April 08, 2021 5:15 am
The Singur and Nandigram agitations in 2007-2008 had cost the CPM heavily, and eventually led to the dethroning of the Left regime after 34 years in West Bengal.
April 02, 2021 4:58 pm
A rethink about the Tatas, lack of jobs, candidates, hawa on polling day key factors.
March 12, 2021 10:40 pm
As Mamata seeks a third term in power, at the site of the 2006-08 agitation, time stands still, with a large part of the land still unusable and a small amount of dole still the govt relief. This has created the ground for a new demand: industry
May 15, 2018 6:31 am
“After coming to power, the TMC returned the land to unwilling farmers who now grow crops ... But I could never imagine that one day the party would make a relative of my daughter's murderer a poll nominee,'' said Manoranjan Malik, the father.
June 26, 2017 2:57 am
According to state coordinator AAP Youth Wing (West Bengal), Pranojit Dey, the state unit will put up a protest in Kolkata on October 2 as part of its national programme after uniting the farmers of the state in its 'Kisan Sammelan'.
November 25, 2016 10:10 am
The apex court told the West Bengal Government to hand the land back to the farmers in 12 weeks.
January 17, 2016 5:54 am
He also said that Industrialisation would be a big issue in upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.
October 28, 2014 2:30 am
Tatas left Singur in West Bengal and set up Tata Nano car plant at Sanand in Gujarat following an agitation by the Trinamool Congress.
August 09, 2014 3:47 am
Mamata Banerjee government had decided to return 400 acres land, out of total 1000 acres, to unwilling farmers at Singur.
February 17, 2014 7:53 pm
Stating that she would not allow anyone to go scot-free for wrong doing, Banerjee said Trinamool Congress councillor Sambhunath Kow accused of killing party leader Adhir Maity at Dhapa had been arrested.
January 17, 2016 9:45 am
Singur (West Bengal), Jan 17 (ANI): Former chief minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Sunday urged the leftists to come together and save the state from a hell-like situation. He said people in the state need to think over and again as to which party they should support. He asked them to join hands to destroy the enemy, which is the opposition.