| Publication date: 7/15/2009; 5:06:00 AM GMT. Indian villagers walk along the deserted National Highway 55 at Tindharia, some 40 kms from the eastern Indian city Siliguri, on July 14, 2009 on the third day of an indefinite strike in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Mirik and the nearby hills by supporters of the Gorkha People's Liberation Front (GJM). The GJM is demanding a separate state within India for the Gorkha people in northern West Bengal which affects the tea and tourism industries. Paramilitary personnel were on high alert to deal with the possibility of violence between pro and anti-Gorkhaland activists. AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA. |
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