Bengal to form panel on Gorkha council
June 16th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) West Bengal will form a three-member fact-verification panel to look into the recommendations of a high-powered committee on the issue of area demarcation in a ... Read more...
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Mamata to meet GJM delegation June 14
June 11th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Amid reports of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) planning to revive violent agitation in protest against a high-powered panel's report, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata ... Read more...
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Upset over panel report, GJM threatens to renew agitation (Second Lead)
June 9th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/Darjeeling, June 9 (IANS) Upset over a high-power committee's report on additional areas to be included into the proposed Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) in northern West Bengal, ... Read more...
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Upset over panel report, GJM threatens to renew agitation (Lead)
June 9th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/Darjeeling, June 9 (IANS) The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Saturday threatened to launch another protest campaign to press for its demand for a separate Gorkhaland.It is upset that a committee ... Read more...
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History beckons Sachin at Eden
November 12th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) Will he? Won't he? That's the question wracking cricket buffs as they pray Sachin Tendulkar reaches the much-awaited milestone of a century of international tons ... Read more...
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Features of tripartite agreement on Darjeeling
July 19th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Sukna, July 18 (IANS) The main features of the tripartite agreement inked between the central, West Bengal governments and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha:- The autonomous Gorkhaland Territorial Administration to be ... Read more...
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Portable breast scanner enables cancer detection ‘in a second’
October 27th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): A new portable breast scanner could soon allow women to test themselves at home.Professor Zhipeng Wu has invented a portable scanner based on radio frequency technology, which is ... Read more...
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MCD gears up for monsoon with new pothole repair machine
June 29th, 2010 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The capital's civic authorities, now gearing up for the monsoon, Monday unveiled a new pothole repairing machine. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) claimed it was the ... Read more...
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Absolute authenticity is the hallmark of ‘Heaven on Earth’(IANS Film Review, Rating:****)
March 26th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Film: "Heaven On Earth"; Director: Deepa Mehta; Cast: Preity Zinta, Vansh Bhardwaj; Rating: ****When the first slap comes, it hits the audience hard across the face.Spousal abuse as a ... Read more...
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Shivsu to install World’s largest containerized desalination plant in Saudi Arabia
August 7th, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, August 7 (ANI/Business Wire India): Chennai based multinational company, Shivsu Canadian Clear Waters India Private Limited, a leading global water technology solutions provider, has bagged a prestigious order of around Rs. ... Read more...
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Alloy based fridges will run on 50% less energy
June 26th, 2008 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 26 (ANI): Scientists have begun developing fridges that are powered by a 100% alloy, which will reduce their energy usage by 50%.In the last 15 years, environmentalists have alerted ... Read more...
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