
August 17, 2011 03:33 IST
Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs visit,the Bangladesh government has released an Indian prisoner who had spent 22 years in prison after he was caught illegally visiting relatives in that country.
Wed, Aug 17, 2011August 16, 2011 00:17 IST
There also are two aides of Sushanta Ghosh,Tapan Ghosh and Sukur Ali.
Tue, Aug 16, 2011August 10, 2011 03:51 IST
The Trinamool Congress is reportedly raising armed squads in interior parts of Junglemahal to counter attacks and extortion demands of Maoists.
Wed, Aug 10, 2011
August 08, 2011 00:25 IST
I am not happy. But at least something is better than nothing, Mamata said.
Mon, Aug 08, 2011August 07, 2011 02:59 IST
At a time,when the reports on killings by relatives and friends are a common phenomenon,the instance of a tribal teacher risking his life to save a Chittal deer from his own community makes us realise that goodness still prevails.
Sun, Aug 07, 2011August 06, 2011 03:12 IST
The meeting among tea-estate owners,tea garden workers and the govt failed as estate owners did not agree on the demand of the trade unions.
Sat, Aug 06, 2011August 05, 2011 03:16 IST
The West Bengal government may finally present a full-fledged budget when the state Assembly session begins on August 10.
Fri, Aug 05, 2011August 03, 2011 03:56 IST
Safety concerns apart,passenger amenities and services too have nosedived on many important sectors of the railways in recent months.
Wed, Aug 03, 2011August 03, 2011 01:24 IST
After two years of silence,the Kamtapur Liberation Organization a separatist outfit based in North Bengal has resurfaced in a new avtaar in Jalpaiguri
Wed, Aug 03, 2011August 01, 2011 02:52 IST
An internal inquiry report of the West Bengal governments Land and Land Reforms Department has identified nearly 3,000 bighas of land from where patta-holders people with right to cultivate but who cant sell the land have been allegedly evicted in nearly half-a-dozen districts after the new Trinamool Congress government came to power.
Mon, Aug 01, 2011July 27, 2011 03:05 IST
The recovery of a consignment of high quality fake Indian currency notes from a Kashmiri youth in Malda,a border district with Bangladesh,has caused concern among the state law enforcing agencies.
Wed, Jul 27, 2011July 22, 2011 00:52 IST
Kiswar Jahan,the mother of Rizwanur Rahaman a computer graphics engineer whose marriage to a top businessmans daughter and subsequent death in mysterious circumstances in 2007 had sparked off a controversy was one of the special invitees at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjees rally on Thursday.
Fri, Jul 22, 2011
July 18, 2011 00:15 IST
In Mamata strategy for Maoist heartland,critics see echoes of Salwa Judum movement.
Mon, Jul 18, 2011
July 16, 2011 03:21 IST
Even though the GJM had to settle for an arrangement very close to the previous one Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council it has managed to secure a quantum jump in the financial package as offered by the Central government.
Sat, Jul 16, 2011July 15, 2011 03:21 IST
Following the change in the political situation in the state,several factions of state government employees unions owing allegiance to Trinamool Congress have sprouted.
Fri, Jul 15, 2011July 13, 2011 01:16 IST
Sops for Junglemahal: Schools,health centres,jobs,hike in number of pensions
Wed, Jul 13, 2011
July 13, 2011 00:48 IST
In her first public meeting in Junglemahal after she took over as West Bengal Chief Minister,Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked youths of the area to lay down arms and return to the mainstream.
Wed, Jul 13, 2011
July 12, 2011 04:06 IST
Ahead of Mamata Banerjees much-awaited visit to Junglemahal after becoming the chief minister of West Bengal,the Maoists have demanded autonomy for the tribal population in the 19 blocks of the three Left Wing Extremism-affected districts West Midnapore,Bankura and Purulia.
Tue, Jul 12, 2011July 12, 2011 03:52 IST
Even as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee set out for a two-day visit to Junglemahal,where she will address a series of public meetings.
Tue, Jul 12, 2011July 10, 2011 02:18 IST
Meet Sitaram Shikari,an 18-year-old boy of a primitive tribal group,and a resident of a remote forest village called Bhupatinagar in Bagmundi area,which is dominated and ruled by Naxalites.
Sun, Jul 10, 2011
July 10, 2011 02:11 IST
At a time,when the state government and the Hooghly district administration have taken prompt steps to return the acquired land to the farmers in Singur.
Sun, Jul 10, 2011July 09, 2011 03:28 IST
Gorkhaland * Draft sent to Centre; Gorkhaland Territorial Administration wont collect taxes.
Sat, Jul 09, 2011July 09, 2011 01:23 IST
The West Bengal government and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on Friday agreed on a draft of a Memorandum of Agreement for setting up of a new administrative body in the Hills.
Sat, Jul 09, 2011July 07, 2011 02:35 IST
A delegation of tribals from the Terai and the Dooars region will meet Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on July 8 and submit a memorandum to him demanding abolition of the joint verification committee on territory determination for the New Gorkha Hill Council.
Thu, Jul 07, 2011
July 06, 2011 03:29 IST
Sale has become an option far more lucrative than agriculture.
Wed, Jul 06, 2011





