Goa Trinamool promises to return farm land
February 5th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 5 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress unveiled a populist Goa assembly election manifesto Sunday, promising stringent action against illegal mining and returning land "recklessly" acquired by government agencies.The manifesto, ... Read more...
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Mamata lashes out at Congress, takes a dig at PM (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Attacking the Congress and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for political opportunism, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserted that her party, Trinamool Congress, will continue ... Read more...
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Congress, Trinamool ties reach new low (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Ties between the Congress and Trinamool Congress reached a new low Monday with the Trinamool leadership terming its ally as a "shameless party" which is ... Read more...
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Congress must say if it is with us or Marxists: Trinamool
January 9th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) In a hard rap to the Congress, the Trinamool Congress Monday called it "shameless" for not departing from the state ministry even after being asked to ... 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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Three-decade struggle helped defeat Left: Mamata
November 24th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday slammed critics and said her Trinamool Congress party's victory in the assembly polls earlier this year was the ... Read more...
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Mamata hints at unleashing joint forces against Maoists
November 4th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) After a Trinamool Congress supporter was killed in Purulia, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday hinted at unleashing joint security forces against Maoist guerrillas.Banerjee ... Read more...
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Seven special police men suspended in West Bengal
October 14th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 14 (IANS) Seven India Reserve Battalion personnel, who had gone on an indefinite fast last month in camps in various parts of West Bengal against "marathon postings" ... Read more...
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No steps taken to find missing Left workers: CPI-M
September 10th, 2011 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 9 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Surya Kanta Mishra Friday alleged that the Trinamool Congress-led government in ... Read more...
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Bollywood’s A-certificate films rake in moolah
July 22nd, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) "Delhi Belly" has shocked quite a few with its toilet and sex scenes and generous use of expletives, but the A-certified film got a ... Read more...
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Land acquisition law must avert conflict, push development(Comment)
July 14th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
From Nandigram to Noida, the fury of farmers has brought the land acquisition issue into spotlight, underscoring the need for new legislation that provides for quick, fair and equitable compensation and ... Read more...
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Mamata, the leading lady of Bengali jatra (Feature)
July 10th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Her life story doesn't lack drama, and now it's feeding the Jatra folk theatre form of Bengal known for its dramatic, over-the-top performances. Even plays ... Read more...
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Singur, Nandigram proved costly but Left still relevant: CPI-M (Lead)
June 12th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday admitted that mistakes on Singur and Nandigram led to its "big" defeat in the West Bengal assembly polls but ... Read more...
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Singur, Nandigram proved costly but Left still relevant: CPI-M
June 12th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday admitted that mistakes on Singur and Nandigram led to its "big" defeat in the West Bengal assembly polls but ... Read more...
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Left Front’s wrong steps, deviations brought its downfall: CPI
June 6th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Blaming the Left Front's rout in the West Bengal assembly elections on the state government's wrong steps and its evitation from ethics, the Communist Party of ... Read more...
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Bengal massacre accused sent to CBI custody
June 5th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) A lower court in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Saturday sent Dil Mohammad, an accused in the 2001 Chota Angaria massacre, to seven days' Central Bureau ... Read more...
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Left lost polls on Singur land, says CPI-M leader
May 26th, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) West Bengal legislator and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Abdur Rezzak Mollah Wednesday said that the Left Front would not have lost the assembly ... Read more...
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Celebrities, intellectuals optimistic as Mamata takes charge
May 20th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) There was an air of optimism among celebrities and intellectuals here as Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee took charge as the first woman chief ... Read more...
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Mamata’s swearing-in: Singur, Netai victims’ kin invited
May 19th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Relatives of the victims of Singur, Nandigram and Netai incidents have been invited to Mamata Banerjee's oath-taking as the next chief minister of West Bengal ... Read more...
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Land acquisition: Political parties reap rich dividends
May 18th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) As you sow, so shall you reap - the old proverb is being looked at anew in India and, indeed, it has much to ... Read more...
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CPI-M pulls up former minister for criticising Buddhadeb
May 18th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday publicly censured its legislator and former West Bengal minister Abdur Rezzak Mollah for his open criticism of top party ... Read more...
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Intellectuals close to Trinamool congratulate Mamata
May 14th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Prominent intellectuals and artistes close to Trinamool Congress Saturday congratulated party chief Mamata Banerjee on her landslide victory and expressed the hope that she will ... Read more...
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CPI-M leader slams Buddhadeb for poll rout
May 14th, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Abdul Rezzak Mollah Friday lashed out at outgoing Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Industries Minister Nirupam Sen and blamed ... Read more...
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26 Bengal ministers lose in elections
May 14th, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and 25 of his ministerial colleagues were humbled by opposition nominees - some of them first time contestants - as ... Read more...
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Bengal intellectuals happy with regime change
May 13th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Prominent intellectuals Friday expressed their happiness over the defeat of the 34-year-old Left Front government in the state and said the result was most expected ... Read more...
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Congress seeks judicial probe into Greater Noida violence (Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Congress Monday sought a judicial probe into the violence involving farmers in Uttar Pradesh and said the amended Land Acquisition Bill should be ... Read more...
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CPI-M questions poll panel’s arrangements
May 3rd, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front Tuesday accused opposition Trinamool Congress of terrorising voters during the fourth phase of assembly polls, and said that the "incidents" have ... Read more...
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High turnout in Bengal; Singur, Nandigram vote (Roundup)
May 3rd, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) Former volatile spots Singur and Nandigram voted Tuesday as millions exercised their franchise in 63 constituencies of four districts in the fourth phase of West ... Read more...
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Voting for fourth phase ends, 84.55 percent polling
May 3rd, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) Voting came to an end Tuesday in 63 constituencies spread over four districts in the fourth phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, with 84.55 percent ... Read more...
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Peaceful voting in fourth round of West Bengal polls (Third Lead)
May 3rd, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) Singur and Nandigram voted peacefully Tuesday as 58 percent polling was recorded till 1 p.m. in the fourth phase of West Bengal assembly elections for ... Read more...
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Fourth round of Bengal polls: Spotlight on Singur, Nandigram
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Nandigram/Singur, May 2 (IANS) Synonymous with intense peasant protests against the acquisition of farmland, Singur and Nandigram go to polls Tuesday in the fourth phase of West Bengal assembly ... Read more...
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Trinamool misled rural Bengal: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
April 30th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Nandigram, April 30 (IANS) Two days after arch rival Mamata Banerjee stormed the area, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday campaigned in this rural belt and charged the ... Read more...
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Mamata promises her own global Nandigram
April 29th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Nandigram, Apr 29 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has promised to transform Nandigram into an industrial park that would create thousands of jobs.Addressing her first election rally in ... Read more...
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Once close to Left, Bengal’s thinkers seek change
April 29th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) There was a time when the Left Front had a mighty following among writers and artists of West Bengal. But today its intellectuals are ... Read more...
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Where will Bengal’s Muslim votes go?
April 25th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) West Bengal's Muslims, once a loyal vote bank of the ruling Marxists, appear noncommittal in the ongoing assembly polls even as the Left Front and ... Read more...
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