Hold your horses, Bengal minister tells taxi, bus owners (Lead)
September 14th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) As bus, minibus and taxi operators in West Bengal threatened an indefinite strike if fares were not immediately raised in the wake of the abrupt ... Read more...
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Police officer jailed in Tripura for raping minor
September 2nd, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 2 (IANS) A court in Tripura has jailed a police officer for 10 years for raping a minor girl, an official said here Sunday."Additional district and sessions judge ... Read more...
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Four Odisha officials held in rural job scheme fraud
August 10th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 10 (IANS) Four senior government officials in Odisha's Nuapada district have been arrested for embezzling funds sanctioned under the central government's flagship rural jobs scheme, an official said ... Read more...
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Big Bengal presence at Pranab’s swearing-in
July 23rd, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) It is 'Delhi Chalo' of a different kind. With West Bengal's Pranab Mukherjee all set to take over as India's president Wednesday, his family members, ... Read more...
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India to bring home Gandhi-Kallenbach archives
July 10th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) India has signed an agreement with British auction house Sotheby's and Isa Sarid, the grand niece of Mahatma Gandhi's aide Herman Kallenbach, to acquire the ... Read more...
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‘Uttaran’ completes 900 episodes, team celebrates (With Images)
June 22nd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Popular TV show "Uttaran", which had two generation leaps since it went on air in 2008, will complete a run of 900 episodes.The cast and the ... Read more...
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Two-day taxi strike in Kolkata from June 6
May 24th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Commuters in Kolkata will face a tough time on the roads with the biggest union of taxi operators calling a 48-hour strike from June 6 demanding ... Read more...
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Tagore reinterpreted at NSD’s Bharat Rang Mahotsav
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) A panorama of 17 contemporary plays interpreting Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's literature will turn the spotlight on the poet's legacy on his 150th birth anniversary ... Read more...
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Indians Diptayan and Akshya in joint lead in World Youth
November 23rd, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Caldas Novas (Brazil), Nov 23 (IANS) India's Diptayan Ghosh (under-14 Open) and Bommini Akshya (girls under-8) are joint leaders after fifth round matches in the ongoing World Youth Chess ... Read more...
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Coal mining in Singrauli leading to health hazards: Greenpeace
September 15th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Uncontrolled coal mining and thermal power plants in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district have caused environmental destruction and health hazards to the people of the district, ... Read more...
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Train derailment: Passengers’ kin unhappy with helpline
July 10th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) The relatives of passengers aboard the Kalka Mail which derailed in Uttar Pradesh Sunday said they could not obtain information about their loved ones from the ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha race hots up in Congress’ Bengal unit
July 5th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Sharing power in West Bengal after 34 long years, a keyed-up Congress is now gearing up for the Rajya Sabha polls in the state where ... Read more...
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Supreme Court grants bail to Binayak’s associate (Lead)
May 31st, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday granted bail to Pijush Bubun Guha, who was convicted along with human rights activist and doctor Binayak Sen on charges of ... Read more...
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Supreme Court grants bail to Binayak’s associate
May 31st, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday granted bail to Pijush Guha, who was convicted along with human rights activist and doctor Binayak Sen on charges of sedition ... Read more...
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Indian teams maintain lead in Asian bridge
May 28th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Indian men's and women's teams maintained steady course and continued to lead the field in 16th Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle East (BFAME) Bridge Championship ... Read more...
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Will give due respect to opposition: West Bengal minister
May 21st, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) West Bengal's new Trinamool Congress-Congress government will give due respect to the opposition and welcome constructive suggestions, Industry and Commerce Minister Partha Chatterjee said here ... Read more...
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Amjad Ali Khan, Jogen Chowdhury honoured
May 6th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and renowned painter Jogen Chowdhury were Friday conferred with lifetime achievement awards by luxury accessories maker Mont Blanc and Dakshinee, ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh issued notice on Binayak Sen’s bail plea (Lead)
March 11th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Chhattisgarh government on a petition of human rights activist Binayak Sen for bail following life imprisonment awarded ... Read more...
