Naxalism started as a movement against land alienation. Today it has become a popular movement against natural resource alienation, particularly forests. Large areas of densely forested regions in the country are controlled by Naxalites. In these

The control of Naxalites over forests is total and overwhelming

Left helpless, the affected states have started demanding amendments to the fca. About a year ago, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh wrote to the prime minster requesting changes

The status of cancer data in India is as scary as the killer itself. The most recent data on cancer by the Indian Council of Medical Research is 13 years old. With little data on hand, battling cancer has become doubly difficult

The data is rudimentary. The analysis is poor. And is kept secret

The death of India s cancer control programme and the rise of cancers

Messing around with the environment has led to the emergence of new and deadly diseases

A mystery disease kills 35 people in Siliguri

Electricity line snap ruled out

Siliguri, Aug. 11: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha

- Hill track journey cut short for second time in four days
Darjeeling, March 29: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway continues to be hit by disruptions. The Unesco World Heritage property ran out of steam once again today because of poor quality of coal.

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