CPI-M lawmaker given euphoric welcome after bail
February 7th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) CPI-M lawmaker and former minister Sushanta Ghosh, prime accused in the Midnapore skeletons case freed on conditional bail by the Supreme Court last week, Tuesday walked ... Read more...
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Mamata to turn Digha sea resort into Goa
January 13th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Digha (West Bengal), Jan 13 (IANS) In a bid to fulfil her election promise of converting this sea resort in East Midnapore district into an international tourist destination on ... Read more...
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Policy matters, iron ore sourcing delaying steel plant: JSW Steel
January 10th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) JSW Steel Monday said implementation of its proposed 10 million tonnes plant at Salboni in West Midnapore district of West Bengal is being delayed due ... Read more...
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Five years on, Nandigram feels forgotten and betrayed
January 3rd, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nandigram (West Bengal), Jan 3 (IANS) Five years after a movement that catapulted it into the national spotlight and spelt the beginning of the end of the 34-year Left ... Read more...
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Kolkata ushers in New Year on merry note
January 1st, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) The residents of Kolkata welcomed the New Year on a note of merriment Sunday with huge crowds thronging to various tourist and picnic spots and popular ... Read more...
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Night ban on trains in Maoist areas lifted
December 23rd, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Following assurances of tighter security for trains passing through Maoist affected areas in states like Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal, Indian Railways Friday lifted the ... Read more...
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Maoist surrenders in West Bengal
December 20th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) A Maoist guerrilla Tuesday surrendered in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said.Subodh Hasda was active in the Jhargram area, especially in Binpur. Hasda surrendered at ... Read more...
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West Bengal has got Rs.56,000 crore investment: Mamata
December 15th, 2011 - 2:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said her government has received Rs.56,000 crore worth of investment proposals since coming to power in May."We have ... Read more...
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Rubbish to say Kishanji died in fake gunbattle: Mamata
December 15th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) Rebutting allegations that top Maoist leader Kishanji was killed in a "fake encounter", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the security forces took ... Read more...
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Kishenji’s killing a setback for Maoists: Narayanan
December 5th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) The gunning down of top Maoist leader Kishenji will not end the guerrilla movement but it is a setback for the rebels, West Bengal Governor M.K. ... Read more...
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Shocked the way Kishenji was killed: Forward Bloc
December 3rd, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) Expressing its admiration for slain Maoist leader Kishenji but opposing his brand of politics, The All India Forward Bloc Saturday said it was "shocked" over ... Read more...
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Kolkata Port Trust to utilize prime city land
December 1st, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), which is facing some financial challenges, is eyeing to effectively utilize the l00 acres of land from about 3,000 acres ... Read more...
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NHRC to collect facts on Kishenji killing
November 28th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Taking note of allegations that Maoist leader Kishenji was killed in a staged shootout, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday said it will collect ... Read more...
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Kishenji was given three days to surrender: Mamata
November 27th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) Claiming that slain Maoist leader Kishenji had been given three days' time to surrender by security forces after he was tracked down, West Bengal Chief ... Read more...
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Partial response in Junglemahal on Maoist shutdown’s day 2
November 27th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) Day two of the 48-hour shutdown called by the Maoists in protest against the killing of rebel leader Kishenji evoked a lukeworm response in the ultra-hit ... Read more...
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Six bullet wounds among 20 injuries on Kishenji’s body: Autopsy
November 27th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) There were 20 injuries, including six bullet wounds and two induced by shrapnel, on the body of killed Maoist leader Kishenji, according to the initial autopsy ... Read more...
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CPI-Maoist calls shutdown to protest Kishenji killing
November 27th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 27 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for two-day "Bharat bandh" Dec 4-5 to protest against the killing of its politburo member Kishenji.The central ... Read more...
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CID begins probe into Kishenji’s death
November 26th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IANS) West Bengal Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Saturday began a probe into the allegations that senior Maoist leader Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji was killed ... Read more...
