Calcutta High Court admits dengue PIL, asks state about measures
September 7th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Friday admitted a public interest litigation related to the current dengue outbreak in West Bengal, and asked the state government to file ... Read more...
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TCS gets Rs.103 crore Bengal contract
September 7th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) The West Bengal government Friday awarded a Rs.103 crore contract to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for designing and implementing ICT solutions for the rural employment guarantee ... Read more...
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Bengal to compensate victims of crimes against women
September 7th, 2012 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IANS) Victims of crimes against women would henceforth be compensated in West Bengal, with the Mamata Banerjee cabinet Thursday ratifying the proposed scheme that would also ... Read more...
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Congress, Left slam Bengal government over rape cases
August 19th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) As the West Bengal government termed reports of recent rape cases as a "rotten campaign" against it, the Congress, a junior partner in the ruling alliance, ... Read more...
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Crime reports an anti-government campaign: Bengal minister
August 19th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) A West Bengal minister Sunday termed the reports of alleged rapes as a "rotten campaign" against the government and denied that the law and order situation ... Read more...
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Ruud Gullit enthralls Mohun Bagan crowd
July 30th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) It was a prized moment for several budding football players of the city who Sunday had an opportunity for a photo op with Dutch football legend ... Read more...
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Anand felicitated by Bengal with sweets, cash and memento
July 13th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) From sweets and mementos shaped like chess boards, to Rs.5 lakh cash and a jar of Bengal's favourite sweet rosogolla - there were gifts ... Read more...
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Pranab is a friend of Communists: Trinamool
July 8th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) A Trinamool Congress leader Sunday said that UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee has been a close friend of the Communists throughout his life."He (Mukherjee) owes ... Read more...
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Mamata government gets governor’s praise
July 8th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Two days after union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's virtual snub to the Mamata Banerjee government, West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Saturday praised it for ... Read more...
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Mamata writes to Chidambaram, says his figures incorrect
July 6th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) Challenging union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday shot off an angry letter to him describing as "incorrect" the figures ... Read more...
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Trinamool’s votes not needed in presidential poll: Congress
July 6th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) Raising the pitch against ally Trinamool Congress, a leader of the Congress's West Bengal unit said the Mamata Banerjee-led party has become irrelevant in national ... Read more...
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Inter-party clashes on in West Bengal: Chidambaram (Lead)
July 6th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) In a virtual snub to the Mamata Banerjee government, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday noted that inter-party clashes were continuing in West Bengal, adding ... Read more...
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Forward Bloc legislator suspended from Bengal assembly
June 23rd, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) A Forward Bloc legislator was Friday suspended from the West Begnal Assembly for the rest of the day for using "unparliamentary" words targeting Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Trinamool accuses Pranab of trying to break party (Lead)
June 20th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Wednesday accused union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee of trying to break the party after the United Progressive Alliance's presidential candidate called Trinamool ... Read more...
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Pranab vs Mamata: A tale of differences behind show of bonhomie
June 14th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have never quite gelled, despite their apparent show of bonhomie from time to ... Read more...
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Gold medallist Pinki accused of being male, held for ‘rape’ (Lead)
June 14th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Asian Games gold medal-winning athlete Pinki Pramanik was detained by police after a complaint was made that she is a male and has allegedly raped a ... Read more...
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Mamata to ask PM to accept Bengal’s BPL list
June 8th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will write to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh requesting the central government to accept the state's BPL list, a minister ... Read more...
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Bengal to send revised BPL list for central approval
May 26th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) West Bengal will send a revised list of people living below poverty line (BPL) by the end of June to the central government for approval, ... Read more...
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Rural Bengal to get over 4,000 km of roads
May 5th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday asked the West Bengal government to submit reports to uprgade and construct new roads in rural areas."I have asked the ... Read more...
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Now, Mamata government targets woman professor? (West Bengal Newsletter)
April 29th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) A woman professor who dared to take on a Trinamool Congress leader for allegedly throwing a jug at her inside the teachers' staff room now ... Read more...
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Trinamool warns against mixing politics with profession
April 27th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government Friday warned the employees of institutions providing essential services against indulging in politics at the cost of their work."There is ... Read more...
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MGNREGA wages raised, Bengal wants more (Lead)
March 29th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Unhappy with the central government hiking the wage for the 100-day rural job guarantee programme MGNREGA from Rs.130 to Rs.136 in the state, West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Bengal unhappy with inadequate MGNREGA wage hike
March 29th, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government will soon move the central government to increase Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) wages to Rs.200 ... Read more...
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Mamata strips non-Trinamool panchayat heads of power
March 27th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The opposition Left Front in the West Bengal assembly Tuesday staged a walk out after an adjournment motion by it against a government order stripping panchayat ... Read more...
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Bengal hopeful of introducing biometric job cards soon
March 21st, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) The West Bengal government is hopeful of introducing from April this year biometric job cards for beneficiaries of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ... Read more...
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Feb 28 strike: Trinamool, Left on collision course
February 24th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress and the Left Front seemed on a collision course Friday on the Feb 28 nationwide strike called by 11 central trade ... Read more...
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Petition seeks CBI probe into killings of CPI-M leaders
February 23rd, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) A petition was filed in the Calcutta High Court Thursday demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of two Communist Party ... Read more...
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Rahul works his charm but UP might be too tricky
January 21st, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) He's addressed 85 rallies, trying to go beyond just rhetoric by introducing a weaver boy or invoking a success story like tech guru Sam ... Read more...
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400,000 take holy dip as Gangasagar Fair ends
January 15th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Sagar Island (West Bengal), Jan 15 (IANS) Around 400,000 devotees from across the country took a holy dip in the Ganga, braving the icy cold water and chilly winds ... Read more...
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Bengal to increase job days to 50 under MGNREGA
January 11th, 2012 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) West Bengal will increase to 50 the job days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) from 19 till date in this fiscal ... 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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Mamata carries out minor reshuffle
December 26th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday announced a minor change in her ministry by assigning an additional portfolio of panchayat and rural development to ... Read more...
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Mamata’s ‘poisoned water’ allegation angers Left Front
December 24th, 2011 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) The opposition Left Front members Friday staged a noisy walk-out from the West Bengal assembly after failing to elicit any response from the government on ... Read more...
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CPI-M plotting to poison drinking water: Mamata
December 22nd, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday accused the opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) of hatching a conspiracy to mix poison in a water ... Read more...
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