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India to work with Maoists of Nepal
Amid possibility of the Maoists emerging as the largest party after Thursday's elections in Nepal India has said that it was ready to work with them. "We will go by the wishes of the people of Nepal and accept their mandate. India will actively work with whichever party forms the government in Nepal." said India's ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee today
Maoist Leader Wins Seat in Nepal
Nepal's former communist rebels picked up more seats Sunday as they extended their lead in early returns from elections that will shape the Himalayan nation's political future....Fire destroys around 300 flower shops in Kolkata
About 300 shops in a flower market in Jagannath Ghat in Kolkata were gutted under massive fire that broke on Friday night. According unconfirmed sources, the fire broke out when a gas cylinder stored at a office in the market committee burst at around 8.30 pm. ...
SC has taken away the rights given to OBCs: Sharad Yadav
he Janata Dal (United) national president has once again expressed his dissatisfaction with a Supreme Court judgement. This time he has criticised the apex court for its latest verdict on the Other Backward Class (OBC) quota issue, in which the Court upheld the 93rd Constitutional Amendment Act-2002 but asked the Centre to keep the creamy layer out of the purview of reservation in elite educational institutions....
Moitree Express resumption might pave way for other routes
If the Kolkata-Dhaka Moitree Express can resume a suspended train service between India and Bangladesh almost after 40 year, so why not a similar road link that went into oblivion, could be open. On April 14, when the Moitree Express enters through the Gede border in Nadia, the people, particularly the “Ex-Im” (export-import) merchants of Nadia would ask this question to the officials of the two countries....Anti-reservation group to challenge SC verdict on quota
Youth For Equality to continue campaign against reservation...
SC gives its nod for OBC quota in educational institutions
Almost after a year of legal tussle between petitioners and the Union Government, the Supreme Court today upheld the 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in elite educational institutions, but kept the creamy layer out of the quota....
Global food stocks at its lowest since 80s: FAO
Expressing concern over increasing food grain prices and reducing farm production, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has said that global food stocks were at its lowest level since 1980....4 arrested in a car theft racket bust
A carefully planned car theft racket was busted in Kolkata today evening, with the North-24 Parganas police arresting four people, and recovering eight stolen cars parked in a garage in Baguiati area in north Kolkata....
India ensures a smooth run of Olympic torch in Delhi
As the Olympic torch relay faced disruptions in London and Paris, India today ensured a smooth run of the flame in Delhi with "respect and security", as discussions continued in the government on measures to provide foolproof protection....
Rs. 20 lakhs looted from central Bank in jaipur by dacoits
In complete Bollywood style, six armed dacoits today looted Rs 20 lakhs from a branch of Central Bank in city's busiest Johari Bazar....
India's concession to Africa to cover 94 per cent of imports
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today unveiled that as much as 94 per cent of India's import items notified for tariffs will be covered under the duty-free access scheme for least developed countries, mostly in Africa...Stay on the death sentence of 2 mumbai blast convicts
The Supreme Court has today stayed the death penalty of two 1993 Mumbai blasts convicts who were awarded the capital punishment by a TADA court in July 2007....
Left-UNPA joint protest against price rise from April 16
The Left parties will join hands with the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) in a week-long country wide protest against the price rise from April 16....
SC stays death sentence of two Mumbai blast convicts
The Supreme Court has today stayed the death penalty of two 1993 Mumbai blasts convicts who were awarded the capital punishment by a TADA court in July 2007. Hearing the petitions filed by Asgar Yusuf Mukadam and Mohammed Mushtaq Musa Tarani against the verdict, the apex court bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan issued notices to Maharashtra government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)....
Culling begins in Ranaghat as fresh out-break of birdflu detected
After the confirmation of bird flu in the Ranaghat area of West Bengal's Nadia district, culling operation has been started on Sunday....
Cabinet expansion today, Pachouri quits Union Cabinet
The expansion of the Union Council of Ministers will take place on Sunday evening and the exercise is likely to be limited to the induction of a few new faces from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh....
Naxal planning major strikes in Uttar Pradesh
Naxalites have set up new bases in Uttar Pradesh and are planning "major strikes" in the state, a top police officer has said today....
Man with toy gun held from venue of Sonia Gandhi's rally
A man brandishing a toy gun was detained on Saturday from near the venue of a rally in the city to be addressed by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi later in the day....
SA beats India by a innings and 90 runs
India suffered a humiliating defeat against South Africa as they went down by an innings and 90 run in the Ahmedabad Test. ...Basu, Surjeet not in Politburo, Karat re-elected
Prakash Karat was today re-elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) by the 19th party Congress which also reconstituted the Politburo replacing veteran leaders Jyoti Basu and Harkishen Singh Surjeet. Basu will be a Special Invitee to the Politburo while ailing Surjeet, a former General Secretary, will be a Special Invitee to the Central Committee....
No harsh treatment to Indian Ambassador: China
China has dismissed reports of being harsh on Indian Ambassador who was summoned past midnight in Beijing on the Tibet issue and said the envoy has been treated "very respectfully"....Film school remains in limbo for second seccessive day
All hopes of normalcy returning at Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI) in Kolkata were dashed on Wednesday with the CITU backed labour trouble showing no sign of abating. Slipping further into uncertainty the institute went under lock and key for an idenfinite period on the day. Resumption of classes have become more than uncertain....
Mayawati seeks resignations of Jaiswal, Buta Singh
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today sought the resignation of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shriprakash Jaiswal and National Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission chairman, Buta Singh for virtually siding with farmer leader Mahendra Singh Tikait, who was arrested after a two-day stand-off over his allegedly abusive remarks against the Chief Minister...
Three more SIMI activists arrested in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh Police today arrested three more activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) taking the total of arrested activist to 24....
UN group to help control bird flu in West Bengal
The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has announced the launch of an operation to control the spread of bird flu in West Bengal. The announcement to this effect was made on Tuesday. The representatives will also undertake the operation at a large scale to ward off the deadly H5N1 virus in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar....
He(Dalai Lama) should not indulge in any political activity:Pranab Mukherjee
India has urged Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, not to indulge in political activities that could hurt Sino-Indian relations....
According to BJP the current surge in the prices is not natural
Taking a potshot on the measures announced by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government after Cabinet Committee on Price Rise deliberated on Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said that the current surge in the prices was not natural rather it was manufactured by the government....
1 year mprisonment to ketan and hiten for defrauding Canara Bank
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sentenced high-profile stockbrokers Ketan Parekh and Hiten Dalal and five others to one year's rigorous imprisonment for defrauding Canara Bank to the tune of Rs 470 million....
'India's agreement for tripartite talks can ensure peace'
Hizbul Mujahideen's chief, Syed Salahuddin, has said that his terrorist organisation might think of reviewing its armed struggle in the Kashmir valley on the condition that India changes its stance and agrees to meaningful tripartite talks for the solution of the Kashmir issue. ...- 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
editor
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28 February, 2008 12:12:56
Police arrested two youths on charges of snatching a hand bag of Ms Bilashibala Sahish, minister of state, forest department, near Tikiapara carshed while she ...
rishab
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27 February, 2008 03:42:46
how are we informed that our receipt has been received and processed? n by what date?
rishab
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27 February, 2008 03:42:46
how are we informed that our receipt has been received and processed? n by what date?
Chiranjib
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15 February, 2008 07:33:23
It is very pathetic. Prasenjit(the son) was my friend and he was very polite and down to earth character. I got the news yesterday night ...
vivek
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09 February, 2008 12:51:53
Really it is a great tragedy..for a topper student(hridesh) of maria's day school...why always good people has to sacrifice...i could not find out..and the culprit...of ...
