Lalgarh operation was a mistake: Mamata
October 10th, 2009 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IANS) Deploying paramilitary forces in West Bengal's violence-hit Lalgarh was a "mistake" committed by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata ... Read more...
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Congress breached faith by aligning with CPI-M in Siliguri: Mamata
October 1st, 2009 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Thursday accused the Congress of breaching the rules of alliance politics, hours after the latter formed the civic board in the Siliguri ... Read more...
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Swine flu cases in West Bengal reach 19 (Lead)
August 13th, 2009 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) The total number of confirmed swine flu cases in West Bengal rose to 19 Thursday night, with six new cases during the day, officials said.
"We've received six ... Read more...
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10-day camps in West Bengal for swine flu awareness
August 13th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) The union health ministry will carry out 10-day medical camps across West Bengal to create awareness among people about the swine flu infection, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee ... Read more...
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Ganguly denies making allegations against BCCI
July 25th, 2009 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Under fire from the Indian cricket board, former captain Sourav Ganguly Saturday went back on his allegations about the board having different rules for different players, ... Read more...
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BCCI has different rules for different people: Ganguly
July 24th, 2009 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Retired Indian cricket captain Soruav Ganguly Friday took pot shots at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), saying its rules were not the same ... Read more...
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Dalmiya is a legend in cricket administration: Ganguly
July 24th, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Amidst speculation that he is gearing up to take on incumbent Jagmohan Dalmiya in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) presidential elections next year, former Indian captain Sourav ... Read more...
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We are still in Lalgarh, say tribal leaders
June 30th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lalgarh (West Bengal), June 30 (IANS) Denying that he has fled from Lalgarh, agitating tribal leader Chattradhar Mahato Tuesday said he was still in this troubled area of West Bengal "with ... Read more...
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Maoists ready to talk, forces sanitise Lalgarh
June 23rd, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lalgarh (West Bengal), June 23 (IANS) Maoist extremists were willing to talk to West Bengal's Communist government in the presence of the "intelligentsia" if the operation against them in Lalgarh were ... Read more...
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CPI-M, Trinamool two sides of same coin, says Maoist leader
June 17th, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) A top Maoist leader in West Bengal Wednesday described the state's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the main opposition Trinamool Congress as "two sides of the ... Read more...
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Mamata denies running parallel administration in West Bengal
June 8th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) Denying that she was trying to run a parallel administration in West Bengal for cyclone relief work, Union Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed she has always taken ... Read more...
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Trinamool will protest if petroleum prices are hiked: Mamata
June 8th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has said her party will protest if the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government increases the prices of petroleum products.
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Mamata asks railway passengers to be vigilant about security
June 7th, 2009 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) Railway passengers should be more vigilant about their own security while commuting, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said Sunday night.
"People, mainly the railway commuters, should be more vigilant about ... Read more...
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Bengali TV channel cameraperson beaten by CPI-M cadres
June 4th, 2009 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) A cameraperson of a Bengali television channel was beaten up severely allegedly by a group of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists for capturing footage of a ... Read more...
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Mamata to report to PM on post-cyclone Aila situation
May 29th, 2009 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Friday said she would submit a report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the post-cyclone Aila situation in West ... Read more...
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Mamata game to talk to Tatas on Nano…if they want
May 19th, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is game to talk to the Tatas if they want to speak to her on setting up the Nano plant in Singur, ... Read more...
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Mamata woos Left Front partners of the CPI-M
May 19th, 2009 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) After leaving the Left Front battered in the Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is now eyeing its constituents, the Forward Bloc and Revolutionary Socialist Party ... Read more...
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Nothing to do with Subhas Chakraborty ’s comments: CPI-M
May 12th, 2009 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday dissociated itself from the comments by maverick party leader Subhas Chakraborty that it was impossible to fight imperialism without the Congress.
In ... Read more...
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Impossible to fight ‘US imperialism without Congress’: Left leader
May 12th, 2009 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) It is not possible to fight American imperialism without the Congress, declared maverick Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Subhas Chakraborty here Monday.
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I miss Somnath, says Buddhadeb
May 10th, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee says he is trying to bring former party leader Somnath Chatterjee back to the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and has ... Read more...
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Mukherjee supports Nayachar chemical hub
April 12th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) In a statement that may not exactly be music to the ears of the Trinamoool Congress, its alliance partner Congress' senior leader Pranab Mukherjee has supported the proposed ... Read more...
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No national party has taken Congress’ place: Pranab
April 12th, 2009 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Countering the view that India is now in the coalition era, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said the alliance governments at the centre followed the weakening ... Read more...
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I objected to Tytler, Sajjan’s candidature: Pranab
April 11th, 2009 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said he had objected to the nomination of Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar as Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha polls ... Read more...
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Will never ride Nano, is made of peoples’ blood: Mamata
April 3rd, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) For Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, riding the little Nano is a big 'No-No', as it is made with the "blood of people".
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It’s chocolates, treadmill and music for campaigner Mamata
March 28th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee works out on the treadmill daily to remain fit and keeps chocolates on the dashboard of her car for children as she jumps ... Read more...
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Nano launch a conspiracy against me: Mamata
March 28th, 2009 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) Four days after the launch of the Nano in Mumbai, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Friday alleged that the event was timed with the Lok
Sabha elections in ... Read more...
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BJP contesting all West Bengal seats to help Left: Mamata
March 28th, 2009 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Friday charged her former ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with having put up candidates in all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in ... Read more...
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I came to know of Buchanan’s idea from media: Ganguly (Second lead)
March 26th, 2009 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Apparently taken aback by Kolkata Knight Riders cricket operations director John Buchanan's proposal for multiple captains, Sourav Ganguly Wednesday night said he first came to know of the ... Read more...
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Catch all the gossip on your favorite STAR Plus shows and stars
March 21st, 2009 - 12:15 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
ON"STAR Sansaar'~Sunday, March 22nd @ 11 a.m. only on STAR Plus~Put dateline/place: Star Plus viewers can look forward to another relaxing fun filled Sunday as STAR Plus has a new offering ... Read more...
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Minister concedes ’shortcomings’ in Left Front’s land reforms
March 11th, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IANS) Conceding that there were "shortcomings" in the Left Front government's land reforms programme, West Bengal's Transport and Sports Minister Subhas Chakraborty Wednesday said the front would have to ... Read more...
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People should come out to protest Maoist attacks: Somnath
November 16th, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) Holding that fear had taken hold in the minds of the common man due to the "red terror" of the Maoists, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has urged ... Read more...
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No thought of returning to CPI-M: Somnath
November 10th, 2008 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) Expelled from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for his refusal to heed the party diktat during the July 22 trust motion, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Sunday ... Read more...
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Mamata calls for boycott select newspapers, TV channels
August 28th, 2008 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Singur, Aug 28 (IANS) Criticising a section of the media for "fake reports" on her campaign against land acquisition, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Thursday urged her supporters to boycott two Bengali ... Read more...
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Court seeks Rizwanur footage from news channels
April 23rd, 2008 - 8:56 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Wednesday asked all Bengali news channels to submit by Tuesday unedited video footage related to Rizwanur Rehman, a Muslim youth who died under mysterious ... Read more...
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