Amidst growing opposition, Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) chief and caretaker administrator of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) Subhas Ghising tendered his resignation on March 10, 2008. Ghising, the former Chairman of DGHC, ruled the Darjeeling hills of West Bengal for 20 years. The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), a rival of GNLF led by Bimal Gurung, which has virtually barred Ghising's entry into the Darjeeling hills, had been demanding Ghising's resignation for long1. This is the first time since the formation of the DGHC in 1988 that Ghisingh is not in any administrative post of the council.

The Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Maharashtra Police shot dead two suspected terrorists, including a Bangladesh national, in an encounter on Mira Road on March 11. Explosive material, two firearms and fake currency were recovered from them2.

• 1. “Ghising steps down as Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council head,” India eNews, March 10, 2008, at http://www.indiaenews.com/politics/20080310/103190.htm
• 2. “Terrorists’ shot dead,” The Hindu, March 12, 2008, at http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/12/stories/2008031257250100.htm