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Trader’s sons bash up sub-inspector, on the run for now

Tuesday 24 November, 2009

A sub-inspector of the Detective Department of Kolkata Police was assaulted by four persons late Sunday night when they were intercepted by the officer for driving their car from the wrong side.
Joint forces to vacate Lalgarh schools by November 30

Tuesday 24 November, 2009

The state government has finally decided to withdraw the joint security forces stationed at 15-odd various schools in and around Lalgarh by November 30.
LF plagued by gangrene, CPM to blame: Bloc

Tuesday 24 November, 2009

Even as the Left Front, at a meeting held a week ago, decided to fight the Opposition together, its junior ally Forward Bloc continued with its tirade, blaming the CPM for the series of recent electoral reverses for the ruling Left in the state.
Tata singur land
To cut Singur losses, Mamata to size, Bengal dials Centre for BHEL pla...

Tuesday 24 November, 2009

Desperate to use the 1,000 acres of land at Singur acquired for Tata Motors’ small car project which has been lying idle for the last three years, the state government has started negotiations with the Heavy Industries Ministry of the Union government so that BHEL...
Asim promises Rs 5 cr for science fairs

Monday 23 November, 2009

In an attempt to inculcate scientific quest among young children State Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta today promised a sum of Rs 5 crore to the School Education Department to organise science exhibitions for schoolchildren at district and state level every year.
Tell world about Sunderbans fragility: State to Centre

Monday 23 November, 2009

The West Bengal government has asked the Centre to raise the issue of threat to the Sundarbans, one of the three most-threatened deltas in the world, at the Copenhagen Summit on climate change next month.
‘Profit should not be motive for pvt investors in education’

Monday 23 November, 2009

At a time when the Centre is keen to open up the education sector and mulling over legislation to rope in foreign players in the education sector...
Now, placements in private engineering colleges from 4th year

Monday 23 November, 2009

Unlike previous years, placement process in various private engineering colleges in the state would now begin in the fourth year from the next academic year.
Mahasweta Devi seeks Taslima’s return to city

Monday 23 November, 2009

Renowned author Mahasweta Devi came out in protest on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of the day when Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen was driven out of Kolkata.
Kolkata Confidential

Monday 23 November, 2009

The CPM leadership’s discomfort with Land and Land Reforms Minister Abdur Rezzaq Mollah’s consistent salvo against his own party was evident when the party state secretariat censured him last week.
For Jharkhand, Trinamool poll planks include anti-Naxal ops

Monday 23 November, 2009

Its stance against the joint anti-Naxal operation as well as land acquisition would be the Trinamool Congress’s planks in the upcoming Assembly polls in Jharkhand.
Mamata defends ‘intelligent’ contribution to railways

Monday 23 November, 2009

Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday defended her decision to include members of the intelligentsia in railway committees by saying that they would continue to contribute to the development of the Railways.
Cong workers get history, law lessons

Monday 23 November, 2009

With Bengal turning a hotbed of political violence and the state Assembly elections due in 2011...
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Buddha changes gear, turns combative

Monday 23 November, 2009

Black flags and “Killer CM” placards failed to deter Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was in his combative mood during his visit to East Midnapore district, a Trinamool Congress stronghold, on Sunday.
Strike on at Haldia petrochem, workers’ unions clash again

Monday 23 November, 2009

Trouble erupted at the Haldia Petrochemical Limited when clashes broke out between the members of CITU and INTUC on Sunday.
Books For You

Sunday 22 November, 2009

The City of Joy has all the amenities to buy books and read them too. There are libraries, book shops and retail chains publishing books.
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