WEST BENGAL NEWS - Page 12

Dont expose too much skin,Mamata Banerjee govt tells school students,othersSubscriber Only

September 6, 2012 00:28 IST

State health spokesperson said people should avoid exposing too much skin.

Like Mamata Banerjee,top cop too described cartoon row as decomposed in reportSubscriber Only

September 5, 2012 03:50 IST

When Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had termed the defamatory cartoon sent by Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra to his friends through e-mail as a decomposed,no one dared to oppose her even though everyone in her ministry and party knew quite well that the adjective used by her was neither proper nor in good taste.

Two eve-teasers held for lynching doctorSubscriber Only

September 5, 2012 03:36 IST

Two persons have been arrested in connection with the Mondays murder of a doctor by a group of eve-teasers in Barasat after he protested against the molestation of a girl.

Syed Mustafa Siraj charmed young minds with his Detective ColonelSubscriber Only

September 5, 2012 03:33 IST

Noted Bengali author and Sahitya Akademi winner Syed Mustafa Siraj passed away at a Kolkata hospital on Tuesday.

Was molested by Sahitya Akademi chief: TaslimaSubscriber Only

September 5, 2012 00:43 IST

Nasreen accuses Sunil Gangopadhyay of creating circumstances so that her book was banned.

Need no lesson from CPI(M) in democracy: TMCSubscriber Only

September 4, 2012 10:57 IST

CPI(M) calls Mamata Banerjee a 'fascist' after she targetted a book on the plight of Muslims.

Dengue rush in Kolkata hospitalsSubscriber Only

September 4, 2012 03:51 IST

Government-run hospitals in the city are swamped with patients with high fever and other dengue-like symptoms amid fears of an outbreak of the vector-borne disease.

Woman gives up daughters for adoption after being driven outSubscriber Only

September 3, 2012 17:58 IST

Purnima Halder gave up her 3 daughters -- Rama,Supriya,Priya for adoption through a court.

Mamata bans IPS officers book critical of her Muslim policySubscriber Only

September 3, 2012 00:36 IST

In his book,Nazrul Islam has highlighted alleged plight of Muslims in West Bengal.

Three die,600 affected in Bengal due to dengueSubscriber Only

September 2, 2012 19:30 IST

Unofficial reports have however,claimed that more than 20 people have died due to dengue.

Three killed,600 affected in Bengal due to dengueSubscriber Only

September 2, 2012 17:23 IST

Unofficial reports have however,claimed that more than 20 people have died.

Pepper spray sale hots up inKolkataSubscriber Only

September 1, 2012 03:31 IST

The growing incidents of crime against women have led a to business boom for the only distributor of pepper spray in the city.

BJP rampage over Aligarh versity in MurshidabadSubscriber Only

August 31, 2012 20:51 IST

BJP supporters pelted stones and exploded bombs injuring five policemen.

Eve-teasers beat up 4 girls in ArambaghSubscriber Only

August 31, 2012 02:51 IST

Four schoolgirls who protested against harassment were allegedly beaten up by eve-teasers this afternoon at Madhabpur area in Arambagh.

Didi takes dig at Cong in its bastionSubscriber Only

August 31, 2012 02:47 IST

Raiganj Politics being played over AIIMS-like hospital: CM

CM warns goons trying to foment communal troubleSubscriber Only

August 29, 2012 02:54 IST

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she wanted to warn those trying to foment trouble in the state in the wake of Assam violence.

200 donors test HIV+ve,blood banks yet to inform themSubscriber Only

August 29, 2012 02:49 IST

As many as 200 voluntary blood donors tested HIV positive between January and July this year at state-run blood banks and laboratories.

Shah Rukh Khan in 3-minute promotional film on Bengal

August 29, 2012 02:37 IST

Shah Rukh Khan has kept his promise.

Congress leaders slam Mamata Banerjee at Chhatra Parishad rallySubscriber Only

August 28, 2012 20:32 IST

The Congress,a partner in the West Bengal government,today said the state had failed to deliver in its 15-month rule and challenged the Trinamool Congress,the dominant partner,to contest the panchayat election in 2014 alone.

Mamata’s gesture for dead actressSubscriber Only

August 27, 2012 20:22 IST

Mamata Banerjee intervened in the release of the body of a film actress of yesteryears Dipti Roy.

Upset by govts special treatment to PresidencySubscriber Only

August 27, 2012 03:53 IST

A day after resigning from the Presidency Mentor Group,Prof Sukanta Chadhuri on Sunday said he was dissatisfied with the governments decision to provide extra incentives to the additional 15 distinguished chairs of the university.

Eve-teasers attack woman with acidSubscriber Only

August 27, 2012 03:41 IST

Not paying heed to eve-teasers proved costly for a 24-year-old woman of Pandua in Hooghly district,who is battling for her life after she was attacked with acid allegedly by two youths.