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Mamata has killed Kishenji: Varavara Rao
November 26th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Midnapore (West Bengal), Nov 26 (IANS) Maoist ideologue P. Varavara Rao Saturday claimed that slain rebel leader Kishenji was killed in a 'staged encounter' and held West Bengal Chief ... Read more...
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Strands of similarity in Azad, Kishenji killings
November 26th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IANS) There is a time gap of almost 17 months between the violent deaths of top Maoist leaders Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and M. Koteshwar Rao ... Read more...
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Kishenji’s niece identifies his body
November 26th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
West Midnapore (West Bengal), Nov 26 (IANS) The body of one of the top Maoist leaders Kishenji, who was killed in a gun fight with security forces, was Saturday ... Read more...
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Kishenji’s body to be sent to Andhra for last rites
November 26th, 2011 - 1:43 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IANS) The West Bengal government Friday decided to send the body of killed Maoist leader Kishenji to Andhra Pradesh after consulting his family and completing procedural ... Read more...
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Kisheji ‘tortured and killed’, says CPI-Maoist
November 25th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) alleged Friday that its leader Kishenji was "tortured and brutally killed" after his arrest in West Bengal."This murder looks ... Read more...
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Gunfight in which Kishenji died genuine: CRPF
November 25th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jhargram, Nov 25 (IANS) The paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Friday expressed indignation over doubts expressed in various quarters over the genuineness of the gunfight that killed top Maoist ... Read more...
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Dasgupta dials Chidambaram, says Kishenji murdered
November 25th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Claiming he had information that Maoist leader Kishenji was arrested and "murdered in cold blood", Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Gurudas Dasgupta Friday ... Read more...
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Maoists call two-day Bengal shutdown
November 25th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas Friday called a two-day shutdown in West Bengal from Saturday to protest against the killing of rebel leader Kishenji in what they said was ... Read more...
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Kishanji murdered in police custody: Varvara Rao
November 25th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) Telugu revolutionary poet and Maoist sympathiser P. Varvara Rao Friday alleged that top rebel leader Kishanji was "tortured" and then "murdered" in police custody in West ... Read more...
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Police comb forests, hunt for Kishenji’s aides
November 25th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jhargram, Nov 25 (IANS) Using sniffer dogs and anti-landmine devices, security forces Friday carried out combing operations in villages and forests around West Bengal's Burishole, looking for slain Maoist top ... Read more...
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States on high alert after Kishanji killing (Roundup)
November 25th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Security forces were on high alert in several states Friday, fearing Maoist violence a day after the killing of the top rebel leader popularly ... Read more...
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Kishanji’s niece flying to Kolkata to identify body
November 25th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) Top Maoist Kishanji's niece Deepa will arrive here from Andhra Pradesh along with Telugu poet P. Varvara Rao Friday afternoon to identify the slain rebel's body, ... Read more...
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Kishenji’s family wants his body for last rites
November 25th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) They had not seen him for over three decades but top Maoist leader Kishenji's family members have appealed to the government to hand over his ... Read more...
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Andhra on high alert after Kishanji’s killing
November 25th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Anticipating revenge attacks by Maoists in the wake of the killing of their top leader Kishanji in West Bengal, police in Andhra Pradesh have gone ... Read more...
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Kishanji’s killing triggers security alert in Odisha
November 25th, 2011 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 25 (IANS) Security forces were put on high alert in Odisha for possible Maoist activities after one of the top guerrillas, Kishanji, was killed in neighbouring West Bengal ... Read more...
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Top Maoist Kishanji killed in West Bengal (Intro Night Lead)
November 25th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Maoist movement suffered a major blow when one of its top leaders, Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji, was killed Thursday by security forces ... Read more...
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Top Maoist Kishanji killed in West Bengal (Night Lead)
November 24th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Maoist movement suffered a major blow when one of its top leaders, Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji, was killed Thursday by security forces ... Read more...
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