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Nine dead as speeding bus falls on Howrah rail tracks Kolkata, July 4 : Nine people were killed Saturday when a speeding mini bus skidded off a bridge turned slippery by rain water and fell about 50 feet between two platforms of the Howrah railway station near this West Bengal capital. (31)

Nine dead as speeding bus falls on rail tracks Kolkata, July 4 : Nine people were killed Saturday when a speeding mini bus skidded off a bridge turned slippery by rain water and fell about 50 feet between two platforms of the Howrah railway station near here. (26)

At least seven dead as bus falls on rail tracks Kolkata, July 4 : At least seven people died after the bus in which they were travelling fell off a bridge on the rail tracks near the Howrah station in West Bengal Saturday, police said here. (27)

10 dead in Howrah bus accident Kolkata, July 4 : At least 10 people, including three children, died Saturday after a minibus skidded off a bridge and fell at least 50 feet below on a railway track in West Bengal's Howrah district, said the police. Over 40 people have been injured. (125)

Several feared killed in bus accident Kolkata, Jul 4 : Several people were feared killed when a mini-bus carrying about thirty passengers fell on to the rail lines near Howrah station after falling off the bridge, police said. (113)

UCO Bank increases NRI deposit rates Kolkata, July 4 : City-based UCO Bank has increased interest rates on NRE Rupee Term Deposits and FCNR (B) deposits with effect from July 1, a UCO Bank release today said. (62)

Links of Sikkim, Kurseong, Dooars open after 30 hours blockade Siliguri, Jul 4 : After being cut off for 30 hours, link between Gangtok, Kalimpong, Dooars and Siliguri, the nearest railhead, was today restored by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to move essential services through a narrow strip, senior officials, overseeing the road management said. (45)

3 armed Maoists arrested from Purulia Kolkata, Jul 04 : Three armed Maoists were arrested near Ayodhya hills in Purulia district this morning, Home Secreatary Ardhendu Sen said. (47)

Left parties miffed at move to privatise Railways Kolkata, Jul 3 : Left parties in West Bengal today criticised the Railway budget presented by Ms Mamata Banerjee alleging that the proposals largely hinged on privatisation sought to cater to the interest of the rich. (39)

Mamata uses rail budget to needle Left Front Kolkata, July 3 : Trinamool Congress chief and Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday lost no opportunity to needle West Bengal's ruling Left Front when she proposed a new rail line from Singur to Nandigram and sops for Lalgarh - areas in the state that have witnessed violent anti-Left agitations. (37)

Medha Patkar stopped on way to Lalgarh Kolkata, July 3 : A 10-member team, comprising social activist Medha Patkar and her associates, was stopped near Debra locality by the police while they were on the way to violence-scarred Lalgarh in West Bengal Friday, a social activist said. (39)

Mamata rains sops on West Bengal in her Railway budget Kolkata, July 3 : Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee rolled out her 'please all' budget Friday, making a large number of proposals ahead of the 2011 assembly elections in West Bengal. (45)

Left Front criticises privatisation thrust in railway budget Kolkata, July 3 : Terming it a 'mixed' railway budget, West Bengal's ruling Left Front chairman Biman Bose criticised the privatisation schemes introduced in the new budgetary plans by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday. (112)

West Bengal wagon makers rejoice over rail budget Kolkata, July 3 : Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's pledge that her ministry will buy 18,000 wagons in 2009-10 has excited West Bengal's wagon makers Friday. (88)

Trinamool workers cheer Mamata's railway budget Kolkata, July 3 : 'It's a budget for maa, mati, manush (mother, motherland and people),' is how a jubliant Trinamool Congress worker described party chief and Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee's rail budget presented Friday. Trinamool workers in West Bengal cheered the budget and said it will lead the party to victory in the next assembly polls. (103)

Burn Standard upbeat on takeover proposal by Railways Kolkata, July 3 : State-owned railway equipment manufacturer Burn Standard is hoping for a new lease of life following Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee's announcement that her ministry would speed up the process of taking over the ailing company's wagon units. (92)

