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Archive for May 11th, 2008

Sex trade flourishes in Darjeeling – An NDTV Exposure

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Timi Bina by Mantra

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Akasaima by Mantra

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BIR GORKHALI – MANTRA

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Today’s Beacon Online Exclusive Wallpaper

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Beacon Online Exclusive Wallpaper

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GJM Town Committee Protest against the call for Roshan Giri’s arrest

Posted by barunroy on May 11, 2008

CPM Leaders demand for Roshan Giri’s arrest has lead to great upheaval in the Hills. Roshan Giri is General Secretary of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha

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Culling in progress at Sukna

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Buddha dials PM for peace- Just politics, shrugs Singh

Posted by barunroy on May 11, 2008

May 10: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee called up the Prime Minister last night and said he had not “meant any disrespect” to him, a source close to Manmohan Singh said today. [Inset: Bhattacharjee and Singh]

The Bengal chief minister apparently said he was “misquoted” by the media, which reported a speech in which he accused Singh of “failing to perform on all fronts”.

According to the source, the Prime Minister replied: “It is okay because these things happen in politics.”

Subesh Das, principal secretary to the Bengal chief minister, however, said: “As far as I am aware, the chief minister made no calls to the Prime Minister. At least no calls were routed through me.” Read the rest of this entry »

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