Bengal dengue cases rise to 643; cause Congress, Trinamool spat
September 2nd, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) The number of confirmed dengue cases in West Bengal has shot up to 643, with 80 percent of the patients residing in Kolkata and its ... Read more...
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80 confirmed cases of dengue in Bengal
August 10th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) As many as 80 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported so far in West Bengal, a senior health official said Friday."So far there are 80 ... Read more...
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Mamata flays critics of SRK felicitation
May 31st, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday flayed opposition Left Front for indulging in "unnecessary criticism" to score political brownie points over the felicitation programme ... Read more...
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Rs.380 mn fraud in Benazir Park construction
May 5th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) The authorities in Pakistan have filed a case against 22 officials for their alleged involvement in corruption of over Rs. 380 million (over $4 million) in ... Read more...
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Mamata hints at siphoning of funds during Left’s rule
August 22nd, 2011 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday hinted at siphoning off funds of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) during the Left Front regime."Kolkata Municipal Corporation ... Read more...
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Mamata declares holiday on Tagore’s death anniversary
July 29th, 2011 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday declared Aug 8 a holiday to mark the death anniversary of poet Rabindranath Tagore.Banerjee also appealed to the ... Read more...
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Kolkata roads still waterlogged
June 18th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) City dwellers had a harrowing time Saturday as several parts of Kolkata remained waterlogged following heavy rainfall since Thursday night in the city and other southern ... Read more...
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Kolkata Police jurisdiction to be extended
May 25th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the areas of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), which are now under the jurisdiction of the state ... Read more...
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Kolkatans to walk for AIDS awareness
December 9th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) With the pledge of spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS and fighting the stigma associated with it, the Kolkata Police and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) along with an NGO ... Read more...
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Kolkata to walk for AIDS awareness
December 9th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) With the pledge of spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS and stigma associated with it, Kolkata Police and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) with a NGO are organising a marathon ... Read more...
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Kolkata civic body, port trust jointly cleaning up Ganga
October 18th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) have joined hands to prevent pollution of the Ganga river from pith and flowers during immersion of Durga ... Read more...
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Left Front de-listed 46 Kolkta heritage structures: Mayor
June 29th, 2010 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee Monday accused the previous Left Front run Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) of removing 46 heritage buildings and properties from the heritage list.
"I will do ... Read more...
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CPI (M) leaders hold review meeting in Kolkata
June 19th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, June 19(ANI): In what seems to be a serious exercise to improve the present West Bengal government's performance prior the ensuing elections to the state legislature, leaders of the Communist Party ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee attends cabinet meeting after a month
June 10th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday attended a cabinet meeting after a month's gap as she had been away in Kolkata to campaign for her Trinamool Congress ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb to skip CPI-M politburo meeting (Lead)
June 4th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has been asked to attend a two-day CPI-M politburo meeting in New Delhi during the weekend following the Left Front's ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb summoned for CPI-M Delhi meet, may not attend
June 4th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has been asked to attend a two-day CPI-M meeting here during the weekend after the Left Front's shocking debacle in civic ... Read more...
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Minorities, deprived classes lost faith in CPI-M: Ahamed
June 3rd, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Minorities and other deprived sections have lost their faith in the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front government in West Bengal and they voted for ... Read more...
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Civic poll results a harbinger for political change in W. Bengal: Mukherjee
June 3rd, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Busan (S.Korea), June 3 (ANI): Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday described the results of the recently held West Bengal civic polls as a harbinger for political change in the ... Read more...
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Left Front allies blame corruption, policies for rout
June 3rd, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Two Left Front allies Thursday blamed corruption and "wrong polices" of the West Bengal government for the combine's rout in the civic polls.
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) leader Kshiti ... Read more...
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Left on its way out in West Bengal, admits leader (Interview)
June 3rd, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The drubbing in the municipal elections is a clear pointer that the Left Front that has ruled West Bengal continuously since 1977 is ... Read more...
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Humbled in Bengal polls, Left to take ‘corrective steps’
June 2nd, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front, vanquished by the opposition Trinamool Congress in the civic polls, Wednesday accepted the electoral verdict and promised to take corrective action after ... Read more...
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Assembly polls should be held immediately: Mamata (Second lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday called for immediate assembly polls in West Bengal, saying the Left Front government had lost the right to continue in power ... Read more...
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West Bengal poll results show alienation of Left Front: CPI
June 2nd, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) Wednesday said the civic polls results in West Bengal were "disappointing" and reflected the "alienation" of the Left Front in ... Read more...
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CPI-M rejects Mamata’s demand for early Bengal polls
June 2nd, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday rejected as untenable Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's demand for early assembly elections in West Bengal following its victory ... Read more...
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Hold immediate polls in Bengal: Mamata (Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Calling for immediate assembly elections in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the Left Front had lost its right to govern the state after ... Read more...
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Trinamool humbles Left in Bengal, snatches Kolkata (Second Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Wednesday wrested control of the prestigious Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) in an electoral sweep of the civic polls that saw it humble West Bengal's ... Read more...
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CPI-M arrogance caused Left defeat: Forward Bloc
June 2nd, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Forward Bloc Wednesday blamed the "arrogance and bureaucratic attitude" of the leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for the worst performance of the ... Read more...
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Trinamool stuns Left in Bengal, set to win in Kolkata (Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress was Wednesday set to take power in the prestigious Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) as it worsted the ruling Left Front in civic polls held ... Read more...
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West Bengal poll may be advanced to October: Mamata
May 13th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief and Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday claimed that the West Bengal assembly polls due next year may be advanced to October if her party ... Read more...
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Denied entry, fire-hit Stephen Court residents protest
March 25th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Angry residents locked out of the fire-ravaged Stephen Court Thursday demanded entry into the building to see what remains of their homes after Kolkata's worst fire tragedy left ... Read more...
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Kolkata civic body to regulate night parking
November 16th, 2009 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) It is bad news for those who are in the habit of parking their vehicles just about anywhere at night. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is set to ... Read more...
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JNU rusticates nine students for ragging
August 19th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here Wednesday rusticated nine students for two years and expelled 10 others from the hostel for a year for ragging their juniors.
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JNU students ragged, accused removed from hostel
August 13th, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) In a "shocking and first of its kind incident" in the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), at least eight students of the varsity here were ragged ... Read more...
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‘Want land for industry? Get clearance from Trinamool first’
July 30th, 2009 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) An NRI industrialist says a civic body run by West Bengal's ruling Left Front has advised him to talk to the main opposition Trinamool Congress before acquiring land ... Read more...
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Cheers, frowns as Delhi varsity’s first cut-off list out
June 25th, 2009 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Braving the scorching heat and grappling with their fears, Delhi University aspirants went from college to college to check if they had made it to the first ... Read more...
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