Bengal slammed for plans to scrap emloyees’ union rights
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) The West Bengal government's plans to drop a clause in service rules of its employees that gives them full trade union rights have drawn the ire ... Read more...
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Two more AMRI directors arrested, sent to police custody (Third Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Two more AMRI Hospital directors, who are also renowned doctors, were Friday arrested for the fire that killed 94 patients and staffers last month. A court ... Read more...
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Two more AMRI directors arrested, in police custody (Second Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Two more AMRI Hospital directors, who are also renowned doctors, were Friday arrested for the fire that killed 94 patients and staffers last month. A court ... Read more...
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Two more AMRI Hospital directors arrested (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Two more directors of AMRI Hospital, who are also renowned doctors, were Friday arrested for the fire that killed 94 patients and staffers last month.Mani Chhetri, ... Read more...
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Lukewarm response to renovated Ghalib’s haveli
December 29th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib's 'haveli', which was recently renovated by the government, seems to have failed to please both the visitors and locals, who say ... Read more...
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Smoke from AMRI Hospital triggers panic
December 29th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) There were tense scenes at the city's AMRI Hospital, where 94 people were killed in a blaze earlier this month, when smoke was seen billowing out ... Read more...
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Only one Mahatma for India, no one crusader against corruption: CPI (Second Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Slamming Anna Hazare, the Communist Party of India (CPI) Thursday said India has one Mahatma -- Mahatma Gandhi -- and it is wrong to ... Read more...
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There is only one Mahatma for India, says CPI (Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Slamming Anna Hazare, the Communist Party of India (CPI) Thursday said India has one Mahatma -- Mahatma Gandhi -- and it is wrong to ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill done in ‘unusual haste’: CPI
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) Thursday asked the government not to surrender the sovereignty of parliament and accused it of bringing the anti-graft ... Read more...
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Our two members on hospital board only attended meetings: Bengal
December 11th, 2011 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) The West Bengal government Saturday denied it was shirking responsibility in the AMRI hospital fire, saying the two state representatives in the hospital's board of directors ... Read more...
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Government faces opposition heat over inflation
December 8th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) On a day India recorded a sharp fall in food inflation after months of high prices, the government Thursday found itself at the receiving ... Read more...
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Does PM represent corporates, asks CPI
December 6th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) Accusing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of ignoring the demands of trade unions, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta Tuesday questioned whether he represents ... Read more...
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Shift Class 10 exam date, CPI tells Banerjee
December 6th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta Tuesday appealed to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to change the date of Class 10 history ... Read more...
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PM responsible for parliament logjam: Gurudas Dasgupta
December 6th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) Blaming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the logjam in parliament, senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta said here Tuesday that the central ... Read more...
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No work, no pay: MPs divided on issue
December 5th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Nearly half of parliament's winter session is over with no work done. Should MPs get paid for the days parliament is held up due ... Read more...
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Speaker accepts Left-backed adjournment motion
November 24th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) To restore order in the Lok Sabha and ensure its smooth functioning, Speaker Meira Kumar Thursday admitted a Left-backed adjournment motion on price rise ... Read more...
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Adjournment motion should be with voting, says CPI-M
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday said that the debate on the adjournment motion in parliament on price rise should be held with voting ... Read more...
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Opposition plans adjournment motion on price rise Tuesday
November 21st, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The combined opposition is all set to press for an adjournment motion on price rise when the month-long winter session of parliament begins Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Opposition to move adjournment motion on price rise
November 17th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The opposition Thursday announced it will move an adjournment motion on the issue of inflation on the opening day of the winter session of ... Read more...
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Gulf turmoil hit Indian tea exports
November 13th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) Political turmoil in the Middle East and confusion over the mode of payment for imports by Iran have taken a toll on India's tea exports, which ... Read more...
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Tendulkar unhappy with Eden sight screen, CAB agrees to increase height
November 12th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) The old problem of the sight screen returned to haunt Eden Gardens Saturday as batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar - one short of a historic century ... Read more...
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Two mega Tagore film projects approved: Selja
November 11th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) A screening committee under filmmaker Shyam Benegal has selected two film projects on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore which will be made with financial assistance ... Read more...
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Mamata resigns from Lok Sabha
October 8th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday resigned as Lok Sabha member, days after winning the Bhowanipore assembly by-polls to make her maiden entry ... Read more...
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India, Iran seek to end oil payment row
September 22nd, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) India is likely to put in place a permanent mechanism in a month's time to resolve the oil payment dispute with Iran, an official said Thursday."I ... Read more...
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Opposition slams government over petrol price hike
September 15th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Opposition parties Thursday slammed the government for the petrol price hike, terming it as a blow to the common man, and announced they would ... Read more...
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Online lottery legalised by Mamata government: CPI-M
September 12th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Former West Bengal finance minister and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Asim Dasgupta Monday alleged that by imposing charge on online lottery the Trinamool ... Read more...
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Opposition attacks government for security failure (Lead)
September 7th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Opposition parties attacked the government over Wednesday's Delhi High Court blast and asked how it failed to be vigilant despite a bomb attack at ... Read more...
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Opposition blames government for security failure
September 7th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Blaming the government for lax security, opposition parties Wednesday demanded a thorough probe into the blast outside the Delhi High Court that claimed nine ... Read more...
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PM must clarify on Amar, says CPI
September 6th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta Tuesday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must clarify on Amar Singh's role in the cash-for-votes scandal ... Read more...
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‘Michael’ to be premiered at Toronto fest, director nervous
September 5th, 2011 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) Debutant director Ribhu Dasgupta, whose "Michael" is the only Hindi film selected for world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, says he feels honoured but ... Read more...
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Turnaround strategy for Air India soon: Government
August 12th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The government will soon spell out a comprehensive turnaround plan for flag carrier Air India, which is burdened with a cumulative loss of Rs.22,165 ... Read more...
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Curb inflation or ‘go’, opposition slams government (Roundup)
August 3rd, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Opposition parties led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday tore into the government over the issue of spiralling prices, saying corruption was the ... Read more...
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Protest against Sri Lankan delegation in Lok Sabha
August 1st, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) AIADMK members in the Lok Sabha Monday shouted slogans to protest the presence of a Sri Lankan delegates, led by Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, who ... Read more...
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`Ceasefire in 1947-48 war was unwarranted’
July 17th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) A former Indian Army officer who took part in the 1947-48 operations against Pakistan-backed tribesman in Jammu and Kashmir feels that a ceasefire that halted ... Read more...
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CPI urges Mamata Banerjee to check human trafficking
July 15th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and Lok Sabha member Gurudas Dasgupta Friday requested the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government to take steps to ... Read more...
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