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DISTURBED HILLS: The GJM has been spearheading the movement in the hills for a separate Gorkhaland state.

DISTURBED HILLS: The GJM has been spearheading the movement in the hills for a separate Gorkhaland state.

Darjeeling, Sikkim cut off from plains by GMJ blockade

Sikkim and Darjeeling were cut off from the plains on Thursday following a 12-hour shutdown called by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) in the Darjeeling hills, Terai and Doars regions. GJM activists, protesting the alleged attacks on their supporters at Kalchini in Jalpaiguri district Wednesday, put up a road blockade at Sevak - an important road junction in north Bengal from where National Highway 31A linking Sikkim begins - cutting off access to the tiny Himalayan state from the plains.

NO ROLLBACK: West Bengal Chief Minister says it

Devil's Advocate: Buddhadeb

Karan Thapar grills West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee over Nandigram and Singur.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/devils-advocate-buddhadeb/34441-3.html

LITTLE EFFECT: West Bengal

Strike spares IT | Tramp strikes big

West Bengal's IT sector was largely spared from the general strike sponsored by Left-leaning trade unions.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/strike-spares-it--tramp-strikes-big/28487-3.html

THE DATING BUDDHA: The impersonator claims Buddhadeb is looking for friends and dates on the Internet.

Buddhadeb on Orkut angers fans

The impersonator who put a profile of Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Orkut has left the cops in a tizzy and angered fans.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/buddhadeb-on-orkut-angers-fans/25993-3.html

TUG OF WAR: Politics has overshadowed Dalmiya

Dalmiya win splits West Bengal CPI-M

While Buddha described Dalmiya as an 'evil', his party colleagues have come out in support of the new CAB president.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/dalmiya-win-splits-west-bengal-cpim/17328-5.html

ALL OUT WAR: Ganguly has accused his one time mentor and former BCCI chief of sabotaging his career.

'Greg e-mail not leaked by Dalmiya'

Sourav Ganguly had on Friday pointed an oblique finger at Dalmiya for the Greg Chappell e-mail leak.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/greg-email-not-leaked-by-dalmiya/16634-5.html

STILL A COMMUNIST: Buddhadeb insists that he is a communist, but capitalism is the need of the hour.

I have promises to keep: Buddhadeb

In a interview to CNN-IBN, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya insists that he is still a communist.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/i-have-promises-to-keep-buddhadeb/10375-4.html

A tale of woes from City of Joy

Seven months after Bengal CM announced rickshaws would be banished from the streets of Kolkata, they roam freely in the city.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/a-tale-of-woes-from-city-of-joy/8781-4.html

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