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November 23rd, 2009 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose Trinamool Congress is the second largest constituent in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ...
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November 21st, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday announced the setting up of a museum here in memory of the victims of last year's Mumbai terror attacks.
Launching three new ...
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November 20th, 2009 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) Noted Bengali singer Kabir Suman, a Trinamool Congress MP, Friday said all issues with the party following his criticism had been resolved and described himself as a ...
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November 20th, 2009 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar met Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee here Friday to convey her opposition to certain provisions of the ...
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November 20th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bowing to angry protests from opposition parties and farmers, the government Friday agreed to restore the earlier sugarcane prices.
The issue was resolved at an all-party ...
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November 20th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) A united opposition forced three adjournments of the Rajya Sabha Friday, the last one for the day, as it vociferously protested the United Progressive Alliance's new ...
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November 20th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) "Please, don't disturb trains," Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to Maoists Friday, a day after the rebels blew up track in Jharkhand derailing a passenger ...
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November 19th, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
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Ranchi, Nov 19 (IANS) He may be hobbling on a fractured leg but Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad is campaigning energetically in the run-up to the Jharkhand assembly polls, ...
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November 18th, 2009 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury Wednesday criticised Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for failing to ensure safety of train passengers.
Referring to the recent ...
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November 17th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Noted Bengali singer Kabir Suman, who is a Trinamool Congress MP, Tuesday said that he wanted to resign from the Lok Sabha.
"I would like to submit my ...
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November 17th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov 17 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has assured that in the upcoming rail budget, a white paper on organizational, operational and financial position of the railways will ...
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November 16th, 2009 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) A day after noted singer Kabir Suman criticised mainstay political parties for misusing government funds, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said it was his democratic right to ...
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November 16th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Monday rejected reports that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is unhappy with party leader and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and had asked her for ...
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November 15th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
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Nalikul (West Bengal), Nov 15 (IANS) The Railways will give jobs to people who help prevent accidents or provide tip-off about sabotage, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said Sunday, asking people to ...
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November 15th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Austerity is not a new mantra for Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, famous for her cotton jhola, crumpled cotton saris and trademark hawai ...
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November 14th, 2009 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
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Jaipur, Nov 14 (ANI): The Delhi-bound Mandore Express which was on its way from Jodhpur to Delhi derailed this morning with some portion of the track penetrating its AC compartment, leaving ...
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November 13th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) A day after state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) officials visited the abandoned Tata Motors land in West Bengal's Singur, Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata ...
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November 13th, 2009 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front major Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday ruled out advancing the state assembly polls slated for 2011 in the wake of the combine ...
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November 12th, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov 12(ANI): Union Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday demanded imposition of President's rule in West Bengal under article 356 of the constitution.
Addressing the All ...
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November 12th, 2009 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) All leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), particularly its politburo member Sitaram Yechury, have a close association with Maoists, Trinamool Congress chief and Railway ...
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November 11th, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
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By T.G. Biju
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The All India Forward Bloc, a major Left Front partner, is likely to review its decades-old association with the Communist Party of India-Marxist ...
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November 9th, 2009 - 11:15 pm ICT by ANI
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Kolkata, Nov.9 (ANI): Trinamool Congress chief and Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that her party did not support Maoist violence and questioned the source of ammunition of CPI ...
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November 9th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
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Dhaka, Nov 9 (IANS) Neglected for long, Bangladesh's railway is up for a make-over to cope with the growing need for connectivity within the country and to prepare for joining the ...
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November 8th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury has denied allegations that the Marxists and Maoists were in league in West Bengal and alleged that the ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IANS) India's Home Decretary G.K. Pillai Saturday wound up bilateral security talks with Nepal here with no progress in the new extradition treaty proposed by New ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sirshendu Panth and Soudhriti Bhabani
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) Amid the boom of Maoist guns, raging political violence and speculation on whether the end is in sight for the 32-year ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Campaigning for Saturday's by-elections in 31 assembly constituencies across seven states and a solitary Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh ended Thursday evening.
Balloting will be held ...
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November 1st, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) Seeking to counter West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's charge that her party was hand-in-glove with the Maoist rebels, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday demanded action ...
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November 1st, 2009 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Nov 1 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and over 20 injured Sunday when a train smashed into a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district, ...
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October 30th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
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Rangpo (Sikkim), Oct 30 (IANS) Initiating the process of bringing Sikkim onto the country's railway map, Vice-President Hamid Ansari Friday laid the foundation stone of the Rs.1,400 crore project for a ...
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