Royal Bengal Tiger to go hi-tech from head to tail Sundarbans, July 03 : Project Tiger will now go virtually hi-tech as experts are contemplating to insert micro-chip, ear-plug and radio collar each in every big cat to track the predator's movement and avoid increasing man-animal conflict. (91)

Yes Bank to expand ATM network in collaboration with First Data Kolkata, July 3 : Private sector YES Bank and First Data, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing services, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an innovative ATM deployment programme. (87)

Closure of tea garden in West Bengal provokes protest Bagdogra (West Bengal), July 3: Hundreds of tea garden workers in Bagdogra region of West Bengal took out a protest march after the authorities closed down the Singhia Jhora tea estate without notice. (85)

Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Failure Kolkata, July 3 : An Air Arabia flight from Chittagong to Sharjah made an emergency landing at NSCBI Airport here last night when one of its two engines failed. (108)

Passenger arrested with drugs at NSCBI Airport Kolkata, Jul 3 : A passenger bound for Bangkok was held at NSCBI Airport yesterday for carrying 10 kgs of Ketamine Hydrochloride, a sedative, without documents, according to customs officials. (82)

95-year old undergoes coronary artery bypass surgery Kolkata, Jul 3 : A 95-year old man from Dhanbad in Jharkhand underwent coronary artery bypass surgery recently at a medical centre located in the steel city Durgapur about 170 km away from the city. (102)

West Bengal government yet to scout suitable location for proposed NSG hub Barrackpore, Jul 2 : The West Bengal government was yet to find a suitable location for the proposed National Security Guard(NSG) in the state. (80)

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) planning to mop up Rupees 500 crore in current fiscal Kolkata, Jul 2 : State-owned West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) plans to mop up Rupees 500 crore in the current fiscal, its Chairman and Managing Director Moloy Kumar Dey today said. (113)

Oil price hike an act of betrayal : CITU Kolkata, Jul 2 : Describing the Centre's decision to increase petrol and diesel prices as an 'act of betrayal of the people', the CPI(M)-backed Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) today called for a protest movement in West Bengal. (83)

CT scanner installed in private hospital in North-24 Parganas Barrackpore, Jul 02 : A CT scan was today installed for the first time in a private healthcare unit in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. (83)

100 Maoists still hiding in Lalgarh: Official Kolkata, July 2 : More than 100 Maoist rebels were still hiding in Lalgarh forests and many of them are well-equipped with advanced fire arms and ammunitions, West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said here Thursday. (131)

West Bengal power firm plans Rs.5,000 crore investments Kolkata, July 2 : State-owned West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) is planning to raise Rs.5,000 crore in the next three years to fund rural and urban electrification, a top company official said here Thursday. (286)

Fire breaks out at Haldia Petrochemicals unit Kolkata, July 2 : The furnace of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. naphtha cracker unit caught fire in the early hours of Thursday, according to a company spokesperson. (188)

Landmine explodes in Lalgarh forest Kolkata, July 2 : A high intensity landmine went off in West Bengal's Lalgarh region Thursday morning, triggering fresh tension among the security forces who have been trying to flush out Maoists from the area since June 18, police said. (102)

Villagers boycott HIV person's family in West Bengal Kolkata, July 1 : Residents of a village in Coochbehar district of West Bengal have ostracised a family after discovering that one of its members was infected with the deadly HIV virus. (102)

West Bengal looks forward to a state-friendly rail budget By Aparajita Gupta, Kolkata, July 2 : With 'Didi' Mamata Banerjee in charge of the Railways ministry again, business leaders and commoners in West Bengal are expecting a series of sops for the state when she presents her budget in parliament Friday. (93)

Crumbling of Left fort recurs;Opposition's victory spree continues Kolkata, Jul 1 : Within a span of less than two months of the verdict of the Lok Sabha elections, the Opposition Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance today emerged victorious again in the civic polls, grabbing 13 of the 16 municipalities and signalling 'a change' in West Bengal. (91)

Relief for emperor's descendent in government hands Kolkata, July 1 : State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) has asked an NGO, which approached it for providing a job to a descendent of India's last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, to approach the central government for suitable relief. (72)

