Two arrested for beating doctor protesting girl’s harassment
September 5th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sept 4 (IANS) Two youth were arrested after they allegedly badly beat up an elderly homeopath doctor, leading to his death, after he objected to them passing vulgar comments ... Read more...
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Trinamool MLA clarifies ’short skirt’ remark, Mamata refuses comment (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday refused to comment on a statement made by actor and Trinamool Congress legislator Chiranjeet that short dresses worn ... Read more...
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Buses damaged, trains movement disrupted in Bengal (Lead)
May 31st, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Protestors damaged and set afire buses, put up road blockades and disrupted train movement as the 12-hour shutdown called against the rise in petrol prices ... Read more...
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Normal life hit in Bengal, but high attendance at secretariat (Lead)
February 29th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Streets wore a near-desrrted look with few vehicles and people venturing out, but air services remained normal and government offices recorded high attendances in West ... Read more...
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Fowler raises doubts on future of PLS
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Former England and Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler Thursday raised doubts on the future of India's much awaited Premier League Soccer (PLS), which was postponed Wednesday ... Read more...
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Premier League Soccer throws challenge to IPL
February 6th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Indian football, riding high on the mega bucks and euphoria generated by the upcoming Premier League Soccer, Monday threw a challenge to cricket with a top ... Read more...
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Bengal gets its first e-collectorate
October 19th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Barasat (West Bengal), Oct 19 (IANS) In a step towards promoting e-governance, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday inaugurated the state's first e-collectorate in North 24 Parganas district.Soon ... Read more...
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Tourist killed as vehicle falls into ravine in Sikkim
June 17th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Gangtok, June 17 (IANS) One tourist was killed and nine others were injured when their vehicle fell into a 150-metre-deep ravine while on way to a temple from Nathula pass ... Read more...
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Celebrities take on Left Front veterans for Trinamool
April 26th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Actors Debashree Roy and Chiranjeet (Dipak) Chakroborty, theatre personality Bratya Basu... Leading Bengali actors and artistes have taken on ministers and veterans of West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Don’t harass politicians, Bengal officials told
March 24th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Administrative officials in West Bengal have been asked not to harass politicians while executing pending non-bailable arrest warrants, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said Wednesday."Every ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb is ’shame’ of democracy, says Trinamool
March 24th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Wednesday termed West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee the "shame" of democracy and said he was confused about constitutional norms."For us, Buddadebbabu ... Read more...
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Don’t want Mamata to be harassed before polls: Buddhadeb
March 23rd, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The West Bengal government will not dig up old cases against opposition leader, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, ahead of the elections next month, Chief ... Read more...
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Execute arrest warrants against Trinamool leaders: CPI-M
March 22nd, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Without naming Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal's ruling CPI-M Tuesday urged the Election Commission to execute ahead of the April-May assembly polls the ... Read more...
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Kolkata police yet to arrest two men for youth’s killing
February 19th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Even five days after Rajib Das was killed while trying to protect his elder sister from abusers, Kolkata Police are yet to arrest two of the attackers now ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb visits kin of youth killed by sister’s abusers
February 16th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Wednesday visited the family of the youth who was killed by some miscreants because he protested their using abusive language against ... Read more...
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Kolkata Metro station to be named after Mother Teresa
January 15th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday announced that a proposed Metro railway station in New Barrackpore municipality of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district will be named after ... Read more...
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Kolkata Metro becomes railway zone, gets more powers
December 30th, 2010 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) Kolkata Metro Railway (KMR), the country's first underground railway carrying over 4.75 lakh commuters daily, was Wednesday upgraded to an independent railway zone, giving it wider financial ... Read more...
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Santosh Trophy: Maharashtra, Karnataka to meet in prequarters
July 20th, 2010 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) Maharashtra and Karnataka finished atop their clusters Monday to settle for a last 16 clash in the 64th Santosh Trophy national soccer competition here.
Three time champions Maharashta outplayed ... Read more...
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Punjab move a step closer to Santosh Trophy prequarters
July 18th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Punjab pipped Nagaland 1-0 to inch closer to a prequarter final slot from cluster III in the Santosh Trophy soccer competition here Sunday.
Balwant Singh struck the all important ... Read more...
