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CMs new drive: re-launch of launchSubscriber Only
March 09, 2009 02:38 IST
To attract voters ahead of the Lok Sabha elections,the Left Front government in Bengal has gone on a foundation stone-laying spree.
Mon, Mar 09, 2009MPLAD projects on fast track after poll announcementSubscriber Only
March 08, 2009 02:18 IST
Hundreds of schemes under some MPs Local Area Development fund that had been hanging fire have suddenly been started after the Lok Sabha election poll dates...
Sun, Mar 08, 2009EPIC drive flounders amid complaints from votersSubscriber Only
March 05, 2009 03:04 IST
Even as the state Election Commission is seeking to ensure that all citizens have Electoral Photo Identity Cards by registering voters in borough offices instead of school and colleges,the registration system has left voters unhappy.
Thu, Mar 05, 2009Mayor orders to recover loan given to parkomat developerSubscriber Only
March 04, 2009 03:11 IST
Mayor Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya has decided to slap a notice to the developer of the twin parkomats in the city after there were allegations of financial irregularities in several deals between the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and the developer,Simplex Projects Ltd.
Wed, Mar 04, 2009Missed calls drown EC mascot AnandababuSubscriber Only
March 04, 2009 03:03 IST
Poor infrastructure has played a spoilsport,as the voters failed to get the desired response from Anandababu.
Wed, Mar 04, 2009With new riders,RIL too finds the going toughSubscriber Only
March 03, 2009 02:21 IST
After the pullout by the Tata Motors and DLF,the Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has now put its Rs 2,000-crore agro-retail plans in the state on hold following problems with Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)...
Tue, Mar 03, 2009As KMC lost crores,developer made hay in ParkomatsSubscriber Only
February 26, 2009 03:12 IST
The Examiner of Local Accounts has found serious financial irregularities in car-parking projects Parkomat at Rawdon Street and at Lindsay Street...
Thu, Feb 26, 2009Monorail red herring: where is the money?Subscriber Only
February 20, 2009 02:08 IST
While the state government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the countrys first Light Rail Transit System in Kolkata,its not sure how it will raise funds for the Rs 4,500-crore project that will link the citys southern suburbs and northern suburbs.
Fri, Feb 20, 2009Dyeing plants slowly killing Garden ReachSubscriber Only
February 19, 2009 01:58 IST
The Left Front-led civic body has failed to shut down around 135 illegal dyeing and bleaching factories in the Garden Reach area...
Thu, Feb 19, 2009Councillor took pump to his ward,say localsSubscriber Only
February 18, 2009 02:32 IST
Ward 135,in the grip of severe enteric outbreak,is being deprived of potable water because Mrinal Mondal,Member-Mayor-in-C,water supply has allegedly shifted the water pump of the ward to his own ward.
Wed, Feb 18, 2009KMC plans to bring back auto-cleaners to fuel pumpsSubscriber Only
February 17, 2009 03:05 IST
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation plans to revive its project of installing auto-cleaners at the major petrol stations of the city.
Tue, Feb 17, 2009Choked by high-rise,senior citizens pleas fall on deaf earsSubscriber Only
February 14, 2009 03:49 IST
A group of senior citizens has been running from pillar to post to register a complaint against a government-run housing project in Salt Lake that will virtually choke them to death.
Sat, Feb 14, 2009Unspent crores expose Lefts fund ka fundaSubscriber Only
February 10, 2009 01:47 IST
While the Left Front governments alleges it is being deprived of the central funds for the urban development projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission,the Rs 177 crore it received a year ago for slum development projects under the scheme have remained unused.
Tue, Feb 10, 2009Four years on,20 families yet to get flats under rehabilitation schemesSubscriber Only
February 09, 2009 01:50 IST
Even as several meetings have been held in Delhi for the speedy execution of slum development schemes in the country...
Mon, Feb 09, 2009KMC diverts funds meant for preservation of heritage sitesSubscriber Only
February 09, 2009 01:45 IST
The annual report of the Examiner of Local Accounts on urban local bodies does not portend good news for the Left-ruled civic body.
Mon, Feb 09, 2009Its party time at book fairSubscriber Only
February 06, 2009 02:02 IST
In the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls,the hugely popular annual book fair in the city has turned into a political battleground this year,with almost all parties flooding the stalls with their propaganda material.
Fri, Feb 06, 2009KMC pays for its deeds,loses crores in property revenueSubscriber Only
February 06, 2009 01:57 IST
In a classic example of bureaucratic callousness,the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has lost the lease deeds of its own properties,thus incurring a loss of crores of rupees in revenue every year.
Fri, Feb 06, 2009Fire norms flouted,book fair manages conditional NOC 3 days after inaugurationSubscriber Only
February 04, 2009 02:39 IST
Despite poor firefighting measures adopted at the 33rd Kolkata Book Fair,fire minister Pratim Chatterjee allowed his department to arrange for a conditional No Objection Certificate...
Wed, Feb 04, 2009SC paves way for Milan Mela,state to ask Centre for fundsSubscriber Only
January 30, 2009 02:01 IST
With the project for the permanent fair ground Milan Mela hanging fire for want of funds and because of a string of land litigations three years after the construction began...
Fri, Jan 30, 2009Rlys flooded with false claims for e-tickets refund,22 caught so farSubscriber Only
January 22, 2009 02:46 IST
Apart from issuing fake tickets,a new kind of forgery seems to be emerging in the Indian Railways.
Thu, Jan 22, 2009Silt dumping project hits a bump,canals cloggedSubscriber Only
January 20, 2009 02:31 IST
Desilting of various canals in the city has been stalled due to non-availability of land for dumping silt...
Tue, Jan 20, 2009Development projects suffer as citys civic body and its nodal agency fail to communicateSubscriber Only
January 19, 2009 01:55 IST
It seems that the communication gap between Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and its nodal agency,the Kolkata Environment Improvement Project (KEIP)...
Mon, Jan 19, 2009Mela: Transportation woes continueSubscriber Only
January 17, 2009 03:01 IST
Visiting the Sagar Mela next year will be a traumatic experience given the transportation woes faced by the pilgrims this year.
Sat, Jan 17, 2009Gangasagar Mela begins on a tragic note,5 deadSubscriber Only
January 15, 2009 03:00 IST
Though Gangasagar mela started early morning on Wednesday on a sombre note five people were found dead the mood picked up through the day with chants of sab teerth bar bar,Gangasagar ek bar rending the air.
Thu, Jan 15, 2009Left,Bajrang Dal vie for the pie in fair playSubscriber Only
January 14, 2009 04:07 IST
Gangasagar Mela may be a religious congregation but this year it has almost turned into a political playground with Communists and the Bajrang Dal hoisting their flags all over the place and aggressively wooing the devotees.
Wed, Jan 14, 2009Journalism of Courage
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