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Trinamool may go on its own in West Bengal in next Lok Sabha pollsSubscriber Only

August 6, 2012 21:54 IST

The next Lok Sabha elections are slated to be held in 2014.

Bengal woman tonsured by in-laws and paraded around localitySubscriber Only

August 6, 2012 13:29 IST

Woman used to work as a domestic help to make ends meet,which was not liked by her in-laws.

CPM chants poriborton,says TMC govt functioning like clubSubscriber Only

August 6, 2012 05:02 IST

Attack Govt directionless,has no policy,spends time in organising festivals: Buddha

100 released,70 still in Beliaghata hospitalSubscriber Only

August 2, 2012 08:23 IST

Around 100 patients were released from Beliaghata ID Hospital today after they recovered from food poisoning.

Mamata warns traders against selling potatoes outside stateSubscriber Only

August 2, 2012 08:19 IST

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today directed the task force of the agricultural marketing department to keep a tab on the spiralling prices of fruits while warning traders not to sell potato outside the state.

Grid failure: West Bengal govt declares holidaySubscriber Only

July 31, 2012 17:57 IST

Holiday was declared as eastern power grid failed.

200 ECL miners trapped as eastern grid collapsesSubscriber Only

July 31, 2012 17:45 IST

ECL sources say miners who went into mines in the first shift were stuck when the grid collapsed.

Nigerians,second to Bangladeshis,in Bengal jailsSubscriber Only

July 30, 2012 05:18 IST

Among the foreign nationals lodged in the jails of West Bengal,a substantial number belong to a tiny African nation Nigeria.

Women should be conscious of what they wear: Trinamool MPSubscriber Only

July 29, 2012 11:26 IST

Chiranjit Chakroborty comments came in the backdrop of an eve teasing case.

WB to take care of Assam refugees : MamataSubscriber Only

July 28, 2012 18:38 IST

Banerjee said she was against riots and her government would always resist them.

Join strike,will axe Rs 600 cr subsidySubscriber Only

July 27, 2012 03:36 IST

Mamata threatened to stop subsidy paid to govt-owned transport companies.

Most taxis remain off roads demanding fare hikeSubscriber Only

July 25, 2012 17:12 IST

The minister ruled out a hike in taxi or bus fares and claimed that despite the strike,many taxis had plied.

Mamata invites President Pranab to visit West BengalSubscriber Only

July 25, 2012 15:53 IST

Banerjee's Trinamool had initially opposed Mukherjee's candidature in Presidential election.

Pranab Mukherjee’s friends go down memory laneSubscriber Only

July 25, 2012 12:49 IST

The new President's friends in a corner of Bengal recalls with nostalgia the days spent with him.

Didi hosts award bonanza for Bengali film industrySubscriber Only

July 25, 2012 05:15 IST

The West Bengal government gave lifetime achievement awards to veteran actors Soumitra Chatterjee,Supriya Devi and Sabitri Chattopadhyay and the Mahanayak Award 2012 to Mithun Chakraborty at a ceremony at Science City auditorium here today.

TC withdraws all 17 party aspirants from GTA electionSubscriber Only

July 21, 2012 17:32 IST

The CM said,she would attend the swearing-in of the new members of GTA slated on August 4

Students vandalise after being prevented from cheatingSubscriber Only

July 20, 2012 19:32 IST

The students demanded that they be allowed to cheat and sit in a hall of their choice.

West Bengal: 40 girls disappear from govt-run homeSubscriber Only

July 20, 2012 15:44 IST

Calcutta High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the alleged disappearance.

Feared for my safetySubscriber Only

July 20, 2012 06:14 IST

Rebel Congress MP Kabir Suman chose not to vote in the presidential election held at the state Assembly on Thursday as he feared for his safety.

State votes,but Suman stays awaySubscriber Only

July 20, 2012 06:09 IST

The presidential election in the home state of Pranab Mukherjee,the UPA candidate,had only one hitch: rebel Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman chose not to vote.

Flood situation in Jalpaiguri worsens due to heavy rainsSubscriber Only

July 19, 2012 18:05 IST

Flood situation in parts of Jalpaiguri district worsened today due to intermittent heavy rains. Khayerkata village is flooded completely flooded due to overflowing of river waters forcing marooned residents to take shelter in relief camps,officials said. Heavy rains caused the rivers to breach their embankment in many places of the district. As river water levels […]

Trinamool to give GJM a free run in GTA pollsSubscriber Only

July 19, 2012 04:48 IST

In a sudden move,the Trinamool Congress,which is the lone party that has fielded its candidates against the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha nominees in the GTA polls