<div>The West Bengal government has sent a report on the ongoing violence in Darjeeling to the Home Ministry, which has dispatched a company of 125 women security personnel to help restore peace in the hills.<div><br /></div><div>The state government's report is under examination of the ministry, official sources today said.</div><div><br /></div><div>Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi has also spoken to the state's chief secretary, who had demanded that two companies -- 250 personnel -- of women paramilitary personnel be sent there, they said.</div><div><br /></div><div>However, the ministry decided to send only one company, the sources said.</div><div><br /></div><div>Earlier, the Home Ministry had put on hold the dispatch of 400 additional paramilitary personnel to Darjeeling for want of a report on the situation from the state government.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ten companies -- about 1,250 personnel -- are stationed in the region marred by violence during the ongoing agitation by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) for a separate state of Gorkhaland.</div><div><br /></div><div>The sources said tripartite talks with all stakeholders concerned, including the GJM, to resolve the crisis have been deferred and a new date for the same are yet to be communicated to the Home Ministry.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was reported earlier that the talks were scheduled for today.</div><div><br /></div><div>Home Minister Rajnath Singh had yesterday appealed to protesters not to resort to violence and instead hold dialogue to resolve any issue.</div><div><br /></div><div>Resorting to violence would never help in finding a solution, he had said and asked the people living there to remain calm and peaceful. </div></div>
<div>The West Bengal government has sent a report on the ongoing violence in Darjeeling to the Home Ministry, which has dispatched a company of 125 women security personnel to help restore peace in the hills.<div><br /></div><div>The state government's report is under examination of the ministry, official sources today said.</div><div><br /></div><div>Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi has also spoken to the state's chief secretary, who had demanded that two companies -- 250 personnel -- of women paramilitary personnel be sent there, they said.</div><div><br /></div><div>However, the ministry decided to send only one company, the sources said.</div><div><br /></div><div>Earlier, the Home Ministry had put on hold the dispatch of 400 additional paramilitary personnel to Darjeeling for want of a report on the situation from the state government.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ten companies -- about 1,250 personnel -- are stationed in the region marred by violence during the ongoing agitation by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) for a separate state of Gorkhaland.</div><div><br /></div><div>The sources said tripartite talks with all stakeholders concerned, including the GJM, to resolve the crisis have been deferred and a new date for the same are yet to be communicated to the Home Ministry.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was reported earlier that the talks were scheduled for today.</div><div><br /></div><div>Home Minister Rajnath Singh had yesterday appealed to protesters not to resort to violence and instead hold dialogue to resolve any issue.</div><div><br /></div><div>Resorting to violence would never help in finding a solution, he had said and asked the people living there to remain calm and peaceful. </div></div>