Kalimpong Municipality ward no. 16 commissioner Barun Bhujel, who was in police custody is no more.

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Kalimpong Municipality ward no. 16 commissioner Barun Bhujel, who was in police custody is no more.

The police had arrested Barun during the Gorkhaland agitation in June. With his health deteriorating he was taken to a hospital in Kolkata recently, where he took his last breath.
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Sikkim police prevent Bengal team from taking away arrested GJM members

The tension between Sikkim and West Bengal over Gorkhaland is set to rise as Sikkim Police on Friday detained a team of six Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) members arrested by Bengal policemen.

The team entered the south district of the Himalayan state allegedly without informing Sikkim administration.

The Bengal police team raided a spot in Majhitar near Namchi (South district headquarters) where a meeting of central committee members of the GJM was taking place. Sikkim Police detained the six arrested at Namchi police station.

The Bengal Police will need to obtain a transit remand from a Sikkim court, Pratap Pradhan, senior superintendent of police of Sikkim’s south district told HT.Pradhan also alleged that Dawa Bhutia, 34, who is a resident of Kalimpong, died when policemen from Bengal opened fire at a place called Saddam near Namchi (the headquarters of South district). “We will register a case,” said Pradhan.

The tension between the two states started on June 20 when Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling wrote to Union home minister Rajnath Singh expressing his support for the new state being demanded by the Gorkhas. Bengal government promptly opposed Chamling’s stance, calling it an unwelcome interference.

“They have to take those arrested away on transit remand granted by a court. The team of Bengal police came into SIkkim territory without informing us,” said Pradhan. However, he did not reveal the identity of those arrested by Bengal police.

State is not possible in Darjeeling of West Bengal said MP S.S. Ahluwalia

To a disappointment, Darjeeling’s own MP S.S. Ahluwalia said in media a state is not possible in Darjeeling of West Bengal. Ahluwalia today said in case of forming a new state by carving out any territory, the particular state has to send an official proposal to the central Government and also present the logic behind the formation of a new state.
Neither West Bengal nor Tripura Government has sent any proposal so far there is no question of forming a new state in West Bengal and Tripura, The ministry of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Agriculture told the reporters.
To resolve the problem in Darjeeling Hills MP S.S Ahluwalia has stressed on talks. “I as an MP from Darjeeling would say that all problems could be solved through negotiation. If the problems would be solved through bipartite talks it is well and good if that fails, then we have to ought for tripartite talks” he said.
He said the Centre was interested in empowering the tribal councils or hill councils and in that case also specific proposals would have to be proposed to the Centre on the basis of which action plans could be chalked out.

The Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) has demanded the formation of a separate state by carving out the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), which forms two third of the state territory.

“This demand is not practical. Tripura is a small state and there is no question of forming a separate state. Likewise, there is no possibility of forming any state in Darjeeling of West Bengal,” he said.

However, he said, if there is a specific proposal from the states for development of those areas, the Centre would respond to it.
“Ultimately, development is required. If people’s problems could be solved through proper developments, these demands would wither away,” he added.

Bomb Blast at Sukhiapokhri in Darjeeling Last Night

Darjeeling: A bomb blast took place at Sukhiapokhri last night. An eyewitness says lots of noise of breaking of window panes by stones being pelted in the middle of the night was heard.

Sources say some vehicles glasses were also broken. The incident took place at around 1.30am.

Details awaited..

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Darjeeling in Shock After Late Night Blast

Darjeeling in Shock After Late Night Blast
A late night blast, which was loud enough to wake up pe deep slumber has left everyone in Darjeeling concerned, as well as puzzled.
The blast which occurred in front of the old super-market, has left window panes shattered in the old super market, and shutters - made of steel, in some of the shops with holes. A small crater has also been formed on the road.
Locals are worried that this will add to the atmosphere of uncertainty, which is already prevailing in the hills.
Oneindia News has quoted Darjeeling SP Akhilesh Chaturvedi, Superintendent of Police, as saying, "There was a huge blast at around 12.15 am in front of the Old Supermarketown in Darjeeling. Though there has been no loss of life or injury, most of the nearby shops have been damaged. Police are investigating to ascertain what caused the blast and who are behind the blast."
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Darjeeling Toy Train Loses Rs. 2.5 Crore Due To Agitation

