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Howrah gets Rupees 61 crore multi-specialty hospital
Kolkata, Nov 7 : Howrah is all set to get its first multi-specialty hospital having treatments like radio-therapy with Linear Accelerator, invasive cardiology along with cardio-thoracic surgery and other modern facilties by mid-2011 as the Westbank Group will establish their second venture in the district at a cost of Rupees 61 crore.
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Three shot dead by Maoists ahead of CM's visit
Binpur, Nov 07 : Barely a few hours before Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's visit to Midnapore, suspected Maoists gunned down three members of the CPI(M)-affiliated Gana Pratirodh Committee at Kushboni forest under Binpur police station area today.
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Maoists gun down three in West Bengal district
Kolkata, Nov 7 : Three villagers were shot dead by suspected Maoist guerrillas in West Bengal's violence-hit West Midnapore district Friday night. The bodies were recovered from a forest area in the district early Saturday, police said.
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Buddhadeb steps into tenth year in office amid difficulties
By Kushal Dasgupta, Kolkata, Nov 6 : With the industrialisation drive coming to a cropper and his 'poster boy' tag no more in sight, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee stepped into the tenth year in office today amid a wave of Maoist violence and political opposition, leading a Government in the most tumultuous times in three decades.
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Elephant found dead in West Bengal
Kolkata, Nov 6 : A full-grown elephant was found dead near a river in West Bengal's Purulia district Friday morning, a forest department official said.
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Kolkata riverside project on schedule: Realtor
Kolkata, Nov 6 : Realty firm Riverbank Developers, which is developing a 262-acre integrated township project along the Hooghly river in joint venture with Bata India, Friday said a detailed plan to upgrade social infrastructure in the area has been prepared.
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GJM bans sale of liquor in hills
Darjeeling, Nov 6 : The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha(GJM) has decided to enforce ban on sale of liquor in all bars, restaurants and shops in the hills of Darjeeling from tommorrow.
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PCPA still running on democratic line; Mahato
Midnapore, Nov 6 : On the eve of their first foundation day, People's Committee Against Police Atrocities(PCPA) convener Asit Mahato today stressed that the organisation was running on democratic line and had no connection with the Maoists.
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Bread to be costlier from Sunday
Kolkata, Nov 6 : The prices of bread will go up between Rupees 2 and Rupees 2.40 with effect from November 8, the Joint Action Committee of West Bengal Bakers' Association today announced.
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BBBC raises road blockade to protest tripartite meet
Siliguri, Nov 6 : The Bangla O Banglabhasa Bachao Committee (BBBC) today blocked National Highway 55 at Dagapur near here to protest the fourth round of tripartite meeting among the Centre, state government and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
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BBBC raises road blockade to protest tripartite meet
Siliguri, Nov 6 : The Bangla O Banglabhasa Bachao Committee (BBBC) today blocked National Highway 55 at Dagapur near here in protest against the fourth round of tripartite meeting among the Centre, state government and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
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Brand Buddha starts tenth year with faded lustre
By Sirshendu Panth and Soudhriti Bhabani, Kolkata, Nov 6 : Amid the boom of Maoist guns, raging political violence and speculation on whether the end is in sight for the 32-year Left Front (LF) government, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Friday stepped into his tenth year as West Bengal chief minister.
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HRD Bridge Course For WB PTTI Students
New Delhi, Nov 5 : A year-long Bridge Course was announced by the government today for Primary Teacher Training Institute students in West Bengal who have cleared Class XII with 50 per cent marks.
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Chidambaram asks Buddhadeb to ensure law and order
New Delhi/Kolkata, Nov 5 : With a flare-up in Maoist violence in certain West Bengal districts and political clashes between the CPI(M) and Trinamool Congress taking place regularly, Home Minister P Chidambaram talked to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to maintain law and order in the state whatever be the provocation.
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West Bengal governor briefed on law and order status
Kolkata, Nov 5: On the day Home Minister P. Chidambaram asked the West Bengal government to maintain law and order, state Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen called on Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi to brief him on the current situation.
