Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday lifted the ban on potato and vegetable export, allowing their movement from West Bengal to other states.

Derek O''Brien said TMC has followed an approach of zero tolerance when it comes to safety and dignity of women in the workplace.

Meets CM, reviews construction of cancer hospital.

7-member team to visit Bangladesh High Commission today

A seven-member delegation met Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner Abida Islam and submitted a memorandum expressing concern over the alleged violation of human rights of Hindus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The judge has denied the allegations.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Bharatiya Janata Party has offered a Lok Sabha ticket to former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly to contest next year's general elections.

The heritage property was restored at a cost of more than Rs 10 crore to its original glory in 2010.

While the BJP has already offered him a seat from the state, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee chief Pradip Bhattacharya Sunday visited his house at Behala

K D Singh and V K Singh were addressing a state level convention organised by members of the Punjabi community in Rohtak.

Mukherjee had gone to Washington to seek funds from the World Bank to implement projects like supply of arsenic-free water to the rural areas.

Apart from several other issues, the decision of the ruling party to form a war crimes tribunal in 2009 is one of the reasons behind the existing turmoil.

Mamata Banerjee said the state should be given at least a year''s moratorium on repayment of interests on central loans.

Lawyers associated with several political parties but the TMC took part in the rally.

Yesterday, Delhi Police removed barricades from the American Embassy in Chanakyapuri as part of the ongoing diplomatic row with the US.

Suman has since skipped party programmes, even when Mamata Banerjee met party MPs to finalise a blueprint to accelerate development work before the Lok Sabha elections.

Mirza said he would send a report on Dey''s sudden move to his higher-ups and seek directions from them.

TV serial written by Taslima Nasreen was postponed with the instructions of Mamata Banerjee.

This is not the first time that the West Bengal government has raised the issue of Ganguly''s visit to Pakistan.

Family forced to relocate, five of the six accused arrested in the incident that took place in October

Bandopadhyay also questioned the pressure being put on Ganguly to step down as the WBHRC chairman.

10 depts yet to submit amount of land they have

As Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung prepares to take oath as GTA chief executive at Raj Bhawan Thursday, the state government is keeping its promise of releasing jailed outfit members.

Altogether16,000 km of village roads would be developed through the launch of one kilometre all-weather roads in all of 3,349 gram panchayats in West Bengal from January 7.

An alleged conman was arrested late Sunday for having put up in at least three luxury hotels in Kolkata for days impersonating as a senior company executive.

The Kolkata police has admitted that the blanket ban on cycling and other forms of non-motorised transport in the city was initiated without making any study on how the ban would improve traffic.