May 15th, 2008 - 9:32 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Ankit Metal and Power Ltd (AMPL) plans to invest Rs.10 billion over the next three years to increase its production capacity, a company official said here Thursday. "We have huge expansion plans to double our existing capacity in West Bengal and also to set up another ...
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May 15th, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by admin
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By Sahil Makkar
Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) An eerie silence prevails in a slum area that many in Jaipur call 'mini Bangladesh'. Most of its residents, who are from West Bengal and Bangladesh, have withdrawn indoors to avoid police questioning after the serial bomb blasts here that killed at least 61 ...
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May 15th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Eleven people were killed Wednesday when a van in which they were travelling collided with a bus and caught fire in West Bengal after a cow strayed across the road. The incident took place Wednesday near Alipurduar town.
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May 15th, 2008 - 12:09 am ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Residents in the capital saw an unusually dark morning Wednesday as a menacingly overcast sky and strong winds gave way to a massive storm that uprooted trees and led to huge traffic snarls. The sudden overcast sky, the wind and huge swirls of dust caught ...
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May 14th, 2008 - 11:51 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Five people were killed Wednesday in political clashes during the second round of the three-phase elections to local executive bodies in West Bengal. The districts that went to polls Wednesday are North and South 24-Parganas, Nadia, Howrah and Hoogly.
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May 14th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Violence continued across five West Bengal districts Wednesday in the second round of the three-phased panchayat polls with clashes between the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and rival political parties claiming at least four lives and leaving almost a score injured. The districts that are ...
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May 14th, 2008 - 2:34 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 14 (ANI): The presiding officer of a polling booth in Howrah District, during the second phase of panchayat polls in West Bengal today was injured when a bomb was thrown towards him.
Three persons were arrested in connection with the attack and voting was suspended for an hour.
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May 13th, 2008 - 11:18 pm ICT by admin
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Lucknow, May 13 (ANI): Believe it or not, many villagers near Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow have started what can be called dowry in reverse.
It has been common practice for parents of girls to pay dowry to get a boy of their choice for their daughters. Now parents are ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 8:18 pm ICT by admin
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Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Power transmission major KEC International Ltd has bagged a Rs.1.11 billion ($27.75 million) contract from the Power Grid Corp of India. The project entails supply and construction of 400 KV transmission powerlines on turnkey basis, the company announced here Tuesday.
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May 13th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by admin
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 13 (IANS) Nepal's ghee industry, largely dependent on its giant neighbour India for its market, is on the verge of closure after the Indian government slashed the import duty on ingredients and enabled its own industry to reduce prices. Several manufacturers in Nepal have already ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 13 (ANI): West Bengal, which has been struggling to contain an outbreak of bird flu since January, continues its culling operations in the bird flu affected areas of Darjeeling and Siliguri.
Animal Resource Development department medical teams have so far culled 10,000 fowls in disease prone Maligarah, ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by admin
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Singur (West Bengal), May 13 (ANI): Heavy security has been deployed in the industrial hub of Singur in West Bengal ahead of village council polls on May 14.
The results of the village council polls in Singur and Nandigram is expected to mirror the fears of the people on the ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 12:58 am ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The weather Monday in many parts of the country remained somewhat pleasant as the sporadic rains and thundershowers brought the temperatures down. The rain and thundershowers will continue in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh until Thursday, while Rajasthan will experience dust-storms and thunderstorms, according ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 12:56 am ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) An estimated 100 million people - mostly the poor and illiterate - smoke bidi in India and 200,000 tuberculosis deaths are due to these hand-rolled cigarettes, a health ministry report released here Monday said. The report, for the year 2004-05 and termed as the first ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 12:32 am ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) A day after the violence-free panchayat polls in Nangdigram, the West Bengal area Monday reported fresh clashes as five Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists were allegedly beaten up by Trinamool Congress supporters. The two sides reportedly also exchanged gun-fire. "There were minor political clashes in ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 12:26 am ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal Monday asked state governments to set up scientific innovation councils within a month and promised to set up seven top-class research institutes in states that did not have them. "The states should take the initiative in promoting science, and ...
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May 12th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Nandigram in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, which had seen political clashes in recent days, breathed easy Monday, a day after the first phase of the local body elections was over. All eyes were set on Nandigram as the area, site of a bloody turf ...
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May 12th, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Joint raids will be conducted by West Bengal and Jharkhand police to nab the Maoists who blew up a Border Security Force (BSF) vehicle in West Bengal's Purulia district on the first day of panchayat polls, an official said Monday. "We have found from preliminary investigation ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 10:13 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) The first round of the three-phase local body elections in West Bengal ended peacefully Sunday evening with no major incident of violence reported in the five districts, including Nandigram area, where polling was held. According to police sources, stray incidents of booth capturing and clashes between ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 8:53 pm ICT by admin
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Sukna (West Bengal): While officials in West Bengal blame residents for the outbreak of the bird flu virus, resident complain that they are not being compensated enough for the culled birds.