West Bengal Left Front to review poll debacle Kolkata, July 1 : West Bengal's ruling Left Front, which suffered a debacle in 13 out of 16 municipalities in the state Wednesday, promised to initiate pro-people development activities to regain public confidence. (79)

Trinamool Congress unhappy with petrol price hike Kolkata, July 1 : The Trinamool Congress, the second largest party in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre, expressed its unhappiness with the decision to hike fuel prices. (73)

Kolkata gets eastern hub of NSG Kolkata, July 1 : The eastern regional hub of the elite anti-terror force National Security Guard (NSG) was inaugurated in the West Bengal capital Wednesday. (79)

Trinamool-Congress beat Left Front in West Bengal's civic polls Kolkata, July 1 : The Congress-Trinamool Congress alliance in West Bengal continued its victory march and crushed the ruling Left Front (LF) in the urban civic body polls Wednesday. (132)

Lalgarh operation: Security forces capture Dharampur Lalgarh (West Bengal), July 1 : Security forces Wednesday established the writ of the state in Dharampur, a former communist hub that was later taken over by the armed Maoists, two weeks into the operation launched to flush out the extremist guerrillas from around this area of West Bengal. (136)

Kolkata NSG hub inaugurated Kolkata, July 1 : The Chief Secretary of West Bengal, Ashok Mohan Chakraborti has operationalised the NSG hub here today. (120)

Tanishq celebrates Doctor's Day Kolkata, July 1 : In an effort to recoginse and reward the services rendered by Doctors to the well-being of the society, Tanishq India's innovative jeweller has announced special Doctor's Day celebrations across its showrooms in Kolkata. (119)

DK Vashisht takes charge of Kalaikunda Air Force Station Kolkata, July 1 : Air Commodore D K Vashisht today assumed charge of Air Officer Commanding of Airforce station Kalaikunda. (121)

Left Front crumbles in West Bengal's civic polls Kolkata, July 1 : Continuing their electoral success, West Bengal's opposition parties Trinamool Congress and Congress Wednesday crushed the ruling Left Front (LF) in the urban civic body polls, winning 10 of 16 municipalities and leading in one. (273)

Derailment of goods train at Jhajha disrups passenger service Kolkata, Jul 1 : Train services of Eastern Railway were affected heavily today following derailment of a goods train at Jhajha on East Central Railway forcing the authorities to divert/reschedule and short-terimate eleven long distance passenger trains, ER sources said. (109)

Water-borne disease caused by Cyclone Aila, a major threat for West Bengal: UNICEF Kolkata, July 1 : UNICEF has warned that water-borne diseases continue to be a major threat to the people affected by 'Cyclone Aila' that hit West Bengal last month. (191)

Tribals block national highway alleging security forces for atrocities Durgapur (West Bengal), June 30 : Armed with bows and arrows, many tribals blocked the national highway leading to Durgapur in Hooghly district of West Bengal on Tuesday to express their fury over security forces' alleged atrocities in the guise of flushing out Maoists in Lalgarh region of west Medinipur district. (118)

West Bengal Government withdraws UAPA against two youths Kolkata, Jun 30 : The West Bengal Government today withdrew the charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), slapped on two youths held during the Lalgarh operation while announcing that all those arrested so far in the troubled area would be spared of the 'Maoist' tag and prosecuted under the Indian Penal Code. (111)

AITC walk out of Assy on Lalgarh issue Kolkata, Jun 30 : Members of the Opposition Trinamool Congress and the SUCI staged a walk out from the West Bengal Assembly today in protest against the Speaker's refusal to allow a motion seeking adjournment of the House to discuss the Lalgarh situation. (126)

Heavy rains lash Kolkata and adjoining areas Kolkata, Jun 30 : Heavy rains today lashed the city and its adjoining areas bringing down temperature to a considerable extent. (94)

Mughal emperor's poverty-stricken descendent to get a job Kolkata, July 1 : State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) has decided to offer employment to Madhu, the poverty-stricken fifth generation descendent of India's last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. (98)

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