeeling called off its nine-day long hunger strike on Saturday in order to maintain a peaceful atmosphere in the region before the upcoming tripartite talks, scheduled to be held on Monday. Border security stepped up for Durga Puja in SiliguriSILLIGURI - Security has been beefed up on the border areas of Siliguri in West Bengal for Durga Puja. New foreign trade policy expected to boost Indian tea exportsSILLIGURI - Tea exporters in Siliguri are upbeat, as the new provision bringing the tea industry under the Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana (VKUY) scheme in the new foreign trade policy, is expected to give a boost to its export in the global market. Landslide blocks highway in West BengalSILLIGURI - Landslide following heavy rains snapped road links to the hills of West Bengal and Sikkim on Wednesday. 56th anniversary of first ascent on Mount Everest celebrated in SiliguriSILLIGURI - The Himalayan Nature and Adventure Foundation (HNAF), a NGO in Siliguri on Friday celebrated the 56th anniversary of climbing the Mount Everest for the first time. Lack of rainfall hits crops in West BengalSILLIGURI - Farmers in Siliguri district of West Bengal face severe crop loss due to lack of rainfall. |