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Santosh Trophy: Maharashtra, Meghalaya carve out convincing wins
July 17th, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) Three-time champions Maharashtra came up with another emphatic show to storm past Andhra Pradesh 4-1 and remain atop cluster II in the 64th Santosh Trophy interstate football championship ... Read more...
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Punjab, Manipur pick up big wins in Santosh trophy
July 16th, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) There were goals galore on the second day of the 64th Santosh Trophy interstate national soccer competition as former champions Manipur pummeled Rajasthan 13-0 while Punjab spanked Pondicherry ... Read more...
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Santosh Trophy: Punjab, Manipur score big wins
July 16th, 2010 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) There were goals galore on the second day of the 64th Santosh Trophy interstate national football championship as former champions Manipur pummeled Rajasthan 13-0 while Punjab spanked Pondicherry ... Read more...
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Court okays curbs on buses in Kolkata
July 7th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court has upheld the West Bengal government's power to prevent stage carriage buses entering Kolkata in order to decongest roads and curb pollution.
The apex court ... Read more...
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Women Lok Sabha MPs concerned over price rise
January 21st, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Three women Lok Sabha MPs Thursday criticised the rising prices of essential commodities, saying they were not satisfied with efforts of the central and state governments ... Read more...
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Violence on soccer turf, two Churchill players injured
January 9th, 2010 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) Two Churchill Brothers footballers - midfielder Kalu Ogba and goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya - sustained injuries as Mohun Bagan supporters turned violent after the I-League encounter between the two ... Read more...
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Two Kashmiri men held with arms in West Bengal
November 15th, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) Two young men from Jammu and Kashmir were arrested for allegedly possessing firearms and live cartridges, police said Sunday.
Halil Ahmed Bhat and Ramej Ahmed Fambu, both in their ... Read more...
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East Bengal blank Lajong 3-0 in I-League
November 12th, 2009 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) Riding on their Ghanaian strikers' performance, East Bengal got their third win on the trot, blanking Lajong FC, Shillong, 3-0 in an I-League tie at Barasat here Thursday.
While ... Read more...
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Mumbai F.C. log three points by beating Mohun Bagan
November 2nd, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
K0olkata, Nov 2 (IANS) Exploiting rival goalkeeping lapses, Mumbai F.C. won their maiden outing by finishing on the right side of a 2-1 scoreline against former champions Mohun Bagan in the I-League ... Read more...
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East Bengal concede last minute goal to draw 1-1 with Salgaocar
October 30th, 2009 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) East Bengal conceded a last minute goal to finish 1-1 with Salgaocar Sports Club, Goa, in an I-League encounter here Thursday.
In search of their first win in the ... Read more...
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West Bengal may modify agri-marketing act
October 3rd, 2009 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Barasat (West Bengal), Oct 3 (IANS) The West Bengal government is planning to modify its Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act, Minister of Agricultural Marketing Mortaza Hossain said here Saturday.
"The state is ... Read more...
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Air India, United S.C. in Shield semifinals
September 5th, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) United S.C. stunned fancied East Bengal 4-2 in a group A encounter to enter the semifinals of the 114th IFA Shield football tournament Saturday.
In another match, Pune F.C. ... Read more...
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Churchill reach semis, Bagan begin with bang in IFA Shield
September 5th, 2009 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) Goa's Churchill Brothers sailed into the semi final with a 2-0 win over Lajong F. C, while city giants Mohun Bagan stormed past George Telegraph 4-0 in the ... Read more...
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TFA stun East Bengal 3-1
September 4th, 2009 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Young Tata Football Academy (TFA) played a dream second half to stun city giants East Bengal 3-1 in a group A encounter of the 114th IFA Shield ... Read more...
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Subhas Chakraborty is dead
August 3rd, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by IBNS
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS) West Bengal Transport Minister and senior CPI-M leader Subhas Chakraborty is dead, said Left Front chairman Biman Bose Monday here.
“Our favourite CPI-M leader (Chakraborty) is no more…he left ... Read more...
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West Bengal cyclone toll reaches 100, situation grim (Roundup)
May 28th, 2009 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) The death count in floods triggered by Cyclone Aila reached 100 in West Bengal Wednesday as the Sunderbans faced a severe drinking water crisis and lack of civic ... Read more...
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