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Eminent writers, public figures launch “Don’t silence BBC Hindi radio” appeal
February 17th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.17 (ANI): Well known writers and public figures like Arundhati Roy, Sir Mark Tully, Ram Guha and Vikram Seth, have appealed to the British government to reconsider the funding cuts, which ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh HC rejects Binayak Sen’s bail plea
February 10th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by ANI
Raipur, Feb 10 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday rejected the bail application of Human Rights activist Dr. Binayak Sen, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a sessions court ... Read more...
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Court rejects Binayak Sen’s bail plea, activists shocked (Fourth Lead)
February 10th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Feb 10 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh High Court Thursday rejected the bail application of human rights activist Binayak Sen, who has been sentenced to a life term for sedition and ... Read more...
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Court rejects Binayak Sen bail plea, activists disappointed (Third Lead)
February 10th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Feb 10 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh High Court Thursday rejected the bail application of human rights activist Binayak Sen, who has been sentenced to a life term for sedition and ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh court dismisses Binayak Sen’s bail plea (Second Lead)
February 10th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bilaspur, Feb 10 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh High Court Thursday rejected the bail plea of human rights activist Binayak Sen, who has been sentenced to a life term for sedition and his ... Read more...
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High court order on Binayak Sen’s bail plea Thursday (Third Lead)
February 9th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Feb 9 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh High Court has reserved its order till Thursday on the bail plea of rights activist Binayak Sen even as the state government opposed it on ... Read more...
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EU delegation attends hearing of Binayak Sen’s bail plea
January 24th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bilaspur, (Chhattisgarh), Jan 24 (IANS) An eight-member delegation of the European Union were present at the Chhattisgarh High Court Monday here when senior lawyer and Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani argued for ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen bail hearing to continue Tuesday (Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Jan 24 (IANS) A division bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court Monday heard rights activist Binayak Sen's bail plea for over two hours and decided to continue the hearing Tuesday.Sen ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen bail hearing to continue Tuesday
January 24th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Jan 24 (IANS) A division bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court Monday heard rights activist Binayak Sen's bail plea for over two hours and decided to continue the hearing the ... Read more...
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Prove my links with Maoists, Mahasweta Devi tells Buddhadeb
January 20th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) Countering West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's allegations that the civil rights group she heads has Maoist links, Magsaysay Award winning writer Mahasweta Devi Thursday urged him to ... Read more...
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Kolkata doctors to campaign for Binayak Sen’s release
January 8th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) Expressing shock and anguish over the life sentence given to rights activist Binayak Sen, doctors here Saturday said they would carry out an intensified campaign demanding his immediate ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen moves high court against life term
January 6th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 6 (IANS) Rights activist Binayak Sen, who was sentenced to life term by a local court Dec 24 on sedition charges, has filed an appeal in the Chhattisgarh High Court, ... Read more...
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Life in Chhattisgarh hit as Maoists protest
January 3rd, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 3 (IANS) Normal life was hit in the forested areas of Chhattisgarh for the second consecutive day Monday as the Maoists continued their Jan 2-8 protest week against the conviction ... Read more...
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Maoists begin week-long protest against Sen conviction
January 2nd, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 2 (IANS) Security was heightened across Chhattisgarh as a 'protest week' called by Maoists against the conviction of rights activist Binayak Sen began Sunday, police said.Anticipating attacks on civilians and ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh lawyers, politicians silent on Sen verdict
December 25th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 25 (IANS) A day has passed since life imprisonment has been pronounced to rights activist Binayak Sen along with Maoist ideologue Narayan Sanyal and businessman Piyush Guha, but Chhattisgarh's ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen, two others get life term; family, activists furious (Third Lead)
December 24th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Raipur/New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Rights activist Binayak Sen was Friday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Chhattisgarh court for alleged links with Maoists. His shaken family called it ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen gets life imprisonment
December 24th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 24 (IANS) Rights activist Binayak Sen was Friday sentenced to life imprisonment after being held guilty of sedition and conspiracy by a Chhattisgarh court for his alleged links with Maoists.District ... Read more...
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