
April 25, 2010 01:52 IST
Inspired by the ideals of Ramakrishna Paramahansa,50-year-old Pradeep Basak has put in his life for the welfare of the poor.
Sun, Apr 25, 2010
April 25, 2010 01:40 IST
The Salwa Judum movement may be mired in controversy in Chhattisgarh,but in West Bengals Maoist hotbed of Lalgarh and neighbouring Bankura and Purulia districts...
Sun, Apr 25, 2010April 23, 2010 23:51 IST
With the movement of Maoist leader Kishenji being restricted after he reportedly received serious bullet injuries in an encounter with security forces in Lakhanpur forest near Lalgarh on March 25....
Fri, Apr 23, 2010April 23, 2010 01:47 IST
With the movement of Maoist leader Kishenji being restricted after he reportedly received bullet injuries in a gunbattle with the security forces in Lakhanpur forest near Lalgarh on March 25...
Fri, Apr 23, 2010April 22, 2010 02:09 IST
As part of a heritage restoration and renovation project,the Dalhousie Square in Kolkata,known as BBD Bag,will soon have Victorian-style electric and telephone boxes installed on the premises.
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
April 20, 2010 03:19 IST
For the security forces engaged in anti-Maoist operations in the Left Wing Extremist-dominated districts of West Midnapore,Purulia and Bankura,the challenges are not restricted to combats alone.
Tue, Apr 20, 2010April 17, 2010 02:54 IST
The Maoists operating in the Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa region have been allocated Rs 12.20 crore for this year,of which 75 per cent is meant for expanding roots in Bengal...
Sat, Apr 17, 2010April 17, 2010 02:50 IST
Some files decoded from a laptop seized during a raid in a Lalgarh forest and believed to have been used by Kishenji state that the budget for the Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa regional committee for 2010 is Rs 12.20 crore....
Sat, Apr 17, 2010April 16, 2010 01:06 IST
Senior Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy will be produced in the Midnapore court on April 26 in connection with the case of mine blast on the convoy of Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee...
Fri, Apr 16, 2010April 16, 2010 00:59 IST
Following the threat of a repeat of Dantewada in West Bengal,the Centre has decided to deploy 12 additional companies of CRPF in the three Maoist-hit of districts of West Midnapore,Purulia and Bankura.
Fri, Apr 16, 2010April 10, 2010 02:37 IST
Bengal,especially Naxal-hit West Midnapore,Bankura and Purulia districts,has been put on high alert following reports that at least 200 Maoists from Orissa....
Sat, Apr 10, 2010April 10, 2010 02:25 IST
Some dreaded criminals lodged in jails are running extortion and sleaze rackets with the help of female associates,the police said on Friday.
Sat, Apr 10, 2010April 10, 2010 02:22 IST
A High alert has been sounded across the state,particularly in the Maoist-affected areas of West Midnapore,Bankura and Purulia districts after intelligence inputs stated that a contingent of at least 200 Naxal cadres have sneaked into Bengal from Orissa.
Sat, Apr 10, 2010April 09, 2010 23:56 IST
The quack doctor who has been arrested for treating an injured Kishenji had earlier been released by the West Bengal administration as a swap for Sankarail police officer Atindranath Dutta
Fri, Apr 09, 2010April 08, 2010 23:06 IST
Security forces on Wednesday arrested several persons and detained many others as part of an anti-Maoist operation conducted in large parts of Lalgarh,Salboni,Belpahari and Kotwali in West Midnapore district....
Thu, Apr 08, 2010April 08, 2010 23:04 IST
For the CRPF personnel posted in the Maoist-hit Lalgarh area of West Bengal,the Dantewada massacre has come with a grim reminder you cannot afford to lower your guard....
Thu, Apr 08, 2010April 08, 2010 02:27 IST
Security forces on Wednesday arrested several persons and detained many others as part of an anti-Maoist operation conducted in large parts of Lalgarh,Salboni,Belpahari and Kotwali in West Midnapore district.
Thu, Apr 08, 2010
April 08, 2010 02:26 IST
For the CRPF personnel posted in the Maoist-hit Lalgarh area of West Bengal,the Dantewada massacre of its personnel has come with a grim reminder...
Thu, Apr 08, 2010March 31, 2010 02:30 IST
Since last week,police,in plainclothes,have knocked on their door several times; reporters have come asking questions all looking for their son Abhishek Mukherjee.
Wed, Mar 31, 2010March 31, 2010 01:41 IST
Since last week,police,in plainclothes,have knocked on their door several times; reporters have come asking questions all looking for their son Abhishek Mukherjee....
Wed, Mar 31, 2010
March 28, 2010 02:51 IST
Even as the Detective Department (DD) of the Kolkata Police has initiated an inquiry into the Stephen Court fire,the police have not ruled out a possible sabotage in the incident....
Sun, Mar 28, 2010March 28, 2010 02:47 IST
Of the many stories of tragedy and valour the Stephen Court fire has thrown up,the one that unfolded on Friday night was incredible.....
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
March 28, 2010 02:15 IST
Even as the Detective Department of the Kolkata police has initiated an inquiry into the Stephen Court fire,the police have not ruled out a possible "sabotage" in the incident.
Sun, Mar 28, 2010March 27, 2010 02:29 IST
Of the many stories of tragedy and valour the Stephen Court fire has thrown up,the one that unfolded last night was incredible.
Sat, Mar 27, 2010
March 27, 2010 02:22 IST
For the 69 families that were allowed into the fire-ravaged Step-hen Court today to retrieve their belongings,it was a mixed fortune.
Sat, Mar 27, 2010


