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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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Speaker in dilemma over inviting Buddha

Meira Kumar will be among the speakers at the three day celebrations starting December 4.




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Tatas want to retain Singur land: 'will return to Bengal for expansion''

Auto giant waiting for 'conducive enviornment'' in the state.




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Teacher held for raping 12-yr-old

Hearing the girl's cry, neighbours rushed to the spot and caught the teacher and manhandled him, they said.




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David Cameron to meet Mamata Banerjee during Kolkata visit today

Cameron is the second British Prime Minister to visit Kolkata.




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Debt-burdened Bengal seeks Rs 2.5 lakh cr relief package

The CM also requested for specific grant of Rs 1,55,000 crore to boost various development programmes.




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One dead, 2 injured in Lake Town shooting

Five days after the Short Street shootout, Kolkata witnessed yet another incident in Lake Town Friday.




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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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'Investors'' lack of will in completing projects a concern''

Pulling out of a project is a matter of concern said Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee Sunday.




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Lifer found hanging in Presidency Jail

A prisoner at Presidency Jail was found hanging in the washroom of his cell Sunday morning, the police said.




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Will bring the golden era back: Mamata

Curtains down on 19th Kolkata International Film fetsival.




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Army seeks land to set up 2 stations in north Bengal

Later, a press release of the army said, a joint inspection would soon be carried out to identify feasibility of land in North Bengal.




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Trinamool to bring resolution on Aadhaar cards in Assembly

Chatterjee said the Supreme Court, too, is not in favour of linking Aadhaar card to disbursement of benefits under various government schemes.




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Didi criticises Mulayam's demand for ban on English

Yadav had Sunday said that MPs should be banned from making speeches in English in Parliament.




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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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HC seeks affidavit from TMC leader for 'threatening'' Alipore CJM

The report, against which the hearing came up today, presented the details.




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Kolkata now gold smuggling transit point

29 kg gold, including 24 kilos from an aeroplane toilet, seized in last 24 hrs




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Had warned people against investing in chit fund companies: TMC MP

Adhikari said the Centre must stop unwanted intervention into cooperative societies.




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HC seeks reply from RVNL on filling up of water bodies

RVNL, which started work in 2011-2012, has filled up several water bodies thereby affecting the ecological balance of the area, the petition alleged .




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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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Pranab to kick off two-day Bengal tour today

In the evening, he will attend a function at Raj Bhavan in connection with the presentation of a copy of the commemorative volume on Rev.




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Space at Re 1 for banks willing to open branches in gram panchayats: Mamata

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said two years form now no Gram Panchayat in the state would be without banking service.




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Defections from Cong continue, TMC gets two more civic bodies

The exodus of Congress and Left Front councillors to the Trinamool Congress continued Thursday giving the party an absolute majority in at least two more civic bodies.




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Postpone civic polls, Cong writes to EC

West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee has written to the State Election Commission, requesting to postpone municipal elections in Jhargram, scheduled on Friday.




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SC notice to Centre, Bengal over IT Act

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and the West Bengal government over a PIL challenging a provision in the Information Technology Act that provides for a maximum three-year jail term for posting offensive online speeches or writings.




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'Bengal''s revenue up 21.6 pc in 5 months''

Amit Mitra said Bengal's collection is second highest in the country.




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Denmark to help renovate 116 heritage buildings in Bengal

A total of 116 heritage buildings, constructed in 18th and 19th centuries and located on the bank of river Hooghly in West Bengal, will be renovated and preserved with the help of Denmark.




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No stopping Mamata magic, TMC wins 4 of 5 civic bodies

Trinamool Congress maintained its winning streak bagging four of the five municipalities that went to polls last week.




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Congress chief change clamour gains strength

Leading the demand for the change is a group led by Union minister of state for railways Adhir Ranjan Choudhury.




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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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HC stays govt order banning potato export

The Calcutta High Court Monday stayed a notification issued by the West Bengal government, which banned inter-state trading of potato.




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Kamduni case: Chargesheet to be translated in Bengali for acccused

A second fast track court at the City Sessions Court Monday asked the chargesheet in the Kamduni rape case be translated to Bengali and handed over to the accused, Rafiqul Islam, before the next hearing on December 11.




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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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Biman Bose deposes before panel probing ''93 police firing

Biman Bose Tuesday deposed before a commission set up to probe into the police firing on a Youth Congress rally.




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Mayhem in Assembly over renaming Jyoti Basu Nagar

The House, however, was not adjourned and continued with its business till recess.




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Loans eating into 10 lakh jobs: CM

She said she had told the Finance Commission, Finance Minister and the Prime Minister on several occasions that this should be stopped.




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Audio-video piracy now a non-bailable cognizable offence in Bengal

The West Bengal Assembly Thursday passed a Bill making audio and video piracy a non-bailable cognizable offence in the state.




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Cong''s split wide open as scuffles mar law violation

PCC chief calls off programme, faction led by Mala Roy goes ahead with it.




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WB govt explores options as justice Ganguly named in sexual harassment case

Justice Ganguly had been appointed as the chairman of the WBHRC in 2011 at the behest of Mamata Banerjee.




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Ganguly down, CM weighs options

The govt might write to the President to remove Ganguly as chairperson of West Bengal Human Rights Commission.




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The man known for cancelling 2G licences

A K Ganguly is best known for being part of the bench that quashed 122 2G spectrum licences issued in 2008.




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TMC MP demands Ganguly''s resignation

Trinamool Congress demanded the resignation of former Supreme Court judge Asok Ganguly from the post of chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission.




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NGT branch at Kolkata to function from Jan: SC

The Supreme Court Friday asked the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to operationalise its branch from January 1 in Kolkata.




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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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Don''t vote for Trinamool, CPM, Shah urges Bengal

Shah said if his party formed the next government at the Centre it would give "due right" to the people of West Bengal.




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Altamas Kabir 'shocked'' over charges at Ganguly

Former Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Saturday expressed shock at the sexual harassment charges filed by a law intern against former SC judge Asok Kumar.




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Cong may boycott Bengal Assembly celebrations

The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) may boycott the closing ceremony of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the West Bengal Assembly from December 4 to 6 over the Speaker''s permission to allow Congress members to counter the statement of CM Mamata Banerjee on price rise issue.




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Bagan wants AIFF to review Justice Ganguly''s verdict

Mohun Bagan has asked All India Football Federation (AIFF) to review a Rs 2 crore fine imposed on them after a ruling by retired Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly, who is now embroiled in the law intern molestation case.




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Silent protest outside WBHRC office for Ganguly resignation

The activists staged a silent protest outside Bhabani Bhavan with banners reading "Jurisprudence calls for arrest of Mr Asok Ganguly".