As Left Front plans, quick-footed Didi acts (West Bengal Newsletter)
May 26th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) Despite the negative publicity she has been receiving for her various antics as West Bengal chief minister, the feisty Mamata Banerjee's ability to lead lightning ... Read more...
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Government stands by on petrol hike, allies protest (Roundup)
May 25th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The government Friday refused to immediately rollback the sharply hiked petrol prices but promised to take a definitive view soon under pressure from the ... Read more...
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Akash keeps lead; Reddy shocks Chowdhury
May 25th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Tirupati, May 25 (IANS) Overnight sole leader G. Akash of Tamil Nadu escaped a loss to Saptarshi Roy of Railways in the 10th round to maintain his lead in the ... Read more...
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Norway kids in new family row
May 25th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Within a month of their return to India, two NRI children, who were earlier taken into foster-care by the Norwegian Childcare Services, find themselves in a ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu gear up for Manipur Challenge in Santosh Trophy semis
May 25th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Cuttack, May 25 (IANS) Manipur, who are still to have an I-League club, will be looking to make their mark the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy when they ... Read more...
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BJP to campaign for Ganga
May 25th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now taken up the cause of preserving the river Ganga and announced a panel Friday led by its firebrand ... Read more...
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BJP trying to woo Trinamool Congress back to NDA?
May 25th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) A day after Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Gadkari called for expanding the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the party Friday lavished praise on Trinamool Congress ... Read more...
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Mamata to march against petrol price hike Saturday (Second lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will lead a procession of the party activists and supporters in the city Saturday to ... Read more...
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Coming up, 100 more skill development centres
May 25th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) will open 100 more training centres in the country, a top official said Friday."Our target has been revised to 400,000 ... Read more...
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Mamata to hit the road against petrol price hike Saturday (Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will lead a procession of the party activists and supporters in the city Saturday to ... Read more...
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Mamata to hit road against petrol price hike Saturday
May 25th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will lead a procession in the city Saturday to mount pressure on the central government ... Read more...
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Railway minister leads Trinamool rally against fuel hike (Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Political parties in West Bengal Thursday hit the streets to protest the steep hike in petrol prices, with the ruling UPA partner Trinamool Congress taking ... Read more...
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Rajasthan, Andhra win twice in junior basketball
May 24th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Puducherry, May 24 (IANS) Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh boys recorded two victories as did Haryana and Jharkhand in the girls section in the preliminary league of the 63rd National basketball ... Read more...
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Services face Kerala in Santosh Trophy semis
May 24th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Cuttack, May 24 (IANS) Services and Kerala will square off in the semi-final of the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy at the Barabati Stadium here Friday.With tournament favourites ... Read more...
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Railway minister leads Trinamool rally against petrol hike
May 24th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Political parties in West Bengal Thursday hit the streets to protest the steep hike in petrol prices, with the ruling UPA partner Trinamool Congress taking ... Read more...
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AIIMS-Patna to start this year, says Ghulam Nabi Azad
May 24th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 24 (IANS) Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Thursday announced that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) - Patna would start this year itself."I have directed the ... Read more...
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Bengal government orders inquiry into crib deaths
May 24th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) In the wake of frequent deaths of infants in government-run hospitals in the state, the West Bengal health department has directed all sub-divisional, district hospitals ... Read more...
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CPI-M protests Mamata’s assassination plot charge
May 24th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) West Bengal's Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday termed as "ridiculous", Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegation that the Marxists and the Maoists were plotting to ... Read more...
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Petrol price hiked by Rs.7, opposition and allies fret (Roundup)
May 23rd, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) India Wednesday hiked petrol prices by an unprecedented over Rs.7 a litre, triggering protests from the opposition and even government allies. But the industry ... Read more...
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Bengal’s Left attacks Mamata, UPA over petrol price hike
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) West Bengal's Left parties Wednesday threatened to hit the streets against the petrol price hike and slammed the Trinamool Congress for enjoying power as a ... Read more...
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Punjab boys pip MP in national basketball
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Pondicherry, May 23 (IANS) On a day of mostly one-sided matches, Punjab struggled to beat Madhya Pradesh 56-53 in the boys league of the 63rd National basketball championship for juniors ... Read more...
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Coast Guard inducts Dornier aircraft
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) In a bid to enhance its capability in West Bengal and Odisha, the Coast Guard Wednesday inducted a new Dornier aircraft with state-of-art sensors and equipment ... Read more...
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Not pulling out but will protest: Mamata (Lead)
May 23rd, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Miffed over the steep rise in petrol prices, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday that she would protest but not pull out of ... Read more...
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Not pulling out but will protest petrol hike: Mamata
May 23rd, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Miffed over the steep rise in petrol prices, announced Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said her Trinamool Congress would protest against the hike ... Read more...
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‘Pained and insulted’, Mahasweta quits Bangla Akademi
May 23rd, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Eminent author and Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi chairperson Mahasweta Devi Wednesday announced her decision to quit the post after a name recommended by her for the prestigious ... Read more...
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ISI, North Korea plotting to kill me: Mamata
May 23rd, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 23 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says that Marxists and Maoists are plotting to kill her in league with the Pakistani intelligence, North Korea, Venezuela ... Read more...
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Mamata government rates itself, gives top marks: CPI
May 22nd, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Taking pot shots at West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government, veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader A.B. Bardhan Tuesday said it has on its own ... Read more...
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Broader Left unity for broad-based democratic unity: Bardhan
May 22nd, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Asserting that the country was going through a crisis, veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader A.B. Bardhan Tuesday called for bringing all Left forces ... Read more...
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Mamata, Karunanidhi to skip UPA dinner
May 22nd, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and DMK chief M. Karunanidhi will not be present at the third anniversary dinner of the United Progressive Alliance-II ... Read more...
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Poverty forces Bengal mother to sell child for Rs.2000
May 22nd, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Unable to take care of her seven-month-old child due to extreme poverty, a mother in West Bengal's Nadia district sold her infant to a meat seller ... Read more...
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Walk out of UPA over special package demand: Rajnath to Mamata
May 21st, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Asking Trinamool Congress to withdraw support from the 'incompetent' UPA government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh Monday said his party will support Mamata ... Read more...
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Mamata hits out against ‘vested interests’, ‘influential media’ (Lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Claiming that her government was being constantly pressurised to change its stand on many issues, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused "vested interests" ... Read more...
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Mamata slams central government for non-cooperation
May 21st, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Accusing the central government of "rigid non-cooperation", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that it could not shirk its responsibility in allowing the ... Read more...
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Vested interests running malicious campaign: Mamata
May 21st, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Lashing out at her detractors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that her government has been subjected to "relentless and baseless malice" and ... Read more...
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Apex court permits access to Kalighat temple’s sanctum sanctorum
May 21st, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday permitted devotees to access the sanctum sanctorum of Kolkata's Kalighat temple to pay obeisance to the deity.An apex court bench ... Read more...
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