January 05, 2010 02:49 IST
It is a move that is long overdue. After years of waiting,11 remote villages in the Sunderbans delta can finally look forward...
Tue, Jan 05, 2010January 04, 2010 05:03 IST
The West Bengal government could have nabbed Maoist leader Kishenji three years ago,if it had chosen to act on information collected by its police.
Mon, Jan 04, 2010
January 04, 2010 01:58 IST
The West Bengal government could have nabbed Maoist leader Kishenji three years ago,if it had chosen to act on information collected by its police.
Mon, Jan 04, 2010January 02, 2010 03:01 IST
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has lost Rs 3.5 crore as eight different car parking cooperative societies did not pay their dues to the civic body since 2007.
Sat, Jan 02, 2010December 30, 2009 07:41 IST
Milan Mela,which is currently the venue of the 23rd Industrial India Trade Fair remains in a shambles despite huge amount of money and work pumped into its renovation for the last four years.
Wed, Dec 30, 2009December 29, 2009 02:37 IST
For the first time in West Midnapore,31 members of the CPM joined the PCAPA on Monday after they were indicted in a gana-adalat and garlanded with shoes for alleged malpractices in the implementation of NREGS and widow pension scheme.
Tue, Dec 29, 2009December 27, 2009 04:02 IST
Anticipating change in the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election in mid 2010,the CPM-run civic body board has decided to grant financial autonomy to different borough offices in the city.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009December 26, 2009 02:31 IST
A month after the state government promised to give Rs 24 lakh to the district administration in the Maoist-affected Lalgarh-Jhargram belt to restore schools in Lalgarh and arrange for special classes for its students,the money is yet to reach the schools.
Sat, Dec 26, 2009December 16, 2009 02:04 IST
The ban on the Peoples March a mouthpiece of the Maoists was lifted by the Press & Registration Appellate Board over three months ago.
Wed, Dec 16, 2009December 16, 2009 02:02 IST
Two activists of the Peoples Committee Against Police Atrocities,who were reportedly picked up by joint forces from their Lalgarh homes on December 6...
Wed, Dec 16, 2009December 10, 2009 03:13 IST
The West Bengal State Human Rights Commission plans a gala celebration at the Nandan cultural complex to observe the World Human Rights Day on Thursday.
Thu, Dec 10, 2009December 09, 2009 03:01 IST
To fill the vacuum in the security set-up created by the withdrawal of six companies of BSF from the Maoist-hit areas of Lalgarh and Jhargram...
Wed, Dec 09, 2009December 04, 2009 03:27 IST
A day after the Central team left the state after meeting the district magistrates and superintendents of police of the trouble-torn districts,the state government today received a Union government note...
Fri, Dec 04, 2009December 04, 2009 02:18 IST
A day after the Central team left the state after holding meetings with the district magistrates and the superintendents of police of all the strife-torn districts....
Fri, Dec 04, 2009
November 28, 2009 03:21 IST
In a breakthrough in the case relating to the bomb blast in Alipurduar in Jalpaiguri district that killed two persons and left many injured on March 17,2009...
Sat, Nov 28, 2009
November 21, 2009 02:52 IST
The state government is trying to combat Maoists and woo tribals in West Midnapore by normalising the situations.
Sat, Nov 21, 2009
November 18, 2009 01:59 IST
The Special Task Force of the Kolkata police on Tuesday arrested three Bangladeshi nationals,whom they claim are members of the Shahid Bilal group,a terrorist outfit in Pakistan.
Wed, Nov 18, 2009November 14, 2009 03:42 IST
Just four days after arresting Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) leader Chhatradhar Mahato on September 26,the state DGP had announced at a press conference....
Sat, Nov 14, 2009November 13, 2009 03:58 IST
Just four days after arresting Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities leader Chhatradhar Mahato on September 26,the state DGP had announced at a press conference that the tribal leader had an LIC policy worth Rs 1 crore,a house in Mayurbhanj in Orissa and owned illegal arms.
Fri, Nov 13, 2009
November 12, 2009 02:53 IST
After 32 years of Left Front ruling,the CPM-led Kolkata Municipal Corporation has taken on the ruling party over encroachments on footpaths by party offices.
Thu, Nov 12, 2009November 10, 2009 23:48 IST
Atindranath Dutta,the police officer who was abducted by Maoists and held captive for two days before being released...
Tue, Nov 10, 2009November 10, 2009 02:25 IST
A postmortem of three recent Maoist attacks Gadchiroli (in Maharastra),Sankrail and Gidhni (in the Jamboni police station area) in West Midnapore...
Tue, Nov 10, 2009November 10, 2009 02:22 IST
Atindranath Dutta,the police officer who was abducted by Maoists and held captive for two days before being released,today reported back for duty as the officer-in-charge at the Sankrail police station.
Tue, Nov 10, 2009November 07, 2009 04:47 IST
A day ahead of Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjees visit to West Midnapore,a huge cache of arms,including two rocket launchers....
Sat, Nov 07, 2009November 07, 2009 03:47 IST
Atindranath Dutta,the officer-in-charge of Sankrail police station in Jhargram who was abducted by Maoists last month and held captive for two days before being dramatically released in the presence of a media contingent...
Sat, Nov 07, 2009