Veterinary workers started culling thousands of backyard poultry to contain an outbreak of bird flu in the region, which ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) The panchayat poll in Nandigram was marred Sunday when a ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP was involved in a heated argument with a senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official over the election process in the West Bengal region. Left MP Laxman Seth allegedly ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 3:50 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Panchayat polls in five districts of West Bengal Sunday generally remained incident-free, reports received here till early afternoon said. "The five districts - Purulia, West and East Midnapore, Bardhaman and Bankura - are having peaceful polls. Minor political conflicts across the districts were reported, but no ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by admin
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CPI-M cadres prevents villagers from casting their votes in Nandigram
Nandigram, May 11 (ANI): The Communist Party of India-Marxist cadres today prevented villagers from casting their votes at three villages of trouble-torn Nandigram, while polling in the first phase of civic elections was peaceful in four other districts.
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May 10th, 2008 - 9:44 pm ICT by admin
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Nandigram, May 10 (ANI): An uneasy calm prevails in Nandigram in West Bengal, a flashpoint of conflict between poor farmers and the State government, a day ahead of Panchayat elections set to begin on May 11.
Nandigram has been the flashpoint of a conflict between mostly poor farmers and the ...
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May 10th, 2008 - 9:12 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) People Saturday heaved a sigh of relief from the sizzling sun as thunderstorms and an overcast sky in most parts of the country have brought the temperatures down. In northwest and central India, the mercury remained below normal due to the sporadic duststorms and thunderstorms.
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May 10th, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by admin
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By Soudhriti Bhabani
Nandigram (West Bengal), May 10 (IANS) Sheikh Mote of Nandigram's Gokulnagar says he had to pay the price for not rooting for West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist in local body elections to be held Sunday. He was allegedly beaten unconscious by the (CPI-M) cadres. Mote says ...
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May 10th, 2008 - 7:00 pm ICT by admin
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By Soudhriti Bhabani
Nandigram (West Bengal), May 10 (IANS) There was palpable tension in West Bengal's trouble-torn Nandigram region as three supporters of the opposition Trinamool Congress died in a clash with cadres of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday - a day before the panchayat polls. "Three people ...
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May 10th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) West Bengal is suffering due to Manmohan Singh's incompetence, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said Saturday, a day after he lashed out at the prime minister for rising inflation. "A number of state projects are awaiting Singh's clearance for over a year. I don't know why he ...
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May 10th, 2008 - 2:25 am ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee Friday lashed out against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying that he had failed to check rising inflation and advocated a third front alternative. "I repeat what I have said. I did not try to denigrate the prime minister. I have ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday issued recommendations for the just distribution of compensation to the victims of violence in Nandigram in West Bengal after it noticed widespread discrepancies. "The state government (has) to publish (a) complete list of people whose houses were damaged ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 8:37 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Ahead of the hotly-contested panchayat polls Sunday, a group of city-based intellectuals took out a silent rally here Friday evening to protest the pre-poll violence in West Bengal's Nandigram and demand peaceful local polls there. The intellectuals, under the banner of Swajan, began the rally - ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 8:07 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), which is spearheading a movement for a separate Darjeeling Hill state, Friday submitted a memorandum of demands to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. "I have received a written statement from GJM specifying their demands and expectations from the government Friday ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 7:56 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 9 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday advocated the option for third front alleging that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has failed on all fronts.
Addressing a news conference in Kolkata today Bhattacharjee said that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Patriarch of West Bengal's ruling Left Front Jyoti Basu Friday described Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi's decision to observe a two-hour voluntary power cut every day as a "childish" act. "Whatever he is doing is a childish act. The governor enjoys certain dignity. He should have discussed the ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 9 (ANI): Criticizing West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhis self-imposed power cuts at the Raj Bhavan, Communist Party of India-(Marxist) leader Jyoti Basu said that Gandhis action was not in consonance with the dignity of his post and that he was "acting like a child".
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May 9th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has sought the comments of West Bengal Chief Secretary on its 12 point recommendations on the violence in Nandigram.
The recommendations were given by a three-member committee of the Commission, which visited Nandigram.
The NHRC Committee comprising A.K. Jain, ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by admin
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Panchmura (West Bengal), May 9 (ANI): Popular Bankura horse that evolved as the symbol of West Bengal over a period of time besides gaining a special place in the national crafts museum, is dying a slow death at the very place that it derived its name from.
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Nandigram in East Midnapore district of West Bengal will have a peaceful panchayat poll Sunday, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has asserted. "Nandigram will have a free and fair poll. I assure there will be no violence during the poll. Instead people there will be in a ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist was shot dead Friday at a political rally in West Midnapore district of West Bengal. The incident took place at Adhariaya village.
"CPI-M activists had taken out a cycle rally to campaign for the panchayat polls starting Sunday. Around ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by admin
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Nandigram (West Bengal), May 9 (IANS) Protesting the ongoing violence in Nandigram, allegedly by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has staged a demonstration inside the office of East Midnapore Police Superintendent S.S. Panda. Banerjee ended her eight-hour protest at around 2 a.m. ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will win the forthcoming panchayat elections in Nandigram in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, party patriarch and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu predicted Friday. "No matter how much the opposition party tries to provoke the people of ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Bird flu has resurfaced in Darjeeling district in eastern India, West Bengal's Animal Resources Development (ARD) Minister Anisur Rehaman confirmed Friday. The H5NI strain of the virus has been detected in Kurseong town in Darjeeling by the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal.
The minister that ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 11:08 am ICT by admin
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By Soudhriti Bhabani
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), which operates mines in Jharkhand and West Bengal, will invest Rs.12 billion in equipment by 2011-12 as part of its revival strategy, says a top company official. "We will invest about Rs.12 billion in phases by 2011-12. The amount ...
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