West Bengal
Singur and Nandigram's referendum against the CPM and Left Front government's policy
Tremor after tremor rocked the CPI-M headquarters on Alimuddin Street, as poll results confirmed that both Nandigram and Singur had dealt the Left Front a blow in the 2008 panchayat elections.
Left retains dominance in panchayat polls
The early indications from counting centres of the three-layer panchayat elections in West Bengal, indicate that the Left would retain its dominance in the rural areas, a position it has enjoyed since it came to power in 1977....
Woman kills her two children, self in Amta, Howrah
A woman killed her two sons and then committed suicide by consuming poison in Amta, Howrah late Tuesday night, police said....
Panchayat poll counting begins in West Bengal
Counting of votes polled in the three-phased panchayat elections in West Bengal began Wednesday....
Poll police on rampage in Cooch Behar Poll police on rampage in Cooch Behar Train delay sparks station riot
A group of policemen beat up railway employees and ransacked the station here because a train that was supposed to take them back after election duty had not arrived on time....
Four killed as third phase of Bengal polls ends
At least four political activists were killed in a clash in Murshidabad and around 145 people were arrested across West Bengal as the third and final phase of the local body elections concluded Sunday....
Molestation charges in Nandigram proved wrong
The charge of molestation brought by two women in Nandigram against DIG CRPF Alok Raj on the eve of the first phase of the May 11 panchayat polls has been found to be without basis, West Bengal government said today....Congress supporter killed in West Bengal panchayat polls
The third and final phase of Panchayat polls in seven districts of West Bengal began today on a violent note with a Congress supporter being killed, allegedly by Communist Party of India-Marxist(CPI-M) activists in Murshidabad district....
Bird flu back in Bengal, culling to start Sunday
Bird flu has been detected in West Bengal's Darjeeling district where culling of thousands of poultry will begin Sunday in five affected villages, an official said....
Naxalites to host Nepalese Maoist leader in Kolkata
Nepalese Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai is coming to Kolkata in early June. Interestingly, it is not the ruling Left Front but the Naxalites who are hosting him....
Time to seriously rethink Left unity: RSP
It is time to "seriously rethink" on Left unity in West Bengal, the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) said Friday after violent clashes between workers of the state's ruling Left front partners Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the RSP in the panchayat polls left one person dead....
12 killed, 23 injured in a Sodepur mall fire in West Bengal
Twelve people were killed and 23 others injured in a fire that raged through a three-storey shopping mall at Sodepur in North 24-Parganas district in West Bengal on Friday...
State Irrigation minister's kin dies, more BSF personnel deployed in south 24 pargana
Gauri Naskar, the wife of Irrigation Minister Subhash Naskar's nephew, had suffered 80 percent burns in the explosion and succumbed to her wounds at around 12.30 a.m., hospital sources said. The minister's Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) has accused ally Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres of exploding the bomb Thursday at his Kumrokhali village in the South 24 Parganas district....
Jute manager lynched by union members inside office
Suspected members of a Naxalite-affiliated union barged into the office of the personnel manager of a jute mill and battered him to death...
Explosion of violence: West Bengal minister's kin battles for life, house gutted
A relative of Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) leader and West Bengal Irrigation Minister Subhas Naskar was seriously injured on Thursday in a crude bomb explosion at his village house at Basanti in South 24 Parganas district of Bengal....
4 killed in violence during West Bengal panchayat polls
Four persons were killed and at least 15 others injured in separate incidents of violence during the second phase of panchayat polls in West Bengal today....
Singur to hold village council polls amidst tight security
Heavy security has been deployed in the industrial hub of Singur in West Bengal ahead of village council polls on Wednesday....
Xenitis automobile division eyeing Rs.5 bn turnover
City-based Xenitis Group, the manufacturer of Xpression brand of motorbikes, has said its automobile wing will post a turnover of Rs.5 billion ($125 million) in 2008-09. ...
West Bengal polls' first phase ends peacefully
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. ...
TC, BUPC supporters lathicharged at Nandigram
In yet another incidence of violence ahead of Sunday’s Panchayat polls, some Trinamool Congress and BUPC supporters were lathicharged on Saturday by the Rapid Action Force...
Bird flu in Darjeeling, culling begins
Culling of birds began in 42 villages in the mountain foothill areas of Darjeeling district on Saturday where avian flu has been detected....Kolkata Book fair: SC issues notice to WB govt
The Supreme Court today issued notices to West Bengal government and other respondents in a case, in which, Calcutta High Court had banned the Kolkata Book Fair - one of the largest in the world - at Park Circus Maidan in January 2008....
Bengal Governor observes 'power cut' amid criticism
West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi on Wednesday observed a voluntary two-hour power cut in his bid to share the inconvenience faced by Kolkata residents due to daily load shedding...
West Bengal returns IPL tickets to Shah Rukh's firm
The controversy over allotment of tickets for Kolkata Knight Riders' home matches doesn't seem to end...Now own your studio apartment in Kolkata's IT township
Well-earning young professionals with a grungy lifestyle and seeking a place to unwind would soon be able to own a studio apartment in this eastern metropolis....Political clash in Nandigram, 40 houses ransacked
Some houses were ransacked and a few rounds of firing took place in a political clash at Nandigram in West Bengal Sunday evening....
North Bengal tea to be exported to Egypt, Iran, Pakistan
Centre will take initiatives to export tea grown in the gardens of north Bengal to countries like Pakistan, Iran and Egypt....CPI(M)-Trinamool clash in Nandigram, 400 displaced
A fresh clash between supporters of the state's ruling CPI(M) and those of opposition Trinamool Congress...
Exploiting creative side of disabled in Kolkata
To instill a boost of confidence, graphic designers from as far apart as Mauritius, Seychelles, Costa Rica and Philippines were in the city to conduct a week-long workshop...Gorkha group ends hunger strike in Darjeeling
Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) supporters on Saturday ended their fast unto death after the West Bengal government gave them permission...- Chatwal plans mega hotel projects in Punjab
- WBJEE 2008 - West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination 2008
- 500 TCS staffers resign
- One killed, three injured in Howrah fire
- Three of family found dead
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