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Retirement home for police horses in Bengal

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:43:15 -0800

"Noted Australian animal rights activist Phil Wollen is citing West Bengal government decision to demand a similar policy for the horses Down Under" You

West Bengal minister injured in accident

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:28:25 -0800

National West Bengal minister injured in accident Kolkata : West Bengal Secondary Education Minister Partha De was among four injured when his car was hit

Prices of Rice hit record high

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:56:01 -0800

"My manager told me a maund of Aman paddy was selling at Tk 800." The price of per kilogram coarse rice hit the all-time

BSNL and Hiltake Jointly Launch Outreach Program

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:38:51 -0800

BSNL's Calcutta Telephones has come out with a more flexible customer service center program which enables customers to pay their bills, get landline or mobile

Train robbery victim's body taken back home

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:13:03 -0800

"They were all speaking Assamese" Police track down his brother-in-law who was on the train Railway Police start patrolling the section between City and

Christians fear attacks by Indian Hindus

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:51:26 -0800

Indian Christians display newspaper clippings as they participate in a silent rally, in Calcutta, India, Saturday, Dec. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Thugs raid train, kill 1

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:45:54 -0800

"The injured were rushed to the hospital at around 12:30 am. Akmal's condition was critical as he was stabbed deep in his left chest. He

Elephant herd goes wild, one killed in West Bengal

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:34:57 -0800

"We are now preparing an estimate of the gross damage of agricultural crops. We are monitoring the situation and taking all necessary action. We have

'Industry not rolling back investments in Bengal'

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:40:11 -0800

"Presently, we spend only 3.6 percent of our total GDP for infrastructure while China spends 9 percent for this particular purpose" West Bengal Chief

Iranian in India encourages dialogue

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:49:20 -0800

"India is a country where you find a dialogue of cultures in a very deep sense of the term" NEW DELHI : Ramin Jahanbegloo,

We will continue to fight communal forces: Cong

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:34:34 -0800

"We did not expect this result after the huge gatherings at election rallies in Gujarat. A meeting of party leaders will be held in Delhi

2 Andhra students killed in US cremated

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:13:42 -0800

"The State Government did not provide any financial assistance for bringing the body to India and even the Indian Embassy officials did not help us"

Road crashes kill 13, injure 34

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:07:56 -0800

At least 13 people were killed and 34 others injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Pabna, Thakurgaon, Satkhira, Sylhet, Faridpur, Bagerhat and Patuakhali yesterday

'Govt can't ignore joint nuke panel'

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:09:40 -0800

"There is a joint UPA-Left committee to discuss the outcome of the IAEA talks. The government cannot go ahead on its own. If it does

Alert against Maoists in three Bengal districts

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:57:34 -0800

"We have alerted Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore districts, which share border with Jharkhand" Alarmed over the jailbreak by Maoist inmates in a Chhattisgarh

A year of possibilities

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:25:24 -0800

Documents on the Movement for Independence in India, 1946 - Part 1: Edited by Sumit Sarkar; Oxford University Press, YMCA Library Building, Jai Singh Road,

Mamata observes Singur girl's death anniversary

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:31:12 -0800

From correspondents in West Bengal, India, 10:34 PM IST Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Tuesday observed the death anniversary of Singur girl Tapasi Malik, whose

Indian upgrades own Guinness record

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:52:15 -0800

"The Greatest Average Mileage Run Daily is 61.866 km (38.44 miles) and was achieved by Tirtha Kumar Phani (India) from June 30, 2006 to June

Man, 4 sons found guilty

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:38:42 -0800

"Finally, the court declared them guilty of instigating the youth to commit suicide" Siliguri, Dec. 20: The additional sessions judge of the fast track

Exiled Bangladeshi writer demands free movement in India

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:45:40 -0800

Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin, who fled death threats in her home country, complained Friday that the Indian government was not allowing her to meet friends