The Darjeeling district administration has notified that the Siliguri Town Market area covering the local bus stand and railway crossing at Bagrakot, which partly falls under Wards 18 and 20, and Nivedita Road (from Champasari Road to Gurung Busty market, then upto the road near Siliguri Model High School), have now been marked as containment zones.
On the other hand, hundreds of migrant workers who returned home some days ago locked the Mokdumpore gram panchayat office in Chanchal this morning in protest against them not getting any benefits as announced by the government.
There was confusion on the venue of the PM rally as the BJP had sought a larger ground located opposite to the present venue at Kawakhali