Darjeeling: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) has incurred an estimated loss of Rs. 2.5 crore due to the ongoing Gorkhaland agitation in West Bengal, an official said on Monday.
“If the situation would have been normal, that is the amount we would have earned in this time by running our trains. Services have been suspended since June 12,” Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer Pranav Jyoti Sharma told IANS.
Till June 12 this year, the DHR registered earnings of Rs. 3.05 crore.
The heritage train operates under NFR. The UNESCO granted world heritage status to the DHR on December 2, 1999.
Following the agitation, the Sonada and Gayabari stations of DHR were damaged besides the DHR headquarter Elysia building at Kurseong. The Gayabari station was gutted in a fire.
“We used to run nine trains daily from Darjeeling to Ghoom. There used to be a train from Siliguri to Darjeeling and one from Darjeeling to Siliguri. All the trains have stopped. We have to sit back till the situation normalises,” Mr Sharma said.
All advance bookings from July 12 for DHR toy trains were cancelled and money refunded. The annual expenditure of the DHR is estimated at Rs. 15 crore.
The hill passenger railway started operations in 1881.
Local parties have been protesting in the Darjeeling hills demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland.

Sarahah app is going viral, but what is it and how does it work?

There is a new viral hit on the web and it is called Sarahah. Haha what? Yes, that is the exact question millions of web users have as they see the Sarahah app popping up on their Facebook feeds. It is all over the place. You may have probably heard about the app already if you are on Facebook or Snapchat. You may have seen hundreds and thousands of posts shared by your friends via Sarahah. Wondering what is it all about? Let's get all your questions answered here.

Some may already know about this trending stuff that's flooding the social media platform, especially Facebook. While some may have absolutely no idea about what is this app all about. Well, this is an application which can be downloaded by both Android and iOS users. It is available on Google Play Store as well as on App Store. The app hit the Play Store only in February, and within just a few months the app has spread like wild fire and has managed to get over 50 lakh downloads already.

What is Sarahah app?
Sarahah is an Arabic term which means honesty. This is an anonymous messaging app that lets people send messages to any random person if that person has the app installed. To find that person either you will have the link to that person's Sarahah profile or you can search for the profile through the user ID or email address. Although, given the anonymous nature of the app, the search functionality is not as good as what you get in Facebook or Twitter.

Sarahah, back in February was introduced as a website by a Saudi Arabian developer -- Zain al-Abidin Tawfiq. However, the developer it seems later thought that the app can go viral with as an app. That when Tawfiq on June 13 released an app version of Sarahah on both the iOS App Store and Google Play. And as expected, it went absolutely wildfire.

The reason why the app has gone viral is because the receiver of the message doesn't even get to know the sender's identity. Basically, the message is sent anonymously. For instance, this is probably a great application to confess anything to someone which probably you can never say them in person.

Is Sarahah app propagating cyber bullying?
However, if not used diligently, this app also has potential to be very risky. Some reports claim that a bunch of people have been misusing the application and using the app as a means of cyber bullying.

Considering the fact that people have the freedom to send anonymous messages to anyone, there are reports that some people are misusing the app and are using as a tool for rampant cyber-bullying. Though some users are taking this as a game and fooling around with friends, there are a bunch of evils eyes who are targeting the Sarahah app as a cyber bullying platform. They are sending threatening messages to people and literally bullying them.

The app was introduced just a few months ago and already there multiple cases of cyber bullying related to it. and pre-teens have reportedly been subjected to unsavoury comments and racist remarks in some instances. While on the other, people are using this application to going up to the extent of sending death threats. A review that was posted on Google Play reads, "My 13-year-old sister uses this and she got a death threat aimed at our 2-year-old brother." After such incidents took place, many parents have reported that the app and said that this is "the newest platform for cyber bullying".

How to use the Sarahah app?
Now that you know about the app and understand its risks, let's explain how you can use it.

First step to become a Sarahah user and fool your friends, and confess something to someone is to install the application. If you're an Android user, you can get hold of the app on Google Play Store, iOS users can download it from App Store. Upon installing the application, you now need to register with email ID, password, and name. You are now good to go. After creating an account with the Sarahah app, you can directly share the link to your Sarahah profile with Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media platform to let your friends know.

Now that your friends now know you are on Sarahah, they'll send you an anonymous message, and all you'll get to see is the message. There'll be no name, no information about the sender anywhere. Similarly, you can also send messages to your friends. You can only receive the message and can't reply to in anyway. However, it seems Sarahah will get that feature soon, as the websites state, "You can't respond to messages now. We are studying this option."

Note: The person you want to send the message via Sarahah must have installed the application. All you now need to do is type a message and send. This app is addictive. But, given that it is an app for fun, and should be used diligently without harming anyone.