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Teenager killed after alleged rape

A 15-year-old was allegedly raped and then murdered at Basirhat area of North-24 Parganas.




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CISF constable shoots dead senior officer

A CISF constable allegedly shot dead his senior officer, an inspector, in the wee hours Sunday.




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Trinamool team meets PC, demands financial relief

Reviving an old bone of contention with the Congress-led UPA government just months before the 2014 elections, Trinamool Congress leaders Monday met Finance Minister P Chidambaram.




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'If DVC stopped releasing water, flood situation would improve''

Even as the blamegame between the state government and the Damodar Valley Corporation continues, flood situation in the southern part of Bengal remained largely the same.




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In another reconciliatory move, GJM MLAs won''t sit with Oppn

In another placatory gesture, the GJM Monday resumed work at the hill council ahead of Mamata''s visit to the hills




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Award-winning pandals were inaccessible to differently abled

Members said most pandals did not even cater to the basic requirements of the special visitors.




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Ex-DGP proposed as HRC member

Former Director General of Police Naparajit Mukherjee has been recommended as a member of the state Human Rights Commission.




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State avoiding CBI probe to save its ministers: BJP

In a letter to Governor M K Narayanan, the BJP''s state unit has alleged that the state government is avoiding CBI investigation into the Saradha scam to shield its own ministers involved in it.




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WBHRC asks for guidelines in educational institutes

The WBHRC noted that the police had failed to do its duty to maintain law and order in the University.




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Jadavpur Univ V-C resigns

Cites personal reasons and 'severe impediments'' in his style of working




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Mamata hopeful about Darjeeling''s future

"I want people in the Hills to be happy."




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More children go missing in Darjeeling every year: Report

A State Crime Records Bureau-backed report has termed West Bengal the source point for child trafficking within the country.




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Key leader quits, joint action forum almost defunct

Enos Das Pradhan, one of the main leaders of the Gorkahland State Joint Action Committee (GSJAC), Wednesday resigned from the organisation.




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Back in Darjeeling, Mamata pitches for peace, development

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reached out to the people in the hills and appealed to maintain peace.




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Mamata to meet industrialists on October 28

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet industrialists of the state and members of chambers of commerce on October 28:Partha Chatterjee.




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ED gets Sudipta''s custody

The City Sessions Court today allowed the ED, following the latter''s petition, to take Sudipta Sen, into custody for 15 days.




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Floods: Paddy damaged in 4 dists, 5 lakh farmers hit

Reports obtained by Food and Supplies Department have estimated that 80,400 hectares of cropped area have been damaged in the recent floods.




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22 months on, panel begins recording statements

A judicial commission set up to probe into the incident began recording statements of victims'' family members Wednesday.




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Left Front announces anti-Modi campaign

The Kolkata district Left Front has put pressure on the TMC government to come clean on its stand on the BJP''s prime ministerial candidate for the Election 2014.




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Trinamool aims to extend footprints in eastern states

Will field nominees in Assam, Arunachal, Manipur, Tripura, Jharkhand, Andaman.




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Adhir seeks bail in 2012 case

Accused in a 2012 case of attacking the District Magistrate''s bungalow in Murshidabad, Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury applied for an anticipatory bail Tuesday at a local court here.




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In Darjeeling, Didi bats for development, attacks GJM

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said her government would not allow disruption of normal life in the name of bandhs.




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32 new govt colleges to be set up in state: Basu

In a major boost to the education sector in West Bengal, 32 new government colleges will be opened.




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Remove guilty from CMA post: Saha

Kunal Saha, demanded that the West Bengal government remove Sukumar Mukherjee, from the post of Chief Medical Advisor to the state health department.




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Top medical bodies mum on 'trendsetting'' judgment

Supreme Court''s award of a Rs 5.96 crore compensation to Dr Kunal Saha for the death of his wife Dr Anuradha Saha due to medical negligence drew muted reactions.




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Priya Biscuit MD claims receiving extortion calls

The management of West Bengal-based Priya Biscuit company Friday claimed to have received extortion calls.




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No more bandhs in hills: GJM

Mamata magic: GJM gives in to DIDI''s Demand; also agrees to bipartite talks with state.




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State sets up 40 outlets to sell onions at Rs 36/kg

In view of the spiralling prices of onion, the West Bengal government has made arrangements to sell the cooking staple at Rs 36 per kg.




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Original text of Tagore''s Nobel nomination on display

The original text of Rabindra nath Tagore's nomination for the prestigious award was displayed publicly in India for the first time Friday.




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Glitch in AI Dreamliner; Kolkata-bound flight delayed by 6 hours

Two hundred Kolkata-bound passengers faced a harrowing time as a technical fault in Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft delayed their flight from IGI airport by over six hours.




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Ghosh interrogated for 9th time

Suspended TMC MP Kunal Ghosh appeared before the Bidhannagar police commissionerate yet again.




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State Briefs:Youth lynched for extortion

A youth was beaten to death Friday when he allegedly went to extort money at Dubrajpur near Burdwan town, the police said.




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With GJM leaders in TMC fold, Mamata looks to win uphill battle

Trinamool Congress has opened four party offices in Darjeeling, claims to have '40,000 members''.




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Incessant rains drown Kolkata

Two killed in building collapse. Trains and other services take a hit. Normal life paralysed.




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Sons of former food minister leave Forward Bloc

Sons of former food minister and senior Forward Bloc leader Kalimuddin Shams Saturday resigned from the Forward Bloc alleging corruption in the party.




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Mamata: More scope to develop Darjeeling than Switzerland

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated her stand on undivided Bengal and said the hills would remain an integral part of the state.




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GJM divided over 'no-bandh call'' in hills

Chhetri had said this after a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday.




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Mamata turns attention on KLO

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today turned her attention to a militant organisation in the adjoining plains.




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Gorkhaland movement will shift to Delhi, says Gurung

Slams Mamata, says no backtracking on statehood demand




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TMC govt has failed on all fronts: BJP

The BJP Sunday claimed that the TMC government had disappointed the people in West Bengal.




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On his home turf, Adhir sends out a stern warning to TMC

Berhampore is also Congress'' strongest bastion in West Bengal, which was frequently threatened by TMC for continuous poaching.




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Fresh floods in East Midnapore after breach of embankment

Areas of Howrah and Hooghly and Contai in East Midnapore are still inundated.




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Saradha scam: Ghosh summoned by ED

Although the letter said that either Ghosh or his representative can appear at the ED office, Ghosh said he would appear in person.




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Shams brothers join Trinamool

The Shams brothers said over the years they felt AIFB had deviated from its core ideals.




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Main accused in Kamduni case arrested

Accussed was sent to a seven-day CID custody for interrogation.




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19-yr-old trainee nurse 'abducted, gangraped''

A 19-year-old girl working as a trainee nurse in New Town was allegedly abducted and gangraped on Sunday, the police said.




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At date with India Inc, Didi says land no problem

Mamata Banerjee chose to hardsell WB as an investment destination telling the industrialists that land would not be a problem.




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Ramesh not worried about people: Partha on land Act

Land acquisition act : 'TMC does not support forcible acquisition''




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Reconcile to reality, return Singur land: Partha to Tatas

West Bengal government Monday hit out at the Tatas for moving the Supreme Court against its decision to take over the land of the now-abandoned Tata Motors.




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Modi spreading lies on free power from Narmada dam: Medha Patkar

Social activist Medha Patkar accused Narendra Modi of "spreading lies" in public meetings about getting free power from the Sardar Sarovar Project.