Rediscovering the ancient Indian art of handwriting
September 5th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) In the age of iPads and electronic notebooks, a NGO is promoting the art of writing with the aim of resdiscovering the "great civilizational history" ... Read more...
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AIFF, clubs spar over I-League status
August 23rd, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The turf war over the property rights of the I-League between the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the clubs continues. As things stand, the ... Read more...
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Pune’s Sharma in final qualifying round in snooker meet
August 4th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Yogesh Sharma of PYC Gymkhana, Pune, registered a 3-2 win to enter the final qualifying round in the Shyam Shroff Memorial All India Open Invitation Snooker ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi, trooper caught in Tripura handed back
July 6th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 6 (IANS) A Bangladeshi trooper and a civilian captured by villagers in Tripura while trying to abduct an Indian farmer from the border area, were handed over to ... Read more...
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126 couples in Bengal tie knot at mass wedding
July 1st, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) A total of 126 couples hailing from underprivileged backgrounds, tied the knot in a mass wedding ceremony here Sunday.Under the aegis of the city-based Vishwa Jagriti ... Read more...
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It’s a conspiracy, says family of arrested Asiad medallist (Second lead)
June 15th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Even as Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik was Friday sent to judicial custody after she was accused of being a male and held for ... Read more...
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Trinamool calls Mulayam a ‘traitor’, hopes for consensus on Kalam
June 15th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Terming Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav a "traitor" after his party's about-turn in extending support to union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's candidature for ... Read more...
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Asiad gold medallist sent to judicial custody for ‘rape’ (Lead)
June 15th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) A West Bengal court Friday remanded Asian Games gold medal-winning athlete Pinki Pramanik to 14 days' judicial custody after the athlete was accused of being a ... Read more...
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Gold medallist Pinki accused of being male, held for ‘rape’ (Second Lead)
June 14th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) In a sensational development, Asian Games gold medal-winning athlete Pinki Pramanik was detained by police after a complaint was made that she is a male and ... Read more...
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Services beat Tamil Nadu to win Santosh Trophy
May 28th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Cuttack, May 28 (IANS) Services clinched their second National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy beating Tamil Nadu 3-2 in a plusating final at the Barabati Stadium here Monday.Services mid-fielder ... Read more...
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Services scrape past Kerala to enter Santosh Trophy final
May 25th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Cuttack, May 25 (IANS) Services scored once in each half as they beat Kerala 2-1 at the Barabati Stadium here Friday to advance to the final of the 66th Santosh ... Read more...
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Mohun Bagan face Pune in Barreto’s farewell match
May 5th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Mohun Bagan will take on Pune FC in their last I-League football match at the Salt Lake Stadium here Sunday. The match will also be a ... Read more...
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Services promise jobs to footballers
March 19th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Monday received a boost after the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) promised to offer jobs to footballers recommended by ... Read more...
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Kolkata prison first to house permanent art gallery
February 19th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Kolkata's Alipore Correctional Home has become India's first prison to house a permanent art gallery.The gallery, named Srishtikala Bhavan is a joint effort of the West ... Read more...
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Astrologer held for molesting woman
February 17th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) An astrologer was arrested on charges of molestation following a complaint of a woman, who had gone to him on the promise that he would be ... Read more...
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter to visit India next month
February 13th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) FIFA president Sepp Blatter will be visiting India next month to oversee the development work under its Goal project before awarding the hosting rights ... Read more...
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Bengal reports more crib deaths, seven dead in 24 hours
January 18th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) The horror of crib deaths in West Bengal returned Wednesday with seven infants, aged between three hours to three months, dying in a 24-hour period in ... Read more...
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Schoolgirl chokes to death after imitating suicide scene
December 27th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) In a freak accident, a class 5 girl student choked to death apparently trying to imitate a suicide scene shown in a television programme, police said ... Read more...
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Bypoll win to inspire government to work more: Mamata
December 4th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IANS) Enthused by the massive victory of the Trinamool Congress in the South Kolkata Lok Sabha bypoll against its arch-rival CPI-M, party supremo and West Bengal ... Read more...
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Over 51 percent vote in Kolkata South by-poll
November 30th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) A little over half of the total number of voters exercised their franchise peacefully in the prestigious Kolkata South Lok Sabha by-poll here Wednesday.
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Millions vote in by-polls in six states (Roundup)
November 30th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Polling between 60 percent to as high as 80 percent was recorded in byelections held Wednesday to eight assembly constituencies in six states. Around ... Read more...
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Mamata’s pet Lok Sabha seat goes to polls
November 29th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 29 (IANS) The Kolkata South Lok Sabha constituency, which has elected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee half a dozen times at a stretch, is all set ... Read more...
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CPI-M student leader to contest Kolkata South by-poll
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) Ritobrata Banerjee, general secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist's students wing Students Federation of India, will be the party's candidate for the Lok ... Read more...
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Mamata Trinamool chief again, blames Left for crib deaths
November 3rd, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 2 (IANS) After her re-election as the Trinamol Congress chief, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the party aimed to be a national player and ... Read more...
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PWD’s clearance procedure clumsy: CAB
October 12th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), which is awaiting a state Public Works Department's (PWD) no objection certificate (NOC) to host an India-England ODI at the ... Read more...
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Bayern likely to play in Delhi in January
October 11th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IANS) Famed German soccer outfit F. C. Bayern Munich could be seen in action in the national capital early next year, if all goes according to ... Read more...
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Server failure hits SBI services
October 1st, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Services in the country's largest lender State Bank of India were crippled Saturday due to an internet snag, severely inconveniencing thousands of customers ahead of ... Read more...
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No plans to change coach for Fed Cup performance: Mohun Bagan
September 29th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) Famed soccer club Mohun Bagan Thursday claimed it has no intention to sack chief coach Stephen David Darby because of the outfit's poor show in the ... Read more...
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Paes wants to be AIFF brand ambassador
September 27th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) Tennis star Leander Paes is keen to become an ambassador for the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to help in the game's growth in the country."...I ... Read more...
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50 percent voting in Mamata bypoll
September 25th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) Around 50 percent voting was reported Sunday in West Bengal's Bhowanipore assembly constituency where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is seeking her maiden entry into the ... Read more...
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Mamata’ looks clear favourite in by-election (Curtain raiser)
September 24th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) West Bengal is all set for one of its most eye-catching by-elections Sunday, when state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeks her maiden entry into ... Read more...
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Federation Cup timings revised after pressure from clubs
September 16th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Friday changed the timings of the Federation Cup, starting Saturday, after participating clubs protested against the earlier schedule.Matches, originally ... Read more...
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Trinamool workers canvass door-to-door for ‘Didi’
September 11th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leaders took out rallies and went door-to-door Sunday kicking off party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's maiden campaign for the ... Read more...
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Mahasweta Devi hospitalised
September 10th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sept 10 (IANS) Magsaysay Award winning writer-activist Mahasweta Devi was Saturday admitted to hospital with chest pain and respiratory problems.The 85-year-old Jnanpith awardee was first taken to the state-run ... Read more...
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CPI-M accuses Mamata Banerjee of violating poll code
September 2nd, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of violating the poll code during a rally Aug 28 ahead ... Read more...
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