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New Delhi/Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) Was West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee censured by the CPI-M politburo for his anti-strike remarks? On Friday, confusion reigned with some leaders in West Bengal saying that he had been "publicly censured" but their counterparts in New Delhi claiming that Bhattacharjee would face a ... Read more...

Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo has "punished" West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee by publicly censoring him for his opinion against strikes, said a party leader."The politburo has publicly censored Bhattacharjee Thursday for his comments against strikes. As per our party constitution, publicly censoring ... Read more...

Agartala, Aug 29 (IANS) The Election Commission has ordered a probe against Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) legislator Partha Das after an opposition Congress leader accused him of submitting a fake scheduled caste certificate while contesting the last assembly elections in February, a Tripura assembly spokesman said.Partha Das, a ruling Left ... Read more...

Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) West Bengal secretary Biman Bose Thursday said he would request the state government to "take the necessary steps" to resolve the stalemate over the Singur land row with the opposition Trinamool Congress."I'll take the matter up with the state government and ... Read more...

Kozhikode, Aug 28 (IANS) The National Democratic Front (NDF), a Muslim outfit in Kerala, Thursday dismissed as baseless allegations levelled by state Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan that the NDF carried out over 100 attacks in the state during the last one year.Balakrishnan, who belongs to the ruling Communist Party of ... Read more...

Singur, Aug 28 (IANS) Criticising a section of the media for "fake reports" on her campaign against land acquisition, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Thursday urged her supporters to boycott two Bengali newspapers and two TV news channels."Don't read Ananda Bazaar Patrika and Sambad Pratidin newspapers and don't watch Star ... Read more...

Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) No foreign country would be able to intervene in India's military strategy once the India-US civil nuclear agreement comes into effect, Information and Broadcasting Minister and senior Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi said here Thursday."Being a union minister, I can responsibly say that no foreign country ... Read more...

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Refuting West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's widely publicised comments that he was against 'bandhs', the Communist Party of India-Marxist Thursday asserted that it firmly stood for the right to strike by the working class as a fundamental right."The CPI-M firmly stands for the right ... Read more...

Kozhikode, Aug 27 (IANS) Twelve people were injured Wednesday in clashes between activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) at Nadapuram town near here, police said.Clashes erupted in the evening when the two parties were taking out processions in Nadapuram, about 70 ... Read more...

New Delhi/Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's widely publicised comments that he was against 'bandhs' has not found favour with his party apparatchiks, with the CPI-M likely to seek an explanation from him even as trade union leaders insist that political shutdowns are "fundamental rights" of ... Read more...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan does not agree with his West Bengal couterpart and fellow Communist Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's criticism of shutdowns."Bhattacharjee would not have said so. If he did, he is wrong," Achuthanandan said here Wednesday. He was responding to reporters' query seeking his reaction to the ... Read more...

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of "abdicating its accountability" to parliament by delaying its next session.The politburo in a statement issued here said it strongly disapproved the cabinet decision not to call the monsoon session of ... Read more...

Singur, Aug 26 (IANS) The West Bengal government must return 400 acres of farmland to "unwilling" farmers of Singur and they will not accept land at any other site in compensation, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said here Tuesday."Singur farmers want their own farmland back, instead of any alternative land. ... Read more...

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Upset with the Orissa government's failure to protect Christians against violence by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), community leaders Tuesday said New Delhi should deploy armed forces to bring normalcy in the state.“The state government has failed to a great extent to control the ... Read more...

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Apparently worried by the moves to form a strong third front with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati in the forefront, the Samajwadi Party Monday said talks with the COngress on seat sharing in Uttar Pradesh for the next general elections were "lagging behind" and ... Read more...

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday condemned the attack on a photo exhibition held in protest against the non-inclusion of M.F. Hussain's paintings at the India Art Summit.The CPI-M said in a statement that it "strongly condemns the attack by Hindu chauvinist elements". It ... Read more...

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Broken frames, dislodged pictures and photographs on the floor... that was the "as it is" scene Monday at an exhibition showcasing the works of the eminent painter M.F. Husain that had been vandalised the day before.Refusing to give in to the miscreants, organisers Safdar Hashmi ... Read more...

New Delhi, August 24 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday called on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati in New Delhi to find a National alternative to Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). According to reports, both leaders held discussions for around three ... Read more...

Singur/Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, spearheading an agitation for restoration to farmers tehir lands acquired for a Nano car factory in Singur, Sunday promised to carry on a non-violent movement for an indefinite period at the site. Addressing a rally at Singur, Banerjee said: "Following ... Read more...

Singur, Aug 24 (IANS) Protesters who Sunday gathered to launch a fresh agitation at the Tata Motors site here complained that their mobile phones were not working and accused the West Bengal government of trying to scuttle their programme.Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, leading the indefinite agitation, said: "I don't ... Read more...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 24 (IANS) Kerala's main opposition Congress Sunday asked Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan to clarify the official stance on applications for setting up special economic zones (SEZs) in the state.In a statement after a party meeting, state Congress president Ramesh Chennithala said there was utter confusion in the ... Read more...

Singur, Aug 24 (IANS) Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh Sunday apologised for favouring West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) earlier on the farmers' agitation in Singur against land acquisition and expressed his party's support for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee."I am sorry that I was with the CPI-M. ... Read more...

