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

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

Sam Pitroda, on Friday lashed at those criticising the UPA government.

Modi effect: 230 have applied; party yet to name its own men.

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

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has put its demand for a separate Gorkhaland state on the backburner at least for the time being.

The minister faces charges in connection with the murder of a Trinamool leader, Kamal Sheikh, in 2011.

Indo- Bangla enclave exchange ICJ to hear their case, delegation to be in Mumbai in February.

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

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

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

Curtains down on 19th Kolkata International Film fetsival.

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

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

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

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.

Meanwhile, Subrata Biswas, principal secretary, department of agriculture and marketing, said they were ready for a legal explanation.

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

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

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

The country''s banking industry started a new chapter with the launch of first Bharatiya Mahila Bank in Mumbai today.

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

The SFIO, now, would investigate into the affairs of firm as per the court''s order, said a counsel of the SEBI.

Meanwhile, the incident sparked protests from locals who blocked J N Mukherjee Road in Howrah.

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

The GTA delegation also want the release of GJM men and GTA executive members who are behind bars.

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

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.

The President was here to inaugurate an international conference of the Institute of Charted Accountants of India.

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

Tripartite meet : Demands 3-tier Panchayati Raj system in hills, backward status for GTA area

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.

The Subhas Ghising-led GNLF had sought the tribal status for all the people living in the hills under the Sixth Schedule.

Incidents of violence reported, 'bomb hurled'' at Howrah Mayor

The Calcutta High Court Friday directed the state government to file affidavit within two weeks explaining its stand on the illegal construction of hotels and resorts at the Tajpur sea beach in the East Midnapore district.

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.

Besides having to deal with the speeding trains, the elephants in north Bengal also have poachers wreaking havoc in their lives.

The State Election Commission Saturday announced repoll in six booths in Howrah, Krishnanagar and Bidhannagar municipalities where the election were held Friday.

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.

Ghosh was arrested in connecction with scam Saturday evening.

Customs department Saturday seized a consignment of gold biscuits weighing 3 kg from the NSCBI airport.

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

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.

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

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

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

Tower Infotec had collected money from public without taking permission from concerned authorities.

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.