Parties criticise bar on press meets in Bengal assembly
February 11th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly's decision to bar press conferences at the media centre in the assembly premises when the house is not in session Saturday drew ... Read more...
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Trinamool government pursuing undemocratic policies: CPI-M
February 11th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday accused the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal of pursuing "undemocratic and anti-people" policies after it ... Read more...
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Calcutta High Court judge laments farmer suicides
February 11th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) In the wake of rising number of farmer suicides in the country, a Calcutta High Court judge Saturday said India was not yet free and ... Read more...
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Work with us for Siliguri’s development: Mamata to Railways
February 11th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Feb 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday urged Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi to look into the possibilities of working together with the state government for ... Read more...
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Mamata blames centre for delay on Gorkha autonomy (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Feb 11 (IANS) With the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) threatening to revive its movement for a separate state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday chose to blame ... Read more...
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India to carry northeast essentials via Bangladesh
February 11th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 11 (IANS) In a very significant development, the Bangladesh government has decided to allow India to ferry food grains and essentials for the mountainous northeastern states via its ... Read more...
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Mamata blames centre for delay on Gorkha autonomy
February 11th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Feb 11 (IANS) With the pro-Gorkhaland Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leadership threatening to revive movement for a separate state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday chose ... Read more...
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Nine Bangladeshi inmates flee juvenile home in Bengal
February 11th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Feb 11 (IANS) Nine Bangladeshi children, inmates of a juvenile home in West Bengal's Behrampore district, Saturday fled from the detention centre in the early hours of ... Read more...
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Ahead of meet with GJM, Mamata rejects Bengal’s division (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Feb 10 (IANS) Ahead of a meeting with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which has threatened to re-start the Gorkhaland campaign, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday ... Read more...
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Bengal bars media conference at the assembly, CPI-M objects
February 10th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly Friday barred press conferences at the media centre in the assembly premises when the house is not in session, drawing protests ... Read more...
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Gorkha group to meet Mamata for honouring accord
February 10th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Feb 10 (IANS) Amidst the rising political tempers in the hills of West Bengal, the pro-Gorkhaland Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leadership is all set to meet chief Minister ... Read more...
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Polio funds get a boost in India: Rotary International
February 10th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) With a zero-polio record in the last one year, India is working hard to eradicate the disease, and has also been recognized as the third ... Read more...
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PVR sets foot in eastern India, opens multiplex in Howrah
February 9th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah, Feb 9 (IANS) Priya Village Roadshow (PVR) Cinemas, which is now eyeing eastern India, Thursday launched its first multiplex here and Sanjeev Bijli said that the company planned to ... Read more...
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Give top priority to dedicated freight corridor project: PM
February 9th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday asked central government ministries and departments and state governments to give top priority to Rs.1 lakh crore dedicated freight ... Read more...
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GJM threatens to renew Gorkhaland demand
February 9th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, Feb 9 (IANS) Tempers are again rising in the hills of West Bengal, with the pro-Gorkhaland Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) threatening to renew its agitation for a separate ... Read more...
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Love your morning cuppa? Get ready to pay more
February 9th, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) The humble tea is set to turn a bit pricey. A supply shortage, hike in the wages of tea garden workers and soaring input costs are ... Read more...
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Singhvi takes on Amit Mitra over central funds for Bengal
February 8th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) Firing a fresh salvo in the latest standoff with the Trinamool Congress over central assistance for West Bengal, the Congress Wednesday accused the state government ... Read more...
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Grow more grains, Pawar tells states
February 8th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Urging states to produce more grains to meet the growing food demand, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday stressed the streamlining of the procurement and distribution ... Read more...
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Rose prices set to soar ahead of Valentine’s Day
February 8th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) With less than a week to go for Valentines' Day, the surge in demand for roses is likely to quadruple their price, a survey here ... Read more...
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Woman held for posing as Mamata’s aide
February 8th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday for posing as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's personal assistant and duping people of more than Rs.8 ... Read more...
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Another Maoist couple surrenders in Bengal
February 7th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
West Midnapore (West Bengal), Feb 7 (IANS) A Maoist couple Tuesday surrendered before the police in West Bengal, becoming the third pair to do so since the Mamata Banerjee-led ... Read more...
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Bengal hospital gives cat-bite jab to child instead of mother
February 7th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) The sorry state of affairs in West Bengal's government hospitals once again came to the fore when a eight-year-old boy was injected a cat-bite antidote instead ... Read more...
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Child rights panel questions Bengal on infant deaths
February 7th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Taking cognizance of deaths of new-born babies in various hospitals of West Bengal, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Tuesday said it ... Read more...
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Drugs worth Rs.8 crore seized, two held in Bengal
February 7th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Feb 7 (IANS) Two people were arrested and drugs worth Rs.8 crore were seized from West Bengal's Murshidabad district Tuesday following questioning of two people earlier taken ... Read more...
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BSF trooper dies three days after Bangladeshis’ attack
February 7th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) head constable, injured in an attack by a gang of Bangladeshi cattle smugglers at a border outpost in West Bengal's North ... Read more...
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Premier League Soccer: Sorin to be Haldia franchisee’s icon player
February 7th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) The Rs 1.5 crore prize money Premier League Soccer (PLS), that has already grossed over Rs.100 crore, is tentatively slated to begin March 24 with the ... Read more...
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Premier League Soccer throws challenge to IPL
February 6th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Indian football, riding high on the mega bucks and euphoria generated by the upcoming Premier League Soccer, Monday threw a challenge to cricket with a top ... 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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Irritated by wailing, father kills baby girl
February 6th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Feb 6 (IANS) Enraged by the continuous bawling of his infant daughter, a man allegedly flung the two-month-old baby down a drain resulting in her death in ... Read more...
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Goa Trinamool promises to return farm land
February 5th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 5 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress unveiled a populist Goa assembly election manifesto Sunday, promising stringent action against illegal mining and returning land "recklessly" acquired by government agencies.The manifesto, ... Read more...
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Maoist killed in Junglemahal
February 5th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
West Midnapore, (West Bengal) Feb 5 (IANS) A Maoist involved in several acts of violence was killed in a gun battle with security forces here Sunday, police said.Judhisthir Mahato, alias ... Read more...
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Congress rubbishes Mamata’s claim of financial neglect
February 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) The Congress Sunday dismissed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claims of not getting enough financial support from the central government.The party also asserted that ... Read more...
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Drugs worth Rs.5 crore seized in Bengal
February 5th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Feb 5 (IANS) A heroin manufacturing unit was busted in this district and drugs worth Rs.5 crore seized Sunday, police said. Two people have been arrested.The building, ... Read more...
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Bangladesh war movies’ fest to be held in Agartala
February 5th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 5 (IANS) Bangladesh will tell the world about the genocide of its three million people and mass atrocities on 200,000 women and children perpetrated by Pakistani forces during ... Read more...
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First Rushdie, now Taslima - end of cultural tolerance? (West Bengal Newsletter)
February 5th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) The cancellation of the release of controversial author Taslima Nasreen's autobiography at the famed Kolkata Book Fair has thrown the spotlight on the destructive clout ... Read more...
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