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Anonymous threat calls at Mamata's residence

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:43:00 -0400

Two anonymous telephone calls threatening to kill Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee were received at her residence Monday, police said.

Shops set afire in West Bengal town over man's death

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:25:00 -0400

Irate mobs ransacked and set fire to shops in a West Bengal town Saturday after a man was killed in a clash between members of two Durga Puja committees the previous night.

Now a pro-Nano sit-in at abandoned Singur site

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:27:00 -0400

Hundreds of Nano supporters Friday began an indefinite 'satyagraha' (sit-in) in front of the Nano small car plant in Singur, recently abandoned by automobile major Tata Motors.

Metro Cash & Carry bags APMC licence in Bengal

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:24:00 -0400

With ruling Left Front partner Forward Bloc relenting, Metro Cash & Carry India, the Indian arm of German wholesaler Metro AG, was Friday granted licence to sell farm commodities and other food items to hotels, restaurants, provision stores and other institutional buyers in West Bengal.

Singur to start 'satyagraha' from Friday against Nano exit

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:04:00 -0400

People in West Bengal's Singur along with syndicate members who supplied materials for building the plant for the world's most inexpensive car Nano, will start a 'satyagraha' (sit-in) movement near the factory site from Friday, a syndicate member said Thursday.

CPI-M calls 10-hour Singur shutdown Saturday

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:18:00 -0400

West Bengal's ruling Left Front major partner, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), has called a 10-hour shutdown in Singur Saturday.

Eight injured in building collapse in West Bengal

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:16:00 -0400

Eight people were injured when a building under onstruction collapsed in a West Bengal town, the police said.

West Bengal industrialists, common people regret Tata pull out

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:14:00 -0400

Tata Motors' decision to pull out from West Bengal is the "worst possible thing" to happen to the state, said industrialists and commoners Friday, voicing disappointment over the auto major's decision to take its Nano small car factory elsewhere.

Howrah's miracle baby to make his victorious journey home

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:23:00 -0400

In an incident that is nothing short of a miracle, a stillborn baby born on 1st July has made a miraculous comeback, and is all ready to make his journey home.

Youth beaten to death in Dinajpur

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:44:00 -0400

Four people beat a youth to death in West Bengal Sunday after he failed to repay a loan he had taken from one of them, police said.

West Bengal Left Front crisis blows over

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:38:00 -0400

utting aside their differences, the constituents of West Bengal's ruling Left Front Sunday decided to renew the licence of German firm Metro Cash and Carry while the Forward Bloc withdrew its threat of boycotting the state secretariat on the issue.

Doubts over Sunday meeting with Tata Motors

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:28:00 -0400

Doubts emerged late Friday night over Sunday's scheduled meeting between Tata Motors and the West Bengal government on the Nano deadlock

Mamata demands CBI probe into cheque distribution in Singur

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:09:00 -0400

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the distribution of compensation cheques by the West Bengal government among Singur farmers who had not taken payment for land acquired for the Tata Motors' Nano project.

Biman Bose condemns assault on Singur plant security guard

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:15:00 -0400

Left Front chairman Biman Bose Tuesday condemned the attack on a security guard within Tata Motors' Nano project site in Singur by a group of unidentified men.

Metro Cash & Carry officials to meet Buddhadeb Wednesday

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:12:00 -0400

Officials of Metro Cash & Carry, the wholesale division of the Germany-based METRO AG that has been hoping to open an outlet here for the last two years, met West Bengal Agricultural Minister Naren De Tuesday

Forward Bloc leader Biswas quits Rajya Sabha seat

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:05:00 -0400

orward Bloc general secretary Debabrata Biswas Tuesday quit his Rajya Sabha membership in keeping with the party's "one man one post" policy.

Security guard at Tata's Singur plant beaten up

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:59:00 -0400

A private security guard at the Tata Motors plant in Singur in West Bengal was beaten up by a group of unidentified men even as work at the factory once slated to roll out the world's cheapest car Nano continued to be suspended for the third week running.

Woman injured in crude bomb blast in Nandigram

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:48:00 -0400

A woman member of Bhumi Uchched Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) was injured Sunday in a crude bomb blast at Nandigram in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, the police said.

Violence in Darjeeling, Ghising shifts to Siliguri

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:23:00 -0400

Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) supremo Subash Ghising was shifted Saturday evening from his hill residence to Siliguri town of West Bengal's Darjeeling district after the rival Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) set a 15-day deadline for him to leave, an official said.

GJM supporter killed in Darjeeling firing

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:05:00 -0400

A woman was killed, allegedly in firing by Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) leader Dipak Gurung, when a group of rival Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) supporters were protesting outside his house Friday in West Bengal's Darjeeling district.

Bengali film industry yet to find Uttam Kumar's successor

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:31:00 -0400

Remembering legendary Bengali actor Uttam Kumar on his 28th death anniversary Thursday, his co-stars said the West Bengal film industry is yet to find a hero to match up to his natural talent and acting ability.

Now indefinite shutdown called in Darjeeling hills

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:16:00 -0400

The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) Monday called for an indefinite shutdown in the Darjeeling hills from Tuesday, to press its demand for a separate Gorkhaland state in the region.

Gorkha leaders call 24-hour Darjeeling shutdown

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:32:00 -0400

The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), which is demanding a separate Gorkhaland state, has called for a 24-hour shutdown in West Bengal's Darjeeling Hills Monday to protest alleged attacks on its supporters by the Communist-Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and other outfits.

Five women students harassed for suspected Maoist links

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:29:00 -0400

Five women students of Jadavpur University claimed they were harassed by the police in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district for allegedly having Maoist links.

Trinamool shutdown hits normal life in West Bengal

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:27:00 -0400

Train services were disrupted, university examinations were postponed and business activities took a hit Friday as West Bengal faced a second consecutive day of shutdown, this time called by the opposition Trinamool Congress, to protest the hike in fuel prices

Trinamool Congress calls 12-hour shutdown in WB

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:21:00 -0400

A 12-hour shutdown called by the opposition Trinamool Congress in West Bengal against the hike in fuel prices began today.

West Bengal prepares policy on renewable energy

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:59:00 -0400

West Bengal is preparing a policy on renewable energy to encourage its use among real estate developers, civic administration and common people, says a state government official.

Bengal shuts down for a long weekend

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:16:00 -0400

It's shutdown time in West Bengal again. And this time it's a very long weekend - with shutdowns called Thursday and Friday, the first by the state's ruling Left Front and the next by the main opposition Trinamool Congress - both to protest the central government's decision to hike fuel prices.

Kolkata Metro to expand under the Ganges

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:03:00 -0400

The central government Thursday approved a Rs.46.76 billion 13.77 km east-west corridor for the Kolkata Metro, a part of which will run under the Ganges river.

Burrabazar fire revives Nandaram memories

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:37:00 -0400

A major disaster was averted due to the alertness of local residents, and the prompt action of fire brigade officials, as a fire similar to the Nandaram Building fire