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Pressure up on Ganguly to go: Didi writes to Pranab; Sibal, Jaitley want action

Arun Jaitley also urged the Supreme Court not to adopt an escapist route.




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Far away in Kolkata, Mandela lives on

CM Jyoti Basu had received Mandela and a civic reception was accorded to him at the Eden Gardens.




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Target hasty TMC ordinances, short sessions in Prez speech

President said Ordinances should be normally promulgated only in the event of immediate need.




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Babri Masjid should be rebuilt: Mamata Banerjee

Mamata said that her government would never allow any attempt to incite communal violence.




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Minutes before Prez landed, Man killed in freak mishap at airport

Bapi Oraon was killed when a dumper accidentally started and ran over him.




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Lone SP MLA joins TMC, merges party

Mukul said Mohammad''s joining would be helpful in strengthening the party in Murshidabad.




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'Modi represents forces that brought down Babri Masjid''

Karat said BJP and RSS are trying to add fuel to the fire of communalism in the country.




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Telangana Bill revives Gorkhaland demand

GJM panel to meet BJP leaders in Delhi, plans dharna at Jantar Mantar.




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'Suffocated'' Mitra''s 'to quit TMC soon'' plan keeps getting longer

Mitra said he felt good to be in the company of Congress leaders with whom he had worked closely in the past.




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CPM will soon become history, says BJP

BJP state president Rahul Sinha claimed that whatever "traces of CPM remain in Kerala would soon be wiped out".




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Modi an overrated myth: TMC

Future is with federal front of anti-Congress and anti-BJP parties.




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Assembly results trailer of film set to release next year: BJP

Rahul Sinha said the victory is indication of the huge wave that would soon follow.




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Results out, Didi in Delhi today

As the Congress suffered a debacle in the four states, results for which were declared Sunday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to visit Delhi Monday.




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Kolkata confidential: Reshuffle on the cards

Trinamool Congress ministers are keeping their fingers crossed when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will preside over a review meeting of all departments.




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City Briefs: Former Forward Bloc leader assaulted

Several district Forward Bloc members had assembled in the local Madanmohantalla party office for a workers'' meet.




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Mamata Banerjee opts out of Justice Ganguly event, Somnath to attend

The WBHRC, however, could not confirm if he will be there and he did not attend office on Monday.




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Mamata won''t attend rights day event of Justice Ganguly

Many high-profile invitees are likely to skip the programme, though Ganguly may attend it.




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PIL seeks direction to state on WBHRC

The petition is likely to come up for hearing on Thursday.




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NTPC to start work on Burdwan thermal power plant

The project was caught in a controversy over acquisition of land as well as acquisition of coal block.




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Gautam Deb granted bail in land scam case

Deb had been accused of selling two plots undervalue without inviting tenders and causing a loss of Rs 20 crore to exchequer.




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Defections continue, more civic bodies fall in Trinamool''s kitty

The TMC also took control of the New Barrackpore Municipality, which it was managing jointly with the Congress.




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Left stages walkout after denied to read out adjournment motion

Along with former MLA Ajit Patra, Naren De a senior Forward Bloc leader, was attacked allegedly by Trinamool supporters in Dhanekhali.




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Fight for justice loses steam, hospital ready to open OPD

Clearances have been received from the fire and health department and OPD would be functional by the end of December.




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HC sets up panel to study Saradha scam report

The Bench was of the view that a committee is required to study such vast volume of report.




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True test of AAP starts now, says Smriti Irani

Irani said Nitish Kumar should look into how his own party can be in a better place rather than making comments.




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55-year-old found dead in house

The victim, Shankar Prasad Roy, according to his neighbours was not seen for the last five days.




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'Matter can be taken up if placed before univ council'

The judge has denied the allegations.




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Sir, please don''t mock your office, says Derek

Several rights activists and organisations also asked Ganguly to step down.




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Ganguly won''t resign from WBHRC

He also questioned the authority of the Supreme Court appointed panel in probing the matter.




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Ghost firm claims Rs 5 cr in incentive for exports it never made to Bangladesh

Preliminary investigations have revealed prima facie involvement of four customs department men.




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TMC workers assault FB leader, Left stalls House

But the opposition alleged that the police were not doing anything.




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MiG-21 FL jet, workhorse of the Indian Air Force, flies into history

Operational conversion unit bid farewell to its oldest workhorse after five decades of service.




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After assault on Left leader, uneasy calm in Bengal town

Attack left at least 10 people, including an 76-year-old former Left Front minister, Naren Dey, seriously injured




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Varun confident of BJP''s good show in Bengal

Varun also scoffed at reports of Sourav Ganguly campaigning for them in the state.




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House passes new anti-ponzi scheme Bill, gives more teeth to courts

Chit funds and other such schemes are clearly a concern and all regulators should be more vigilant.




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HC seeks to know state stand on Siladitya

Four months on, the compensation to Siladitya Chaudhury remains unpaid.




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Slain Maoist''s wife to attend convention in Kolkata

Padma was arrested in 2012 along with six of her associates.




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TMC supports Lokpal Bill

The state governments must have the full freedom to set up and run Lokayuktas, said Derek O''Brien.




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Pradeep plays down Cong leaders'' defection to TMC

Bhattacharya said the walk was to protest the attacks on democracy by the state government.




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Illegal immigrant from Myanmar to be shifted to Delhi''s Tihar jail

Johra, has been in jail since April 2009 even though her jail term was over June 2010.




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Lawyers burn effigy of Justice Ganguly

The protest march and candle rally from the Press Club was participated by lawyers.




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AAP seeks permission to take out rally

AAP procession is planned from College Square to Metro Channel.




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Let Left leaders meet Ban Ki-moon next on ponzi issue: TMC MP

The MP went on to claim that a large number of irregular chit fund companies had come into existence.




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Doctor who treated Kishenji held for sedition

We are investigating into the the links between the Maoists and the retired doctor, said Goyal.




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Legal migration from Bangladesh on a high

The number of migrants has decreased after the restriction on issuance of visa.




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I'll do what I''ve decided to do: WBHRC chief

The hearing date has not been fixed yet, but a copy of the PIL has been sent to Ganguly.




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Father loses 13-yr-old daughter in gambling, to marry her off to winner

The girl, a Class VIII student, stopped attending school after she got engaged.




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Cong leader files plea to cancel Kumar bail

Kumar was arrested on November 30 for his alleged involvement in the scam during his tenure as SJDA CEO.




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Kunal Ghosh gets bail in first case

The court has extended the date of his statement under Section 164 before the magistrate till December 27.




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Team led by Muslim cleric to tour country to pitch Didi as PM face

Mamata is said to have called Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Masjid and sought support.