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Ponzi scam: WB govt asks Centre to expedite Prez assent to bill


Amit Mitra on Monday met PM and asked him to expedite Presidential assent to a new bill to protect t...

CPI-M flays govt move to float fund for duped investors


CPI(M) sharply criticised the Trinamool Congress govt`s move to set up a relief fund to compensate i...

CPM claims ‘political intervention’ by WB Governor, writes to President


CPI(M) urged Prez to decide whether WB Gov "political interventions" in seeking an apology from part...

WB Cabinet discusses amendment to Panchayat Act


Following differences between WB govt and State Election Commission, Trinamool Congress government i...

No discrimination against WB in fund allocation: Chidambaram


Centre on Saturday rejected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee`s charges that step motherly ...

`Goondaism` going on in West Bengal: Governor


In a virtual indictment of the West Bengal government, Governor MK Narayan on Wednesday said `goonda...

LF members walk out of Assembly, WB govt says LF adamant


Describing the violence as shocking and undesirable, Chatterjee said "Prestige of the house has bee...

Bengal targets foreign tourists this Durga Puja


The West Bengal govt has drawn up plans to attract foreign tourists during the upcoming Durga Puja f...

Congress ministers skip Mamata`s Cabinet meeting


The two Congress ministers in Mamata Banerjee`s Cabinet skipped a meeting chaired by the Chief Minis...

Want Mamata in UPA, but no problem if she leaves: WB Congress chief


WB state Cong chief said there will be no problem to its stability if Trinamool decides to quit unio...

Congress leaders slam Mamata at Chhatra Parishad rally


Congress said West Bengal had failed to deliver in its 15-month rule and challenged Trinamool Congre...

WB: Villagers block railway tracks after accident


Angry villagers blocked Howrah-Chennai railway line demanding guards at an unmanned level crossing a...

WB Governor seeks report on Shantiniketan row


West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan has sought a report from the Visva-Bharati University on a school ...

WB teenager who fell into well brought out dead


A teenage boy who fell into an open 30-feet-deep well in West Bengal`s Howrah district Sunday noon w...

West Bengal HS Results 2012 out, Kolkata boy tops


West Bengal HS (Class 12) Results 2012 were declared on June 04 (Monday). Saurav Das of BT Road Govt...

WB Madhyamik Results 2012 declared


West Bengal Madhyamik Results 2012 was declared by the state’s Board of Secondary Education on Tuesd...

Controversy over Nazrul Academy venue resolved


Ending the controversy over its housing, the WB government has decided that the proposed Nazrul Isla...

Vested interests behind malicious campaign: Mamata


In the four-page preface, Banerjee has accused her critics of undermining the government`s achieveme...

Committee set up to regulate autorickshaws


The West Bengal government on Sunday set up a five-member committee to regulate autorickshaws in th...

WB most debt-stressed state: Mamata


The chief minister said that the union finance minister has been informed about the financial situ...

Post UP, WB Congress softens stand on Trinamool


After its poor showing in the Uttar Pradesh polls, the Congress appears to be softening its stand to...

CPM leaders killing: CID gets custody of 4 accused


A local court on Monday allowed CID to take custody of the four accused in the killing of two CPI(...

Mamata leads procession to match Oppn strength


In a show of strength, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday led a massive process...

WB official accuses minister of threatening him


A top forest official has accused his department`s minister of threatening him to withdraw an order ...

WB govt has created about 5 lakh jobs: Mamata


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday claimed that her government had created about ...

Mamata 5 years younger than official records


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is younger than her official age.

Admin must prevent campus violence: Pranab


Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Suday said the WB administration must ensure that the l...

Cong minister gets Sonia`s nod to quit WB govt


West Bengal minister Manoj Chakraborty, after being divested of two of his portfolios, was on Frid...

WB cabinet okays 730 days CCL for working mothers


West Bengal Government on Thursday declared 730 days Child Care Leave (CCL) for working mothers em...

Mamata for prompt utilisation of MPLAD fund in WB


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday held a meeting with some of her party members ...

BJP says WB govt acted in `improper manner`


The West Bengal unit of BJP on Friday complained to the Governor that the state government acted in...

Noisy scenes in WB House as Left stages walkout


The West Bengal Assembly on Monday witnessed noisy scenes as opposition Left Front members rushed ...

WB govt to send Kishenji`s body to Andhra Pradesh


The body of slain Maoist leader Kishenji would be sent to his home in Andhra Pradesh by West Bengal ...

Congress wants 5th schedule provisions in WB


The Congress on Thursday demanded that provisions of the 5th Schedule of the Constitution which giv...

WB govt to upgrade health infrastructure


The West Bengal government has drawn up a four-tier plan to upgrade health infrastructure.

Talk fast with Maoists: Mamata to interlocutors


WB CM asked interlocutors to act in view of continuing violence in tribal Junglemahal area despite h...

`No land acquisition hurdle for Railways in WB`


Railways are not facing any problem for land acquisition in West Bengal for the eastern dedicated f...

HC strikes down section of WB Land Reform Act


The Calcutta High Court on Thursday struck down a section of the West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenanc...

Singur bill passed in Bengal Assembly


Mamata has announced to return the 400 acre to unwilling farmers and the remaining nearly 600 acre f...

New WB govt not to take revenge : Governor


The new West Bengal govt will probe crime against people by the previous regime in the past 34 years...

WB cabinet to meet Monday to discuss Singur bill


The Bill would seek to revoke the lease agreement between the Tatas and WBIDC.

WB Govt orders judicial probe into Bin Quasem`s death


The West Bengal government ordered a judicial inquiry into the death of CPI(M) MLA Mostafa Bin Quas...

Industry wants Mamata to make WB economy a `trend-setter`


Corporate heads based in West Bengal want CM Mamata Banerjee to send a strong signal to investors t...

Left Front elects Leader of Opposition in WB Assembly


For the first time in 34 years, the Left Front Friday elected Suryakanta Mishra as the Leader of Op...

Huge cache of arms recovered near CPI-M office in WB


Three days ago, 17 rifles were seized from the same party office at Enayatpur in West Midnapore.

Chidambaram urges WB governor to stop post-poll violence


The union home minister also appealed to the Maoists to abjure violence and start peace talks.

CPI(M) supporter shot dead, four injured in Nanoor


A CPI(M) supporter was shot dead and four other persons were injured by Trinamool Congress support...

Buddha predicts `comfortable` Left Front win


Predicting a comfortable win for the Left Front in the WB Assembly polls, Chief Minister Buddhadeb...

CM Buddha questions source of Trinamool`s election funds


WB CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday questioned the source of the "huge amount of money" the Tri...

Congress-TMC will free WB from misrule: Sonia


Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that West Bengal has been taken on a road of ...