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Kolkata zoo gets rare attractions

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:25:00 -0400

Zoo visitors in Kolkata will now get to see white peafowls, open-billed storks and hamadryas baboons at Alipore Zoological Gardens

Nandigram voting booths to be sealed for panchayat poll

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:19:00 -0400

poll booths at volatile Nandigram in East Midnapore district of West Bengal will be sealed off during the panchayat elections starting May 11, officials said today.

Sonia slams Left govt over Nandigram

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:44:00 -0400

Criticising the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee led-government of West Bengal for its handling of the Nandigram situation, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that she was with the people of the area in their sorrow.

Cable theft at Eden ahead of IPL match

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:34:00 -0400

It seems that Eden Gardens' bad days are far from over. After a power failure, unsporting pitch and water shortage during a match last week, the hallowed turf has earned negative publicity yet again with the discovery of a cable theft.

Apollo Hospitals to start medical college in West Bengal

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:22:00 -0400

The Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals is to set up a medical college with a 350-bed hospital on the outskirts of the West Bengal capital.

BMW opens its first showroom in Kolkata

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:33:00 -0400

BMW India has opened its first showroom in the city following increasing demand for its cars and announced plans to launch a dealership providing sales, service, spares and systems to its clients. The 4,300 sq ft showroom was inaugurated on Wednesday.

CID nabs accused in WBJEE question paper leak case

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:09:00 -0400

The main accused in the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination question paper leak case, Manas Patra was arrested on Wednesday by the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department from Tikiapara, Howrah.

2 killed, 24 injured in a bus-truck collision in Nadia

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:08:00 -0400

Two people killed and 24 others injured after a Siliguri bound bus running at a high speed lost control and collided with a heavy truck coming from the opposite direction in Nadia district.

Maoists kill CPI (M) leader in Birbhum

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:54:00 -0400

Suspected Maoists today gunned down a CPM leader in Birbhum, a Red bastion where the rebels had never struck before.

Chief Minister plays guardian angel to CAB president

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:51:00 -0400

As if the blackout on Sunday evening was not enough to blacken the face of Bengal Eden Gardens in Kolkata once again plunged into darkness for almost half an hour on Tuesday evening when the knights of Knight Riders were in the middle of their practice.

Residents call for elections boycott in Kalyani

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:51:00 -0400

In an unusual political incident, around 4000 residents of Rathtala area of Nadia district, decided to boycott the upcoming West Bengal panchayat poll to be held in May, demanding their immediate inclusion under the Kalyani civic authorities. The three phased panchayat elections in the state to be held in May 11, 14 and 18.

Hospital ransacked over patient's death in Kalyani, Nadia

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:06:00 -0400

Death of a four year old girl led to a violent situation at Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial (JNM) hospital in Kalyani on Monday.

Sonia to visit West Bengal before local body poll

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:50:00 -0400

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit West Bengal on April 28 to campaign for her party for the local body polls in May.

Trinamul shutdown brings West Bengal to a halt

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:16:00 -0400

Train services in West Bengal were hit and schools and colleges were closed Monday during a daylong strike over rising food prices. With security in mind, Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka and Shah Rukh Khan cancelled their flights.

Question paper leak led authorities to cancel WBJEE

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:58:00 -0400

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) was canceled on Saturday due to the seepage of question papers just before the D-Day. The WBJEE was scheduled on Sunday but the West Bengal Joint Entrance Board was forced to call off the exam as the medical question paper got leaked from Kharagpur area on Friday.

Rats nibble away dead infant's eye in Bengal hospital

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:30:00 -0400

As the family members of a newborn who had died went to the morgue of a hospital in West Bengal, they were shocked to see one of the eyes and a portion of the face had been eaten away by rats.

Fresh clashes in Nandigram, 8 injured

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:27:00 -0400

Ahead of the panchayat polls in West Bengal, at least eight supporters of anti-land acquisition forum Bhoomi Uchched Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) were injured in a fresh clash with CPM cadres in Nandigram early on Saturday.

Three killed in BSF firing near Cooch Behar India-Bangladesh border

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:42:00 -0400

Three people, including a Bangladeshi national, died when Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened fire while they were allegedly smuggling cattle through the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Dinhata area

West Bengal suspends private Kolkata-Dhaka bus service

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:13:00 -0400

Authorities in West Bengal have ordered the suspension of the only private bus service between Kolkata and Dhaka, but the operator is continuing the daily run between the two countries despite the order.

Reduce formalities time for Dhaka-Kolkata train journey

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:26:00 -0400

The media in Bangladesh today unanimously emphasised that the time taken for customs and immigration formalities for passengers of the just-begun 'Moitree Express' train service should be drastically reduced.

'Not enough Fulbright scholars from eastern India'

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:09:00 -0400

Eastern India is under-represented in the largest US international exchange programme - the Fulbright Scholarship, according to the United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI).

CPM willing to discuss Subhas

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:53:00 -0400

CPM politburo member Sitaram Yechury today said the April 29 politburo meeting here would discuss the matter of Subhas Chakraborty’s inclusion in the central committee and state secretariat if anyone raised it.

Suspected Maoists kill three villagers in West Bengal

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:09:00 -0400

A group of unidentified miscreants, suspected to have links with the Maoists, killed three villagers in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, the police said.

Villagers disrupt inaugural run of India-Bangladesh train service

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:04:00 -0400

The India-Bangladesh Moitree (Friendship) Express was flagged off from here Monday, restoring rail links between the countries after 43 long years. However, it was disrupted for about five minutes after villagers, who believe the service will increase infiltration blocked the track in West Bengal's Nadia district.

11 pilgrims killed in WB road mishaps

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:03:00 -0400

Eleven pilgrims, who were on their barefoot ritualistic walk to Shiva temples to celebrate Chaitra Sankranti, were killed on Saturday in separate road accidents in West Bengal, police said.

Trinamool sets up road block; allege CPI (M) conspiracy behind floral market fire

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:01:00 -0400

The fire at Kolkata flower market has become the latest political plank for the Trinamool Congress. The party, which sees CPI (M) conspiracy behind even natural vagaries, has been quick to seize the opportunity to fire political salvos against the CPI (M).

Bangla group threatens to stall Moitree Express

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:36:00 -0400

An organisation of Bangladeshi refugees has threatened to stall the inaugural run of Kolkata-Dhaka Moitree Express which is all set to start its journey on April 14.

Road accident kills one at VIP Road in Kolkata

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:51:00 -0400

Last evening VIP road, Kolkata saw a tragic road accident when a Taxi ran over a pedestrian. Purna Roy, about 65 years of age was crossing the road at Narayantala College more of Baguiati area, a taxi came at a very high speed and ran over him and he died on the spot. Purna Roy worked as dhaki in a nearby temple of Baguiati area.

Violence in Siliguri over secessionist demands; many injured

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:04:00 -0400

Violence rocked Siliguri in North Bengal on Wednesday afternoon when supporters and activists of Gorkha Janamukti Morcha clashed with the police. Many people, including media persons and police, sustained injuries in the clash. Police used teargas to disperse the Morcha supporters. The injured were taken to local hospitals for treatment.

GJM calls bandh in Darjeeling; normal life affected in hills

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:02:00 -0400

Normal life in the hills of Darjeeling lay paralysed on Thursday in the wake the 24-hour Darjeeling bandh (general strike) called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha to protest police action against their activists and supporters. All three hill sub-division including Kurseong and Kalimpong wore deserted look because of the bandh.