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Maoists offer conditional talks, more forces rushed to Lalgarh
Kolkata, Nov 5 : The centre Thursday rushed additional paramilitary forces to troubled West Midnapore district to tackle the Maoists, even as the left wing ultras said they were prepared for talks provided the troopers were withdrawn and a ceasefire declared in seven states.
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Maintain law and order, Chidambaram tells Buddhadeb
New Delhi, Nov 5 : Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday asked the Left Front government in West Bengal to maintain law and order "whatever be the provocation", following clashes during the campaign for bye-elections in the state.
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Chidambaram talks to Bengal CM over growing political violence
New Delhi, Nov 5 : Taking cognisance of the recent spurt in violence in West Bengal and rise in clashes between political opponents, Home Minister P Chidambaram today talked to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and impressed upon him the need to maintain law and order ''whatever be the provocation''.
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Centre should strengthen PDS to check spiralling prices: Minister
Kolkata, Nov 5 : West Bengal Agriculture Minister Naren De today said the Centre should aim at strengthening the Public Distribution System (PDS) instead of spending crores of rupees on Minimum Support Price (MSP) for foodgrains to check the skyrocketting prices of essentials.
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West Bengal serious about law and order, says Biman Bose
Kolkata, Nov 5 : West Bengal's ruling Left Front chairman Biman Bose Thursday said that the state government was "seriously looking" into the law and order situation against the backdrop of spiralling violence following growing Maoist activities and recurring political clashes.
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ABVP demands apology from Chidambaram
Kolkata, Nov 5 : Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) today demanded an apology from Union Home Minister P Chidambaram for 'keeping mum' on a resolution of the 'Jamiat' declaring that singing Vande Mataram is an 'un-Islamic' act.
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Six additional CRPF companies reach Lalgarh, PCPA agitation on
Lalgarh, Nov 5 : Six additional companies of the CRPF reached Lalgarh this morning, bringing the total number of the combined forces to 25 companies so far, even as the PCPA continued its road blockade movement demanding immediate withdrawal of the forces from the Jungle Mahal areas.
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Minister accuses Mamata of secret pact with GJM
Siliguri, Nov 4 : Urban Development and Municipal Minister Asok Bhattacharya today charged Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee with having a 'secret pact' with the GJM, spearheading the statehood demand for Darjeeling.
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Presidency College ready to move out of Calcutta University
Kolkata, Nov 4 : The Presidency College is on its way to bid adieu to the Calcutta University as the governing body of the college has decided to appeal to the West Bengal goverment to upgrade it into a 'Unitary University', a sort of autonomy.
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Banerjee asks Trinamool workers to 'resist' CPI-M violence
Arambagh (West Bengal), Nov 4 : Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday asked her party workers to "resist" terror perpetrated by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres in this belt, and warned West Bengal's ruling communists that they were pushing the state towards president's rule by their violent actions.
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No tariff cut for rubber, cashew under ASEAN trade pact
Kolkata, Nov 4 : The government will not reduce tariff on rubber and cashew under the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Free Trade Agreement that will become effective from January, said Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya M. Scindia here Wednesday.
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India can be a brand for tea, spices: Scindia
Kolkata, Nov 4 : India can emerge as a brand for commodities like tea and spices in the international market, according to Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya M. Scindia.
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Good demand of CTC varieties
Kolkata, Nov 4 : There were good demands of CTC varieties of Dooars and Assam made teas as they were firm and dearer and sold around 1,600,689.06 kgs in 50,762 packages at the auction sale on October 27 and 28 last, a Kolkata Tea Market report today said.
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Debt relief for small coffee growers soon
Kolkata, Nov 4 : The commerce and industry ministry will soon come out with a debt relief package for small coffee growers, according to Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya M. Scindia.
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At least 17 injured in CPI-M, Trinamool clash
Kolkata, Nov 3: At least 17 people were injured in a clash between armed activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal's Birbhum district Tuesday, police said.
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Action plan for disabled women soon: Bengal panel
Kolkata, Nov 3 : The West Bengal Women's Commission is planning to come out with a comprehensive action document with recommendations for bettering the lot of the physically challenged women in the state, its chief said Tuesday.
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