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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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Gorkhaland movement will shift to Delhi, says Gurung

Slams Mamata, says no backtracking on statehood demand




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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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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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Personal enmity behind Nitish ignoring Modi security: Hussain

BJP Tuesday accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of not providing adequate security for Narendra Modi''s Hunkar Rally.




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Girl claims gangraped twice, police say no second complaint

A 16-year-old girl from Humayunpur village in Madhyamgram has alleged that she was gangraped twice last week.




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Saradha cars up for sale

Firm''s land, buildings next: Justice Sen panel member.




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Now, Didi to design Tantuja sarees to revive ailing brand

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to design sarees sold under handloom brand Tantuja.




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Buddha doesn''t name Modi, says 'PM face dangerous''

The CPM Friday predicted demise of the UPA government in the next year''s general elections.




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Sachin Tendulkar at Eden Gardens: Of memories some past, some waiting to be created

The CAB has decked up the stadium facade and interior with Tendulkar''s posters and cut-outs.




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Didi forces vendors to sell cheap, potato disappears from Kolkata

The order has driven the normally abundant Jyoti potato virtually out of currency. Traders say the economics just doesn''t work out.




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Fear transfer, says Kamduni protest forum teacher

District primary school chairperson Mina Ghosh said there were no possibility of Mukherjee''s transfer as of now.




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At Eden Gardens, 'Shami, Shami'' takes over from 'Sachin, Sachin''

Mohammed Shami''s 9/118 is best by Indian pacer on debut.




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Stripped of ministry, Roy says Didi did right by removing him

Congress blamed Trinamool Congress leadership for conniving with potato traders and big hoarders to hike the price of the essential vegetable.




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Mamata gifts her painting to Sachin Tendulkar

As a mark of respect, Mamata also presented Tendulkar with a turban apart from her painting.




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Mamata takes a dig at Moily''s 'Bus Day'' proposal

Union Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily recently suggested that one day of a week should be declared as 'Bus Day''.




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Mamata guards her potatoes, Orissa on a slow burn

Bengal is the largest supplier of potatoes to Orissa, and everday over 350 to 400 truckloads from the state carry the commodity to Orissa on a regular basis.




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In run up to polls, Shivpal to manage Samajwadi Party

Changed equations: Shivpal now most visible face of party after Mulayam, Akhilesh.




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Tatas cannot come to Singur through lawyers, says Partha

Partha Chatterjee, tried to brush aside the auto firm's submission.




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Kolkata trip a privilege, says British PM Cameron

He said the city has a huge need for infrastructure and an enormous amount of work is going on.




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Now, panic buying of salt in north Bengal

Kitchen essential sold for Rs 100 a kg in Darjeeling after shortage rumours.




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Salt peppers TMC-Oppn verbal duel

Mullick blames Cong, CPM, BJP for spreading rumours to fuel crisis, gets called mad in return.




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Salt peppers TMC-Oppn verbal duel

Mullick blames Cong, CPM, BJP for spreading rumours to fuel crisis, gets called mad in return.




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Salt peppers TMC-Oppn verbal duel

Mullick blames Cong, CPM, BJP for spreading rumours to fuel crisis, gets called mad in return.




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Dissatisfied with police, HC asks CID to probe dowry torture case

After going through the BPC report, Justice Sanjib Banerjee said the police did not investigate into the FIR.




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2 cold storage chains coming up in Bengal, says Anwar

He said there was no shortage of agricultural produce in the country and attributed the recent crisis to poor transportation.




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Family belies KMC claim on migrant''s return from Saudi




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Centre cannot 'bulldoze' others to get things done, says Mamata

Jagan tomorrow will meet Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow.




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Biman Bose demands CBI probe into Saradha scam

Left Front chairman Biman Bose today demanded a CBI probe into the multi-crore Saradha Group ponzy scam and claimed that several names other than that of its chairman Sudipta Sen had cropped up in connection with it.




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Cong fears probe bias, says case must go to CBI

The Opposition Congress in West Bengal Monday reiterated its demand for a CBI probe in the Saradha chit fund scam.




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Man shot at in Narkeldanga, cops say gang war

In a suspected fallout of gang war, some bike-borne persons shot at a man near Narkeldanga Post Office early on Tuesday, police said.




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Mamata knew all about Sudipta, never warned me, says Kunal Ghosh

In pre-recorded video, arrested MP claims Saradha Group media houses were like TMC mouthpiece; says he is being made scapegoat




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Those named by Ghosh have no link with Saradha: Sudipta

Sudipta Sen, chairman of the bust Saradha Group that left thousands defrauded, Tuesday said that the persons named by arrested Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh in a Facebook post, had no link with his company.




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Sunanda Sanyal manhandled, held

They manhandled Sanyal, 81, who fell on the ground before taking him away.




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'Who got money siphoned off by Saradha Group?''

The Congress Thursday said the people need to know who took away the money involved in the Sardha scam swindle.




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HC extends status quo on sale of HPL shares

The Calcutta High Court Thursday extended till December 16 the status quo on the sale and transfer of 155 million shares of ailing Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd to IOC.




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TMC leader who assaulted principal on board of GB univ

Gautam Pal, Itahar Zilla Parishad member and a TMC leader, is accused of assaulting the principal and teachers of Meghnad Saha College in North Dinajpur.




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Thieves are now talking big: Didi on Saradha

'If needed we will beg, never steal people''s money''.




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Feel my investment not needed in Bengal: Sahara

Sahara India Pariwar chief Subrata Roy said he wants to invest in West Bengal but never got an invitation from the ruling Trinamool Congress.




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Chinese man held with red sandalwood

Over 25 kg of red sandalwood was seized today from a Chinese national at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose international airport.




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Not averse to politics, says Pranab daughter

Sharmistha addressed a series of rallies for Congress in Delhi, which is going to polls on December 4.




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Orissa orders attachment of Saradha Group assets

Two days ago, the Orissa finance department passed an interim order for attachment of over 14 acres of land, and freeze Rs 2,740 crore of the group in IDBI account in Balasore district.




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Navy plans coast battery at Sagar Islands

In a strategic move in its defence and strengthen surveillance capabilities, the Navy is in planning for a full-fledged coast battery at the Sagar Islands on West Bengal''s coast.




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HC stays termination of Barasat varsity registrar

Bera''s counsel had challenged the termination order, saying the vice-chancellor, as per legal provisions, does not have the authority to terminate the registrar.




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Violence against Hindus in Bangladesh worrying, says BJP

7-member team to visit Bangladesh High Commission today




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Trinamool to contest LS polls in Assam, Tripura: Roy

Many leaders and workers of Forward Bloc joined the TMC in Jalpaiguri, a stronghold of the prominent constituent of the Left Front.




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Role reversal: Now, students to rate teachers at Presidency

An internal assessment conducted by the university in 2011 had found that 15 per cent of its teaching staff were below par.




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CPM seeks CBI probe into Saradha scam

Yechury said more time is being given to this company to siphon off its assets and relocate them.




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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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City Briefs: Former Forward Bloc leader assaulted

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