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WB minister claims, he was attacked by Gorkhas activists with stones
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], July 13 (ANI): West Bengal Tourism Minister Gautam Deb on Thursday claimed that he was attacked by Gorkhaland activists.
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TMC appeals the 'Gorkas' to call off their strike
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], July 4 (ANI): West Bengal Tourism Minister Gautam Deb has appealed to the people of Darjeeling and those behind the ongoing agitation to call off their indefinite strike.
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Siliguri: Scores of people take out torch rally demanding Gorkhaland
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], July 2 (ANI): Scores of people on Sunday took out a torch rally here demonstrating a protest, demanding a separate Gorkhaland state.
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GJM protest: State Transport Corporation to run buses from Siliguri to Kol
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India] June 8 (ANI): Following the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's (GJM) 12-hour strike against proposal to make Bengali language compulsory in government schools, the North Bengal State Transport Corporation will now run buses from Siliguri to Kolkata, every two hou
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WB: SSB apprehends two with Rhino horn
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Sunday apprehended two persons for illegal smuggling of Rhino horn, Tokay gecko and Reindeer horn from India to China.
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Opium worth two crore seized in Siliguri
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], May 31 (ANI): The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), in a joint operation with the customs, seized a huge consignment of opium worth nearly two crore in Siliguri.
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WB Minister uses red beacon, says 'not bound by Centre's orders&
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India] May 29 (ANI): West Bengal PWD Minister Arup Biswas on Monday was seen using the red beacon atop his vehicle, despite the Centre's ban.
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WB: SSB seizes snake venom worth Rs. 70 crore
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], May 25 (ANI): At least two persons were apprehended with two jars of snake venom in a joint operation conducted by 41 Battalion Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Customs Department in Siliguri at an area between Batasi and Panitanki here on Wednesday.
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Antiques worth Rs35 crore seized in Siliguri
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal), [India] May 8, (ANI): Security forces on Monday, apprehended a person with two antique idols worth Rs 35 crore in the international market.
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SC took decision after considering all facts: Ex-AGI on Nirbhaya verdict
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi/Siliguri[India], May 5 (ANI): Former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict in the Nirbhaya gangrape case and said the apex court has taken the decision based on several facts.
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Couple that hosted Amit Shah joins TMC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], May 3 (ANI): A couple at whose residence Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah dined a few days ago, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday.
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'Ashtadhatu' idol worth Rs. 45 crore seized along Indo-Nepal bor
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Apr 27 (ANI): In a successful attempt, the Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB) 41battalion in a joint operation with the Preventive and Intelligence Siliguri unit detained a person who was trying to smuggle an 'Ashtadhatu' (metallic) idol along Indo-Nepal borde
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