Trinamool won’t back Congress for Rajya Sabha polls
March 13th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress has decided not to support the Congress nominee in West Bengal for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, state Congress chief Pradip Bhattacharya Tuesday ... Read more...
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IT industry worried over poll-results’ impact on budget
March 7th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 7 (IANS) The Indian IT industry is keeping its fingers crossed on the likely impact of the election results from the five states on the ensuing Union ... Read more...
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Ant-terror hub: Seven CMs take on UPA, Congress downplays threat (Intro Roundup)
February 17th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) faced a fresh crisis Friday after seven chief ministers came out against a proposed powerful counter-terror intelligence hub, saying ... Read more...
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Seven CMs take on UPA, Congress downplays threat (Roundup)
February 17th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) faced a fresh crisis Friday after seven chief ministers came out against a proposed counter-terror legislation, saying it infringed ... Read more...
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World Bank help for Bengal irrigation projects: Pranab
February 17th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
East Midnapore, Feb 17 (IANS) Small irrigation projects worth Rs.1,250 crores will be implemented in West Bengal with the World Bank's help, union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here ... Read more...
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Pranab listens as Mamata says state coffers are empty
February 17th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
East Midnapore (West Bengal), Feb 17 (IANS) Days after attacking the central government for being insensitive to the state's financial crisis, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday chose ... Read more...
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Pranab praises Mamata for improving food supplies
February 6th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday praised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for checking inflation by improving foodgrain supplies in the state."The essential parts ... Read more...
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Headline inflation to continue around 7 percent till March: Pranab
February 6th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Monday headline inflation would continue around seven percent till March."I am happy that headline inflation has come down ... Read more...
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Special ‘Gitanjali’ to mark Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary
February 4th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) A special edition of "Gitanjali", the Nobel Prize-winning anthology of Rabindranath Tagore's poems, was Saturday launched by union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as part ... Read more...
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Congress has good track record in dealing with graft: Pranab
January 25th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 25 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said that the Congress has a unique track record in dealing with corruption which could not be said about ... Read more...
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Submit second Green Revolution projects, Pranab urges eastern region
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Asking the governments of India's eastern states to quickly prepare projects under the Second Green Revolution, union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday said the central ... Read more...
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Dialogue will settle beating up incident of Bangladeshi man: Pranab
January 21st, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) India and Bangladesh will settle through dialogue the beating up of a suspected Bangladeshi cattle smuggler by Indian border force personnel that has caused outrage, ... Read more...
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Northeast seeks special package for industry, tourism
January 19th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Itanagar, Jan 19 (IANS) The northeastern states have asked for a special "connectivity and communication package" to attract investment and boost tourism and industrial development in the region, officials ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu seeks Rs.3,000 crore grant, energy port
January 19th, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Tamil Nadu sought an one time grant of Rs.3,000 crore and setting up of a gas grid connecting the major cities of the state ... Read more...
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Kashmir keen to boost tourism, exports
January 18th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 18 (IANS) The fall of rupee against the dollar presents a "window of opportunity" for Jammu and Kashmir, which can boost its income from tourism and export ... Read more...
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Mamata a dictator, says angry Congress minister
January 17th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Ties between West Bengal's ruling alliance partners Trinamool Congress and Congress worsened Tuesday with a Congress minister launching a no-holds-barred attack on Chief Minister Mamata ... Read more...
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Pranab backs Shakeel’s cool down advice to Bengal Congress
January 13th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) A day after the Congress high command asked its Bengal unit to cool down tempers against ally Trinamool, senior Congress leader and union Finance Minister ... Read more...
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Pranab launches web-based Tagore bibliography
January 9th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) A web-based bibliography of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's works was launched by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the capital Monday to commemorate the ... Read more...
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Pranab cautious on budget delay reports
December 25th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) As speculation over the delay in the presentation of the union budget due to assembly elections in five states made the rounds, union Finance Minister ... Read more...
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Politicians, people call on bereaved Mamata
December 18th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IANS) A stream of people including politicians, cultural personalities and sportspersons Sunday visited West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's spartan residence in south Kolkata's Kalighat to ... Read more...
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Mamata’s mother passes away, condolences pour in (Roundup)
December 17th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Mamata Banerjee's mother Gayatri Banerjee, who was a pillar of strength for West Bengal's first woman chief minister, passed away here Saturday morning. She was ... Read more...
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My relationship with Pranabda between summer and autumn: Mamata
December 15th, 2011 - 1:41 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday described her relationship with senior Congress leader and union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as "somewhere between summer and ... Read more...
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Mamata misses her mom’s smiling face at home
December 15th, 2011 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said she was missing her mother's smiling face - "a good omen", after the latter was admitted in ... Read more...
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Mamata urges banks to hike agriculture, SME credit in Bengal
December 11th, 2011 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday urged public sector banks to increase the flow of credit to agriculture and micro and small enterprises sectors ... Read more...
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Pranab praises Mamata’s ‘courageous’ handling of fire
December 11th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) Union Finance Minister and Congress stalwart Pranab Mukherjee Saturday showered praise on West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee for her courageous ... Read more...
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Kolkata hospital blaze kills 90, India mourns
December 10th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) In the worst fire tragedy in any hospital in India, 90 patients and staffers were killed in Kolkata's well-known AMRI hospital when a terrible blaze ... Read more...
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Pranab expresses condolence to AMRI victims
December 10th, 2011 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday visited the SSKM Hospital where the autopsy of those killed in the AMRI Hospital fire was being done and ... Read more...
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PM hopes parliament will function normally from Wednesday
December 4th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday expressed hope that parliament would function normally from Wednesday after it meets after a four-day break, but opposition parties ... Read more...
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Mamata and government’s FDI ‘climbdown’ (West Bengal Newsletter)
December 4th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IANS) You can always bet on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to come up with surprises, be high on drama and keep people guessing and ... Read more...
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Pranab refuses comment on FDI decision
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday refused to react to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's comment that the central government has decided to keep ... Read more...
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Government clueless over Mamata’s remark on FDI
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Just a day after the government unveiled its new team of ministers to share the government's view with people, many of them, including both ... Read more...
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FDI decision suspended pending consensus: Mamata quotes Pranab (Second Lead)
December 3rd, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) In a sudden and dramatic twist, the central government has decided to keep on hold its decision to allow foreign equity in retail till a ... Read more...
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Sense has prevailed with government: BJP
December 3rd, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) As UPA ally Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee said the government was putting the decision on foreign equity in retail on hold, opposition Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Pranab visits Mamata’s mother in hospital
December 3rd, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday visited West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's ailing mother in a state-run hospital here.Mukherjee drove straight to the SSKM ... Read more...
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FDI decision suspended pending consensus: Mamata quotes Pranab
December 3rd, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) The central government has decided to keep on hold its the decision to allow foreign equity in retail till a consensus emerged on the issue, ... Read more...
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