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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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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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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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Main accused in Kamduni case arrested

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




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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.




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Tagore misunderstood due to poor translations: Swedish scholar

Even the Nobel Committee in 1913 had observed that the actual significance of Tagore''s works can be understood in a limited way.




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TTE detained for sexual harassment

A TTE of Brahmaputra Mail was detained Monday by GRP personnel for allegedly outraging the modesty of a woman passenger.




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Captive-bred rare species of turtles to be released in Sunderbans

After successfully hatching critically endangered Batagur turtles in captivity, officials at the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve (STR) would release a batch of the hatchlings in the Sunderbans mid-2014.




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Photo-ration cards to weed out bogus names

Work begins in 11 districts, distribution from Jan 7.




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Saradha cars up for sale

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




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Third arrest in Madhyamgram gangrape case

The police Wednesday arrested another accused, Papai Ray, in connection with the Madhyamgram gang rape incident.




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'Not paid'' for their land, farmers stall Tata''s residential project

A group of farmers, numbering about 200, Thursday stalled a residential project of the Tata group.




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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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Girl who resisted child marriage dies at destitute home

A girl, who had resisted the attempts by her family to marry her off as a child, died late Wednesday.




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Ad on subsidy to Aadhaar-linked LPG consumers creates panic

Mamata demanded that the Aadhaar must not be made compulsory to receive LPG subsidy and called for immediate review of the move.




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Deadline close but few takers for Aadhaar-account linking

Only a five to ten percent are intrested in getting their Aadhar number linked to their bank accounts.




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Left red-faced over attacks on party, CPM censures Mollah

Ex-minister told girls to avoid western wear, said Left didn''t do much for women.




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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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Soon, photo I-cards must for buying acid in West Bengal

The government has taken this initiative following a directive from the Union Home Ministry.




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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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Cong wants CAG audit into Didi''s dole for para clubs

The TMC donated Rs 41 crore to close to 2,400 para clubs this year with most of them receiving Rs 2 lakh each.




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Tribal girl 'gangraped'' after parents refuse to pay extortion money

Birbhum Superintendent of Police C Sudhakar conceded that the rape incident took place three days ago.




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Biggest hydro project in Arunachal inaugurated by PM, killed by his govt

Of the 25 projects totalling over 11,000 MW allotted to developers in Arunachal Pradesh, construction has not begun on even a single project.




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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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Will chop off hands of Congmen who tear Mamata hoardings: TMC leader

Anubrata Mandal threatened of severe backlash if Congress activists continued to tear party flags and posters of Mamta Banerjee.




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Congress stalwart Dasmunsi''s younger brother joins TMC

Congress wrote it off saying Satyaranjan is only known as the brother of Priyaranjan Dasmunsi.




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1,100 truckloads stabilise potato market in state

A truck can carry up to 10 tonnes of potato.




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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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PCC chief slams CM on poor Aadhaar coverage

"If the CM cannot explain the failure of the state government in implementing the Aadhaar project, she must apologise,'' Bhattacharya said.




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Bill to rename Rajarhat New Town likely to be tabled this session

The state government is likely to bring a bill to change the name of Rajarhat New Town in the winter session of Assembly scheduled to start November 18.




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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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UP to tweak minority girls aid scheme to add more beneficiaries

The girl''s family can choose to use the amount either for her further education or in her marriage.




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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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Star-studded beginning for Kolkata film festival

Declaring the festival open,Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that it will be competitive event from its next edition.




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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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In times of pricey potatoes, locals loot Malda market

After getting the information a a team of police officials from Manick Chowk police station rushed to the spot.




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Sudipta Sen wants special court to hear all cases against him

Sudipta Sen has lost 30 kg of bodyweight in the last month and is keeping unwell.




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Mamata sets up five-member committee for speedy clearance of industrial projects

The committee will operate as a task force, will promote the "single window" system for the clearance of proposals.




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Tusker deaths on killer tracks spark blamegame




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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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Rabindra Bharti registrar's dance in class kicks up row

He added that someone must have shot it on a mobile phone and released it to the electronic media which has presented news in a bad light.




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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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173 years on, Auckland Hotel is reborn Lalit Great Eastern Hotel

Mamata said it was good to see that many new hotels were coming up in Kolkata.




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AC stripped off charge of 2 police stations

Basu was stripped off the charge of Park Street and Shakespeare Sarani police stations.




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78 yrs after birth, Mark Tully to get birth certificate from KMC today

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has located the birth certificate of celebrated author Mark Tully.




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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.