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) In their effort to push forth a united 'third front', Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat met Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati at her residence here Sunday. Karat refused to divulge to the media the details ... Read more...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 24 (IANS) Thespian actor Thilakan, who plays a Kerala chief minister in the latest Malayalam film "Aayudham", Sunday said he has not mimicked V.S. Achuthanandan, who heads the state government."Any artiste mimicking a real-life personality is an insult to the person. All that I did was to ... Read more...

Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Saturday seemed to be feeling alienated from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres who did not meet him during his visit to Santiniketan to oversee the construction of his new house.Chatterjee was expelled from the primary membership of the party ... Read more...

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) With some NSG countries demanding changes in the terms of the waiver at the grouping's first meeting, the Communist Party of India-Marxist Saturday again raked up the Hyde Act anxieties, saying the NSG exemption will be designed in such in a way that will "further ... Read more...

Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Security arrangements around Tata Motors' Nano project site at Singur have been strengthened ahead of an indefinite agitation against the project from Sunday. Group chairman Ratan Tata has said the plant would be shifted out of West Bengal if the security of employees could not be ... Read more...

Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) Hours after Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata threatened to withdraw the Nano car project out of West Bengal if the unrest against it over farmland acquisition continues, the state government said Friday the small car factory would be set up at the proposed site in Singur ... Read more...

Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Friday said his government wants a peaceful solution to the Singur impasse and urged main opposition party Trinamool Congress to continue the dialogue process to resolve the row over land acquisition for the Tata Motors car factory. "All of us ... Read more...

Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) Moving in swiftly to assuage Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata after his threat to move out from the state, West Bengal Industries Minister Nirupam Sen emphatically stated Friday that the Tata's small car factory would be set up in the proposed area in Singur despite ... Read more...

Kochi, Aug 22 (IANS) A fresh controversy is brewing in Kerala as the state government gets set to introduce the Adolescent Education Programme in schools. Religious groups and opposition politicians are still not prepared to accept the programme's handbook despite a revision, alleging it will lead to "sexual anarchy"."The curriculum ... Read more...

Chennai, Aug 21 (IANS) A day after the ruling DMK attacked its erstwhile Left allies, the communists hit back Thursday saying the DMK is "doomed to be defeated" in the polls if it continues to align with the Congress."The DMK's political polices have only helped rightist communal forces gain the ... Read more...

Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) West Bengal's industrialisation depends on the successful rolling out of Tata Motors' Nano cars from the Singur factory, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury said here Thursday."Shutdowns are not obstacles to industrialisation in West Bengal, but the uncertainty about the Tata Nano factory ... Read more...

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Taking forward their talk of forming a Third Front, leaders of the two main Left parties met Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader and former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda here Thursday.Unwilling to divulge the nature of talks they held with Gowda over lunch, Communist Party of ... Read more...

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Expressing concern over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir over the Amarnath land row, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday said the government should start the process of dialogue to restore peace and normalcy in the state."CPI-M expresses its deep concern at the ... Read more...

Agartala, Aug 20 (IANS) A nationwide general strike called by Left trade unions to protest the India-US nuclear deal and rising prices Wednesday brought life to a halt in Tripura.“The strike was total with people expressing their agony against the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government's decision to go ahead ... Read more...

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) A nationwide shutdown Wednesday by Left-backed trade unions crippled the three states ruled by Communist parties but the rest of India was more or less unaffected. An unrelated strike almost paralysed nationalised banks in many parts of India.Only airports and airlines reported disruptions in flights ... Read more...

Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) The Information Technology (IT) and Information Technology enabled Services (ITeS) sector in West Bengal was severely hit Wednesday following a nation-wide strike called by Leftist trade unions to protest inflation, price rise and other economic policies of the Union government."The IT sector is affected due to ... Read more...

Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Tuesday blew hot and cold at Wednesday's day-long Left-sponsored general strike by announcing moral support to it and obliquely referring to the caste of a senior leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist derisively in a statement."Though the government will ... Read more...

Kannur, Aug 19 (IANS) A Rs.250 million amusement park promoted by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will open its gates to visitors Aug 31 here. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will inaugurate the park. The park, Vismaya Infotainment Centre, is said to be the first such initiative in the cooperative sector. ... Read more...

Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) West Bengal's Left Front (LF) will hold a rally Sep 1 to protest issues like rise in prices of essential commodities, union government's foreign policy and the India-US nuclear deal. "We have taken a decision to take out a state-wide protest rally Sep 1. The rally ... Read more...

Kochi, Aug 16 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Saturday called for a law that will ensure reservation for the scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST) and other backward classes (OBCs) in all private educational institutions. Karat was addressing a convention of schedule castes organised by ... Read more...

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Expressing concern over the continuing increase in retail prices of essential commodities, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday said that the Manmohan Singh government's "neoliberal policies" had led to the high inflation. Taking strong exception to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Independence Day speech in ... Read more...

Dindigul (Tamil Nadu), Aug 15 (IANS) Days after announcing withdrawal of support to the ruling DMK, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday exhorted Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to join the proposed third front. "Political equations have undergone a sea change after 2004 and therefore Chief Minister Karunanidhi should weigh ... Read more...

Kozhikode, Aug 15 (IANS) Organisations like the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) launched a campaign against the India-US nuclear deal on Independence Day Friday, saying the pact compromised India's sovereignty. The DYFI, the youth wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), organised ... Read more...