Bengal minister meets Infosys top brass on stalled project
September 7th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Bengalore, Sep 6 (IANS) West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee, who held talks with the top brass of IT bellwether Infosys Thursday on its stalled project in the state, ... Read more...
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Women to have 10 percent reservation in Kolkata Police
August 17th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) The West Bengal cabinet Friday passed a proposal to reserve 10 percent of jobs in Kolkata Police for women.The jobs-reservation will initially be applicable only ... Read more...
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West Bengal assembly celebrates 75 years
August 13th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) A two-day celebration to mark 75 years of the West Bengal Assembly started Monday, with former speakers including ex-Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee being felicitated ... Read more...
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West Bengal assembly celebrates platinum jubilee
August 13th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) A two-day celebration to mark 75 years of the West Bengal assembly started Monday, with former speakers, including ex-Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee, being felicitated ... Read more...
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Increase in venture capital for Bengal IT start-ups
August 8th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) West Bengal's new IT policy would feature an increase in the corpus of venture capital provided to IT start-ups, a minister said Wednesday."The new IT policy ... Read more...
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Bengal moves to recover WBIDC loans
August 7th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) In an attempt to recover around Rs.500 crore in outstanding loans of the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC), the state government Monday said it ... Read more...
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Shapoorji Pallonji to build port, power plant in West Bengal
August 1st, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) The Shapoorji Pallonji Group, one of the biggest construction and realty firms in the country and largest stakeholder in Tata Sons, Wednesday said it is ... Read more...
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JSW Steel’s Salboni project to ‘restart’ in August: Bengal minister
July 25th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) The Rs.350 billion integrated steel plant at Salboni in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, proposed by Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel, will "restart" from August this ... Read more...
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HPL plans to hike production for turnaround
July 11th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) Attempting a turnaround, cash-strapped Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) is planning to increase its production to 240 tonnes per hour and will perform a technical audit ... Read more...
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HPL management’s meet with lenders remains unfruitful
July 4th, 2012 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) The Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) management's meeting with lenders for getting Rs.10 billion worth of working capital for the cash-strapped firm did not work out ... Read more...
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Mamata government says it stands by farmers
June 22nd, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Minutes after the Calcutta High Court division bench Friday held the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, as unconstitutional and void, the West Bengal ... Read more...
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Bengal government awaiting response on concessions to Infosys
June 20th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The West Bengal government is awaiting a response from the central government on its request to extend the Software Technology Park of India scheme to ... Read more...
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Latin American states keen on investing in Bengal: Mamata
June 16th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Latin American countries like Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay are interested in investing in West Bengal's tourism, information technology, and food processing industries, Chief Minister Mamata ... Read more...
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West Bengal government to provide land for industries
June 12th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Debunking reports that non-availability of land is hindering investment in the state, the West Bengal government Tuesday said it will provide land to investors who come ... Read more...
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Bengal addressing technical manpower shortage, says minister
June 10th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Baruipur (West Bengal) June 9 (IANS) Conceding a dearth of technical workforce in West Bengal, state Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee Saturday said the government was attaching more importance to technical ... Read more...
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Mamata government celebrating anniversary of misrule: CPI-M
May 20th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) The Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday mocked Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government's anniversary celebrations and dubbed them as an "anniversary of misrule"."The state ... Read more...
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Reforms coming too slowly in Bengal: Investors (One year of Mamata Banerjee)
May 14th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) A year after the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government promised to usher in industrial resurgence, investors and industry bodies say reforms are coming too slowly ... Read more...
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West Bengal to have four hardware hubs
May 4th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Four hardware hubs with 60 units each will be set up in West Bengal, the government said Friday."The state already has the land for these hubs," ... Read more...
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‘CPI-M, Maoists, teachers trying to stop development’ (Lead)
April 29th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) West Bengal Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee Sunday blamed the opposition Left Front and a section of teachers for trying to stop the developmental work in ... Read more...
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CPI-M, Maoists spreading canards against us: Trinamool
April 29th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) West Bengal Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee Sunday blamed the opposition Left Front and the Maoists for trying to stop developmental work in the state by ... Read more...
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Bengal inks land lease pacts with seven firms
April 18th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government Wednesday signed land lease pacts with seven companies which would set up their industrial units in the state, involving a total investment ... Read more...
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‘Bengal minister’s appointment violative of Constitution’
April 18th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday wrote to the chief election commissioner, requesting him to disqualify West Bengal Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee's legislatorship after he ... Read more...
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Bengal assembly passes bill to relax land ceiling laws
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly Monday passed a bill to relax urban land ceiling laws, aiming to facilitate setting up of manufacturing units for the state's ... Read more...
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Bengal minister urges Pranab to bail out state
April 1st, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government Sunday once again raised its demand for settling its debts, with a minister of the cash-starved state urging union ... Read more...
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Jewellers resume shutdown in Bengal, demand rollback of excise duty
March 29th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Jewellers and artisans across West Bengal resumed their indefinite shutdown from Wednesday, demanding rollback of excise duty on unbranded jewellery proposed by union Finance Minister ... Read more...
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Bengal minister becomes HPL chairman
March 27th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee was Tuesday inducted as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) at a board meeting where it was decided to convert ... Read more...
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Chatterjee Group chief meet Mamata ahead of HPL board meet
March 26th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) The Chatterjee Group (TCG) chairman and co-promoter of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) Purnendu Chatterjee Monday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the eve ... Read more...
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Bengal minister urges Pranab to reconsider gold duty hike
March 24th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee Satuday urged union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to reconsider the budget proposal of increasing basic customs duty on standard ... Read more...
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Independent legislator joins Trinamool
March 24th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Hamidul Rehman, an independent legislator from West Bengal's North Dinajpur district, Saturday officially joined the ruling Trinamool Congress."We have informed the Speaker in writing that ... Read more...
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Bengal assembly adjourned following Trinamool legislator’s death
March 19th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The West Bengal legislative assembly was adjourned following the death of Trinamool Congress lawmaker Ajit Bhunia here early Monday morning.Bhunia, 58, a senior leader of Trinamool ... Read more...
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Congress high command to decide on Bengal Rajya Sabha polls
March 16th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) With the Trinamool Congress nominating four candidates to the Rajya Sabha without leaving any room for it, alliance partner Congress Friday informed the party high ... Read more...
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Trinamool nominates three journalists to Rajya Sabha
March 16th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress leadership Friday nominated four candidates for the March 30 Rajya Sabha polls, including three journalists from West Bengal.Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee announced the ... Read more...
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Bengal’s draft electronic, hardware policy next week: Official
March 7th, 2012 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) West Bengal is likely to come out with a draft of its electronic and hardware policy in order to draw up a new Information Technology ... Read more...
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Bengal minister to visit New Delhi over coal blocks allocation
March 6th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) West Bengal Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee is to visit New Delhi to expedite allocation of coal blocks for the state needed for power utilities and ... Read more...
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Bengal clears school upgradation, teacher appointments
March 6th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) The West Bengal cabinet Monday cleared for upgradation 999 high schools to higher secondary level along with the appointment of 3,996 assistant teachers on a permanent ... Read more...
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